Dimitrije  Vasiljević   is  an  award-­‐winning  jazz  pianist  and  composer  who  has  been  hailed  as  “a  strong  jazz  player  with  an  impressive  vocabulary  and  a  powerful  modern  improviser   who   shows   promise   that   he   will   be   a   new   voice   in   modern   jazz”   (Tony  Germain  -­‐  Berklee  College  of  Music).  His  music,  “iridescent  and  captivating,  a  cascade  of  weaving  twists  and  turns”  (All  About  Jazz),  represents  an  innovative  combination  of  the  gentle  flavor  of  European  jazz  with  intricate  musical  landscapes  full  of  exotic  rhythms   and   sophisticated   harmony.   From   his   native   Serbia,   where   he   was   a  member   of   prominent   jazz   ensembles   and   performed   extensively   throughout  Europe,   Dimitrije’s   journey   has   taken   him   to   Berklee   College   of   Music   in   Boston  where  he  received  a  number  of  prestigious  awards  including  the  “Jazz  Performance  Award”  and  “Piano  Department  Achievement  Award.”  Dimitrije  then  completed  his  Master's  degree   in   jazz  performance  at  New  York  University  Steinhardt,  where  he  was   also   an   adjunct   professor   of   jazz   piano.   Currently,   he   is   a   doctoral   candidate  majoring   in   jazz   performance   at   the   University   of   Illinois   at   Urbana-­‐Champaign  School  of  Music  under   the  mentorship  of   John  "Chip"  Stephens.  Dimitrije  has  been  awarded   a   "Creative   and   Performing   Arts   Fellowship"   at   the   start   of   his   DMA  program   and   is   currently   holding   a   Teaching   Assistantship   position   at   the   same  university.   Dimitrije   is   performing   extensively   at   jazz   venues   and   concert   halls   in  New  York  City  and  Chicago  area  and  in  in  winter  2015  he  will  tour  the  US  with  a  jazz  quintet   APEX.   In   spring   2014,   he   had   a   very   successful   solo   piano   concert   at  Carnegie  Recital  Hall   in  NYC,  as  well  as  concerts  at   the  United  Nations   in  NYC  and  Kennedy   Center   in   Washington,   DC.   In   December   2014   he   performed   twice   at  Krannert  Center  for  the  Performing  Arts  in  Urbana,  IL  and  In  April  2013,  he  released  his  debut  album  as  a   leader  "The  Path  of  Silvan"  consisting  entirely  of  his  original  compositions   and   in   July   2014   he   released   his   second   album   "Metaphor"-­‐   the  original  music  for  solo  jazz  piano.  In  2008,  Mr.  Vasiljević  has  won  both,  a  third  jury  prize   and   the   audience   prize   at   the   prestigious   “Montreux   Solo   Jazz   Piano  Competition”   in  Switzerland.  Earlier  this  year  he  was  a   finalist  of  both,  “Luminarts  Jazz   Competition”   in   Chicago   and   “Kate   Neal   Kinley   Memorial   Fellowship  Competition”.   Dimitrije   performed  with   the   jazz   greats   such   as   Joe   Lovano,   Chris  Potter,  Charles  “Chip”  McNeill,  Tito  Carrillo,  Marko  Djordjevic,  Klemens  Marktl,  and  Brad  Shepik,  among  others.  Mr.  Vasiljević  has  been  described  by  jazz  masters  as:    “…a  rare  example  of  a  musician  whose  qualities  -­‐  sensibility,  virtuosity,  harmonic  and  melodic   invention   -­‐   all   converge   towards   the   same   point:   a   music   of   deep   and  rewarding  beauty.”  (Jean-­‐Michel  Pilc)  “Possessing  tremendous  command  and  control  of   the  piano   -­‐  a  contemporary  pianist  to  watch  out  for!"  (Martin  Bejerano)  “…  his  music  is  beautiful,  full  of  bright  melodies  and  strong  rhythms,  and  his  command  over  the  piano  is  astounding.”  (Chris  Potter)