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About Rick DiMuzio
Rick DiMuzio, jazz saxophonist and composer, currently resides in Boston. He has
performed in many of the city’s venues, including the Boston Globe Jazz
Festival, Portsmouth Jazz Festival, the Regattabar, Scullers, Ryles, and also
Wally’s Café, where he played a three-year stint in the weekend house band. He
has made radio appearances on both WERS and WGBH. In addition to leading
his own ensembles, Rick plays as a sideman with
Leo Blanco and with Fernando Huergo's Jinga Quintet. He has also traveled throughout the United
States and Italy and has performed with such artists as Steve Grossman, David Liebman, Ellery Eskelin, Bill Perkins, Bill Pierce, Kenny Wheeler, Tim Hagans,
Clay Jenkins, Conrad Herwig, Danilo Perez, James Williams, Louie Bellson, Bob
Moses, Terri Lyne Carrington, Roger Humphries, Jamey Haddad, and John Hollenbeck.
In addition to his performing
career, Rick serves as associate professor at Berklee College of Music and
teaches privately. He is a former faculty member of the New England Conservatory
Extension Division, and the former Director of Jazz Studies at Truman State
University, located in Kirksville, Missouri. He has been a clinician at
numerous colleges and universities throughout the US.
Rick earned his doctorate in jazz composition from
New England Conservatory, an M.A. in jazz performance from the Eastman School of
Music, and a B.S. in music education from Indiana University of PA. Past
teachers include Bob Brookmeyer, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Danilo Perez,
Bob Moses, Ramon Ricker, Bill Dobbins, and Rayburn Wright.
