Dutch trumpet player Eric Vloeimans to switch to AMT We were just told by our Benelux distributor JT Music that one of the key figures on the European Improvisational Scene, the dutch trumpet player Eric Vloeimans, has chosen the P800 as the new microphone of his choice. After extensive testing he felt very comfortable with the P800. This is an extra great compliment, since Eric Vloeimans is very famous for his tonal quality and is known to be very picky about his amplification. His first appearance using his P800 will be July 14th at no less than the world’s biggest jazz festival: The North Sea Jazz Festival.
http://www.ericvloeimans.com http://www.myspace.com/ericvloeimans (for additional video and audio clips) Some of the highlights of his career: 2007 Nominated for award North Sea Jazz Festival 2007 Release cd Gatecrashin’ 2007 Television Special on his career 2006 Recipient Edison Award for CD Summersault (clip) 2006 Recipient Elly Ameling Oevre price of the City of Rotterdam 2006 Release cd SUMMERSAULT 2005 JAVA-Tour in Indonesia with Fugimundi. Concerts in Slovenia. 2005 Festivals in Sibiu, Athens, Clusone, Terni, Nuoro, Dansko, Oslo, Paris. 2004 Release cd BOOMPETIT 2004 Festivals at Budapest, Viersen and Frankfurt 2004 Own festival (3 days) in Rotterdam with guests like John Taylor and Erkan Ogur 2003 Festivals at Roma, Montpellier, St. Petersburg, Budapest, Essen, Wien, Kosice and Berlin. Concert of Eric Vloeimans and John Tayler at the festival in Johannesburg 2003 Release cd "Hidden History" with Rita Marcotulli, Palle Danielsson and Roberto Gatto 2003 North Sea Jazz Festival 2003 Jazzfestival in Capetown. 2003 Winner Edison Award 2003 2002 Eric Vloeimans Quintet BANGKOK-Jazzfestival 2002 BIRD AWARD WINNER North Sea Jazzfestival for "Artist deserving wider recognition" 2001 wins the prestigious Boy Edgar Ouvre Prize 2001 with Maria Schneider in Portugal 2001 Japantour with Jesse van Ruller, Benjamin Herman Michiel Borstlap, Frans van der Hoeven and Martijn Vink 2001 Artistic Director of Jazz International Rotterdam 2001 Finlandtour with Jarmo Savolainen Trio 2000 November tour with Jimmy Haslip/Michiel Borstlap Band 2000 Autumn tribute to Eric Dolphy with Willem Breuker, Eric Vloeimans, Alex Coke, Frank van Bommel and John Engels. 2000 october composition assignment for Dutch Televison 2000 Release cd ‘Umai’ 2000 Nomination Bird Award 2000 mai 21th/26th sended by NPS to EBU-Jazzorchestra with music of Bugge Wesseltoft and Erik Lars Gudim in Bergen/Norway 2000 march/april tour John Taylor, Joe LaBarbera, bass Furio Di Castri 1999 North Sea Jazzfestival with John Taylor, Marc Johnson and Peter Erskine 1999 Winner Edison Award 1999 1999 tour Eric Vloeimans with Nguyên Lê 1998 tour Eric Vloeimans trio with Scott Tinkler 1998 Release cd 'Bitches and Fairy-tales' with John Taylor, Joey Baron and Marc Johnson 1997 European Jazzensemble with Charlie Mariano 1996 Eric Vloeimans special project tour in France with Hein van de Geyn, Aldo Romano and Rob van de Broeck 1996 concerts Trio Vloeimans-Borstlap-Reyseger 1994 Eric Vloeimans Quartet tours in the Middle East 1994 Vitold Rek and Ralf Hubner project in Jazz meets Classic with string quartet 1993 Jasper van 't Hof, radio recordings at the "New Jazz Meeting" Sud West Funk Baden Baden, Germany 1993 Lalo Schifrin, tribute to Dizzy Gillespie at the North Sea Jazz Festival 1992 France with Ricardo Del Fra tribute to Chet Baker 1989 in New York cncerts with Frank Foster Big Band 1989 tour in U.S.A. with The Duke Ellington Band conducted by Mercer Ellington
Some quotes:
'I was amazed at the strength of Eric's writing and playing. He was an inspiration and led the date with creative imagination. It was a pleasure to record with him. The music reveals what is best in the art of improvised music; thoughtful structures that allow the sensitivity of the musicians to come together to create something special and unique, that had never been before.' Marc Johnson 'It is always delightful to see trumpet player Eric Vloeimans at work. Whether he performes at the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Hague or plays in a pub, you do not have to be bored for a minute. He is flashy when need be, but can also give one note so much soul that you're moved.' (Eddy Determeyer in the magazine JAZZ NU) 'Eric Vloeimans has developed into a stylist who cherishes lonely notes as precious jewels. He is capable of improvising on one single note, as Frank Zappa used to do.' (Dutch press)
'Vloeimans plays crisp and selfassured, embodying the articulate medolism of Clifford Brown plus many shades of Miles, without being imitative.' (Jazztimes Magazine) 'Beautiful technique, sublime formation of tone and not only that, Eric Vloeimans also possesses good feeling of style, good taste and an excellent talent for composition.' (Hifi Video Test magazine)
Albums: Gatecrashin (Challenge Records) Summersault (Challenge Records) Boompetit (Challenge Records) Hidden History (Challenge Records) VoizNoiz 3 (Javaanse Jongens) Brutto Gusto (Challenge Records) Umai (Challenge Records) Bitches and Fairy Tales (Challenge Records) Bestiarium (Challenge Records) First Floor (Challenge Records) No Realistics (Art in Jazz)
