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 Frank van der Kooij
Frank van der Kooij (1957, the Netherlands, Rotterdam) started his musical career at the age of 5. While his father, brother and sister were forever playing the piano Frank happily turned to playing the recorder until he was introduced to the saxophone when he was 14 and instantly fell in love with it. Three years later he performed at the Rotterdam Concert Centre with the first Dutch-Surinam afro-jazz band Toemoekhoemak (Tumuk humak), a formation that combined fusion and free jazz.
In 1985 he met English bass player Hugh Hopper and he soon joined the Hugh Hopper Band. After many tours and concerts in Europe they produced Carousel (1995).
Meanwhile, Frank started his own improvisation band NDIO in 2001. NDIO, including Hugh Hopper, has been very successful from the very first time they got on stage. The entire mix of musicians and styles involved in this project are typical for van der Kooij. NDIO epitomizes the approach he has had throughout his musical career to date: exploring different musical styles and bringing them together resulting in a fluid and “airy” fusion of jazz with elements of rock, folk, ambient, classical music and sampling. |
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 Hugh Hopper
Founder member of the legendary "Canterbury Scene" in the 60's, played with Soft Machine and many other musicians from all around the world as well as recording his own solo projects. Famous for his fuzz bass sound live and on disk, and a master of loops and soundscapes. Lees verder... |
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Kim Weemhoff
Drummer/percussionist Kim Weemhoff speelde op 18 jarige leeftijd bij rock-band Diesel die in 1980 in Canada op 1 stonden en waarmee hij in Canada en de VS toerde op19-jarige leeftijd, daarna speelde hij in de jazzformatie van componist Chiel Meyering. Vanaf 1985 tourde Kim intensief met saxofoniste Candy Dulfer tot 1989. Lees verder...
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 Robert Jarvis
A well known improviser, playing trombone with a variety of ensembles, including The London Improvisers Orchestra and Asphodele Danses Envol, in Paris. As well as his performing work he works as a sound artist, creating installations for both gallery and outside spaces. In 2005 and 2006 he was the winner of the British Composer Awards in their New Media Category. |
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 Niels Brouwer
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 Pieter Bast
Pieter Bast werd op 27 April 1964 geboren te Conflans St. Honorine , Frankrijk. Op 13-jarige leeftijd begon hij slagwerk te spelen en studeerde in 1988 af aan het Sweelinck Conservatorium te Amsterdam als Docerend en Uitvoerend Musicus Geïmproviseerde Muziek.
Van 1985 tot 1988 leidde hij met succes zijn eigen kwintet “ PB – 5 “, waarmee hij verschillende prijzen won, o.a. in 1986 de eerste prijs van het NOS – Meervaart Jazzfestival in Amsterdam en tevens de solistenprijs.
Vanaf 1988 tot heden heeft hij aan tal van projecten zijn medewerking verleend en samengewerkt met gerenommeerde musici uit binnen – en buitenland (o.a. Kenny Wheeler, Eddie Bert, Urbie Green, Charlie Mariano, Eric Vloeimans, Hans Dulfer, Michiel Borstlap, Dick de Graaf, The European Concert Orchestra,
Hugh Hopper, Amina Figarova, Denise Jannah, Pierre Blanchard en Luluk Purwanto ) en hiermee concerten verzorgd in Europa, Afrika, Indonesië, het Midden Oosten en Canada.
Deze projecten zijn te beluisteren op ruim 30 CD ’s die in de afgelopen jaren zijn uitgebracht op diverse labels in binnen – en buitenland.
Momenteel is hij o.a. met de volgende groepen op tournee: Paul van Kemenade Quintet , Fay Victor Band, Steam Team, Marnix Busstra Quartet.
Als docent slagwerk is hij verbonden aan het Koninklijk Conservatorium te Brussel, België en het Factorium te Tilburg, Nederland. |
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 Michel Delville
has been performing and composing alternative
music since the mid-1980s. His most recent projects include the
internationally acclaimed Nu-Rock-Jazz quintet The Wrong Object
(www.wrongobject.com) and Belgian-Swiss punk-jazz combo Trank Zappa Grappa
in Varese (www.myspace;com/trankzappagrappainvarese). He has played and
recorded with Elton Dean, Annie Whitehead, Harry Beckett, Ed Mann, Alex
Maguire, Robin Verheyen, and many others jazz and prog-rock luminaries.
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 Guy Segers
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