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HISTORY

SINCOPA jazz band was born by the end of 2004 in Bucaramanga; ever since, it has been recognized around the country as one of the best bands in its genre and the only one to play traditional jazz. Outstanding in its repertory, there are some of the most representative melodies from Dixieland and Blues such as Muscrat Ramble, Basin Street Blues and Tiger Rag. In 2006, the band started to include traditional pieces from Colombian folklore to its repertory. Among them: Pueblito Viejo (Old LittleTown), Vieja Ruana (Old Poncho) and Mi Buenaventura (My Buenaventura).  Every song is arranged and adapted to the Dixieland style, nonetheless carefully keeping its rhythmic as well as its original melody. Nowadays the band consists of: Lina Bautista and Patricia Correa (vocalists), Joel Santos (soprano sax), Javier Parada (trumpet), Johan Ricardo Gomez (trombone), Cristian Camilo Carrascal (banjo & vocalist), Leonardo Parra (drums) and Janusz Kopytko (double bass and direction). Despite its short career, SINCOPA Jazz Band has performed over 100 concerts in Bucaramanga, Armenia, Barrancabermeja, Barranquilla, Cali, Cerrejón-Guajira, Pereira, Tunja, Santa Marta  and San Andrés Islands. The band has stood out in every single presentation due to its musical giftedness, charm and that 20’s like sound that has been successfully adapted to reach the contemporary audience.

MEMBERS

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	JANUSZ KOPYTKO , Double bassis Double bassist, composer, arranger and band-leader. He graduated from the Krakow Academy of Music (Poland) . In 1973, he won the third prize in the First Improvisation Contest organized by the Music Academy of Katowice (Poland).  Then in 1974, being part of ‘Slovianki’, he was awarded the Best Instrumentalist Prize at the International Folklore Festival in Katowice. From 1974 to 1980, he was part of the Polish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra in Krakow.  From 1976 to 1981 he also joined Ewa Demarczyk’s group and together they performed several concerts along Europe on well-known stages as The Olympia Hall in Paris. During his stay in Krakow, he was member of Beale Street Band, an acclaimed traditional jazz band in Poland. In 1981, at the ‘Old Meeting’ -International Festival of Traditional Jazz- he only managed to get to the finals but one year later he attained the first place.   In 1983 he moved to Colombia to join the Music Department at the University of Cauca.  Since 1985 he has been a faculty member of the Music Department at UIS (Industrial University of Santander). He founded SINCOPA Jazz Band in 2004.
	Cristian Camilo Carrascal - banjo & vocalist
	JOHAN RICARDO GOMEZ ,trombone
	LEONARDO PARRA, drums
	JOEL SANTOS , soprano sax
	JAVIER PARADA , trumpet
	LUISA PABÓN , vocalist: