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HENRY BUTLER (piano/vocals, New Orleans, USA)
Legendary piano/vocalist from New Orleans. He's called the
pride of New Orleans (a.o. by Dr. John). Henry toured around the world
solo and with many other top artists such as BB King.
Henry Butler is his generation's representative in the Crescent City's
unique lineage of piano legends such as Professor Longhair, James Booker,
Tuts Washington and Jelly Roll Morton.
The
one and only: Henry Butler...!
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Henry
Butler (New Orleans, USA)
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LITTLE
WILLIE LITTLEFIELD (piano/vocals, Houston, Texas, USA)
In 1978 he did his first, very successful, tour in Europe. Since
1980 Willie has been continually on the road in Europe, playing theatres,
clubs and festivals. His first performance at the Montreux Jazzfestival
was broadcasted on television by the BBC. He appeared at many radio- and
televisionshows all over Europe. He performed in the Australian film "Love
in Limbo", presented at the Berlin filmfestival 1993.
On many requests, Little Willie Littlefield will return at the festival
in 2008. With his powerful piano playing and his soulful voice, Willie
has many fans in Holland.
We are proud to have this great roots piano player and living legend at
our festival in Holland.
Willie: welcome back...! |
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Little Willie Littlefield
(Houston, Texas, USA)
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ROB
RIO (piano/vocals, Calabasas, California, USA)
Known by some as the "boss of the boogie", pianoman/vocalist
Rob Rio plays the boogie-woogie and jump blues of the 40's and 50's with
a virtuosity and elan that has excited audiences around the world for
more than 20 years.
Rob has appeared with many of the original blues greats, such as Muddy
Waters, Willy Dixon, Charles Brown, Joe Cocker and many more, and has
recorded with Mick Jagger, Canned Heat, Billy Boy Arnold, William Clarke,
Coco Montoya, Finas Tasby, Walter Trout, Phillip Walker, Jody Williams
and others. |
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Rob
Rio
(Los Angeles, USA) |
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DON
'PAPADON' WASHINGTON (piano/vocals, New York, USA)
Don 'Papadon' Washington has his musical roots in the church
with gospel music.
It wasn't until the early 1990's that Don became interested in the blues.
Like many young, black kids, he thought that this music was old, outdated,
and just left over from slavery. This thought would soon be changed! In
the spring of 1991, Don had a chance to see Buddy Guy perform live at
the Penguin Club in Ottawa, Ontario. The performance was so powerful that
Don left the show mesmerized.
He realized at that moment that his gospel roots gave him the tools he
needed to play and sing the blues. |
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Don 'Papadon' Washington
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JEAN-PIERRE
BERTRAND (piano, Paris, France)
Jean-Pierre Bertrand is the most famous pianist from France that
specialised in playing the authentic style of boogie woogie and piano
blues.
Jean-Pierre plays traditional boogie woogie, and also many own swinging
compositions.
The performance of Jean-Pierre guarantees a large amount of swing and
virtuosity on the 88's...! |
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Jean-Pierre
Bertrand (Paris, France) |
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Renaud
Patigny (piano, Brussels, Belgium)
Renaud Patigny is one of the few boogie woogie and blues pianists
from Belgium. Hij performs solo on international level, but also has his
own combo in Brussels, Belgium.
Renaud can play various styles of boogie woogie, blues and swing styles
and has a recognizable sound. Recently, he performed solo at the Chicago
Blues Festival in the USA.
The boogie woogie player from Belgium: Renaud Patigny...!
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Renaud Patigny (Brussels, Belgium)
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MARTIJN
SCHOK (piano, The Netherlands)
Martijn's piano style is characterized by a large dose of swing,
a steady groove and a high degree of virtuosity. It is clear he has a
great deal of respect and admiration for the music of the early American
boogie woogie originators.
Martijn is a respected interpreter of the boogie woogie style and appears
at famous international festivals, such as the festival in New Orleans
(Louisiana, USA), the Queen City Blues Festival in Cincinnati (Ohio, USA),
the Motor City Boogie & Blues Festival in Detroit (Michigan, USA),
and the international boogie woogie festivals in Switzerland, Belgium,
France, England, Spain and the USA.
Martijn is organizer of the festival, together with vocalist Greta Holtrop
and Dick and Diana Doorn. |
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Martijn Schok (The Netherlands) |
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KIA
LIGHT SINGERS (vocals, Angola, Africa)
The members of the Kia Light Singers are inspired by the American negrospirituals.
But also African -mostly Angolean- influences are prominent.
A performance of Kia Light is inspiring because of their natural enthusiasm
when singing. Besides swinging traditionals, they compose their own arrangements
and also write own songs.
Enjoy the Kia Light Singers...! |
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Kia Light Singers (Angola, Afrika)
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Rinus
Groeneveld (saxophone, Holland)
The Amsterdam based Rinus Groeneveld is without doubt one of Hollands best
tenor saxophone players. With his recognizable sound he blows a unique mix
of jazz, blues, boogie woogie and rhythm and blues.
