Will Dickerson’s first introduction to gypsy jazz was a fluke. He was walking to school in Montreal when he stumbled into Denis Chang jamming on the lawn of McGill University. He was so impressed that he asked Denis to teach him the style, and Denis did just that. Apparently he did a good job…
A month later, Will was playing rhythm on tour with Denis and Tcha Limberger. Will spent the next year as Denis’s homestay student and studio assistant, brushing shoulders with some of the greats including Biréli Lagrène, Angelo Debarre, and Adrien Moignard. During this time, will gigged regularly in Montreal and released an EP with his Trio, Swing Theory.
After graduating from University, Will wanted to get closer to the heart of the music, so he packed his bags and moved to Paris where he spent many late evenings jamming and forming fruitful musical connections. These days, many of those musical connections are down Austin way. They sound like this…
