Udo Pannekeet

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Bass player Udo Pannekeet graduated from the Conservatory of Amsterdam. During his education he was part of the trio Isotope. In 2002 he started his own quintet Pitch Pine Project, featuring Martijn van Iterson, Tom Beek, Chris Strik en Rob van Bavel. The group got a lot of critical acclaim in the Netherlands as well as outside of it. Pitch Pine Project played at the North Sea Jazz Fetival twice, and in 2008 even performed with famous trumpet player Randy Brecker as a guest soloist. Afterwards Udo became a member of the Tim Langedijk Trio, featuring Hans van Oosterhout on the drums. He has been with them for over eight years now and they’ve released four CD’s, pianist Jasper van t’ Hof collaborating on the CD “November.” In 2014 'On' was released, a quartet record with Udo's own compositions. Currently Udo is the bassplayer for the legendary dutch band FOCUS since 2016. As a mixing engineer/producer Udo did the mix for Till Bronner's record 'The Good Life". In 2019 his latest solo-record 'Electric Regions' was released.

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Piet Visser six string basses. Glockenklang amplification.

Lucy Woodward: Lucy Woodward & The Rocketeers

Read "Lucy Woodward & The Rocketeers" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
September 30, 2024

La sensuale e talentuosa Lucy Woodward ha offerto nel decennio appassionanti interpretazioni di rhythm & blues, soul e rock sganciandosi dai giovanili successi pop. Anche in ambito jazz ha dato ottime prove a partire dalla lontana partecipazione all'album della Love Speak Orchestra di Joshua Shneider e con le lunghe collaborazioni col gruppo Snarky Puppy e con il chitarrista Charlie Hunter. L'attuale progetto--prodotto assieme a Louk Boudesteijn, leader della New Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra--è però qualcosa di speciale: le ...

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Udo Pannekeet: Electric Regions

Read "Electric Regions" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
July 24, 2020

Udo Pannekeet is the current bassist for the legendary Dutch progressive rock band Focus, featuring original members Thijs van Leer (flute, vocals, keyboards) and Pierre van der Linden (drums). On this album the bassist goes for the gusto, supported by an extensive lineup, where jazz rock, fusion and modern jazz concepts co-align, most noticeably on the opening and adrenaline-charged long-form composition “Electric Regions Part One," which is basically the album's tour de force. Drummer Marcel Serierse kicks off ...