ERIC BOEREN
Eric Boeren
Eric Boeren (Ulicoten, 22 August 1959) distinguishes himself initially as a cornetist, and having made his debut in Amsterdam he soon becomes an in-demand member of various groups and ensembles. As a leader and composer of the Eric Boeren 4tet and other bands of his own, like Specs ...
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Biography Eric Boeren
Eric Boeren (Ulicoten, 22 August 1959) distinguishes himself initially as a cornetist, and having made his debut in Amsterdam he soon becomes an in-demand member of various groups and ensembles. As a leader and composer of the Eric Boeren 4tet and other bands of his own, like Specs and HO&I! he is inspired by Ornette Coleman's (early) work, and by collective improvisation. He takes the initiative for a series of improvisation concerts at the Amsterdam venue Zaal 100 (since 1994), for the Available Jelly Festivals (1992-'97) and for the musicians' collective Stichting dOeK (de Oefening de Kunst; Practice & Art).
Played in
Available Jelly
cornet, melodica
Contraband
trompet
Gravitones
cornet
1980 - 1982
After his early training in the brass band of his home town Ulicoten in the province of Brabant (first on euphonium, later on E-flat tuba) at the age of eighteen Eric Boeren switches to cornet. He moves to Amsterdam, and starts following workshops with bassist Arnold Dooijeweerd at the Bimhuis. There he co-founds the Amsterdams Creatief Ensemble (ACE), with which Boeren wins the competition of the NOS/Meervaart Festival in 1982.
1983
Band leader Michael Moore asks Boeren to join Available Jelly, as a replacement for trumpeter Jimmy Sernesky. He soon starts composing for the band, too.
1984 - 1986
More and more band leaders recognize his qualities. He becomes a member of the Maarten Altena Octet (1984'-85), Willem van Manen's Contraband (1985), the Ig Henneman Quintet (1985-'88) and Sean Bergin's MOB (1986 - present).
1989 - 1990
Pianist Michiel Braam asks Eric Boeren for his Bik Bent Braam, an orchestra in which he remains a member to the present day. A year later Boeren forms a first band of his own, Specs (with violinist Maartje ten Hoorn, bassist Wilbert de Joode, and drummer Wim Janssen). A second version of this group, with pianist Alex Maguire and percussionist Thebe Lipere instead of Ten Hoorn, continues until 1994.
1991 - 1993
Boeren becomes a member of guitarist Franky Douglas's Sunchild, a group which still performs (albeit irregularly) to the present day. From 1992 to 1995 the cornetist plays in the Martin van Duynhoven Percussion Ensemble, and from 1993 to 1996 in pianist Guus Janssen's septet. In 1992 Boeren is one of the initiators of the Available Jelly Festival, an annual event, where the band presents itself in various smaller and larger formations with like-minded musicians and groups.
1995 - 1997
1995 - 1997
In the Amsterdam venue PH 31 he organizes a series of concerts entitled 'Confrontations with... the music of Ornette Coleman'. For this he expands his own trio (with bassist Wilbert de Joode and drummer Michael Vatcher) with a different saxophonist every time, interpreting Ornette Coleman's music. The Amsterdam Bimhuis presents a summary of the series during its annual Summer Sessions entitled Go Dutch With Ornette. Recordings of these sessions eventually find their way on to the CD Cross Breeding, released by the Bimhuis label. Two years later this project also spawns the Eric Boeren 4tet (with reed player Michael Moore, bassist Wilbert de Joode and drummer Han Bennink). In 1999 and 2001 the group produces two CDs. In 1996 the series of improvisation concerts which started in PH 31, is continued in Zaal 100, in the Amsterdam Wittenstraat (at number 100) and is still running.
2000
Together with pianist Cor Fuhler, Wilbert de Joode, reed player Tobias Delius and trombonist Wolter Wierbos he starts the musicians' collective Stichting dOeK (de Oefening de Kunst; Practice & Art). Besides promoting improvised music the foundation aims at organizing an annual festival in which dOeK members present their own groups and ad hoc collaborations with international improvisers.
