Traveling between Leiden and New York, for Jazz and Chocolate
Traveling between Leiden and New York, for Jazz and Chocolate
We performed a couple of the songs we have been working on this semester with Dave Gilmore and here are the recordings. I’m especially happy with one of the recordings which is my original composition ‘the Concept of Falling’. David…
Its so amazing that Berklee invites all these wonderful musicians to give workshops and masterclasses 🙂 Today it was Cheryl Bentyne, known for singing with the Manhattan Transfer, one of the best vocal groups in the world. When studying jazz…
During one of the Global Jazz classes – Creativity in the arts – my perspective on music changed. Our teacher was Anthony Scibilia and during the course we would work with different visiting artists like Joe Lovano, Danilo Perez, John…
Today I had a concert in the Outpost, in Boston. This was a concert in a series my friends organize called; four duo’s in momentum. The idea is that every concert there will be four duo’s performing that will create…
This april I was asked to sing at the Fulbright TEDx event in Washington DC. Two years ago I played some songs at their 1st one in Boston and in this little time they had grown into an enormous happening,…
This week we had Lizz Wright visiting the vocal department of Berklee. Amazing. Lizz Wright (1980) is an American Jazz/R&B singer and composer, originally from Georgia. She is mainly self taught and she signed a contract with Verve in 2002…
This semester Herbie Hancock was guest professor at Harvard. For the Norton Lectures he will present 6 presentations in the Sanders Theatre. Since I am in Boston I attended these lectures. Last summer I met Herbie backstage during Umbria jazz…
One of my teachers Joey Blake organized a circle singing evening with a special theme: forgiveness. This was and event concerning ‘Human Journey’; a new initiative co-founded by Desmond Tutu and Doug Abrams. The goal is to create events and…
There comes a point that I really need to go to NYC. Sometimes that city will mix you up and you’ll always get some new inspiration. I wanted to see my friend Joanne, and guitarist Joe Cohn, and my Parisian…
Now and then I’ll share with you some song studies I’ve been working on. “Bye Bye Blackbird” is a song published in 1926 by the American composer Ray Henderson and lyricist Mort Dixon. It is considered a popular standard and…
This semester I’ve been selected to be a student ambassador for Berklee, supercool! “The Admissions Student Ambassadors give a first-hand account of what it means to be a Berklee student. Student Ambassadors represent the college and share their Berklee experiences…
One of my well respected private instructors in Berklee, Ed Saindon – vibraphone – has just released the first volume of his book-series. Its worth checking out. Its called the complete guide to improvisation and it codifies and explains the…
