Rob van den Broeck
Robert "Rob" van den Broeck (* 1. December 1940 in Hilversum , † 30 April 2012 in Enter , Overijssel ) was a Dutch pianist of modern jazz and painter .
Life
Van den Broeck had piano lessons as a child. From 1957 to 1962 he studied graphics at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and a little later at the Conservatory in Hilversum. From 1961 he was part of Dick Vennik's group; then he formed a trio with Henny Vonk and Tony Vos. Since the mid-1960s he has accompanied musicians such as Ben Webster , Dexter Gordon and Louis Hayes on their tours through the Dutch jazz clubs and was involved in recordings by Joe Farrell , Clint Houston , Wilton Gaynair and Billy Higgins . Then he became a member of Chris Hinze's band , with whom he recorded several albums. From 1975 to 1977 he was a pianist at the Nederlands Dans Theater . At the same time he began a long-term collaboration in the group “Third Eye” with the Lower Rhine bassist Ali Haurand , who brought him into his “European Jazz Ensemble” in 1981, but also in combo formations with Gerd Dudek , Tony Oxley and Tony Levin . His own quartet Free Fair has existed for almost as long , which he occasionally expanded with brass from the Metropole Orkest .
With the bassist Wiro Mahieu van den Broeck recorded the duo album "Departures" (1996), which was awarded the Wessel-Ilcken Prize . He has also toured with Masha Bijlsma and with a project by Paul van Kemenade and Eric Vloeimans and has worked on recordings by Alan Skidmore , Kenny Wheeler and Yvon Walter. He has appeared in the piano quartet Traveling Light with Albert van Veenendaal, Cor Fuhler and Sylvie Courvoisier .
From 1980 to 2000 van den Broek taught piano as a major at the University of the Arts in Arnhem . He also emerged as a painter through several exhibitions.
Rob van den Broeck died on April 30, 2012 at the age of 71.
Lexigraphic entries
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon. Volume 2: M – Z (= rororo-Sachbuch. Vol. 16513). 2nd Edition. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-499-16513-9 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Rob van den Broeck in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website (Dutch)
- Departures
- Exhibition and concert
Individual evidence
- ^ Pianist Rob van den Broeck overleden. Information on the website of Jazzenzo magazine (Dutch) of April 30, 2012. Retrieved on May 3, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Broeck, Rob van den |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Broeck, Robert van den (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch jazz pianist and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hilversum |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 30, 2012 |
| Place of death | Enter (Overijssel) |