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Jazzkia

Saskia Laroo

Born: July 31, 1959

Saskia Laroo (1959) was hailed by American public and press at large as “Lady Miles of Europe”. She is one of the few women trumpet stylists and a delight on the music scene for almost four decades.

Born July 31, 1959 in Amsterdam, it began for her on trumpet at age 8, never dreaming herself becoming a professional musician.

That all changed when Saskia, turned 18, after briefly majoring in Mathematics at University of Amsterdam switched her focus to a career in music. She worked extensively in various groups from this point, primarily on upright bass, though eventually, on both bass and trumpet. Saskia Laroo combines today’s music by uncontrived romps into new styles, eagerly limned as “nu jazz” or “swingin’ body-music”–a vivacious blend of hip-hop, jazz, salsa, funk reggae, and world, that a select few others would dare venture.

Jazzkia

By Saskia Laroo

Label: Laroo Records
Released: 1999
Track listing: 1 Spin 2 Blue in Green 3 Bye bye Blackbird 4 St Thomas 5 Good Morning Dr Laroo 6 My Funny Valentine 7 Perdido 8 Doxy 9 But Not for Me 10 Round Midnight 11 So What