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Dimitrije Vasiljević is an award-winning Serbian jazz pianist and composer. He has studied at prestigious schools like Berklee College of Music and New York University, and is currently pursuing his doctorate at the University of Illinois. Vasiljević's music blends European and modern jazz influences. He has released two solo piano albums and performed internationally, including concerts at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. Vasiljević has been praised by jazz masters for his virtuosity, melodic and harmonic invention, and ability to create music of great beauty.
Dimitrije Vasiljević is an award-winning Serbian jazz pianist and composer. He has studied at prestigious schools like Berklee College of Music and New York University, and is currently pursuing his doctorate at the University of Illinois. Vasiljević's music blends European and modern jazz influences. He has released two solo piano albums and performed internationally, including concerts at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. Vasiljević has been praised by jazz masters for his virtuosity, melodic and harmonic invention, and ability to create music of great beauty.
Dimitrije Vasiljević is an award-winning Serbian jazz pianist and composer. He has studied at prestigious schools like Berklee College of Music and New York University, and is currently pursuing his doctorate at the University of Illinois. Vasiljević's music blends European and modern jazz influences. He has released two solo piano albums and performed internationally, including concerts at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. Vasiljević has been praised by jazz masters for his virtuosity, melodic and harmonic invention, and ability to create music of great beauty.
Vasiljevi
is
an
award-winning
jazz
pianist
and
composer
who
has
been
hailed
as
a
strong
jazz
player
with
an
impressive
vocabulary
and
a
powerful
modern
improviser
who
shows
promise
that
he
will
be
a
new
voice
in
modern
jazz
(Tony
Germain
-
Berklee
College
of
Music).
His
music,
iridescent
and
captivating,
a
cascade
of
weaving
twists
and
turns
(All
About
Jazz),
represents
an
innovative
combination
of
the
gentle
flavor
of
European
jazz
with
intricate
musical
landscapes
full
of
exotic
rhythms
and
sophisticated
harmony.
From
his
native
Serbia,
where
he
was
a
member
of
prominent
jazz
ensembles
and
performed
extensively
throughout
Europe,
Dimitrijes
journey
has
taken
him
to
Berklee
College
of
Music
in
Boston
where
he
received
a
number
of
prestigious
awards
including
the
Jazz
Performance
Award
and
Piano
Department
Achievement
Award.
Dimitrije
then
completed
his
Master's
degree
in
jazz
performance
at
New
York
University
Steinhardt,
where
he
was
also
an
adjunct
professor
of
jazz
piano.
Currently,
he
is
a
doctoral
candidate
majoring
in
jazz
performance
at
the
University
of
Illinois
at
Urbana-Champaign
School
of
Music
under
the
mentorship
of
John
"Chip"
Stephens.
Dimitrije
has
been
awarded
a
"Creative
and
Performing
Arts
Fellowship"
at
the
start
of
his
DMA
program
and
is
currently
holding
a
Teaching
Assistantship
position
at
the
same
university.
Dimitrije
is
performing
extensively
at
jazz
venues
and
concert
halls
in
New
York
City
and
Chicago
area
and
in
in
winter
2015
he
will
tour
the
US
with
a
jazz
quintet
APEX.
In
spring
2014,
he
had
a
very
successful
solo
piano
concert
at
Carnegie
Recital
Hall
in
NYC,
as
well
as
concerts
at
the
United
Nations
in
NYC
and
Kennedy
Center
in
Washington,
DC.
In
December
2014
he
performed
twice
at
Krannert
Center
for
the
Performing
Arts
in
Urbana,
IL
and
In
April
2013,
he
released
his
debut
album
as
a
leader
"The
Path
of
Silvan"
consisting
entirely
of
his
original
compositions
and
in
July
2014
he
released
his
second
album
"Metaphor"-
the
original
music
for
solo
jazz
piano.
In
2008,
Mr.
Vasiljevi
has
won
both,
a
third
jury
prize
and
the
audience
prize
at
the
prestigious
Montreux
Solo
Jazz
Piano
Competition
in
Switzerland.
Earlier
this
year
he
was
a
finalist
of
both,
Luminarts
Jazz
Competition
in
Chicago
and
Kate
Neal
Kinley
Memorial
Fellowship
Competition.
Dimitrije
performed
with
the
jazz
greats
such
as
Joe
Lovano,
Chris
Potter,
Charles
Chip
McNeill,
Tito
Carrillo,
Marko
Djordjevic,
Klemens
Marktl,
and
Brad
Shepik,
among
others.
Mr.
Vasiljevi
has
been
described
by
jazz
masters
as:
a
rare
example
of
a
musician
whose
qualities
-
sensibility,
virtuosity,
harmonic
and
melodic
invention
-
all
converge
towards
the
same
point:
a
music
of
deep
and
rewarding
beauty.
(Jean-Michel
Pilc)
Possessing
tremendous
command
and
control
of
the
piano
-
a
contemporary
pianist
to
watch
out
for!"
(Martin
Bejerano)
his
music
is
beautiful,
full
of
bright
melodies
and
strong
rhythms,
and
his
command
over
the
piano
is
astounding.
(Chris
Potter)