Dominik Burkhalter
Encyclopedia
Dominik Burkhalter is a Swiss
bandleader, composer and drummer
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School Lucerne
in 1995, where he majored in drums in 1999.
Dominik Burkhalter founded the bands Dom and Asphalt Jungle. He currently lives in Zurich and teaches drums and rhythm
at the Jazz Department of the Lucerne College of Music
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Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
bandleader, composer and drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
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Life
He started playing the drums in 1982, and began his studies at the JazzJazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
School Lucerne
Lucerne
Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...
in 1995, where he majored in drums in 1999.
Dominik Burkhalter founded the bands Dom and Asphalt Jungle. He currently lives in Zurich and teaches drums and rhythm
Rhythm
Rhythm may be generally defined as a "movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions." This general meaning of regular recurrence or pattern in time may be applied to a wide variety of cyclical natural phenomena having a periodicity or...
at the Jazz Department of the Lucerne College of Music
Musikhochschule Luzern
The Lucerne School of Music is a professional school for musicians located in Lucerne, Switzerland, and closely associated with the city's annual music festival.-History:...
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Discography (selected)
- Burkhalter Suhner Gisler "Bus Trip" 2005
- Asphalt Jungle "Last one shuts the door" 2005
- Manufactur "Rong Dob" 2005
- Chris Wiesendanger Nonett "undersong" 2005
- Dom "Dissolved" 2005
- Adrian Frey Septet "Seven Songs" 2004
- Reto Suhner Quartet "Montag" 2003
- Asphalt Jungle "Sick of Industry-Driven Music" 2003
- Moe "Reflections" 2003
- Dom "Twilight" 2002
- Reto Suhner Quartet "Born in Herisau" 2001
- Manufactur "#2" 2001
- Adrian Frey Septet "The Sign" 2000
Sources
- http://www.musikhochschule.ch/pdf/dozierendenverzeichnis2005.pdf
- http://www.retosuhner.com/asp/quartet/quartet.asp
- http://www.jazz.edu/jazz.edu/lestermenezes.htm