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With
only 3 years of musical
experience, Demetrius J. Turner II, nicknamed “DJ” has received
local notoriety in the Philadelphia, Delaware and New Jersey area
for his musical ability in both playing jazz and classical music. 13
months after his first saxophone lesson, he won first place at the
Kennett Symphony Instrumental Contest. His first love is the alto
saxophone, but he plays flute and some piccolo as well. Demetrius
(13 yrs. old) has been featured on local television in Philadelphia
and Delaware and was featured in a Philadelphia musical production
as the young Charlie Parker. He’s performed with the Philadelphia
Clef Club of Jazz at The Clifford Brown (Delaware), The Tony
Williams (New Jersey), and Cape May (New Jersey) Jazz Festivals and
the United Nations in New York. Demetrius has performed for
countless sorority and fraternal functions and recently performed
for the Catholic Bishop of Wilmington, Del. and several hundred of
his guests. He recently received a Music Excellence Award from
Wilmington’s Mayor, James Baker, and the Council of Jazz Advocates (COJA).
Demetrius was recently honored to be a guest performer for the
Delaware based, U.S. Chemical giant, E.I. duPont’s MLK celebration
at the Wilmington’s Chase One Convention Center, which he performed
for 5,000 Delawareans and guest speaker, actor Danny Glover.
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DJ was awarded the 2007 Music
in Park Festival's Most Outstanding Soloist at Hershey Park's
Eastern Band Competition on May 19th. Bands from Pennsylvania,
Virginia and Maryland competed. DJ performed with his "new" middle
school jazz band from Winchester, Virginia. |
