Active as a performer and composer in the field of jazz/improvised music and music-theatre, the Romanian-born musician George Dumitriu plays viola, violin and electric guitar with an insight into laptop electronics. Coming from a classical music background, he studied in Bucharest, Groningen, Amsterdam and New York. He collaborated with artists such as Ambrose Akinmusire, Theo Loevendie, Ab Baars, Michel Godard, Ack van Rooyen, Michael Moore, Peter Herbolzheimer, Benny Golson, Dick Oatts, Kaja Draksler. He performs internationally with a variety of projects (DUMItRIO, Sanem Kalfa, Kaja Draksler Octet, Alex Simu Quintet, I/O, Re-fuse, Steven Kamperman Trio, Nationale Opera & Ballet Amsterdam) and is collaborating as a teacher with Conservatory of Amsterdam, Prins Claus Conservatorium and Utrecht Conservatory. He is a founding member of Romanian Jazz International.