John Engels
John Engels , also Johnny Engels, (born May 13, 1935 in Groningen ) is a Dutch jazz drummer.
Life
Engels comes from a musical family (his father John Engels Sr., born 1913, was also a drummer and also a double bass player) and grew up in The Hague . His interest in jazz arose when his father took him to the " Jazz at the Philharmonic " concerts, where he a. a. Hank Jones and Ray Brown listened. From 1953 Engels worked professionally as a drummer, first in the trio of Pia Beck , then in Germany with the Surinamese saxophonist Kid Dynamite and for ten years in the "Diamond Five" of the pianist Cees Slinger . He was also a member of Boy Edgar's big band and played on numerous radio and television shows (with the trio Louis van Dijk , of which Jacques Schols was a member). Engels has accompanied jazz musicians such as Stan Getz , Ben Webster , Phil Woods , Dizzy Gillespie , Johnny Griffin , Clifford Brown , Tommy Flanagan and Wynton Marsalis . From 1986 to 1987 he toured Japan with Chet Baker , which he himself sees as one of the highlights of his career. Of his records and CDs (he plays on over 140) nine have won an Edison Prize .
In 1985 he won the Bird Award at the North Sea Jazz Festival , where he also performs regularly. In 1988 he received the Boy Edgar Prize . In 2001 he was made Knight of the Order of Oranje-Nassau by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. 1987 to 1993 and 2000 to 2002 he won the Benelux Award for best drummer every year .
literature
- Jeroen de Valk : ›Hé vogel, wanneer spelen we weer?‹. Het musical leven van John Engels. Amsterdam, Gennep 2015; ISBN 9789461643643
Web links
- Sound carriers by John Engels in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography at music mondial
- Interview 2006
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Engels, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Groningen |