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Joseph Deninzon
Violinist/Mandolinist/Composer
email:
d-zone@verizon.net
Born: December 3, 1974.
St. Petersburg, Russia
Performance Highlights
Lincoln Center Meet The Artist programs (2004)
Grand Canyon Chamber Music Festival with Robert
Bonfiglio (1998-present)
Bellingham Music Festival (Bellingham, WA, 2004)
Currently touring as leader of original progrresive
jazz/rock band, Stratospheerius
Radio airplay all over US, Canada, South America,
Europe, Russia, Australia, Italy, Japan
Opened for Mark O’Conner, Natalie MacMaster, Mike
Stern, John Scofield
Performances with Smokey Robinson,, Les Paul,
Trans-Siberian Orchestra,, Everclear,
Johnny Mathis, Jay and the Americans, Jane Monheit
Performances at Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame
(Cleveland, OH)
Soloist with New York Chamber Ensemble (Cape May
Festival), 2000
Performed for President Clinton (NYC, 1999)
Recording Highlights
Robert Bonfiglio with Phoebe Snow/Bernard Purdy, 2005
Kristin Hoffman (Interscope), 2004
Sevenwiser (Windup Records)-performance and string
arrangements, 2004
Live Wires (D-Zone Entertainment)-original music-2004
Ritchie Blackmore/Blackmore's Night, 2003
The Adventures of Stratospheerius (D-Zone
Entertainment)-original music, 2002
Electric Blue (Wilberts Blues Records)-original
music, 1998
Alessandra Belloni: (2000, 2003)
Sheryl Crow, 2002
Participated on over 50 recordings as a violinist
and string arranger.
Jingles: Barilla Pasta, Chevrolet, GMC Trucks
Awards
Winner: Musician's
Atlas Independent Music Awards ("Best Jam Band") 2005
"Live Wires" Cd critics choice top ten of 2004 www.seaoftranquility,com
"Live Wires" top 20 of 2004 on XM radio "Beyond Jazz"
Endorsements: D’Addarrio
Strings. Tech 21 Amps.
Annual BMI Jazz Composer Grant Recipient: 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Best Jazz Artist: Cleveland Scene Magazine, 1999
Winner Best Jazz Artist: Inside Connection New Music
Showcase competition: 1998
Additional Skills, Accomplishments
Composed/performed on soundtrack for feature film: "What’s Up
Scarlet?", 2005
Skilled in mandolin, guitar, vocals, electric bass
#1 feature article in "On the Verge,",
Relix Magazine,. November, 2004
Also featured in Downbeat Magazine, Jazziz, among
others
Top ten on 50 college and commercial playlists all
over U.S.A and Canada
Teaching Experience
Clinics at numerous schools, including New School University and
Berklee College of Music
Violin Instructor/Jazz Ensemble Director at Dwight
School (NYC): 2004-present
Violin Instructor at American Studio of Music (NYC):
1999-present
Violin Instructor at New School University (NYC),
1999-2003
Education:
Master of Music: Jazz/Commercial Violin
Manhattan School of Music, 1999
Bachelor of Music: Violin Performance
Indiana University, 1997
Bachelor of Music: Jazz Studies
Indiana University, 1997
Preparatory Studies
Cleveland Institute of Music,
1985-1993
Teachers:
Classical:
Josef
Gingold (Indiana University)
Nelli Shkolnikova (Indiana
University)
Henryk Kowalski (Indiana
University)
Rostislav Dubinsky-chamber music
(Indiana University, Borodin String Quartet)
Peter Winograd (Manhattan School
of Music, American String Quartet)
Linda Cerone (Cleveland Institute
of Music)
Jazz:
David Baker (Indiana University)
Turtle Island String Quartet
John Blake (Manhattan School of
Music)
Gary Dial (Manhattan School of
Music)
Magazines/Radio
highlights
Relix Magazine
Downbeat Magazine
Jazziz
Erie Times
New York Daily News
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Scene
Long Island Ear
Toledo Blade
Selected Discography
Original
Projects:
Live Wires
(2004, D-Zone)
The
Adventures of Stratospheerius (2002, D-Zone)
Electric/Blue
(1998, Wilberts Blues Records)
Other
Projects:
Greg Russo with Napoleon Murphy Brock (Frank Zappa/Mothers of
Invention), 2005
Kristin
Hoffman (2005, Interscope) new age/pop
Cavern: Gone Wishin (2004) (playing violin)
country/pop
Ofri Eliaz: Ladino Songs (2004) (playing violin)
Sephardic/Middle Eastern
Rural Free Delivery: Come on Home (2004) (playing
violin) country rock
Byron Nemeth: 100 Worlds (2004, Pacifica
Records)
(playing violin) progressive rock
Seven Wiser (2004, Windup Records) (playing violin,
string arr.) rock<>
Ritchie Blackmore & Blackmore’s Night: Ghost of
a Rose (2003, Minstrel Hall Music) (playing violin)
Renaissance rock
Allessandra Belloni: Tarantelle & Canti D’Amore
(2003, Naxos) (playing violin) Southern Italian Folk<>
Smadar (2003) (playing violin) Sephardic/Middle
Eastern
Jay Altman: the First One (2003) (playing violin
& mandolin) country pop
Cari Cole: The Circle of Fire (2002, Amber-Allen)
(playing violin) new age<>
Heritage Drive: looking Back
(2002, 45th Street
Music) (playing violin) rock
Sheryl Crow: C’mon C’mon (2002, A&M Records)
(playing violin) pop
Robert Matarazzo: Sins & Flaws in Different
Shades (2001, Peccavi Records.) (playing violin, string arr.)
pop
singer/songwriter<>
Francesca Gramm: Secrets of My Heart (2001,
Manhattan Rhapsody Music) (co-writing, playing violin,
string arr.) pop
Joe Gallant & Illuminati: Shadowhead (2001)
(playing violin) Psychedelic jam rock
Project Object Featuring Ike Willis: Absolutely Live
(2000, Phoenix Presents) (playing violin) Frank
Zappa
tribute.<>
Atoosa: Sound Travels (2000) (playing violin) pop
Allessandra Belloni: Tarantata Dance of the Ancient
Spider (2000, Soundstrue) (playing violin) Southern
Italian
Folk/Brazilian
Light
Vector: Naked Souls (2000) (playing violin) new age/Christian
References
Mike Barry
Director of American Studio of Music (NYC)
250 w. 54th st. 6th floor suite 615
New York, NY 10019
212-757-3255
email: info@aiguitar.com
www.aiguitar.com
David N. Baker
Director of Jazz dept. Indiana University
1901 E. Marilyn Dr.
Bloomington, IN 47406
812-336-1940
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