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ERIC VLOEIMANS
TRIO FUGIMUNDI
(Amsterdam)
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SUNDAY, MARCH 7 2010 at 8:30pm
CASA DEL POPOLO
4873, boul. Saint-Laurent
Tickets: 15$ in advance /17$ at the door, available at the Casa del Popolo, Cheap thrills, L'Oblique, Phonopolis et Aton Heart.
Info : 514 284.0122
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Another first-time appearance from the dynamic Amsterdam music scene takes place at Casa del Popolo on Sunday, March 7th with the award winning, wide ranging trumpeter Eric Vloeimans and his Trio Fugimundi as part of a two week, coast to coast, North American tour. Vloeimans’ acolytes in Fugimundi are the high-energy guitarist Anton Goudsmit and the subtle playing pianist Harmen Fraanje.
Trained at the Rotterdam Conservatory and at the New School in New York, Eric Vloeimans quickly gained attention with his mastery of the complete range of the trumpet, from the energy laden high notes to the soft, velvety, almost wooden sounds, all the while not shying away from playing beautifully. His compositions are fresh, expressive and powerful, open to a variety of styles, creating an evocative, harmonic language of his own. He has won numerous awards including the Dutch Edison Award four times, the Elly Ameling Prize of the City of Rotterdam, the prestigious Bird Award at the North Sea Jazz Festival, and the most important jazz prize in The Netherlands - the Boy Edgar Prize. He has toured worldwide and performed at festivals including those of Rotterdam, Sibiu, Athens, Dansko, Oslo, Paris, Budapest, Viersen, Frankfurt, Roma, Montpellier, St. Petersburg, Essen, Wien, Kosice, Berlin, Johannesburg, North Sea, New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangkok, among others.
Vloeimans has worked in the Frank Foster Big Band and a US tour with the Duke Ellington Band conducted by Mercer Ellington. Since 1989 he has been active in a wide variety of ensembles and as a group leader and is now widely regarded as one of Europe's best performers. His trio "Fugimundi" can be likened to chamber music of an adventurous kind - jazz, lounge, pop. He is featured on a total of 14 CDs as a leader and numerous others as a sideman. His newest CD "Heavensabove!" with his quartet "Gatecrash" will be released in the US this February on Challenge Records.
Guitarist Anton Goudsmit is a much sought-after player who does amazing things with whatever music he is presented with or writes. In 2001, Anton formed the Ploctones to perform a series of his compositions commissioned by Dutch NPS Radio. In 2004, he organized a live CD recording of the Ploctones at the Jazz op het Dak festival which was featured on VPRO television. Since, the Ploctones have emerged as a very creative and innovative group on the Dutch jazz and improvised music scene.
Pianist Harmen Fraanje, has been an active performer on the international jazz scene, playing with some of the finest musicians in Europe. On a tireless quest for creativity, new collaborations and new horizons, he has developed an authentic voice, a very honest personal approach towards music. Open to all kinds of music - from classical music, to improvisation, from centuries-old Pygmy chants to Duke Ellington with John Coltrane - he is always trying to embody the music, to be able to speak in his own unique language.
Eric Vloeimans Trio Fugimundi concert on Sunday, March 7 at 8:30pm, Casa del Popolo, 4873 St-Laurent. Ticekets are $15 in advance and $17 at the door, and are available at the Casa.
A Traquen’Art and Casa del Popolo presententation.
For more info, tel. 514 284.0122 or visit the following web site: www.ericvloeimans.com
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