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Fee Aaij

Fee Aaij (18) is a Dutch pianist and composer but rather describes herself as a storyteller.

About Me

Fee Aaij (18) is a Dutch pianist and composer but rather describes herself as a storyteller.

Transferring love for art through art is what she stands for. Fee is bandleader of the two groups: ‘Fee Aaij Qwartet’ and ‘The Starpeople’. In these projects the emphasis lies on conceptualism and the use of different art forms. Her expressive sound carries an activist meaning with speaking themes and improvisations.

Fee’s genres are fluid: from jazz and classical to punk. Artists like; David Bowie, Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner, Bobby Timmons, Oscar Peterson, Radiohead, W.A. Mozart, Brad Mehldau and J.S. Bach are sacred to her.

Music was introduced into Fee’s life by the church organ. Nevertheless, in her teenage years the tables turned first towards rock and then towards jazz music. Taught by her dear teacher and mentor Hans Kwakkernaat, Fee started her studies jazz piano at the ArtEZ Conservatory in Arnhem at 15 years old. Schooled by the pianists Jeroen van Vliet and Robert-Jan Vermeulen she plans on getting her Bachelor of Music in 2025. Thereafter Fee aims to get a degree in art history. *

*Besides music Fee is also very passionate about art history. In 2021 she wrote a book called ‘De Blik’ about French Impressionism and won the grand prize at the Junior Fellowship competition of the Rijks Museum in Amsterdam. https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/pers/persberichten/frederieke-aaij-en-suzanne-visser-winnaars-van- rijksmuseum-junior-fellowship-2021