Louis van Dijk
Louis van Dijk , sometimes on record covers as Louis van Dyke (born November 27, 1941 in Amsterdam ; † April 12, 2020 ), was a Dutch pianist of classical music and jazz .
Live and act
Van Dijk is the son of the sexton of the Prinsessekerk in Amsterdam . He studied with the organist Piet van Egmond and from 1959 at the Amsterdam Conservatory with Jaap Callenbach classical piano and with a minor organ with Simon C. Jansen. In 1964 he graduated cum laude from his studies. He was also interested in jazz as a student (with role models such as Oscar Peterson , Bill Evans , Bud Powell ) and won the 1961 competition at the Loosdrecht jazz festival . In 1964 he released his first album with his own trio ("Trio / Quartet"), which won the Edison Jazz Award (with vibraphonist Carl Schulze as an addition to the quartet), followed in 1966 by "What Now My Love". At that time John Engels (drums) and Jacques Schols (bass) played in his trio . From the 1990s he often appeared as part of the “Gevleugelde Vrienden” (Vleugel stands for grand piano) with the pianist Pim Jacobs and Pieter van Vollenhoven, the husband of Princess Margriet (sister of the former Dutch Queen Beatrix ), who also plays the piano. Since the death of Pim Jacobs, they have also performed in a duo. In his career he played a. a. with Rogier van Otterloo , Dizzy Gillespie , Thad Jones , Frank Rosolino , Toots Thielemans , Cor Bakker and Michel Legrand . He accompanied the classical soprano Elly Ameling and Herman van Veen as well as Astrud Gilberto , Ann Burton and Rita Reys . In 2005 he played at a charity concert at the Concertgebouw for the victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans .
Van Dijk was the father of the TV presenter Selma van Dijk, who occasionally played concerts with her father (recording "Van Brubeck tot Bannink"). In the last years of his life he suffered from Alzheimer's disease and gave his farewell concert at the Loosdrecht Jazz Festival in 2018 .
Discography
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements´ (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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 NL
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| 1969 | Pavane |
NL11 (9 weeks) NL |
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| 1976 | Musica per la notte di natale |
NL10 (3 weeks) NL |
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| 1981 | The land is successful |
NL41 (3 weeks) NL |
with Thijs van Leer & Rogier van Otterloo
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| 1987 | Gevleugelde vrienden - de mooiste Gershwin melodieën |
NL74 (1 week) NL |
with Pieter van Vollenhoven, Pim Jacobs , Laurens van Rooyen, Orkest olv Harry van Hoof
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| 1991 | Play - 4 CD Collection |
NL77 (3 weeks) NL |
with Pim Jacobs
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Web links
- Homepage
- Louis van Dijk at keep swinging
- Louis van Dijk at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Louis van Dijk, klassiek schoolde jazz pianist, overleden (78). NOS, April 12, 2020, accessed April 12, 2020 (Dutch).
- ↑ Loosdrecht Jazz Festival 2018 (Youtube)
- ↑ Chart sources: NL
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dijk, Louis van |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dyke, Louis van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 2020 |