The Sam Dillon Quintet plays at Birdland on Sunday, November 1 at 5:30 PM. The saxophonist, composer and teacher is a prolific soloist and sideman, whose work includes over 40 studio recordings plus performances on a global level and
In addition to his work with The Jimmy Heath Big Band, Mingus Big Band, Slide Hampton Octet, The 8BitBigBand, The Steven Feifke Big Band, The Birdland Big Big and many others, Dillon regularly leads his own ensembles and has four albums out as a leader/co-leader to date. He is the director of the jazz program at USDAN Summer Camp For The Arts where he has acted as both a teacher and administrator for the past five years.
In 2016 he was awarded the Artist Diploma from The Juilliard School granting him his third degree in music performance including a masters degree from SUNY Purchase College in 2009. In 2013, Dillon was selected as one of 13 semi-finalists in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition where he performed at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.
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Birdland Jazz Club is located at 315 West 44th Street, New York City
