Nick Muzyczka (UK)

Piano Pioneer (e/c)

Nick has been working as a musician in Shanghai for the past three years, splitting his time between teaching classes at the JZ school and performing in various groups. As a teacher, Nick has almost ten years' experience working with younger students and is often to be found giving one-to-one and group classes, or teaching at JZ's music camps. Nick's teaching emphasizes the importance of balancing technique with creativity and he encourages his students to engage with music in a personal and thoughtful manner.

As a performer Nick is usually busy with his Shanghai-based jazz-rock-dub-electronica fusion band The Song Dynasty, who have enjoyed a residency at JZ's Wooden Box Cafe for the last year, and who are now picking up international tour dates. Nick is also currently working on an electroacoustic duo project with guitar maestro Ryan Baird, an original ska band and an odd-time signature funk trio. Nick is also one of the co-ordinators of the 'Open Goat' mass improv/sound art projects.