2006 - 2007
Boeren makes a name for himself with the international quartet NEWS (featuring pianist Cor Fuhler, plus bassist Nate McBride and drummer Mike Reed from Chicago). In 2007 he also starts a new quintet, HO&I! (HOt & Improvised), with two seasoned musicians (the guitarists Franky Douglas and Paul Pallesen) and two young Turks (bass guitarist Julius Peter Nitsch and drummer Tijn Jans).
Discography Eric Boeren
Albums | Singles | Compilations | Other | Guestperformance
Cross Breeding
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 1997 |
Label | Bimhuis Records, 005 |
muzikant | Sean Bergin |
muzikant | Jan Willem van der Ham |
muzikant | Paul Termos |
muzikant | Michael Moore |
muzikant | Ab Baars |
muzikant | Tobias Delius |
muzikant | Wilbert de Joode |
muzikant | Wim Janssen |
muzikant | Michael Vatcher |
muzikant | Ernst Glerum |
Gravitones Plus Sounding Brass - Gravitones Plus Sounding Brass
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 1999 |
Label | For, T 01 |
muzikant | Michael Vatcher |
muzikant | Ernst Glerum |
muzikant | Paul Pallesen |
muzikant | Felicity Provan |
muzikant | Joost Buis |
muzikant | Augusto Forti |
Eric Boeren 4tet - Joy Of A Toy
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 1999 |
Label | Bv Haast, CD 9907 |
muzikant | Michael Moore |
muzikant | Wilbert de Joode |
muzikant | Han Bennink |
Eric Boeren 4tet - Soft Nose
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 2001 |
Label | Bv Haast, CD 1501 |
muzikant | Michael Moore |
muzikant | Wilbert de Joode |
muzikant | Han Bennink |
Playstation 6 - # 1
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 2006 |
Label | Evil Rabbit Records, ERR 03 |
Eric Boeren 4tet - Song For Tracy The Turtle: Live at Jazz Brugge 2004
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 2010 |
Label | Cleanfeed, CF186CD |
Eric Boeren 4tet - Coconut
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 2012 |
Label | De Platenbakkerij, PB003 |
Sean Bergin & M.O.B. - Kids Mysteries
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 1988 |
Label | Nimbus Records, NS502C |
muzikant | Eric Boeren |
muzikant | Wolter Wierbos |
muzikant | Michael Moore |
muzikant | Jan Willem van der Ham |
muzikant | Ernst Reijseger |
muzikant | Tristan Honsinger |
muzikant | Alex Maguire |
muzikant | Ernst Glerum |
muzikant | Han Bennink |
Termos Tentet - Shakes & Sounds
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 1990 |
Label | Geestgronden, GG 5 |
muzikant | Jodi Gilbert |
muzikant | Eric Boeren |
muzikant | Wolter Wierbos |
muzikant | Peter van Bergen |
muzikant | Wil Offermans |
muzikant | Michiel Scheen |
muzikant | Hans Hasebos |
muzikant | Ernst Glerum |
muzikant | Michael Vatcher |
muzikant | Wim Janssen |
Sean Bergin & M.O.B. - Live At The Bimhuis
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 1992 |
Label | BVHaast, 9202 |
muzikant | Eric Boeren |
muzikant | Felicity Provan |
muzikant | Wolter Wierbos |
muzikant | Joost Buis |
muzikant | Tobias Delius |
muzikant | Paul Stocker |
muzikant | Daniele D'Agaro |
muzikant | Jan Cees Tans |
muzikant | Franky Douglas |
muzikant | Tristan Honsinger |
muzikant | Alex Maguire |
muzikant | Ernst Glerum |
muzikant | Jacko Schoonderwoerd |
muzikant | Michael Vatcher |
muzikant | Peggy Larson |
muzikant | Winanda van Vliet |
muzikant | Liesbeth Harting |
muzikant | Gabriël Oostvogel |
muzikant | Han Buhrs |
muzikant | Alan Purves |
