Michal Vanoucek-piano with:
As Guests: Miro Herak-Vibraphone, Janos Bruneel-Bass, Joao Lobo-Drums, Vincent Planjer-drums, Yonga Sun-Drums * * * PSV 3 Pisano-Samama-Vanoucek Trio: Antonio Pisano-Drums, Ruben Samama-Bass * * * To Be Or Not To Bop: Two Pianos, with Augusto Pirodda * * * Anka Koziel Quartet: Anka Koziel-Voice, Brice Soniano-Bass, Oriol Roca-Drums
Influences
IN GENERAL AND FOREVER: all the great drummers and musicians, Improvised, World, Classical Music, Elektronic&Alternative Music.......Fresh air&Hiking high, Solitude......TO NAME A FEW: Beatles, Queen, Chick Corea, Mike Oldfield, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette, Peter Erskin (Trio), Thelonious Monk, Clarence Penn, Michael Cain, Kraftwerk, New Music, Yes, ELO, Dire Straits, Deep Purple, Meshuggah, DJM, QS, Massive Attack, Krueder & Dorfmeister, Portishead, Apex Twin, BJORK, Johann Sebastian Bach, Dmitrij Schostakovitch, Igor Stravinskij, Josquin des Pres, Guillaume de Machaut, Hildegard von Bingen, and others..
Hello people, bellow this you'll find an account of what I've studied and what I did. Indeed, that isn't all, firstly, Welcome and Thanks for spending your invaluable time on this page. Currently, I'm updating my curriculum and also working on some other texts which I will post either as a blog, or somewhere here on the myspace page. So, again, Enjoy and have a nice day!
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Michal Vanoucek was born on October 4th 1977 in Zilina, Slovakia. Besides the basic school of education he also attended the Elementary School of Music in Zilina. He has studied piano for 8 years and cello for 3 years. In 1992 he enrolled as a student of orchestral conducting at the Conservatory of Zilina. After a few years he transferred to the Conservatory in Bratislava, where he graduated in 1998. In 1999 he was accepted as a student at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, The Netherlands where he studied first and second fase jazz piano as his major. Michal finished in 2003 with Bachelor of Music degree and in 2005 with Master of Music degree. From 1992 untill 1999 Michal worked occasionally as a studio musician in the Slovak Radio recording studios, and also participated in the contemporary projects with the Slovak Radio Orchestra as a piano player.
Throughout the last years Michal has worked with different musical productions both as piano player and conductor. These include 'Orpheus in the underworld', 'King and I', 'Mahalia', 'Kiss me Kate' in Germany and in The Netherlands 'Aida', 'Lion King', 'Tarzan', 'Ciske de rat' and recently "Les Miserables" in Rotterdam.
In 2002 Michal, together with Italian pianist Augusto Pirodda. released a CD with the project 'To Be Or Not To Bop' entitled 'Live in Nuoro',
At the North Sea Jazz festival 2003, he participated as a conductor of the string orchestra in Charlie Haden's project 'American Dreams' (also with Michael Brecker, Jorge Rossi and Brad Mehldau).
Together with Miro Herak - slovak vibraphone player, is active as a piano player and composer in a band As Guests, which founding dates back to 1998. Established as a quartet after many personal changes, As Guests wins Pim Jacob Music Price 2004 and Dutch Jazz Competition North Sea Jazz Festival 2004. Quartet wins a tour around the all major venues in The Netherland and records a debut CD "Enter As Guests".
Another quartet We Ride Bikes, which was originally initiative of dutch bassist Ruben Samama, won the first prize at Amersfoort Jazz Festival 2006 and the fourth prize at Jazz Hoeilaart 2006.
Že kedy prídem do Holandska? Som sa na tom pobavila:)) Znie to síce úplne super, ale myslím si, že mi to ešte nejakých pár rokov potrvá. Ale neboj, potom ti isto dám vedieť, už teraz sa na to teším:)
vdaka za add. as guest som videl prvykrat az openjazzfeste, aj ked som o vas uz pocul dlhsie. ale ze to bude az taky level som necakal, autorsky, aj instrumentalne. velky respekt!
Dear Michal! CONGRATULATIONS!!! You deserve this prize so much. For me there was never a better jazz pianist around here then you. I am so happy for you. Lot's of success further on. Gabi
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