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For this year’s open masterclass, we invited Eran Har Even to show us what is the role of storytelling and improvisation in music! For an hour, he will work with Aleksandrs Marinicevs, who is currently studying jazz guitar. You are invited to witness a process of creation that usually happens in the environment of a classroom.

For over a decade Eran has been a faculty member of the Conservatory of Amsterdam - teaching ear training, music theory, guitar and coaching ensembles - training the next generation of aspiring Jazz and Pop musicians. Besides, Eran is a guest teacher in music schools and jazz-seminars around the world, while performing regularly in the most renowned venues and festivals.

Eran’s work drew public - and media attention by its sui generis combination of styles and contemporary musical statements. Eran says about his music: “For me, music is like a conversation; in my compositions I compare the melody of my songs with a topic of a conversation… The solo section is where the discussion takes place… “

“Stars are imagined in electronic guitar washes from expressive guitarist Eran Har Even”
Mary James - London Jazz News

“Storyteller on guitar”
BIMHUIS, Amsterdam

Eran Har Even
Eran Har Even (1983) is an Edison nominated Israeli guitarist, composer and music educator residing in Amsterdam. He is one of the most active figures of the Dutch jazz scene, recording and performing with some of the finest jazz musicians on the local and international circuits. These include prominent musicians such as Benny Golson, Terell Staford, David Friedman, Jamal Thomas, to name a few.

Aleksandrs Marinicevs
Aleksandrs Marinicevs is a guitar player and composer from Latvia. Currently he is studying jazz guitar in the masters program of Conservatorium Maastricht with the guidance of Martin Schulte and Eran Har Even. Aleksandrs is an open-minded and diverse musician whose interests expand beyond traditional jazz. Besides his own music he is active in pop and rock projects (Solomon, Orange Days). For his masters research he is exploring various ways of application of spoken word in modern improvised music.