Jasper Soffers
Jasper Soffers (born February 21, 1973 in Bergen op Zoom ) is a Dutch jazz musician ( piano , also synthesizer , composition ).
Live and act
Soffers started playing the piano when he was twelve years old. After graduating from high school, he enrolled at the Rotterdam Conservatory , where he studied with Rob Kreefel and Jan Laurens Hartong. In 1999 he completed his studies as a companion with cum laude .
As a pianist, Soffers is a member of the Metropole Orkest , where he has accompanied soloists such as Gino Vannelli , Bob Brookmeyer , John Scofield , Herbie Hancock and Toots Thielemans . Together with the saxophonist Jan Menu , he leads a quartet with whom he recorded the album Dutch Songbook . He is also part of the Till Brönner Band and the Bart Wirtz Quartet. He can also be heard on albums by Henny Vrienten, Elvis Costello , Barry Hay , Michel Banabila , Markus Stockhausen and Tori Amos .
As a lecturer in jazz piano , he teaches at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag and the Prins Claus Conservatorium . In 2012 he received the sports jacket culture award in his hometown.
Discographic notes
- Jan Menu & Jasper Soffers Dutch Songbook (Dig Diz Music 2010, with Clemens van der Feen , Hans van Oosterhout )
- Till Brönner Till Brönner ( Verve Records 2012)
- Bart Wirtz feat. Sean Jones Interview ( Challenge Records 2014)
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Soffers, Jasper |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch jazz musician (piano, composition) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bergen op Zoom |