muzikant | Jan Piet Visser |
Bik Bent Braam - Howdy
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 1993 |
Label | Timeless, CD SJP 388 |
muzikant | Eric Boeren |
muzikant | Jarmo Hoogendijk |
muzikant | Wolter Wierbos |
muzikant | Joost Buis |
muzikant | Frank Nielander |
muzikant | Bart van der Putten |
muzikant | Frans Vermeerssen |
muzikant | Rutger van Otterloo |
muzikant | Peter Haex |
muzikant | Wilbert de Joode |
muzikant | Joop van Erven |
muzikant | Patrick Votrian |
Details | Recorded at the Brouwershoeck, Leeuwarden, 19 January 1992 & the Bimhuis, Amsterdam, 28 February 1992 |
Spo Dee O Dee - Second Coming
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 1993 |
Label | Mercury, 514 636-2 |
gastmuzikant | Bart van Poppel |
producer | Marc de Reus |
gastmuzikant | Eric Boeren |
Sunchild - The Visions Project
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 1993 |
Label | Sunchild, LFDS 093 |
muzikant | Mildred Douglas |
muzikant | Eric Boeren |
muzikant | Wolter Wierbos |
muzikant | Michael Moore |
muzikant | Franklin Caesar |
muzikant | Ronald Snijders |
muzikant | Ernst Reijseger |
muzikant | Jeroen Goldsteen |
muzikant | Eric Calmes |
muzikant | Michael Vatcher |
muzikant | Jogi Gillis |
muzikant | Glenn Gaddum sr. |
Bik Bent Braam - Het XYZ Der Bik Bent Braam
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | 2CD, 1996 |
Label | BVHaast, CD 9610/9611 |
muzikant | Wilbert de Joode |
muzikant | Eric Boeren |
muzikant | Frank Nielander |
muzikant | Bart van der Putten |
muzikant | Hans Sparla |
muzikant | Eric Vloeimans |
muzikant | Frans Vermeerssen |
muzikant | Rutger van Otterloo |
muzikant | Joop van Erven |
muzikant | Wolter Wierbos |
muzikant | Peter Haex |
muzikant | Patrick Votrian |
Details | Recorded at the Bimhuis, Amsterdam, 31 May 1996 |
Paul Termos Dubbel Expres - Death Dance Of Principles
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 1997 |
Label | Geestgronden, GG 16 |
muzikant | Jodi Gilbert |
muzikant | Margo Rens |
muzikant | Janice Jackson |
muzikant | Eric Boeren |
muzikant | Wolter Wierbos |
muzikant | Peter van Bergen |
muzikant | Henk Bakker |
muzikant | Anne La Berge |
muzikant | Ulrike von Meier |
muzikant | Michiel Scheen |
muzikant | Hans Hasebos |
muzikant | Ernst Glerum |
muzikant | Michael Vatcher |
Franky Douglas - On The Roof
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 1998 |
Label | Sunchild, SFDS 098 |
muzikant | Mildred Douglas |
muzikant | Eric Boeren |
muzikant | Iwan van Hetten |
muzikant | Wolter Wierbos |
muzikant | Michael Moore |
muzikant | Franklin Caesar |
muzikant | Ernst Reijseger |
muzikant | Lesley Joseph |
muzikant | Michael Vatcher |
muzikant | Eddy Veldman |
muzikant | Ousmane Seye |
muzikant | Glenn Gaddum sr. |
Sean Bergin & M.O.B. - Copycat
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 1999 |
Label | BVHaast, 9917 |
muzikant | Eric Boeren |
muzikant | Wolter Wierbos |
muzikant | Tobias Delius |
muzikant | Jan Willem van der Ham |
muzikant | Mary Oliver |
muzikant | Tristan Honsinger |
muzikant | Franky Douglas |
muzikant | Alex Maguire |
muzikant | Ernst Glerum |
muzikant | Han Bennink |
Bik Bent Braam - 13
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 2000 |
Label | BVHaast, CD1200 |
muzikant | Jan-Willem Vanderveen |
muzikant | Bart van der Putten |
muzikant | Frans Vermeerssen |
muzikant | Frank Nielander |
muzikant | Felicity Provan |
muzikant | Eric Boeren |
