Sam Dillon

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Sam Dillon (* around 1985 in New York City ) is an American modern jazz musician ( tenor saxophone ) .

Live and act

Dillon, who discovered jazz at the age of nine and began playing the saxophone shortly afterwards, had the opportunity to play with trombonist Al Gray at the age of 14 . He worked in the New York music scene from the mid-2000s a. a. with Roger Humphries , Joe Chambers , Randy Brecker , John Fedchock , David Weiss , John Riley , Jimmy Greene , Dwayne Burno and Orrin Evans . He kicked u. a. with Joe Chambers' Jazz Orchestra “Moving Pictures” at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola ( Lincoln Center ), with Bill Mobley's Smoke Big Band , the Jason Marshal Big Band, the Captain Black Big Band and the Artie Shaw Jazz Orchestra ( Ghost Band ), the Cecilia Coleman Big Band, the Will Caviness Sextet, the Paris Wright Quintet, the SNAP Saxophone Quartet and their own quartet. The first recordings were made in 2008 with Pete Malinverni ( The Good Shepherd Suite ). In the field of jazz he was involved in 13 recording sessions between 2008 and 2019, according to Tom Lord . a. with Michael Dease , Vincent Herring ( Hard Times ) and most recently with the Charles Ruggiero / Frank Basile Octet. In 2018 he recorded his debut album Force Field ( Posi-Tone ) under his own name , on which Theo Hill , David Wong and Anwar Marshall as well as Max Darche, Michael Dease and Andrew Gould appeared as guest soloists.

In 2013 Sam was selected as one of 13 semi-finalists in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition , where he performed at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC. In 2015 Sam was selected as a saxophonist for the Juilliard Jazz Artist Diploma Program . Dillon has since taught both as a private tutor and in several schools. The main areas of study are saxophone, clarinet, flute, harmony and jazz improvisation. In addition, he has led several music workshops for schools and summer programs.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Sam Dillon, Tenor Sax.Smalls, November 1, 2019, accessed November 1, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 1, 2019)
personal data
SURNAME Dillon, Sam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (tenor saxophone)
DATE OF BIRTH around 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City