Wilder Deitz

Wilder Deitz grew up playing on tour with his father, singer-songwriter Ritt Deitz. Wilder started leading his own groups in middle and high school, eventually studying creative music under NEA Jazz Master Richard Davis at the University of Wisconsin. Since then Wilder has performed on festival, opera house, and performing arts stages across the Midwest, as well as on television and the radio. Today Wilder serves as Creative Director for the Wilder Deitz School for Creative Music, and splits his time between touring with his band and passing on his craft to the next generation of creative musicians.