Wim de Vries
Wim de Vries (born August 9, 1970 in Dieren ) is a Dutch jazz drummer. Together with René Creemers he forms the duo Drumbassadors .
Life
De Vries played snare drums in a marching band as a child and teenager . From 1986 he studied drums at the Arnhem Conservatory. At the same time he became a member of the Marcus Schinkel Trio with the pianist and keyboardist Marcus Schinkel and the bassist Bas Rietmeijer , with whom he has recorded four albums so far.
He was also a member of the Arnhem Jazz Trio . With the group's pianist, Johan van der Kouwe , he went to the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He then toured with groups like Oostenwind and JazzFactor and took part in a European tour of the Glenn Miller Orchestra .
Between 1999 and 2005 de Vries worked on various theater projects, then he founded the duo The Drumbassadors with René Creemers . He also appeared at festivals with drummers such as Steve Gadd , Virgil Donati , Steve Smith and William Kennedy .
Discography
- Arnhem Jazz Trio: The AJT
- Oostenwind: Stratusphunk
- The JazzFactor: Flying
- Groovability to Swing
- Chicago - The Musical
- Saturday Night Fever
- Drumbassadors Vol. I.
- Drumbassadors Live in New York (2003)
- Ultimate Drummer Weekend Melbourne
- Marcus Schinkel Trio: The First of a Million Tones (1996)
- Marcus Schinkel Trio: News From Beethoven (2004)
- Marcus Schinkel Trio: 9 Symphonies (2009)
- Marcus Schinkel Trio: Crossover Beethoven (2015)
Web links
- Wim de Vries website
- Dutch drummer magazine "Slagwerkkrant" (NL) , accessed on October 4, 2015
- iranian-drummer.com: Tehran's Drums & Percussion Week , accessed October 4, 2015
Individual evidence
- ↑ jazzrocktv.de , accessed on October 4, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vries, Wim de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dieren |