Dominik Burkhalter (born 1975 in Zurich) is a Swiss bandleader, composer and drummer. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Location within Switzerland   Zürich[?] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ...

Life

He started playing the drums in 1982, and began his studies at the Jazz School Lucerne in 1995, where he majored in drums in 1999. Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... Location within Switzerland View of the city from Lake Lucerne Another view across Lake Lucerne The Lion Monument Lucerne (German: Luzern) is a city in Central Switzerland with a population of 60,274 (December 31, 2003), capital of the Canton of Lucerne. ...

Dominik Burkhalter founded the bands Dom and Asphalt Jungle. He currently lives in Zurich and teaches drums and rhythm at the Jazz Department of the Lucerne College of Music. Rhythm (Greek ρυθμός = tempo) is the variation of the duration of sounds or other events over time. ... A music school or conservatory (American English) — also known as a conservatoire (British English) or a conservatorium (Australian English) — is an institution dedicated to teaching the art of music, including the playing of musical instruments, musical composition, musicianship, music history, and music theory. ...

Discography (selected)

• Burkhalter Suhner Gisler "Bus Trip" 2005
• Asphalt Jungle "Last one shuts the door" 2005
• Manufactur "Rong Dob" 2005
• Chris Wiesendanger Nonett "undersong" 2005
• Dom "Dissolved" 2005
• Adrian Frey Septet "Seven Songs" 2004
• Reto Suhner Quartet "Montag" 2003
• Asphalt Jungle "Sick of Industry-Driven Music" 2003
• Moe "Reflections" 2003
• Dom "Twilight" 2002
• Reto Suhner Quartet "Born in Herisau" 2001
• Manufactur "#2" 2001
• Adrian Frey Septet "The Sign" 2000

See also

• Drummer jokes

Drummers and percussionists are the butt of countless jokes, often impugning their musicianship and/or their intelligence. ...

External links

• Official home page
• Asphalt Jungle home page
• Dom home page
• photos by Mark Wohlrab

Sources

• [www.musikhochschule.ch/pdf/dozierendenverzeichnis2005.pdf]
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