From April 29 to May 3, 2025, the second edition of Voicingers On Tour will take place in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. As part of this edition, vocalist Grzegorz Karnas and saxophonist Jakub Skowroński will lead workshops, perform with local musicians during the International Jazz Day Celebration, and give concerts as bandleaders accompanied by the Imran Ahmed Trio.
The workshops are intended for students of music academies – instrumentalists and vocalists. The classes concentrate on rhythmic issues and improvisation exercises, which aim to create a musical space for acting outside the box through intelligent, bold, balanced interaction in ensemble playing without plan or arrangement. The classes emphasize the development of the ability to make music “by ear”, to accept “mistakes” in playing, and to use these mistakes as an essential building block for improvisation beyond the comfort zone, entering the realm of intuition.
The program of concerts and workshops within the Voicingers on Tour Bangladesh 2025 is as follows:
29 and 30 April 2025, Butternote, Dhaka:
12 pm- 2 pm workshop on vocal and jazz improvisation with Grzegorz Karnas
2.30 pm- 4 pm workshop on saxophone and jazz improvisation with Jakub Skowroński
02 May 2025, Butternote, Dhaka:
7.45 pm concert by Grzegorz Karnas & Imran Ahmed Trio
03 May 2025, Butternote, Dhaka
7.45 pm concert by Jakub Skowroński and Towfiq Arifin Trio
To learn about the Voicingers Festival, please visit: https://voicingers.com/en
About the artists:
Grzegorz Karnas (born 1972) is a Polish jazz vocalist, music producer, linguist, photographer, and blogger. He is a graduate and former teacher of the Jazz Institute at the Academy of Music in Katowice. Karnas is also the artistic director of the Voicingers Festival. He won numerous musical awards including Grand Prix of jazz vocal competitions in Bruxelles and Crest, France and performed with top jazz artists across Europe.
Jakub Skowroński is a saxophonist who studied jazz and improvisation at the Katowice Music Academy and the Jazz Institute Berlin. Throughout his career, he has received many prestigious awards, including the Jazz Era Award, the Blue Note Poznań Jazz Competition (2014/2015), RCK Pro Jazz (2015), and the European Jazz Contest in Rome (2012). Since 2018, Skowroński has been living in Bali, Indonesia, where he actively participates in the local music scene and performs at prestigious festivals across Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
