Great success!

[Adam Fulara]

Hi!

Last saturday I won 1st prize on prestige National Competition of Guitar Improvisation in Kielce called "Gitarowe Harce". In jury were Polish famous jazz musicians.

Competition is open for all guitar players from Poland in age below 30, doesn't matter if it's proffessional or amateur player, and in which style he is playing. Most of guitar players have played jazz (professionals).

I have played SOLO, counterpoint improvisation. It's a proof, that tapping could be as good for listeners (guitar players, jury) as picking.

Final gig (in last Sunday) has been in Polish Radio Kielce.

here is the qualify diploma (in Polish ;) ):

http://fulara.com/presspackage/harce2.gif

I'll try to do my best in International Jazz Guitar Masters Festival called "Guitar City" (www.guitarcity.net) in December 2005. It's probably MOST prestige jazz guitar players festival and competition in Europe, so I don't count on any prize there, but after this national festival in Kielce I'm in the final 15 without playing on first stage of festival, so I'll try.

[MatthewL329]

big congratulations, adam!! did you record your improvisation? did you use your double neck or your single neck? what style of an improvisation did you do? did anyone else blow you away?

good job! :D

[traktor]

Major congratulations, and a big cheer for you, Adam.

Your accomplishment is an impressive personal victory, and another wonderful step forward on behalf of all of us who enjoy the music and delight that the two-handed technique brings.

Thank you. That is just excellent!

[Adam Fulara]

Originally posted by MatthewL329
big congratulations, adam!! did you record your improvisation? did you use your double neck or your single neck? what style of an improvisation did you do? did anyone else blow you away?

good job! :D

I'll try to get some CD from final gig from Polish Radio. I like very much all the guys has won the prize there:

2nd prize: most titled jazz guitar player on this festival, many awards, also 3rd prize on that prestige Guitar City Festival twice (!!!!), but he has very sharp tone of the guitar (I don't like sharp tone of jazz-guitar). Gradauted jazz guitar class in conservatory.

3rd prize - great sound of Polytone in Jim Hall style on Hollow Body guitar, very very kind, I'm looking for this type of tone he had.

4th prize: great playing in John Scofield style - I like he's phrases more than 2nd and 3rd pize guys. Realy - he is very young (20) and studying jazz in conservatory so probably he will be great for few years.

All of them are professionals.

That's it. None of them blown me, but this guys can play almost like great famous jazz players, I'll try to get recordings for You.

I used doublenecked REK guitar and my strongest point was the counterpoint improvisation. I have played solo, without the band, without background (no backing tracks), two jazz-style improvisations.

Now I'm practicing hard to play on Guitar City. It's the door to real career here in Poland.

[Adam Fulara]

Originally posted by traktor
Major congratulations, and a big cheer for you, Adam.

Your accomplishment is an impressive personal victory, and another wonderful step forward on behalf of all of us who enjoy the music and delight that the two-handed technique brings.

Thank you. That is just excellent!

I play in "competitions" for myself (it's the second competition I played, and the second important prize I awarded), but I see that this guys are realy interested into tapping after competition. A lot of them were asking me about tapping, so I think it's good to promote this technique in guitar (and bass) "gathering".

[rjgoos]

As far as I am concerned, there was never any doubt who was going to win this competition. Congratulations from all of us!


Jay

[PhoBucket]

Congratulations, Adam! and good luck in the Guitar City competition.

[motormind]

Originally posted by Adam Fulara
Hi!

Last saturday I won 1st prize on prestige National Competition of Guitar Improvisation in Kielce called "Gitarowe Harce". In jury were Polish famous jazz musicians.


There are jazz musicians in Poland? Live and learn ... ;)


Competition is open for all guitar players from Poland in age below 30, doesn't matter if it's proffessional or amateur player, and in which style he is playing. Most of guitar players have played jazz (professionals).


Nice to see that there is no age-discrimination *ahem* ..
Anyway, congrats!

[Adam Fulara]

Guitar City is International, and still open (you can send your demo at the moment, any age is allowed), just go and play on the stage in December 2005 (Warsaw) to see how Polish jazz looks like.

In jury there are people like Mike Stern, Marin Taylor,....

[motormind]

Originally posted by Adam Fulara
Guitar City is International, and still open (you can send your demo at the moment, any age is allowed), just go and play on the stage in December 2005 (Warsaw) to see how Polish jazz looks like.

In jury there are people like Mike Stern, Marin Taylor,....

I'm not a guitar player, so I think I will pass this one up :rolleyes:

Do you have any recordings of your playing somewhere?

