Passionate about violin from an early age, Caroline Bugala won the National classical music contest in Lyon at age 10. She continued her classical violin studies at the National Conservatory of Lyon, from which she graduated with a médaille d’or at 17. Then […]
Karin van Kooten is a classically trained but broadly oriented improvising violinist with a great love for swing, performing in many styles like classical, jazz, gipsy and folk music. After taking lessons with Oene van Geel and Tim Kliphuis, she […]
A central source of inspiration for Reinier’s playing is Django Reinhardt although more modern guitarists like Jim Hall, Jimmy Raney, Pat Martino, the Frenchman Boulou Ferre and Eastern European (gypsy-) music have also been a big influence. Having supported Fapy […]
Thomas Baggerman is the foremost player and teacher in Holland in the style of Stochelo Rosenberg. Inspired by the Rosenberg Trio, Thomas and his brother Max set up their own band that after a few years started touring internationally, to […]
Award-winning Dutch violinist Tim Kliphuis breathes new life into existing styles with a high-energy blend of classical, gypsy jazz and folk music. His gypsy jazz career took off with Fapy Lafertin, Angelo Debarre and the Rosenberg Trio and established him […]