- Vlad Popescu
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Vlad Popescu
Background =
Born = birth date and age|1977|8|21
Bucharest ,România
Instrument = drums
Genre =Jazz
Occupation =Musician
Years_active = 1992 - present
Associated_acts =
URL = [http://www.vladpopescu.ro Official website]Education
* School of Music no.2,Bucharest (1983-1984) Department of Musical Interpretation – Piano
* School of Music no.5,Bucharest (1984-1988) Department of Musical Interpretation – Piano
* High School of Music Dinu Lipatti,Bucharest (1988-1996) Department of Musical Interpretation - Drums & Percussion
* National University of Music Bucharest (1996-2001) Department of Musical Interpretation – Drums & Percussion
* University Professor at The National University of Music (2004-present)Biography
Born (August 21, 1977) in
Bucharest Romania in a musicians family, he approached the world of sounds at the age of 6. He started to co-operate with theNational Radio Orchestra of Romania in 1992. In 1996, he became the second percussionist inGeorge Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra .Performance
Collaborates with The Radio Big Band Orchestra, National Radio Orchestra, performs in jazz clubs and jazz festivals. Touring in Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria as a drummer and percussionist, hired for studio recording sessions (Romanian folk and pop music) live and TV shows.
Musicians he played with: Garbis Dedeian, Mircea Tiberian, Sorin Romanescu, Cristian Soleanu, Guido Manusardi, Tom Smith, Marcinho Eiras,
Jazz festivals: Jazz Festival Bucharest (2001, 2002, 2003), Jazz Festival Brasov 2001, 2006, Jazzy Spring 2006
* 1996 – second percussionist at The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra.
* 1998 – became member of the percussion ensemble Game.
* 1998 – first prize for modern music with the percussion ensemble Game.
* 1999 – Jazz Festival Costineşti ’99 Prize Laureate.
* 2000 – leader of Modern Jazz Group (featuring Cristian Soleanu on soprano & tenor sax)
* 2004 – member of Decebal Badila trio
* 2006 – Mamaia 2006 National Pop Festival Prize Laureate TVR Award
* 2006 – co-leader of Joy of Life project (with Decebal Badila and Petrica Andrei)
* 2007 - First Prize for the best Jazz CD of 2006
* since 2004 - Professor at National Music University in Bucharest (drums and percussion jazz section)References
[http://www.vladpopescu.ro www.vladpopescu.ro] - official site
[http://2z.ro/page.php?n01=01&n02=04 Vlad Popoescu's profile] - on 2z.ro
[http://www.allaboutjazz.com/vladpopescu Artist's profile @ All About Jazz ]Citation
last = Oregano
first = Ronaldo
title = The Romanian/American Jazz Suite Debuts in New York
date =2007-04-11
url=http://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/6855/117/
accessdate = 2008-05-03 .
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