"Gemini Duets" - Guitarist Sam Dickinson - Marbin Matinée Series

December 14, 2024 | 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
2024-12-14 02:00 PM 2024-12-14 03:00 PM "Gemini Duets" - Guitarist Sam Dickinson - Marbin Matinée Series Gordon Lightfoot Concert Hall America/New_York

Guitarist Sam Dickinson presents solo explorations, blending jazz guitar, free improvisation, effects/loops, and more. Nothing is off the table, from jazz standards, to original compositions, to arrangements of popular music.  

About the performer:

Sam Dickinson was born in Toronto, and began playing guitar at the age of eight. He
studied jazz during high school at the Humber College Community Music Program, followed
by studies at New England Conservatory, Humber College, and McGill University. Dickinson
received his Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Miami in 2019. Dickinson’s
formative years included guitar instruction from Mick Goodrick, Lorne Lofsky, Ben Monder,
Joe Morris, John Hart, Ted Quinlan, and Brad Shepik, as well as composition/arranging
lessons from John Hollenbeck, Christine Jensen, and Joe Sullivan. Dickinson has shared the
stage with Donny McCaslin, Jerry Bergonzi, Jack DeJohnette, Seamus Blake, Jean- Michel Pilc,
Dave Holland, Pat LaBarbara, Jimmy Heath, and Danilo Perez, to name a few. Dickinson
released his debut album Don’t Ask Me in 2023, and maintains an active schedule performing,
composing, and teaching. Dickinson’s second album Gemini Duets (TQM Records) is a
collection of solo guitar music, and will be available soon wherever you consume music.