Joris Teepe
Joris Teepe (* 1962 ) is a Dutch jazz musician ( double bass , composition ) and university lecturer , who temporarily lived in the United States .
Live and act
Teepe was active in the Dutch jazz scene from the 1980s; first recordings were made in 1990 with the Bram Wynands Trio ( Easy to Love ). In 1992 he moved to New York City, where he took lessons from Ron Carter . In the following years he led a joint quintet with Don Braden (also Tom Harrell , Cyrus Chestnut and Carl Allen ), with whom he recorded the album Pay As You Earn in 1994 . In the field of jazz he was involved in 39 recording sessions between 1990 and 2016, including a. with Deborah Brown , Antonio Ciacca , Fay Claassen , Maximilian Geller , Barend Middelhoff , Shingo Okudaira , Lewis Porter , Jeanfrançois Prins and Jason Seizer .
Since 2001 he has been part of the Rashied Ali quintet for nine years . He also worked with musicians such as Benny Golson , Sonny Fortune , Billy Hart and Randy Brecker . Teepe recorded a number of albums under his own name. He also worked as a composer, music producer and university lecturer; he heads the jazz department at the Prins Claus Conservatory in Groningen and was previously a professor at Queens College .
In 2004 Joris Teepe was nominated for the Bird Award in the category Artist deserving against recognition at the North Sea Jazz Festival .
Discographic notes
- Bottom Line ( Mons Records , 1995), with Tom Harrell, Noah Bless , Don Braden, Darrell Grant , Carl Allen
- For Adults Only (Post Cards, 1998), with Chris Potter , Don Braden, David Hazeltine , Bruce Cox
- Joris Teepe & the New York Comes to Groningen Ensemble (Plant Arts, 2004)
- Going Dutch (Twinz, 2005), with Randy Brecker , Don Braden, George Colligan , Gene Jackson
- The Intercontinental Jazz Trio: Live at the Bimhuis (Via, 2012), with Tim Armacost , Shingo Okudaira
- Workaholic (Unseen Rain, 2014), with Josh Evans , Adam Kolker , Jon Davis , Mike Clark
- Joris Teepe & Don Braden: Conversations (Creative Perspective Music, 2016)
- In the Spirit of Rashied Ali (Jazz Tribes, 2018)
Web links
- Web presence
- Joris Teepe at Allmusic (English)
- Joris Teepe at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Teepe, Joris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1962 |