November
28 th 1957, Helmond, the Netherlands.
Soprano-, alto-, tenor- and baritone saxophone, clarinet, bluesharp. Composer,
arranger.
Plays saxophone since 1979, clarinet since 1988. Lessons from Sean Bergin,
Paul Termos and Paul Stocker. Studied at workshops given by by Sean Bergin
and Arnold Dooyeweerd at CREA
(Amsterdam). From 1980 at Arnold Dooyeweerd's workshop
at the BIMhouse
in Amsterdam. Also played in the big band workshop by Frank Grasso (at CREA).
From 1984 a few years on the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam. Besides
giving concerts, he also teaches saxophone, teaches incidentally at the
Conservatory of Arnheim and is active as a workshop leader. Since 2000 member
of the board of the BIM
the Dutch union for jazz musicians, since May 2002 as president.
Groups:
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1981-1984
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Free
funk group ACE (finalist NOS-Jazz
festival 1982).
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1983-now:
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Party
band De Commotie, still
going strong and playing everywhere, Oerol festival, radio, and
many festivals.
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1982-1984
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Crea
Big Band (later: Frank Grasso Big Band), guests: Toots Thielemans,
Hans Dulfer, Mathilde Santing and Johnny Meier.
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1984-1990
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Trio
NU, with Wilbert de Joode (double bass) and Theo Bodewes (drums).
Many gigs and also some radio work.
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1984-now:
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Splinks,
Jaap Blonk's group. Cd's: Splinks
(1993) and Consensus (1999).
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1987-1991
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Ig
Henneman Quintet, cd: In Grassetto
(1990).
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1987-1989
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Baba-Oemf,
with Jaap Blonk. Toured Hungary, the Netherlands and Belgium. Cd
: Hugo Ball, six sound poems
(1998).
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1989
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A few
concerts with the I.C.P.-orchestra (Misha Mengelberg and Han Bennink)
(Moers, Germany).
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1990-now:
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Bik
Bent Braam, from Boy Edgar Price winner Michiel Braam. Played
at the Jazz Marathon in Groningen ( 1998), The North Sea Jazz Festival
in The Hague (1999). Also subject of a documentary for Dutch television.
Cd's: Howdy (1992), Het
XYZ der Bik Bent Braam (1996), Zwart
Wit (1999), Alle Dertien Goed
(2000), Bonsai in 2003 and Growing
Pains in 2004.
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1990-now:
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Trio
Blonk, Nijdam & Van der Putten, The Netherlands, Belgium and
Hungary (1991). In 1996 James Ensor project with Cor Fuhler. Cd:
Blonk, Nijdam & Van der Putten.
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nov.
1999 :
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Bart
van der Putten Quartet, Wilbert de Joode (double bass), Theo
Bodewes (drums) and Wolter Wierbos (trombone).
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september
2000:
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Delta
Blues Duo. With Wim Rietveld.
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sept.
2001-now:
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Cd
Voltooid Verleden Tijd and some
gigs with Bram Vermeulen, VRT (Belgian Television) documentary in
the series "Plankenkoorts"
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| 2003-now: |
Īles
Flottantes, with Jaap Blonk and Paul Pallesen in cooperation with
Melle Hammer. March 2003: cd-rom "har",
November 2003 cd Off
Shore |
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Ricardo
Huisman, soundscape artist |
| 2004 |
Maartje
ten Hoorn, Hester Boverhuis, Meinrad Kneer & Bart van der Putten.
A new group, waiting for a name. |
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2004
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Blonk
& Van der Putten, electronic duo
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Foto's
Music
Personalia
Bart (A.J.H.) van der Putten
The Netherlands
Telephone: (31)20 646 26 17
E-mail: bartvdp@xs4all.nl
website: www.bartvanderputten.nl
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