里克Vandivier

里克Vandivier
爵士吉他
408-924-4680
理查德。.vandivier@donhuey.net
187亩

Professor 里克Vandivier is the 爵士乐的研究 guitar instructor. He has found inspiration in influences that stretch from Andres Segovia to Pat Metheny to Jimi Hendrix. His performances are daring, soulful, and evocative. In a recent concert review, Jean Bartlett (帕西菲卡论坛报; March 2004) wrote: "the amazing guitar licks provided by Vandivier cultivated a whole new threshold of wow... Vandivier opened the show with a piece that galloped the triumphant poetry of Madrid while caressing the edges of Segovia, Feliciano and 蒙托亚. Extraordinary musicianship with plenty of sweets..." Rick has been performing and recording in the San Francisco Bay Area for the last 25 years. 除了…之外 his work with Nate Pruitt in 原色, Rick has been active in numerous other projects as a guitarist and composer, including leading his own ensemble.

Other artists Professor Vandivier has performed with include Smith Dobson, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Bruce Forman, John Handy, Mose Allison, David Grisman, Richie Cole, 博士和. 朗尼史密斯. He has also worked with the San José Symphony 管弦乐队 and the orchestras of the American 音乐al Theater of San José, Opera San José, and Theaterworks. His performing career has been highlighted by performances in: The Hague, Berlin, Abidjan (Ivory Coast, Africa); the Chicago Opera House; the Wilshire Theatre in Los Angeles; the Berklee Performance Center in Boston; the Great American 音乐 Hall; and the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco; the Seattle Opera House; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and Carnegie Hall.

Born in Lima, Ohio, Professor Vandivier is a graduate of the Berklee 音乐学院 in Boston as well as San José State University. 除了…之外 private studies with Pat Metheny and Mick Goodrick, Professor Vandivier has taken master classes with Christopher Parkening, Ray de la Torre, Michael Lorimer, Michael Hedges, Tuck Andress, and Manuel Barreuco.

除了…之外 his performing career, Rick has been active as a teacher, both privately and at San José State University, and as a composer for video soundtracks for clients such as Stanford University, Sun Microsystems, and SyberVision Systems.