JEROEN VAN VLIET
Period
08-04-1965 - current
Genre
Boy Edgar Prijs, improvised, jazz, piano, toetsinstrumenten
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Jeroen van Vliet
Pianist Jeroen van Vliet (Rosmalen, 8 April 1965) gains his first fame when he wins the first prize, and the prize for best soloist, at the 1985 Middelsee Jazztreffen. Three years later he repeats the feat with the group Iris at the NOS/Meervaart Competition. For a great many years ...
Instruments
piano, toetsinstrumenten
Mentioned in the biography of
1989
Paul van Kemenade
2006
Dick de Graaf
Biography Jeroen van Vliet
Pianist Jeroen van Vliet (Rosmalen, 8 April 1965) gains his first fame when he wins the first prize, and the prize for best soloist, at the 1985 Middelsee Jazztreffen. Three years later he repeats the feat with the group Iris at the NOS/Meervaart Competition. For a great many years he is a mainstay in alto saxophonist Paul van Kemenade's quintet and in bassist Eric van der Westen's group Quadrant. His own trio, with bassist Frans van der Hoeven and initially Dré Pallemaerts, and later Pascal Vermeer on drums, records a number of CDs for which they take up residence in the famous Oslo Rainbow Studio. Trumpeter Eric Vloeimans asks him to play Fender Rhodes in his electric group Gatecrash. In other bands he can also be heard on this instrument, like trumpeter Angelo Verploegen's Executive Lounge and the Joris Posthumus Quartet. Van Vliet is also an in demand musical partner for singers like Ineke van Doorn, Kristina Fuchs and Simin Tander.
Played in
Contraband
piano
Estafest
piano
I Compani
piano
Kytecrash
toetsinstrumenten
Voer
toetsinstrumenten
1985
Van Vliet performs in a trio format (with Jerome Pellemans on alto saxophone and bass clarinet and Piet van Zundert on drums) at the competition of the Middelsee Jazztreffen in Leeuwarden. The group wins the first prize. Nineteen year old Van Vliet also manages to win the prize for best soloist.
1988
Jeroen van Vliet again wins a jazz competition, this time at the NOS/Meervaart Jazz Festival, with the quartet Iris (violinist Herman van Haaren, bassist Gerard Brohm, drummer Pascal Vermeer). The pianist is jointly awarded the prize for best soloist with Cyprus Construction's bassist Wiro Mahieu. Jeroen van Vliet's playing has grabbed the attention of alto saxophonist Paul van Kemenade, and he engages the pianist for his new quintet. It is the beginning of a long-time association.
1991
Trombonist Willem van Manen asks Van Vliet to replace pianist Ron van Rossum in his Contraband. He stays on as this big band's pianist until 1996, when Stevko Busch takes his place. Van Vliet can be heard on the CDs De Ruyter Suyte and Boy Edgar Suite.
1993
Jeroen van Vliet is a member of the new group De Orkaan (featuring the saxophonists Paul van Kemenade and Sean Bergin, trombonist Wolter Wierbos, bassist Ernst Glerum and drummer Han Bennink).
1994
Singer Ineke van Doorn includes Van Vliet in her group Vandoorn, which records its debut album The Question Is Me with the Canadian trumpeter Kenny Wheeler as a special guest. He tours South Africa with the Paul van Kemenade Quintet.
1995
For his first solo album, Who's Afraid, Jeroen van Vliet travels to the famous Rainbow Studio in Oslo, where the ECM label makes a great deal of its recordings. Eric van der Westen takes carte of the production.
1996
Bassist Eric van der Westen asks Jeroen van Vliet as the pianist for his new group Quadrant. The sextet features the saxophonists Erwin Vann and Paul van Kemenade, trombonist Hans Sparla and drummer Pieter Bast. In 1997 the ensemble releases its debut album: Diepkloof and Other Songs from the Book.
1997
With two colleagues from the Contraband, clarinetist Theo Jörgensmann and bass clarinetist Eckard Koltermann, plus Eric van der Westen on double bass, Van Vliet forms the Impressionistic Improvisers Quartet, which devotes itself to free improvisation.
