MASTER-CLASS DICK OATTS Ejma 17 mars de 14h00 à 16h00 Concert, le soir à Chorus avec le 4tet : Jerry Bergonzi, Dick Oatts, Dave Santoro, Andrea Michelutti.

Improvisation, interaction dans un groupe, son ... musique. Master Class ouverte à tous.

Bio information: Born and raised in Iowa, Oatts was brought up in a musical family. He was introduced to the saxophone by his father Jack Oatts, a respected jazz educator, saxophonist, and Drake alumnus. After high school, Dick attended Drake University and in 1972 began his professional career in Minneapolis/St.Paul. It was 1977 when Oatts decided to move to New York City. He then became a member of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. Since then he has recorded and toured with small groups such as Red Rodney, Eddie Gomez, Bob Brookmeyer, Mel Lewis, Fred Hersh, Ray Mantilla, Jerry Bergonzi, Dave Douglas, Flim & the BBs, Vic Juris, Terell Stafford, Joe Morello, Jack McDuff, Ted Rosenthal, and Armen Donelian. His big band and larger ensemble experience include the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Bob Minzter Big Band, Gerry Mulligan, Joe Lovano, Tito Puente, Toshiko/Tabackin, Gunther Schuller, Machito, Paquito D'Rivera, and Lester Bowie ensembles. Oatts has also been featured as soloist with the Stockholm Jazz Orch., Danish Radio Big Band, Berlin RIAS Big Band, Rome Radio Big Band, Joe Haider All-star International Jazz Orch., and the UMO Big Band in Helsinki. He has accompanied vocalists like Joe Williams, Sara Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Nneena Freelon, Mel Torme, and Milton Nascimento. He has recorded solos for pop artists Luther Vandross, James Taylor, and Everything But The Girl. Oatts is now a SteepleChase recording artist and has 5 CDs released as a leader on that label (All Of Three, Simone's Dance, Standard Issue Vol. 1 and 2, and South Paw). He also has a new CD out on RED Records with bassist Dave Santoro entitled MERU. Dick has three CDs as leader on the DMP label with pianist and co-leader Garry Dial. For 25 years, Oatts has appeared at college jazz festivals as soloist and clinician throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia, South America, and the Mideast. He has taught at New York University and since 1989 has been on the faculty at Manhattan School of Music. Oatts has composed and recorded over 100 of his own jazz compositions as well as a classical woodwind quintet (debuting this spring in Seville, Spain).