On The Rock
Artist : Oene van Geel Date : 2006.07.08
Genre : contemporary music Length : 34
Oene van Geel (1973) studied jazz violin and composition /arranging at the Rotterdam Conservatory with Michael Gustorff. Additionally he studied Carnatic musictheory with composer Rafael Reina at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. Whether he is playing violin, viola or percussion, he is integrating elements from different musical traditions such as jazz and improvised music, contemporary, classical, pop and ethnical music. He won the prestigious Anderson Jazz Award 2002 with the Royal Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw. With his group On The Line he won the Dutch Jazz Competition 2001. He also won the soloist prize of that edition. With his group Mosaic he won the Jur Naessens Muziekprijs 2000. As a player/bandleader he is active in the Dutch and European jazz scene. With a wide variety of groups Oene toured around Europe, Canada, India, Russia and the Dutch Antilles. He can be heard on more than 20 cd recordings both as a bandleader and sideman. www.jazzserver.org/artists/zapp.string.quartet (english)