1999
When the new concert hall De Toonzaal in Den Bosch opens its doors the American saxophonist and composer John Zorn is asked to present music from his Masada Book. Jeroen van Vliet is one of the members of the special ensemble performing the pieces.
2000
Van Vliet forms his own trio with bassist Frans van der Hoeven and the Belgian drummer Dré Pallemaerts. In the Rainbow Studio they record their debut CD Red Sun.
2001
Jeroen van Vliet leaves for New York for three months, to study with the pianists Fred Hersch, Kenny Werner and Clare Fischer, saxophonist Steve Coleman and trumpeter Ralph Alessi.
2002
Singer Kristina Fuchs asks Jeroen van Vliet to join her Sonic Unit. He can be heard on her second CD, Whence & Whither (featuring guitarist Florian Zenker, bassist Gulli Gudmundsson and drummer Pascal Vermeer). In 2005 the group records the album Bayram, devoted to the music of Theo Loevendie, who guests on soprano saxophone. Fuchs also has Van Vliet play on her CD Im Röseligarte (2008).
2006
Visual artist Mattie Schilders asks Van Vliet to compose music to go with a series of paintings. He performs the pieces together with reed player Mete Erker. The collaboration feels so good the duo decides to continue on. Two years later the two enter into a partnership with another duo, featuring violinist Oene van Geel and guitarist Anton Goudsmit. The newly formed quartet takes on the name Estafest. Trumpeter Eric Vloeimans asks Van Vliet to play Fender Rhodes in his new band Gatecrash. Dancer Conny Janssen commissions Van Vliet to write music for her new production Hear Me. The artistic director of the Amsterdam Bimhuis, Huub van Riel offers him a Carte Blanche night, for which he programs his own trio, reed player Michael Moore, percussionist Alan Purves and the Zapp String Quartet.
2007
Pascal Vermeer is the new drummer of the Jeroen van Vliet Trio. In this line-up they record the CD The Poet & Other Tales. Eric Vloeimans' Gatecrash releases its debut album, entitled Gatecrashin'; it earns the band an Edison (Dutch Grammy). Saxophonist Dick de Graaf engages Jeroen van Vliet for his new quartet, which has Guus Bakker on bass and Pascal Vermeer on drums. The group's first album is called Moving Targets. In young alto saxophonist Joris Posthumus's quartet Van Vliet is again paired with Pascal Vermeer; Jurriaan Dekker is the bassist. The group tours the Netherlands with the American tenor saxophonist David Murray as a special guest. Their debut album The Abyss is planned for 2010.
2008
The North Sea Jazz Festival awards Van Vliet a composition assignment, which he performs with the international ensemble Sikeda (featuring his regular partners Van der Hoeven and Vermeer, plus Belgian saxophonist Erwin Vann, German cellist Jörg Brinkmann and Iranian born percussionist Afra Mussawisade). The group's album Thin Air is due in 2010.
2009 - 2010
The German-Afghan singer Simin Tander asks Jeroen van Vliet as the pianist of her quartet (featuring Cord Heineking on bass and Etienne Nillesen on drums). With both this group and the Joris Posthumus Quartet the pianist takes part in the Young VIPS tour, organized by the Muziek Centrum Nederland in collaboration with the VIP (Association of Dutch Jazzclubs) in 2010.
