GNO’s Educational and Social Activities are not only fond of piano, they are fond of jazz. If you share these feelings, if you hold the great George Gershwin in the highest regard and you are a young jazz musician or a classical pianist, then you deserve to attend the four-day workshop titled Piano in Jazz: Accompaniment and improvisation. The workshop on piano’s highly important role in jazz is organized in collaboration with the outstanding pianist Spyros Manesis. The workshop targets jazz students and professional musicians who are interested in getting to know piano as a jazz instrument. The role of piano in jazz, improvisation and issues of technique are some of the basic aspects on which the seminar will focus. At the same time, an attempt will be made to get acquainted with the mainstream trends in the history of jazz will, with emphasis placed on its aesthetical aspect.