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Jesse van Ruller
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Jesse van Ruller won the Thelonious Monk Competition in Washington in 1995. The jury, consisting of Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Jim Hall, Pat Martino and Mark Whitfield, was of the opinion that van Ruller is one of the most promising talents of his time. He graduated summa cum laude from the Hilversum Conservatory in 1995, where he studied with Wim Overgaauw. Since then he has performed with numerous renowned musicians and ensembles amongst which are George Duke, Joe Lovano, Pat Metheny, Peter Erskine, Mike Stern, Tom Harrell, Philip Catherine, Toots Thielemans, the Roy Hargrove Quintet, Christian McBride, Seamus Blake, Metropole Orchestra, Asko Ensemble, WDR Big Band, Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Berliner Philharmoniker
The Dual City Concert Band, Jesse van Ruller, Maarten Hogenhuis, Philipp Rüttgers Trio and more
by Co de Kloet
In this edition of the international injazz podcast, we explore three distinctive voices from the Dutch jazz scene. We open with the Dual City Concert Band, before turning to the duo of Jesse van Ruller and Maarten Hogenhuis, whose original compositions, alongside a striking reinterpretation of Misha Mengelberg, showcase a rich musical dialogue between guitar and ...
Metropolarity
By Jasper Blom
Label: Whirlwind Recordings
Released: 2025
Track listing: Your Beauty and My Brains; The Least of Your Worries; Homecoming; Decidophobia; White Stripes; Sherwood Forest; Zuri; Insomnia; Tasmania; Lumen.
Aengus Hackett Trio: Aengus Hackett Trio
by Ian Patterson
It was surely a matter of time before Aengus Hackett got around to a contemporary jazz trio recording. The Galway guitarist has been a regular on the Irish jazz scene since graduating from the Conservatory of Amsterdam where he studied with Jesse van Ruller. But like many of his contemporaries, jazz is only one facet of ...
Ride
By Lluc Casares
Label: The Changes
Released: 2023
Track listing: Intro; Grewisms; Melo; Ride; Gone With The Wind; Prova Dos, Quintessence; Moviments (live at the Bimhuis)
Peter Beets: New York Trio Page Two
by C. Andrew Hovan
In its relatively short history, American jazz music has established a language that while having some ties to the European tradition is more fully rooted in the rhythms and folk melodies of the African slaves. What is even more significant is the profound impact that the music and musicians have had in breaking social boundaries such ...
Bruford-Borstlap: Sheer Reckless Abandon
by John Kelman
One of the great joys of music can be that of distance: coming back to a piece of music, a musician/group or a discography, even, years later to rediscover it anew. While returning to music after a break of months, years...even decades...is not always a revelation, it's likely true that, if the music was appealing the ...
Falcarragh Winter Jazz Festival 2018
by Ian Patterson
Falcarragh Winter Jazz Festival Various Venues Falcarragh, Ireland December 7-8, 2018 It only rained twice during the inaugural Falcarragh Winter Jazz Festival--all day Friday, and then all day Saturday. Still, no amount of rain or wind could dampen the spirits of those who turned out to support this bold initiative ...
Conor Murray & Micheal Murray: Putting Falcarragh On The Jazz Map
by Ian Patterson
It's just gone half past midday and yet double bassist Conor Murray and twin brother, saxophonist Micheal Murray, are gearing up for their second media engagement of the day. If this were New York or London such hustle and bustle mightn't be unusual for two seasoned jazz musicians with a CD to launch, except the Murrays ...
David Lyttle: Leading Jazz Into The Hinterlands
by Ian Patterson
There was a time when jazz groups would zig-zag all over the country, by train, in customized buses or in cars, playing date after date in towns big and small. Tours that kept a band on the road for months at a time were once the norm for many jazz outfits--the bread and butter of countless ...
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