Discography Jeroen van Vliet
Albums | Singles | Compilations | Other | Guestperformance
Iris - Ile de Ré
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 1989 |
Label | Eigen beheer |
muzikant | Herman van Haaren |
muzikant | Henk Koekoek |
muzikant | Gerard Brohm |
muzikant | Pascal Vermeer |
Who's Afraid
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 1996 |
Label | Kip Records, 11 |
Impressionistic Improvisers Quartet - IIQ
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 1997 |
Label | NON, 00909/17000 |
muzikant | Theo Jörgensmann |
muzikant | Eckard Koltermann |
muzikant | Eric van der Westen |
En Blanc et Noir # 4
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2000 |
Label | Challenge, DBCHR 75063 |
muzikant | Michael Moore |
muzikant | Eric van der Westen |
Jeroen van Vliet Trio - Red Sun
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2002 |
Label | EWM Music, 51172 |
muzikant | Pascal Vermeer |
muzikant | Frans van der Hoeven |
Jeroen van Vliet/Mete Erker - Unseen Land
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2004 |
Label | AMR, 2939 |
Jeroen van Vliet/Herman Coenen - Alleen Nog Maar de Zon Schilderen
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2006 |
Label | AMR, 52-CV4665 |
Ineke van Doorn/Jeroen van Vliet - Low Tide
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2007 |
Label | Timeless, CD SJP 477 |
Jeroen van Vliet Trio - The Poet & Other Tales
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2008 |
Label | Challenge, CHR 70141 |
muzikant | Dré Pallemaerts |
OGU - OGU
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2014 |
Label | Eigen beheer |
muzikant | Bram Stadhouders |
Wait
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | Album, 2014 |
Label | Challenge Jazz, CHR 70181 |
Paul van Kemenade Quintet and Guests - Mo’s Mood
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 1994 |
Label | HLM Records, HLMR-0005 |
muzikant | Hans Sparla |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
muzikant | Toon de Gouw |
muzikant | Eric van der Westen |
muzikant | Pieter Bast |
Eric van der Westen's Quadrant - Diepkloof And Other Songs From The Book
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 1996 |
Label | EWM Music, 0007 |
muzikant | Paul van Kemenade |
muzikant | Erwin Vann |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
gastmuzikant | Hans Sparla |
gastmuzikant | Mete Erker |
gastmuzikant | Pieter Bast |
Paul van Kemenade Quintet - Live (Except) Just For The Occasion
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 1997 |
Label | HLM Records, AL 73083 |
muzikant | Eric van der Westen |
muzikant | Hans Sparla |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
muzikant | Pieter Bast |
Paul van Kemenade Quintet - Live In Sweden
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | (onbekend), 1998 |
Label | HLM Records, HLMR-0006 |
muzikant | Eric van der Westen |
muzikant | Pieter Bast |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
muzikant | Hans Sparla |
Eric van der Westen's Quadrant - NAALA And More Songs From The Book
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 1998 |
Label | EWM Music, 75021 |
muzikant | Erwin Vann |
muzikant | Mete Erker |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
gastmuzikant | Hans Sparla |
gastmuzikant | Miguel Boelens |
gastmuzikant | Ferhan Otay |
gastmuzikant | Hans van Oosterhout (2) |
Duo Louis Mhlanga / Eric van der Westen - Song for Nomsa
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 1998 |
Label | EWM Music, 75018 |
gastmuzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
Paul van Kemenade Quintet and South African Guests - Zvinoshamisa
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 1999 |
Label | VIA Jazz, 9920952 |
(onbekend) | Eric van der Westen |
(onbekend) | Jeroen van Vliet |
(onbekend) | Hans Sparla |
(onbekend) | Pieter Bast |
Quadrant Extended 1999-2000 - Me Myself And I, Looking At The Music Of Charles Mingus
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2000 |
Label | Challenge, CHR 70077 |
muzikant | Angelo Verploegen |
muzikant | Laurent Blondiaux |
muzikant | Reiner Winterschladen |
muzikant | Nils Wogram |
muzikant | Hans Sparla |
muzikant | Joost Buis |
muzikant | Miguel Boelens |
muzikant | Mete Erker |
muzikant | Erwin Vann |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
muzikant | Thorsten Grau |
Paul van Kemenade Quintet - A Night In Indonesia
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2001 |
Label | Eigen beheer |
muzikant | Eric van der Westen |
muzikant | Hans Sparla |
muzikant | Pieter Bast |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
Eric van der Westen's Quadrant - It Is What It Is
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2001 |
Label | EWM Music, 75077 |
muzikant | Norma Winstone |
muzikant | Erwin Vann |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
muzikant | Dré Pallemaerts |
Van der Westen's Quadrant - Rush Hour
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2001 |
