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Instrument: Vibraphone
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by Peter J. Hoetjes
Less than five hundred people reside in Aartswoud, a tiny village situated in the northern half of The Netherlands, some sixty kilometers from the city of Amsterdam. Its horizon, interrupted only by scattered far-off buildings, occasional wiry trees, and the sleek, aluminum windmills replacing the wooden variety romanticized by the country's seventeenth century painters, hovers improbably over miles of flat, irrigated farmland. The narrow vein of Schoolstrat provides what little commercial development the town has to offer, and is home ...
read moreVincent Houdijk & VinnieVibes: Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival
by Peter J. Hoetjes
Since the making of his 2013 debut album, 15, Dutch vibraphonist Vincent Houdijk has released two live recordings, each showcasing a mix of songs both old and new. His quintet, aptly named VinnieVibes, consists of Floris Van Der Vlugt on both alto and soprano saxophone, Gersom Raams on guitar, Sven Happel on double bass/bass guitar, and Haye Jellema on drums. One might think that in a country a third the size of New York, finding suitable musicians to occupy a ...
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