As part of the project, vocal workshops were held from 1 to 5 August, followed by two final concerts on Saturday and Sunday, 6 and 7 August.
One of the lecturers was American soul and jazz vocalist Frank McComb. This artist’s voice is recognised on several continents, and the names of the leading musicians he has worked with so far are highly impressive: Stevie Wonder, Prince, George Duke, George Benson and Marcus Miller.
The female member of the teaching staff was one of Poland’s finest soul singers, Ania Szarmach, endowed with extraordinary feeling and a warm vocal tone. She has released three solo albums, and her latest, fourth album, is now going on sale. Ania has worked with artists including Edyta Górniak, Natalia Kukulska, Ewa Bem, Poluzjanci, Sistars and Kayah.
In addition to the workshop participants, the lecturers sang at the final concerts. The vocalists were accompanied by an outstanding trio of musicians: Grzegorz Jabłoński (piano, Poluzjanci, Natalia Kukulska), Błażej Chochorowski (bass, Dorota Miśkiewicz, Renata Przemyk, Mrozu) and Wojciech Fedkowicz (drums, Leszek Możdzer, Kuba Badach, Grzegorz Turnau). Admission to the concerts will be free.
Detailed information is available on the Musical Bridges website.
The project aims to establish cooperation between the artistic and musical communities of the borderland cities of Bolesławiec and Liberec. The “Musical Bridges – Polish-Czech Vocal Workshops” project is co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund and by state budget funds via the Nysa Euroregion.