[Adam Fulara]

Here is for example Fool-X trio tune:
http://www.fulara.com/music.php?file=14

it's improvised, but it's not a recording from the competition. Recorded in may 2005.

[SkinnyDevil]

Three hips and a hu-rah, Adam! Great job!

I, too, look forward to hearing the recordings of the competition...and to all your work the future holds.

[motormind]

Originally posted by Adam Fulara
Here is for example Fool-X trio tune:
http://www.fulara.com/music.php?file=14

it's improvised, but it's not a recording from the competition. Recorded in may 2005.

I checked it out, together with some tunes on your site. Not really my style... way, way too many notes crammed into a tiny space. I also notice that you mess up the timing ever so slightly in your solo-pieces, especially half-way through.

Still it's several levels above what I will ever accomplish, but I'm not really using my Stick as a solo instrument anyway :D

[Adam Fulara]

Yes, I messed the time in older tunes (recorded in 2002) BWV 847, 848 etc., but not anymore (Goldberg no. 1, and messed time? check again).

So it's not my problem at the moment.

Instead of guys having good timing and nothing more to offer :)

[motormind]

Originally posted by Adam Fulara
Yes, I messed the time in older tunes (recorded in 2002) BWV 847, 848 etc., but not anymore (Goldberg no. 1, and messed time? check again).

So it's not my problem at the moment.


Oooh.. I wouldn't be too sure of that. I am not knocking your accomplishments in the least; I think you're doing a great job. But pieces like Goldberg No. 1 are an ongoing - even life-long - project to get it better and better. That is what I found frustrating about playing classical: you can never think "this is it, I got it now" - there is always something to improve. That is why I stick to self-written stuff - nobody can tell me how to play that :p


Instead of guys having good timing and nothing more to offer :)

Well, there is always composing ;)

[rockola]

Originally posted by motormind
That is what I found frustrating about playing classical: you can never think "this is it, I got it now" - there is always something to improve.If I may wax philosophical for a while, this is not limited to playing classical music. Everything I've ever learned has been a case of "the more you know, the better you realize that what you know is just scratching the surface".

Getting back to playing classical, the late Erik Tawaststjerna, perhaps the most illustrious Sibelius scholar ever and an accomplished pianist in his own right, once noted (unfortunately I can't find a reference to this anecdote, so it may be apocryphal) that he has never heard an acceptable performance of the Etude in A minor by Sibelius, and has never been able to play it well himself. If you look at the sheet music, it looks like there's nothing to it - and I guess that was precisely his point. There's more to music than what gets printed on paper.

For anyone who cares to look it up, the Etude in question is Treize morceaux pour piano op. 76 no. 2.

[Adam Fulara]

motormind, if You use in composition ****ing phrasing, or You have no control on dynamics, or You can't play proper accenting, or You don't use any form until playing, or don't have the time, or..... there will be many things a lot of musicians and listeners can tell about Your composition.

Another way - nobody will buy Your cd then.

[Mathias Sorof]

Congratulation !

I am happy about your great success !
One important step more !
I am sure, you will make your way !!!
Continue !!!

Greetings

Mathias

[Adam Fulara]

And another great success.

"Guitar City" (Warsaw) is international, most important guitar competition in Poland and even in Europe. It's international jazz guitar masters competition open for all guitar players. I have recived honourable (special prize) in "Guitar City 2005" comepetition. There were 55 guitar players in the first stage, and 12 of them has played in the final stage in "Diuna Club" (Warsaw). In jury there were famous jazz guitar players from Poland and France. Final gig was broadcasted in Polish Radio 3 (national radio).

Here is short video from my playing in the competition and from the final gig:
http://fulara.com/mirror.php?file=20
or here:
http://fulara.com/music.php?file=20

and the qualify document:
http://fulara.com/presspackage/guitarcity2005d.jpg

[Adam Fulara]

And another great success:

I'm "The Undiscovered" of April, May 2006 in famous Guitar Nine Records ranking made for uncover the guitar potential.

Please check the review at:
http://www.guitar9.com/undiscov60d.html

It's fourth my such success since one year.

[rjgoos]

I'm undiscovered, too. The big difference is, Adam really really deserves to be discovered. What a fabulous talent!


Jay

[Garry Goodman]

Adam,
Congratulations.I am new on here ,and just had a chance to view your Bach video.Well done! I am still working on lots of Bach pieces after 20+ years.For me, it's been about re-inventing instruments and strings to get closer to the luxury a pianist enjoys having a key for each note.
You have a cool looking guitar!