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Chris Abelen
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Dutch trombonist Chris Abelen (Tilburg, the Netherlands 29 september 1959) started out on trumpet at 11, switching to the bigger horn at 18. He studied classical trombone with Charles Toet and Henri Aarts, and then jazz and improvised music with Willem van Manen, founding member of and first trombonist with the Willem Breuker Kollektief, the band that first called global attention to Dutch improvised music. In 1984, Abelen took over van Manen’s old chair in the Kollektief from short-timer Garrett List, and would tour and record extensively with that band till 1988.
But Abelen had the urge to lead his own groups. At Willem Breuker’s annual Klap op de Vuurpijl festival in 1992, he led a pan-generational, pan-stylistic international tentet (including Ab Baars and Paul Termos in the reeds, tubist Larry Fishkind and Michael Vatcher on drums), showcasing the players with mini-concertos that demonstrate Abelen’s preoccupations with color, texture and mood, as well as his wry indirect sense of humor. The proof’s on the CD Proost (BVHaast).
Take Five with Chris Abelen
by AAJ Staff
About Chris Abelen Chris Abelen started, as many trombonists, with the trumpet (at the age of 11). At the age of 18 he switched to the trombone. He studied classical trombone with Charles Toet and Henri Aarts, and after four years moved to Amsterdam to study jazz and improvised music with Willem van Manen, ...
Trombonist Chris Abelen Releases "Songs On The Eve Of Dismissal"—Commentary On Present-Day Office Life
Songs on the eve of dismissal, as the title suggests, is a project about working in an office, and the main emotions involved in present-day office life: fear and loss of individuality. With millions of people worldwide trying to survive the next reorganization while doing their job, this is a serious subject which connects to a ...
bye bye bloomingdale
By Chris Abelen
Label: CAMP Chris Abelen Music Productions
Released: 2017
Track listing: bye bye bloomingdale
Huub
Album: A Day At The Office
By Chris Abelen
Label: Chris Abelen Music Productions
Released: 2016
Duration: 03:46
A Day At The Office
By Chris Abelen
Label: Chris Abelen Music Productions
Released: 2016
Track listing: A day at the office; In the woods; Fix; GDP; Huub; Make Money; Not Love; More Circus; Remembering Willem B.; Back to work; The Hall; It's time to say goodbye
Trombonist Chris Abelen Releases "A Day At The Office"
Trombonist Chris Abelen doesn’t think (or talk) like other composer bandleaders—the kind who work to further their careers. He lives just outside Amsterdam, and is plugged into the scene there, but he isn’t one for hanging in the Bimhuis café till all hours, or mounting bands to play international summer festivals. He has a disarming habit ...
Fix
Album: A Day At The Office
By Chris Abelen
Label: Chris Abelen Music Productions
Released: 2016
Duration: 03:21
Hoover
Album: Dance of the penguins
By Chris Abelen
Label: Chris Abelen Music Productions
Released: 1995
Duration: 02:20
