Dimos Dimitriadis - Erasmus Workshop und Masterclasses Jazz-Saxophon - The History of Jazz as a polyrhythmic and polyphonic Music

Dienstag, 1. März 2011
12.00 bis 18.00 Uhr
Masterclasses Jazz-Saxophon
Raum BRA E.14

Mittwoch, 2. März 2011
10.00 bis 11.30 Uhr
Workshop 1: The History of Jazz as a polyrhythmic and polyphonic Music / Teil 1
Raum BRA K.10

13.30 bis 15.00 Uhr
Workshop 2: The History of Jazz as a polyrhythmic and polyphonic Music / Teil 2
Raum BRA K.10

Saxophonist, Educator and Fulbright Scholar Dimos Dimitriadis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece where he studied music and engineering. He continued his studies in the US on a scholarship earning a Βachelor of Music at Berklee College of Music and a Master of Arts in Music at Βennington College studying among others with Joe Viola, George Garzone, Jerry Bergonzi, Bill Dixon, Hal Crook. He shaped a personal vision for jazz based on the work of his mentor soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy and pianist Mal Waldron. Dimos Dimitriadis performs in Europe and the US appearing in concert or recordings with, among others, Tim Hagans, Chico Freeman, Ron McClure, Sheila Jordan, Mark Murphy, Keith Copeland, Armen Donelian, JD Walter, Jonathan Kreisberg, Rick Peckam, Ricky Ford, Ran Blake and J.R. Monterose. Dimitriadis is known for his pioneering work in jazz education in Greece and internationally. He is now Associate Professor of Saxophone and Head of Jazz Studies at the Ionian University in Corfu and the elected Treasurer of the International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ), producer of numerous concerts and seminars by international artists and a contributor to the Greek “Jazz & Tzaz” magazine. In 2007 he received a Fulbright Artist/Scholar grant as an artist in residence at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York.