CABARET TONIGHT IN NYC: DIMITRIJE VASILJEVIC QUARTET AT THE MET
Dimitrije Vasiljevic, a New York-based award-winning pianist and composer, will perform with his international quartet [Dimitrije Vasiljevic (Serbia) - piano, Brad Shepik (USA) - guitar, Ayal Tsubery (Israel) - upright bass, Alessio Romano (Italy) - drums] atTHE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Monday, November 11th at 9:30 pm. Dimitrije has been hailed by jazz masters as one of the most promising names in the jazz world. His is a new voice combining the gentle flavor of European jazz with intricate musical landscapes full of exotic rhythms and sophisticated harmony. This multi-talented pianist is emerging today as one of the most exciting new artists on the NYC jazz scene. From his native Serbia, where he was a member of prominent jazz ensembles and performed extensively throughout Europe, Dimitrije 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 has headlined performances at many US and European jazz venues and Festivals among which are the Norrtelje Jazzdagar (Sweden), the Miskolc and the Bohem Jazz Festivals (Hungary), the Gmunden Festival (Austria) and the Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), where in 2008 he was selected as one of twelve finalists to compete at the prestigious "Montreux Solo Jazz Piano Competition" - and won both third jury prize and the audience prize. Dimitrije performed with the Alex Pinter Quintet alongside drummer Klemens Marktl. With this quintet he recorded the album "Beantown Experience" for the Austrian label Extraplatte. More recently, Dimitrije has played and recorded with Joe Lovano's NYU Artist Ensemble. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.copyright 2013 - See cabaret listings from all over the world at CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
