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Hans van Leeuwen

 
Hans van Leeuwen

hans van leeuwen jazzguitarist

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Picture for song 'DJANGO - jazz meets flamenco  (also on video)' by artist 'Hans van Leeuwen'

DJANGO - jazz meets flamenco (also on video)

Django, the wellknown John Lewis composition dedicated to Django Reinhardt. I play a flamenco inspired intro. Video see below.
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Picture for song 'Darn That Dream - guitarsolo' by artist 'Hans van Leeuwen'

Darn That Dream - guitarsolo

Jazz with flamenco intro - played on the Crafter CT125CN guitar (2005). Video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UK6wZNI2mk
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Picture for song 'Sarabande - Bach meets Jazz' by artist 'Hans van Leeuwen'

Sarabande - Bach meets Jazz

Jazz arrangement of this beautiful piece from the lute suite in E minor of J.S.Bach. (2006). Jazz starts at 2.05 min
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Picture for song 'Jay Jay Blues - 1962 with my trio' by artist 'Hans van Leeuwen'

Jay Jay Blues - 1962 with my trio

From an EP released in 1963 after my first prize at the Loosdrecht Jazzconcours 1962
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Picture for song 'Walkin' - jamsession with Johnny Griffin, 1964' by artist 'Hans van Leeuwen'

Walkin' - jamsession with Johnny Griffin, 1964

Recording from a session with tenorist Johnny Griffin, jazzclub B14, Rotterdam 1964. Johnny plays a wonderful free intro of 3 minutes. My solo starts at 3.30 min.
BIO My roots are in the 50's when players like Barney Kessel, Tal Farlow, Jimmy Raney, Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, paved the way for later generations of jazzguitarists. Now, 40 years later, I conclude that these players are still standing! Although many great talents appear nowadays, and styles are changing and developing to the highest musical standards, we may never forget the work of these early pioneers. I started playing in 1954, inspired by guitarists Les Paul and Django Rheinhardt. The late Wim Overgaauw (godfather of jazzguitar in Holland) encouraged me to start listening to guitarists like Barney Kessel and Tal Farlow and to specialize in what was then categorized as "modern jazz" (now mainstream or "bebop"). In those days studying jazz guitar meant painstakingly listening to records and finding things out yourself. My efforts resulted in the first prize at the Loosdrecht Jazzconcours in 1962. This in turn led to my first appearance abroad after an invitation of Rob Pronk for a solo concert with the famous Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra in Cologne/Germany. During the 1960's I was active as a pro, doing a lot of jazz gigs with many well known Dutch jazzmusicians. It was pianist Frans Elsen who taught me the basics of big band-arranging. To my surprise I actually managed to sell some of my arrangements to well known radio orchestras like The Skymasters and Boy's Big Band. I also wrote for my own sextet and did some teaching. Unfortunately during that same period the public interest in jazz started to decline. It was the time of the Beatles, flowerpower and hippies. Therefore I took up my chemistry studies again in 1969. To expand my musical horizon I studied flamenco guitar and lute. But of course the jazz guitar remained my main interest and in 1980 I took the initiative for the first Dutch jazzguitar workshop in Rotterdam. Every now and then I play in jazzclubs again, joining the many great talents that appear nowadays.
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Your musical influences
Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Pat Metheny, John Coltrane
What equipment do you use?
Gibson ES 175, LAB Series amp L3 and L5. Crafter solid body with nylon strings.
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