A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MARKO
Marko Čepak (born in Slovenia) is an internationally renowned guitarist, composer, and teacher.
He graduated in jazz with a thesis on original music and obtained a master's degree (110/100 cum laude) in jazz guitar at the G. Tartini Conservatory in Trieste. His thesis focused on harmonic substitution techniques in original compositions.
Throughout his studies, he worked with professors such as Marc Abrams, Stefano Bellon, Riccardo Chiarion, Klaus Gesing, Giovanni Maier, and others. He also attended seminars with renowned musicians like Stefano Bollani, Jarrod Cagwin, Kenny Wheeler and Norma Winstone.
Outside of his studies, he further honed his skills with world-famous guitarists, including Gilad Hekselman, Peter Bernstein, Lage Lund, and Adam Rogers, performing with some of them, like John Stowell and Nelson Veras.
In 2017, Marko recorded the album Ghost in the Corner with guitarist John Stowell and regularly performs across Europe. As a band leader he has recorded his debut album in 2016, called Makia Planet and since then continues to compose and record his original music.
He has also conducted many masterclasses in Slovenia and Italy. Marko has played and still collaborates with important musicians in the jazz scene, including , John Stowell, Doug Webb, Riccardo Chiarion, Nelson Veras, Romain Pilon, Anthony Pinciotti, Jure Pukl, Marko Churnchetz, Howard Curtis, Andrea Michelutti and has performed at prestigious festivals and events across Slovenia, Italy, and abroad.
Between 2015 and 2019, he was part of Rachel Gould's European quartet. In 2023, he taught at the Jazz Clinic Velenje alongside top musicians like Mike Moreno, Johnattan Kreisberg and Nelson Veras. Marko has also performed with the RTV Slovenian Big Band, recording original music with his jazz fusion group, Artbeaters. In 2018 with the big band Gverillaz he won first prize top class at international bigband competition in Amsterdam, playing also his original music. In 2019, he played in Slovenia and Italy with his idol, Brazilian guitarist Nelson Veras.
In recent years, Marko has performed at major events with his original projects and as a band member at festivals in Slovenia, Italy, and beyond.
He graduated in jazz with a thesis on original music and obtained a master's degree (110/100 cum laude) in jazz guitar at the G. Tartini Conservatory in Trieste. His thesis focused on harmonic substitution techniques in original compositions.
Throughout his studies, he worked with professors such as Marc Abrams, Stefano Bellon, Riccardo Chiarion, Klaus Gesing, Giovanni Maier, and others. He also attended seminars with renowned musicians like Stefano Bollani, Jarrod Cagwin, Kenny Wheeler and Norma Winstone.
Outside of his studies, he further honed his skills with world-famous guitarists, including Gilad Hekselman, Peter Bernstein, Lage Lund, and Adam Rogers, performing with some of them, like John Stowell and Nelson Veras.
In 2017, Marko recorded the album Ghost in the Corner with guitarist John Stowell and regularly performs across Europe. As a band leader he has recorded his debut album in 2016, called Makia Planet and since then continues to compose and record his original music.
He has also conducted many masterclasses in Slovenia and Italy. Marko has played and still collaborates with important musicians in the jazz scene, including , John Stowell, Doug Webb, Riccardo Chiarion, Nelson Veras, Romain Pilon, Anthony Pinciotti, Jure Pukl, Marko Churnchetz, Howard Curtis, Andrea Michelutti and has performed at prestigious festivals and events across Slovenia, Italy, and abroad.
Between 2015 and 2019, he was part of Rachel Gould's European quartet. In 2023, he taught at the Jazz Clinic Velenje alongside top musicians like Mike Moreno, Johnattan Kreisberg and Nelson Veras. Marko has also performed with the RTV Slovenian Big Band, recording original music with his jazz fusion group, Artbeaters. In 2018 with the big band Gverillaz he won first prize top class at international bigband competition in Amsterdam, playing also his original music. In 2019, he played in Slovenia and Italy with his idol, Brazilian guitarist Nelson Veras.
In recent years, Marko has performed at major events with his original projects and as a band member at festivals in Slovenia, Italy, and beyond.
