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( SLIDESHOW making of his 2013 debut album, 15, Dutch vibraphonist Vincent Houdijk has released

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two live recordings, each WHYR JAZZ: Gifts & Messages 12/29/20… WHYR JAZZ: Gifts & Messages 12/29/… showcasing a mix of songs by DrJazz FOLLOW by DrJazz both old and new. His quintet, aptly named VinnieVibes, 00:00 -1:55:49 consists of Floris van der Vlugt on both alto and soprano 290 23 5 saxophone, Gersom Raams on guitar, Sven Happel on double bass/bass guitar, and Haye Jellema on drums. One might think that in a country a third the size of New York, ﬁnding suitable musicians to occupy a vibe-led jazz band might prove challenging. But The Doctor’s New Year’s Eve Warmup at 31, Houdijk clearly has the SOURCE: Gifts & Messages with Dr. Jazz experience necessary to assemble and lead a group whose individual strengths mesh well harmonically. JAZZ POLL

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ADVERTISEMENT Recorded in Rotterdam during FEATURED MUSICIAN July 2018 , all of the songs on Live At The North Sea Jazz Festival are originals composed by Houdijk. Their night begins https://www.allaboutjazz.com/live-at-the-north-sea-jazz-festival-v…houdijk-vinnievibes-music-productions-review-by-peter-hoetjes.php Pagina 3 van 11 Vincent Houdijk & VinnieVibes: Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival 05-01-19 10:41

with the slow burning ballad "Moonshine." Gersom Raams has a sound all his own, and his solos tend to have a certain moody heft to them, both in Hilde Hefte vocalist this song and throughout the album. Following "Moonshine," - . / 0 1 2 ♥ the band moves through their set list with ease, whether it's SHOP AMAZON the contemplative "Timeline" or the exotic, inventive "UY Amazon Search Results Scuti." The slightly surreal Vincent Houdijk Go atmosphere of the latter ﬁts well with its namesake, which is believed to be the largest star in our solar system.

The quintet veers slightly off Incantations

course for the album's $11.19 penultimate song, "Vortex." Ads by Amazon Houdijk swaps out his vibraphone for a MalletKat, giving the up tempo tune a modern edge without sounding out of place. It's interesting to see how this group of musicians adapt to any change of direction, and innovative is the word which best describes their unanticipated playing.

Dedicated to his brother, a fellow percussionist who sadly

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perished in a 1996 plane crash, "15" spends ten minutes slowly building up pressure before exploding into a wild ending. Houdijk claims he wrote the song during a period in which he was coming to terms with the tragedy. It has a contemplative groove, cascading up and down before FEATURED ALBUMS finally submitting to some sort of catharsis in the form of a Tailwind reckless, emotionally wrought Bruno Raberg finale. The musical equivalent Red Piano Records, 2018 of flinging all the furniture in a room at the walls in a Homeward whirlwind outburst, the entire Mike Thornton band kicks into high gear for MTA, 2018 the last couple minutes, memorably finishing their set East Of The Sun on a high note. Michael Kocour OA2 Records, 2019 Taking a moment to be critical, it would have been nice to see the final song on the album TRENDING take the expected move and finish with the warbling echo Live At The Black Musicians' Conference, 1981 of Raam's guitar to the crowd's Marion Brown / Dave Burrell applause. Instead, he chose to NoBusiness Records, 2019 end with a quiet fade out, a bit like watching a towering wave They Brought A New Kind Of crash to the shore, without the Music To Me Kihong Jang benefit of seeing it wash away, Gut String Records, 2018 reclaimed by the sea.

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Fractal Guitar Regardless, Vincent Houdijk is Stephan Thelen a vibraphonist for the 21st MoonJune Records, 2019 century. At times sedate, at others wildly inventive, it Drummers As Leaders seems as if he's attempting to redefine the instrument's place in contemporary jazz. Further commendable is that he Ash, Dust, And The Chalkboard manages to do so without the Cinema benefit of modern sound- Peter Nelson manipulating computer Outside In Music, 2018 software, instead opting to Where We Come From (Chicago utilize VinnieVibes' unique X London) European flair both in studio Makaya McCraven and on stage. While International Anthem comparisons to vibe greats Recording Company, 2018 such as Bobby Hutcherson and Bells, Ghosts And Other Saints Milt Jackson are unfair today, The Way Ahead there is little doubt that the Clean Feed Records, 2018 talented young vibraphonist deserves and aspires to one day have the kind of JAZZ STORY recognition they enjoyed.

I love jazz because every artist's rendition of Track Listing: Moonshine Song; a work is different. Jazz requires true virtuosity! I was ﬁrst exposed to jazz while I Grounding; Timeline; UY Scuti; was still a child. I listened to many classical Kerrara; Vortex; '15'. and jazz greats, from Bill Evans to Miles Davis. Personnel: Vincent Houdijk: vibraphone/MalletKat and all compositions; Floris van der 3 By Charu Suri Vlugt: Alto and Soprano Member since: 2018

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saxophones; Gersom Raams: guitar; Sven Happel: double bass / bass guitar; Haye Jellema: drums.

Title: Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival | Year Released: 2018 | Record Label: Vinnievibes Music Productions