Rinus played all over the world with many jazz and blues musicians, such
as Mose Mose Allison, Big Jay McNeeley, Rosa King and Hans Dulfer. Rinus
has been part of the Martijn Schok Boogie & Blues Band since 1994 and
was the recording engineer of the bands latest CD "Doing The Boogie
Woogie", in his own recording studios in Amsterdam. |
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Rinus
Groeneveld |
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Greta
Holtrop (vocals, Holland)
With her versatile vocal talent and charismatic stage presence, the Dutch
singer Greta Holtrop forms the perfect partner for Martijn Schoks swinging
piano style. Her expressive voice, full of sincerity and emotion, seduces
the ear with sultry interpretations of sensitive blues songs, turning just
as easily to lively, swinging boogies. Boogie woogie great, Big Joe Duskin,
has described her vocal tone as somewhere between Billie Holiday and Dina
Washington.
Together with Martijn Schok, Greta performed during Boogie Woogie and Blues
Festivals in the USA, Switzerland, France, Belgium and England. Greta also
sang with other top boogie woogie players such as Bob Seeley (USA), Charlie
Booty (USA), Jean-Paul Amouroux (F), Axel Zwingenberger (D), Ricky Nye (USA),
Little Willie Littlefield (USA), Silvan Zingg (CH), Stefano Franco (It)
and Mark Braun (USA).
Greta is vocalist and presenter of the successful theatre show, The Grand
Piano Boogie Train with pianists Martijn Schok, Jaap Dekker and Jeroen Sweers.
Greta performed many times for national television in Holland as well as
regional TV stations in the USA. For the year 2008, performances are scheduled
during the Jazzfestival in Denmark. |
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Greta
Holtrop |
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Guitar
Ray (guitar/vocals, Holland)
“Guitar Ray has got the GOODS”, Duke Robillard writes in his
liner notes for the cd Guitar Ray-‘ Live at the Nix’, to be
released on october 24th, 2004 on Firesweep Records. “Rockin', stompin'
and swinging guitar music that sets his audience on its heels”, Robillard
continues.
There’s no better way to describe the Red Hot Roots & Blues played
by dutch guitarist/singer Raymond Nijenhuis, better known as ‘Guitar
Ray’.
Both with his band ‘The Rhythm Dukes’ consisting of rock solid
players Hans Molenaar (drums) and Jaap van der Sluijs (bass/vocals) and
with various other groups he has appeared at many festivals and club gigs
over the past few years and will be for many more years to come!
Ray
toured and gigged all over West-Europe with many well known performing artists
like Sax Gordon(USA), Teddy Edwards(USA) Mason Casey(USA), Madeline Bell(USA),
Enrico Crivellaro (I) and the legendary Charlie McCoy (USA) to name but
a few.
Highlights include a solo performance at Muriel Anderson’s “All
Star Guitar Night” in Los Angeles(1999).Also in ’99 he was invited
by Fender Musical Instruments to play a show at their plant in Ensenada,
Mexico with his wife, singer Debby Knol.
Ray recorded cds with Jazz pianist Hod ’O’Brien (USA), New Thundering
Swingmates, and Swingmatism. |
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Guitar
Ray |
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Sergei
Shapko (upright bass, Holland)
Bass player Sergei Shapko from Amsterdam plays bass in the real traditional
style. With his self built upright bass, he knows exactly how to give the
right groove to the music. Sergei is a specialist in the slapping bass style.
Together with drummer Maarten Kruijswijk, Sergei takes care of the swinging
drive of the Internationale Boogie Woogie Festival Holland 2008. |
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Sergei
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Maarten
Kruijswijk (drums, Holland)
In the life of the Amsterdam based drummer Maarten Kruijswijk (1964)
the groove is the central thing. After completing his education at the Dutch
Conservatory in 1989, he peformed for three years in the salsa band Fruta
Bomba. After that he played, and still does, with tenorsaxophone player
Rinus Groeneveld and played with Big Jay McNeely.
Maarten's jazz preference is Swing & Boogie. Combining these very swinging
styles with his experience with Latin rhythms results in a natural basis
for playing groovy New Orleans beats.
Because of his work as a drummer at the Dutch Acedemy for Dancing, he is
always inspired to play music in a way that can be well danced on. "Rhythms
exist to be danced on and to have fun!".
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Maarten
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The
members of the Martijn Schok Boogie & Blues Band will be accompanying
the pianists.
Greta Holtrop (vocals)
Rinus Groeneveld (saxophone),
Maarten Kruijswijk (drums),
Sergei Shapko (upright bass),
And with special guests:
Swing Club Boogie World (boogie woogie dancing).
Saturday evening March 8th 2008, starting at 19:30 PM:
International Boogie Woogie Festival Holland 2008.
Tickets
for the festival are already for sale.
Saturday night after the festival evening:
Swinging afterparty in the bar of the hotel.
Friday evening March 7th 2008, 20:00 PM:
Swinging 'pre-show' with some of the festival artists performing in informal
setting in the bar of the hotel. Only accessible for Sponsors, Contributors
and hotel guests that reserved a Boogie Woogie Arrangement at the hotel.
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Greta Holtrop and Rinus Groeneveld (The Netherlands)
Martijn Schok Boogie & Blues Band (The Netherlands),
accompany the piano players
Swing Club Boogie World (The Netherlands) |
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