Clemens van der Feen
Clemens van der Feen (* 1980 ) is a Dutch jazz musician ( double bass , bass guitar , composition ) of modern jazz .
Live and act
Van der Feen began singing and playing bass in his older brothers' band ( The Feenbrothers ) at the age of eleven . He later studied jazz and classical bass at the Conservatories of Amsterdam and Detmold and graduated with honors in both fields. He first embarked on a classical career and performed with the Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Orkest van de Achttiende Eeuw . Then he chose jazz and took private lessons in New York from Ben Street and John Patitucci . The first recordings were made in 2004 with Rob van Bavel ( Piano Grand Slam ). In the following years he played a. a. with Reinier Baas , Jasper Blom , Ernst Glerum , Robin Verheyen , Michael Moore , Joost Swart , Cor Bakker , Jesse van Ruller and Francien van Tuinen .
In 2010 he founded the Clemens van der Feen Band . Toots Thielemans was a guest on their album entitled High Places (2011) . In 2012 he recorded the album 14 PM under his own name , on which Paul van der Feen , Harmen Fraanje and Onno Govaert participated. Most recently he continued to work with musicians such as Tutu Puoane , Franz von Chossy , Dré Pallemaerts , Keno Harriehausen , Pablo Held , Sebastian Gille , Marc Copland , Billy Hart , Becca Stevens & Metropole Orkest , Paul Lay , Jason Seizer , Joris Roelofs and Tineke Postma . In the field of jazz he was involved in 21 recording sessions between 2004 and 2016.
Discographic notes
- Jan Menu & Jasper Soffers : Dutch Songbook (Dig Diz Music, 2010, with Hans van Oosterhout )
- High Places (2011, with Harmen Fraanje, Jesse van Ruller, Flin van Hemmen and Paul van der Feen, Toots Thielemans)
- Paul van der Feen, Anton Goudsmit , Roy Dackus , Clemens van der Feen: Odyssey (Tree of Life, 2013)
Web links
- Clemens van der Feen's website
- Clemens van der Feen at Allmusic (English)
- Clemens van der Feen at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Fairies, Clemens van der |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch jazz musician (bass) |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1980 |