Wim Dijkgraaf

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Wim Dijkgraaf (* 4. October 1970 in Apeldoorn ) is a Dutch harmonica players of modern jazz , who is also a composer is.

Dijkgraaf, who should not be confused with the bassist of the same name, played the organ as a child; then clarinet and trombone were added. After school he studied composition and contemporary music at the Tilburg Conservatory with Alexandru Hrisanide . At this time he discovered the harmonica, initially influenced by Toots Thielemans . He was active both as a composer and a jazz soloist in Europe and increasingly also in Brazil. In 2008 he moved to Ceará ; since 2011 he has lived in Rio de Janeiro .

Discographic notes

  • Introducting Wim Dijkgraaf (with Jan van Eerd & Bas Maarsen, 1992)
  • The Wim Dijkgraaf Trio Live (with Peter Mingaars, Henk de Laat, 1993)
  • The Wim Dijkgraaf Quartet Live at Bourbon Street (with Peter Mingaars (g), Henk de Laat (b), Maarten van Bakel, 1994)
  • Fulvia di Domenico La ballata dei piedi volanti (with Marijn van der Linden, Noa Stroeter, Matthias Haffner, 2010)
  • Dumee & Dijkgraaf Quinteto Heloisando (with Jan Dumee, Kiko Continentino, Paulo Russo, Marcio Bahia, 2011)

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personal data
SURNAME Dijkgraaf, Wim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch harmonica player and composer
DATE OF BIRTH 4th October 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Apeldoorn