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BIO
Dave Hagedorn is an Assistant Professor of Music at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, where he teaches percussion, jazz studies, and world music. He received a DMA in Percussion Performance from the Eastman School of Music,where his principal teacher was John Beck.
He also holds a MM in Percussion Performance from the New England Conservatory where he studied with Vic Firth, of the Boston Symphony, and a BS in Music Education from the University of Minnesota, where he studied with Marv Dahlgren and Paula Culp, of the Minnesota Orchestra.
He attended the Banff Jazz Workshop in 1981 and 1990, studying with vibist Karl Berger, drummers Ed Blackwell, Abraham Adzenyah, and Marvin "Smitty" Smith.
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He recorded two albums with the George Russell Living Time Orchestra on Blue Note Recordings: the "African Game", nominated for a "best big band" Grammy in 1986 , and "So What".
Tours with George Russell included concerts at Kool Jazz Festivals in Saratoga Springs, New York and San Diego, California and club appearances at Sweet Basil in New York City and at the African American Cultural Center in Philadelphia.
He played vibes and marimba on Twin Cities jazz singer Debbie Duncan's album, "It Must be Christmas" on Igmod Recordings.
In 1984, he received an honorable mention award from Down Beat magazine for a performance with alto saxophonist Nelson Rangell.
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Hagedorn has performed in academic settings with: David Berkman, Anthony Braxton, Armen Donelian, Gil Evans, Urbie Green, Haopy Apple, Thad Jones, Vince Mendoza, Tiger Okoshi, Julian Priester, Rufus Reid, Clark Terry, Steve Turre, and Kenny Wheeler.
He has also performed with Anthony Cox, Bobby Shew, and Roy Hargrove. He has appeared on the Prairie Home Companion and Good Evening shows on Minnesota Public Radio, and also at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Jazzfest.
Hagedorn regularly performs in the Twin Cities with groups such as Source Code with Eric Gravatt (former drummer with Weather Report), Apex, the Phil Hey Quartet, Low Blows, Pete Whitman, and SCHAG, a percussion duo with drum set player Dave Schmalenberger.
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Dave plays a Yamaha 3710 vibraphone. In electric situations he plays a Xylosynth made by Wernick Industries.
He is a Yamaha performing artist.
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