Label | EWM Music, 75106 |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
muzikant | Erwin Vann |
muzikant | Mete Erker |
muzikant | Thorsten Grau |
Les Frères Guissé & Paul van Kemenade Quintet Plus - Fouta
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2003 |
Label | Kemenade, KEM 05 |
muzikant | Pieter Bast |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
muzikant | Louk Boudesteijn |
muzikant | Eric van der Westen |
Kristina Fuchs Sonic Unit - Whence & Whither
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2003 |
Label | EWM Music, 51692 |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
muzikant | Gulli Gudmundsson |
muzikant | Pascal Vermeer |
producer | Pascal Vermeer |
producer | Eric van der Westen |
Theo Loevendie Meets Kristina Fuchs Sonic Unit - Bayram
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2005 |
Label | Trytone, 559-034 |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
muzikant | Gulli Gudmundsson |
muzikant | Pascal Vermeer |
Theo Loevendie Meets Kristina Fuchs Sonic Unit - Bayram
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2005 |
Label | Trytone, 559-034 |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
muzikant | Gulli Gudmundsson |
muzikant | Pascal Vermeer |
Strange Attractor - Rorschach II
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | LP, 2005 |
Label | Music For Speakers, M4S 28 LP |
gastmuzikant | Edward Ka-Spel |
remixer | Ryan Moore |
gastmuzikant | Edward Capel |
gastmuzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
Michael Baird - The Ritmoloog Continues
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2005 |
Label | Sharp Wood Productions, SWP 029 |
muzikant | Cherry Wijdenbosch |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
muzikant | Konkie Halmeyer |
muzikant | Ousmane Seye |
muzikant | Jasper Le Clercq |
Paul van Kemenade Quintet - Mexi Cosy
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2006 |
Label | Kemenade, KEM 06 |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
gastmuzikant | Mete Erker |
muzikant | Pieter Bast |
gastmuzikant | Toon de Gouw |
gastmuzikant | Wouter Helmig |
muzikant | Wiro Mahieu |
muzikant | Louk Boudesteijn |
Executive Lounge - Executive Lounge
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2007 |
Label | EWM Music, EWM 75393 |
muzikant | Eric van der Westen |
muzikant | Jasper van Hulten |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
Eric Vloeimans - Gatecrashin'
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2007 |
Label | Challenge Records, CHR 70138 |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
muzikant | Gulli Gudmundsson |
muzikant | Jasper van Hulten |
producer | Hein van de Geyn |
gastmuzikant | Fay Lovsky |
Dick de Graaf Quartet - Moving Target
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2007 |
Label | Soundroots, SR 02 |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
muzikant | Guus Bakker |
muzikant | Pascal Vermeer |
Eric van der Westen's Quadrant extended - The World Over
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | 2CD, 2007 |
Label | EWM Music, 75355 |
muzikant | Monica Akihary |
muzikant | Kristina Fuchs |
muzikant | Angelo Verploegen |
muzikant | Hans Sparla |
muzikant | Mete Erker |
muzikant | Erwin Vann |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
muzikant | Aron Raams |
muzikant | Thorsten Grau |
muzikant | Hans Timmermans (2) |
Eric Vloeimans Gatecrash - Hyper
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2008 |
Label | Challenge Records, CHR 70144 |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
muzikant | Gulli Gudmundsson |
muzikant | Jasper van Hulten |
producer | Hein van de Geyn |
gastmuzikant | Michel Banabila |
Strange Attractor - Mettle
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2008 |
Label | Music For Speakers, M4S33CD |
gastmuzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
gastmuzikant | Ryan Moore |
gastmuzikant | Eric van der Westen |
Kristina Fuchs - Im Röseligarte
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2009 |
Label | Sonic, 08001 |
muzikant | Dré Pallemaerts |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
muzikant | Monica Akihary |
muzikant | Eric Vloeimans |
Eric Vloeimans Gatecrash - Heavensabove
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2010 |
Label | Challenge Records, CHR 70152 |
muzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
muzikant | Gulli Gudmundsson |
muzikant | Jasper van Hulten |
producer | Hein van de Geyn |
Budha Building - Transnational Circulation
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2011 |
Label | Double Space Records |
gastmuzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
gastmuzikant | Guido Nijs |
Simin Tander - Where Water Travels Home
Act | Jeroen van Vliet |
Type and year | Album, 2014 |
Label | Jazzhaus Musik, JHR090 |
gastmuzikant | Cord Heineking |
gastmuzikant | Jeroen van Vliet |
gastmuzikant | Niti Ranjan Biswas |
gastmuzikant | Alex Simu |
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