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Education
Throughout high school and college Van Roon was studying with Dutch
jazz pianists Frans Elsen and Rob van Kreeveld and classical piano with
Geoffrey Madge and Lanny Kho. In 1986 Marc did the Berklee School of
Music summer course in Perugia, Italy. Upon graduation from the Royal
Music Conservatory in The Hague in May 1991, he began postgraduate
studies in New York ('92-'93) with pianists Richie Beirach, Kenny
Werner and Barry Harris.
Performed /
recorded with
Clarck Terry, David Liebman, Charlie Mariano, Art Farmer, Dick de
Graaf, Tony Lakatos, Billy Hart, Santi Di Briano, Ebony Big Band,
Sabine Meyer, Peggie Larson, Fay Claassen, Clifford Adam, Chuck
Findley, Bob Findley, Ack van Rooyen.
other activities
For the Netherlands Dance Theatre in The Hague Marc composed and
arranged ballet music for choreographer Paul Lightfoot's 'softly as I
leave you' in 1994 and for Johan Inger's choreography Melantid in 1995.
Marc is currectly a music educator at the jazz conservatories in
Groningen and The Hague.
Marc van Roon founded the organisation Art in Rhythm together with
percussionist Joshua
Samson in
'96. Art in Rhythm is now a multinational training organisation
designing and running creative learning and performance programmes
through the utilisation of the art of music and improvisation for
groups and organisations. Marc & Art in Rhythm have been invited to
contribute to the wellbeing, growth and development of large
corporations, governments, management training centres, learning
communities, and think-tank centres world-wide by using the art of
interactive performance, listening, creativity and improvisation.
In 2001 two solo projects have been released on Apple on the Moon
records. Firstly, a duo album with David Liebman, containing a
selection of free improvised dialogues. Secondly, a quartet album with
Liebman, percussionist Joshua Samson and cellist Ernst Reijseger.
Marc van Roon.Com for
more information
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Frans van der Hoeven
Bassplayer, Composer, Arranger, Soloperformer, Teacher, Multi
Instrumentalist.
Plays with:
Jesse van Ruller Trio
Eef Albers Trio
Fay Claasen Band
Red Yellow & Blue
Jeroen van Vliet trio
Played with:
Clark Terry, Woody Shaw, Barney Wilen, Jack deJohnette, Eivind Aarset,
Harry Sweets Edison, Art Farmer, Ronnie Cuber, Tom Harrel, Lee Konitz,
Dee Dee Bridgewater,Toots Thielemans, Kurt Rosenwinkel and more…
Recorded with:
The Toon Roos Quartet, Rob Madna,Jesse van Ruller,Han Bennink, Diederik
Wissels/David Linx, Art Farmer, Charlie Mariano,Fairouz,Lew Tabackin,
the Dutch Jazz Orchestra and others.
Frans van der Hoeven.Com for
more information
Roy Dackus (‘64) has started to play the drums at the age of 5. As his
father was a professional drummer the drumkit was always available at
the ‘Dackus’ home. In 1983 he started to study drums at the Hilversum
Conservatory were he graduated ‘cum laude’ in 1987. By that time his
musical career was already established by playing in groups like the
Toon Roos Quartet and the European Jazz Trio.
During the years he has performed and recorded withJazz giants as Art
Farmer, Ernie Watts, Bob Malach and Toots Thielemans. But also pop
artists like Jan Akkerman, Trijntje Oosterhuis and Georgie Fame are
included in his versaitle career as a drummer. As a producer he
recorded the award winning ‘Jamesz trio’ and Guitarist ‘Eef Albers’ At
the moment Roy is touring with the Michiel Borstlap trio, Trijntje
Oosterhuis, the ‘Mike del Ferro Belcanto trio and the European Jazz
Trio.
Roy
Dackus.Com for
more information