Dylan Van Der Schyff

Drummer/percussionist Dylan Van Der Schyff Was Born In Johannesburg South Africa And Immigrated To Canada In The Mid 1970’s. For The Past Twenty Years He Has Been Deeply Involved In The Field Of Creative Music And Has Appeared On Over 70 Recordings With Artists And Bands Such As George Lewis Joelle Léandre Barry Guy Dave Douglas Mark Helias Peggy Lee Nicole Mitchell Brad Turner Tony Wilson Wayne Horvitz Marilyn Crispell Torsten Muller Robin Holcolmb Michael Moore Rob Mazurek Tigersmilk Talking Pictures Ken Vandermark Paul Rutherford John Butcher Louis Sclavis Mark Dresser Tobias Delius And Rene Lussier. He Has Also Appeared With Roswell Rudd Kenny Werner John Zorn Butch Morris Wadada Leo Smith Lovano Georg Graewe Misha Mengelberg Gary Peacock Barre Phillips Fred Frith Ellery Eskelin Sylvie Courvoisier And Fred Lomberg-Holm Among Many Others. Van Der Schyff Has Performed In Almost Every Major Centre In Europe And North America Including International Festivals In Berlin Lisbon Stockholm New York Chicago Montreal Trento Italy And Molde Norway . He Has Also Appeared On Austrian Television And Swedish Radio As Well As NPR The CBC And Radio Canada. Articles About His Work Have Appeared In Publications Such As Downbeat Jazz Times The Globe And Mail The New York Times The Village Voice The Chicago Reader The Wire And Coda. "Mr. Van Der Schyff Spins Out Essayistic Passages Of Texture...." - New York Times “…a Master Manipulator Tests And Expands Common Notions Of Timbre…”
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