muzikant | Hans Sparla |
muzikant | Wolter Wierbos |
muzikant | Peter Haex |
muzikant | Wilbert de Joode |
muzikant | Joop van Erven |
muzikant | Patrick Votrian |
Details | Recorded at Studio Oosterman, Aarlanderveen, 27 October 2000 |
Bik Bent Braam - Goes Bonsai
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 2002 |
Label | BBB, CDBBB2 |
muzikant | Eric Boeren |
muzikant | Joost Buis |
muzikant | Joop van Erven |
muzikant | Peter Haex |
muzikant | Jan Willem van der Ham |
muzikant | Wilbert de Joode |
muzikant | Frank Nielander |
muzikant | Bart van der Putten |
muzikant | Hans Sparla |
muzikant | Frans Vermeerssen |
muzikant | Angelo Verploegen |
muzikant | Patrick Votrian |
Details | Recorded at Vrijhof Enschede, 28 May & 12 June 2002 |
Sean Bergin & M.O.B. - MOB Mobiel
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 2002 |
Label | DATA, 032 |
muzikant | Steve Swell |
muzikant | Tobias Delius |
muzikant | Jan Willem van der Ham |
muzikant | Ab Baars |
muzikant | Eric Boeren |
muzikant | Wolter Wierbos |
muzikant | Joost Buis |
muzikant | Mary Oliver |
muzikant | Tristan Honsinger |
muzikant | Franky Douglas |
muzikant | Curtis Clark |
muzikant | Ursel Schlicht |
muzikant | Alex Maguire |
muzikant | Ernst Glerum |
muzikant | Jacko Schoonderwoerd |
muzikant | Han Bennink |
muzikant | Victor de Boo |
muzikant | Alan Purves |
Chris Abelen - Proost
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 2002 |
Label | Bv Haast, 0202 |
muzikant | Ab Baars |
muzikant | Paul Termos |
muzikant | Eckard Koltermann |
muzikant | Wilbert de Joode |
muzikant | Michael Vatcher |
muzikant | Eric Boeren |
muzikant | Frans Vermeerssen |
muzikant | Larry Fishkind |
gastmuzikant | Corrie van Binsbergen |
Bik Bent Braam - Growing Pains
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | 2CD, 2004 |
Label | BBB, BBBCD6+7 |
muzikant | Angelo Verploegen |
muzikant | Bart van der Putten |
muzikant | Eric Boeren |
muzikant | Frans Vermeerssen |
muzikant | Hans Sparla |
muzikant | Jan Willem van der Ham |
muzikant | Joop van Erven |
muzikant | Peter Haex |
muzikant | Wilbert de Joode |
muzikant | Wolter Wierbos |
muzikant | Patrick Votrian |
Details | Recorded live at the Bimhuis, Amsterdam, 16 January 2004 & De Werf, Bruges, 30 January 2004 |
Sean Bergin's Song Mob - Fat Fish
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 2006 |
Label | DATA, 061 |
muzikant | Mola Sylla |
muzikant | Phil Minton |
muzikant | Maggie Nichols |
muzikant | Eric Boeren |
muzikant | Felicity Provan |
muzikant | Wolter Wierbos |
muzikant | Tobias Delius |
muzikant | Jan Willem van der Ham |
muzikant | Mary Oliver |
muzikant | Franky Douglas |
muzikant | Alex Maguire |
muzikant | Ernst Glerum |
muzikant | Han Bennink |
Details | Also featuring Maggie Nichols (vocals) |
Bik Bent Braam - Extremen
Act | Eric Boeren |
Type and year | CD, 2008 |
Label | BBB, CDBBB10 |
muzikant | Jan-Willem Vanderveen |
muzikant | Bart van der Putten |
muzikant | Peter van Bergen |
muzikant | Frans Vermeerssen |
muzikant | Peter Haex |
muzikant | Eric Boeren |
muzikant | Angelo Verploegen |
muzikant | Wolter Wierbos |
muzikant | Wilbert de Joode |
(onbekend) | Michael Vatcher |
Details | Recorded live at the Bimhuis, Amsterdam, 1 February 2008; featuring Frank Gratkowski (alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet) and Carl Ludwig Hübsch (tuba) |
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