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Ruud Bergamin
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Ruud Bergamin is saxophonist, conductor of big bands and leader of jazzworkshops
RUUD BERGAMIN Saxophonist, composer, arranger, saxophone teacher, leader of jazzworkshops, conductor of big bands Instruments: altosax, sopranosax, baritonesax, tenorsax, clarinet. Was student at Rotterdam Conservatorium (teachers department). Member of NTB and BUMA. Music styles: “neobop”; bebop; mainstream¬jazz; freejazz; improvised muziek; latin¬jazz; swing¬. Compositions and arrangments for big bands, workshops, ensembles, brass band, big band with string ensemble. Orchestras in past and now: Revival Swing Combo, Gijs Hendriks orkest, Utrechts Jazz Orkest, Jazzmijn, De Boven¬toon, Nieuw Rotterdams Peil, B-Wegen, Kapsalon Orkest, Windkracht 13, Enterprise Big Band, Mood Indigo, Kwartet Wim Kegel, “Doodlin”, Brazi¬lian Breeze, Ruud Bergamin Quartet, Windmill Big Band, Aafje de Bloois Quintet, Jazzmer, Harry's Jazz and Blues¬band, B'Bounce Company, Bounce TT, Dizzy Orchestra, Willem Timmermans 4, Cruise Control, Lakers and More. 2024: TangoZZs&World / actual project with themes from classical music, in our own modern arrangements in jazz, tango and latin idiom. 2024: Rotterdam JazzLab. Nine piece formation with own compositions and arrangements in a style releated to Mingus, Monk, Silver and others. Perfomed with Roy Campbell, James Long, Louis van Dijk, Rob van Bavel, Anton Druk¬ker, Tjitze Vogel, Klaas Hekman, Viktor Borkent, Jos Machtel, Anton Burger, Amina Figarova, Hans Mekel, Eelco van de Meeberg, Herman Nijkamp, Pauliina May, Janice Lakers, Marcel Streef, Tony Viola, Cas Berkhout, Wouter Kluck, Coen Aalberts, George van Deijl, Herman de Wit, Frank in Person, Wim Kegel, Ed Baatsen, Dik de Graaf, Alphonso Makovec, Gerhard ten Hoopen, Jos Valster, Rolinha Kross, Arie Kuit, Ilona Checova, Wim Ninaber, Rindert Meijer, Ronald van Driel, Mieke Bom, Dave Anderson, Cas de Marez, Ellie Rietveld, Lenny Ander¬son, Kees Gebuis, Pieter van Santen, Frans van Asperen, Ellert Kramer, Wim Warman. Records and CD's: Utrechts Jazz Orkest (”Someone Looking After You”); FM (”Take Care”); B-WEGEN (”Uit Het Ei”); Eric Kelly (”Two Good Reasons”) (ook blazersar¬r.); Con¬junto Johnny Pinetree (ook blazersarr.); Sweet Beat Quintet; Windmill Big Band; Jazzmer (”Rhythm is our busi¬ness”); Ruud Bergamin Quartet met Roy Campbell; Radio-uitzendingen met B-WEGEN (NOS), Workshoporkest Rotterdam (NOS en VPRO). CD with own compositions: Let’s Walk (2002) , Bermusic . 2014: CD TangoZZs&More. 2023: CD Earthrise, with Rotterdam Jazzlab (original compositions) 2024 CD TangoZZ&World / Dancing With The Classics (arrangementt of classical music to Tango, Latin and Jazz). See www.ruudbergamin.com. Special projects: Filmmusic (1978); Poetry projects with Cas de Marez (1980); Moving Theatre (1980); composions for poems by Manuel Kneepkens (1982); Composition for the Rotterdamse Kunst¬stichting (1988). Composition for Harmonie-orkest and jazzband (1990); VNG-project 1996; Composition for Vertov-film 'De man met de camera' (1998); Arrangments for Koorenhuis Den Haag 1998: Swing, Jump and Jive. Theatre-music for 'Medea' (1999). Arrangements for Aerophonic (big band with string ensemble) (2003); composion for musical “Stijlloos”. Saxophone teacher (since 1987). Leader of jazz workshops (since 1980) Workshop Eras¬mus Universiteit (1980 - 1994); Stichting “Swing”; Haarlemse Jazz Club (1994); Jazzpodium DJS (1992-1998). Diverse work¬shops en projecten voor Stichting Workshop Orkest Rotterdam (sinds 1982); Workshop Gilze (1999, 2000); Workshop Go Jazz Gouda (2000, 2001, 2002). Sinds 2003 workshops voor Stichting Jazz Utrecht. At the moment leader of Jazz Workshops, organised by https://www.veenjazzexpressions.nl/ Published the book Basistheorie Jazzimprovisatie (in Dutch; still available). Published the book Jazztermen van A tot Z (in Dutch, still available) See www.ruudbergamin.com. Was conductor of the Woodstreet Big band (Den Haag); Big Band Blast! (Sliedrecht); Big Band Hook (Oud Beyerland-Klaaswaal) Was ( 2007) conductor of the Musical “STIJLLOOS” http://www.stijlloosgilze.nl/ Current projects: Workshops; conducting for Veenjazzexpressions Band: TangoZZs&More (Wim Warman, Ruzana Tsymbalova, Ruud Bergamin) Rotterdam JazzLab (small big band, 9 musicians) Jazzlectures at the Volksuniversiteit Rotterdam Writing about jazz subjects for Jazzflits.nl Duke Ellington, From Club To Church
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