Roland Dahinden
direction
born 1962 in Zug, Switzerland
studies in trombone and composition at Musikhochschule Graz (Georg F. Haas), Scuola di Musica di Fiesole (Vinko Globokar), Wesleyan University Connecticut (Anthony Braxton, Alvin Lucier; M.A.) and Birmingham University England (Vic Hoyland; PhD.)
as a composer he collaborated with visual artists Inge Dick, Sol LeWitt etc.
exhibitions with sound installations and sculptors
as a trombonist he spezializes in the performance of contemporary music and improvisation/jazz,
composers such as Peter Ablinger, Maria de Alvear,
performed with Anthony Braxton, Miles Davis, Pièrre Favre, George Gruntz, Quincy Jones etc.
CD releases for Leo Records London, Mode Rec. NYC, Hat Hut Basel, Col Legno Vienna, Lovely Music NYC, Black Saint Milano, Creative Works Zurich, Warner Bros. NYC, Zytglogge Berne, Splash Rec. Roma, Klangschnitte Graz, World Music Cologna, Braxton House NYC, Amadeo PloyGram Vienna, MGB Zurich