Jeroen Van Vliet

Jeroen Van Vliet Born April 1965 In Rosmalen The Netherlands Studied Piano With Willem Kühne And Bert Van Den Brink. In 1991 He Graduated Cumlaude At The Conservatory Of Utrecht. At 19 He Won Both The First And The Soloist Price At The Middelsee Jazztreffen Leeuwarden And Three Years Later He Did The Same At The Prestigious Meervaart Jazzconcours In Amsterdam. Van Vliet Gained Recognition By Working In The Groups Of Paul Van Kemenade And Eric Van Der Westen. During The Years He Worked With International Artists As A.O. Bob Malach Kenny Wheeler John Zorn Norma Winstone Charly Mariano En Erkan Ogur. The Last Few Years His Cooperation With Trumpeter Eric Vloeimans Is Very Rewarding Both As A Duo As Well As In The Group Gatecrash That Won An Edison Award In 2007. Here He Uses The Fender Rhodes And Additional Electronica. Dick De Graaf's Quartet Is Another Group That Is Doing Well The Album Moving Target Is One Result Of That. Jeroen Van Vliet Composes For Different Duo's And Trio's For Choreographer Conny Janssen For Theatergroup Tuig. As A Sideman Van Vliet Recorded About 35 Albums As A Leader 5 Who's Afraid 1995 Solo-Piano Red Sun 2001 Met Dré Pallemaerts En Frans Van Der Hoeven En Blanc Et Noir 2002 Met Michael Moore En Eric Van Der Westen Unseen Land 2005 Met Mete Eker The Poet & Other Tales 2008 Met Pascal Vermeer En Frans Van Der Hoeven . In 2006 Van Vliet Was Commissioned A 'Carte Blanche' From The Bimhuis Amsterdam. The Concert Was Broadcated On National Radio And Consisted Of A Free Quartet-Set And A Composed Set Performed By Piano-Trio Stringquartet And Clarinet. In 2008 The New Group Estafest! With Oene Van Geel Viola Anton Goudsmit Guitar And Mete Erker Saxes Started Energetic Exciting And Adventurous. The New Jeroen Van Vliet – Trio With Pascal Vermeer And Frans Van Der Hoeven Recorded The Cd “The Poet & Other Tales” In Oslo At The Rainbow Studio With Jan Erik Komgshaug. On The Album The Acoustic Music Is Being Supplemented With Electronica And Soundscapes. Www.Jeroenvanvliet.Com read less