Frits Landesbergen
Frits Landesbergen (born January 18, 1961 in Voorschoten ) is a Dutch jazz musician ( vibraphone , drums ) and arranger .
Live and act
Landesbergen comes from a musical family; his father was a guitarist. His uncle of the same name is also active as a jazz musician (vibraphone, piano). In 1985 he graduated from the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam .
Landesbergen first played in the Hoornse Big Band and in the trio of Pim Jacobs , before he founded his own band (with Rein de Graaff , Harry Emmery and Eric Ineke ). He accompanied Ann Burton in the Rob Agerbeek trio . With Bernard Berkhout he formed the Duo Berkland . He continued to perform with musicians such as Cor Bakker, Georgie Fame , Milt Jackson , Toots Thielemans , Eddie Daniels , Scott Hamilton , Joe Pass , Buddy DeFranco , Monty Alexander , Harry Allen and Francesca Tandoi. He is also involved in albums with the hr big band ("Swinging Christmas", 2001), Johnny Meijer , Laura Fygi , Madeline Bell , the Rosenberg Trio , Thijs van Leer , the Metropole Orkest , the London Symphony Orchestra and the singer Giovanca.
Landesbergen is a lecturer in vibraphone, percussion and ensemble playing at the Hague Conservatory .
Prizes and awards
In 1986, Landesbergen received the Wessel-Ilcken Young Talent Award and the Pall Mall Swing Award .
Discographic notes
- Ultimate Swing (1987)
- Alone Together (1988)
- Groovy Mallets (1991)
- Frits & Friends Melange (1993, with Cor Bakker, Edwin Corzilius, Hans Dekker , Jeroen de Rijk)
- Frits meets Louis van Dijk , Two of a Kind (1995, with Edwin Corzilius, John Engels )
- Jeff Hamilton Trio featuring Frits Landesbergen Dynavibes (with Larry Fuller, Lynn Seaton , 1996)
- Frits Landesbergen & Jeroen de Rijk: First Moves featuring Jimmy Haslip , Izaline Calister (2002)
- Frits Landesbergen Quartet De Doelen Session (2009)
- Willem Hellbreker / Frits Landesbergen Quartet Saxvibes (2010)
Web links
- Works by Frits Landesbergen in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry (Muziekencyclopedie)
- Portrait (jazzhelden.nl)
- Frits Landesbergen at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Landesbergen, Frits |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch jazz musician (vibraphone, drums) and arranger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Voorschoten , Netherlands |