Eric Ineke

Eric Ineke (Photo: Marc Heeman)

Eric Alexander Ineke (* 1. April 1947 in Haarlem ) is a Dutch drummer of modern jazz .

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Ineke is mainly self-taught on the drums , but had a few lessons with Jan de Gelder and John Engels . From 1965 he performed with Henny Vonk and Ferdinand Povel , then also with Rein de Graaff , Rob Madna , Piet Noordijk , Pim and Ruud Jacobs , Wim Overgaauw and Frans Elsen . Between 1971 and 1989 he was a member of the Rein de Graaff / Dick Vennik Quartet and Rob Agerbeek's bands . With the trio of de Graaff (to which Koos Serierse belonged for a time) he accompanied soloists such as Dexter Gordon , Dizzy Gillespie , Johnny Griffin , George Coleman , Al Cohn , Carmell Jones and Lee Konitz in Europe and also appeared at numerous international festivals. He was also traveling with Charles Loos and John Ruocco and accompanied Jimmy Raney . Since 1984 he has been part of the Dutch Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Jerry van Rooyen and John Ruocco. Since the early 1990s he first formed a trio with Wolfert Brederode and Gulli Gudmundsson , from which the Wolfert Brederode / Eric Ineke Quintet developed. Since 1999 he also played in the band Nimbus . In 2011 Ineke and his quintet performed at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City with Deborah Brown .

Ineke is a member of the teaching staff at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag . In 2012 his book The Ultimate Sideman was published . He can also be heard on albums by Barry Harris , Don Friedman , Ronnie Cuber , Dave Pike / Charles McPherson , Sam Most and Ben Webster .

He is married to the flautist Marjo Emmery.

personal data
SURNAME	Ineke, Eric
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ineke, Eric Alexander (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch modern jazz drummer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 1, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH	Haarlem