About

As a child I grew up in Delft (between The Hague and Rotterdam) where from the music of Kiss and The Police I eventually ended up with my father’s jazz records, such as So Much Guitar by my very first jazz guitar hero Wes Montgomery and The Poll Winners by alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley.

From the age of 12, my enthusiasm for jazz was considerably expanded at the music school in Delft by my guitar teacher Hans Voogt who really saved me by convincing my parents that I was already very talented. Thanks to him, my parents gave me the green light to study at the conservatory.

It’s nice to realize that I had an immediate head start both at the music school in Delft and at the Rotterdam Conservatory. At the time, my fellow guitar student Martijn van Agt, who many years later had said to me that I could already play ‘everything’ at the academy… Quite funny to hear, because I really blossomed at that time. I felt free and boundaries were pushed.

After graduation, I became a sought-after guitarist in jazz, Brazilian music, latin jazz and neo-soul. Over the years I had developed into a specialist in accompanying vocalists, also because of ‘comping’ singing classes at the conservatory for many years.

I have worked and recorded with Lilian Vieira, Denise Jannah, Laura Fygi, Benjamin Herman, Bert van den Brink, Anne Chris, Eva Kieboom, Oene van Geel, Harvey Mason, Tony Monaco, Udo Demandt, Arturo Ramon and Zuco 103.

I taught for 18 years at Codarts in Rotterdam and I still teach Brazilian ensemble at the jazz department at the Conservatory of Amsterdam until now.

Photo Joyce van Doorn

Photo Tom Beek

Guitars

Guild X-50 (1964)
Guild M-75 Bluesbird (1972)
Alhambra 9C (with Fishman pickup)
Alhambra 6 white ebony (with LR Baggs pickup)
Juan Salvador 2T flat (with Fishman pickup)
Höfner HM-65 z
Wout Bosma Classic maple

Amps

Fender ’65 Princeton Reverb
AER Alpha
AER Compact Classic

Ukuleles (tenor)

Risa MAN-DX-T
Leho ASAK-CE-TB (with B Band pickup)