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Eric Vloeimans

Eric Vloeimans (1963), born in the Netherlands, is regarded as one of Europe’s best trumpet players. He shows an extraordinary talent for playing original music with an outstanding quality. On his cd's Vloeimans prefers to record original compositions. As a composer he does not feel restricted to one particular style, but at the same time, he has managed to create a language of his own. His writing is fresh and creative, yet not without feel and respect for the tradition. The great musical talent and the expressive power of the music of Eric Vloeimans have been honoured by winning the Dutch Edison Award four times, the Boy Edgar Award, the Elly Ameling oeuvre prize and the prestigious Bird Award at the North Sea Jazz Festival.

Eric Vloeimans has been active in a wide variety of ensembles all over the years. The Eric Vloeimans Quartet and his recent Gatecrash group have earned reputations as being Holland's top bands. Vloeimans' performances with a multitude of other formations has shown his versatility. His musical talent, easy-going attitude and great sense of humour have brought him to play with national and international artists. Eric Vloeimans has attained a level that enables him to share the stage with many of the most reputable and established musicians in the jazz scene and beyond. He played with Marc Johnson, Pierre Courbois, The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Michiel Borstlap, Jeroen van Vliet, Nguyên Lê, Anton Goudsmit, Spinvis, Jimmy Haslip, Lars Danielsson, Michael Moore, Joey Baron, Mercer Ellington, John Taylor, Harmen Fraanje, Henny Vrienten and many, many others.

His musical cooperation’s have taken Eric Vloeimans abroad many times. With diverse artists and ensembles he played all over Europe, South Africa, Indonesia, Thailand, China and Japan. The experiences from his travels influence his work constantly. The music of Eric Vloeimans shows a remarkable power to create bridges and reach the hearts of people all over the world.

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Radio & Podcasts

Harry Connick, Jr., Ahmad Jamal & Eric Vloeimans

Read "Harry Connick, Jr., Ahmad Jamal & Eric Vloeimans" reviewed by Joe Dimino


From the mind of Dutch trumpet master Eric Vloeimans we begin the new 784th Episode of Neon Jazz. As 2022 comes to a close, we profile new music from several Kansas City natives including Eddie Moore and Matt Villinger as well as David Bloom and Tomas Janzon. Piano maestro Ahmad Jamal celebrates his prowess in a live environment with Emerald City Lights. We close out the show with Artie Shaw. Dig the jazz and the holiday season, my friends.

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Album Review

Eric Vloeimans & Will Holshouser: Two For The Road-

Read "Two For The Road-" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


The trumpet and the accordion may seem like an incompatible musical combination, and perhaps that may be so, except in the hands of Dutch trumpeter Eric Vloeimans and American accordionist Will Holshouser. Their dynamic and demonstrative interaction is on full display in this live concert recorded during a tour of the Netherlands in 2021 and is appropriately entitled Two For The Road. In this twelve track concert, nine of the compositions come from the pen of ...

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Eric Vloeimans' Oliver's Cinema: Eric Vloeimans' Oliver's Cinema

Read "Eric Vloeimans' Oliver's Cinema" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Dutch trumpeter Eric Vloeimans isn't afraid to try different things. In fact, he seems to relish the opportunity to work in a variety of settings. Vloeimans tangled with pianist John Taylor, bassist Marc Johnson, and drummer Joey Baron on Bitches and Fairy Tales (Challenge Records, 1999); he went the electric route with a quartet known as Gatecrash; he recorded with The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra on Evensong (Challenge Classics, 2013); and he pared things down, conversing openly with pianist Florian Weber ...

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Eric Vloeimans / Florian Weber: Live at The Concertgebouw

Read "Live at The Concertgebouw" reviewed by John Kelman


In a career spanning the intimate chamber jazz of Fugimundi to the electrified Gatecrash, Eric Vloeimans has emerged as a trumpeter with uncommon instincts, relentless lyricism and an astute ear for musical partnerships. It's been three years since his last recording as a leader--Heavens Above (Challenge, 2009)--but in the interim there's been an expansive five-CD career retrospective, V-Flow (Challenge, 2010), that shouldn't be mistaken as any suggestion that he's done all there is. If anything, V-Flow consolidates and contextualizes Vloeimans' ...

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Eric Vloeimans: V-Flow

Read "Eric Vloeimans: V-Flow" reviewed by John Kelman


Eric VloeimansV-Flow Challenge Records2010 Still on the shy side of fifty, but looking considerably younger--in no small part due to a distinctive image with colorful clothing and funky shoes--it might appear premature to be releasing a five-disc box set that takes a retrospective look at the career of Dutch trumpeter Eric Vloeimans. But as the trumpeter begins to gain international stature through touring with his two main projects--the quirky chamber jazz of Fugimundi, ...

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Live Review

Eric Vloeimans Fugimundi, Ottawa, Canada, March 8, 2010

Read "Eric Vloeimans Fugimundi, Ottawa, Canada, March 8, 2010" reviewed by John Kelman


Eric Vloeimans FugimundiOttawa International Jazz Festival Fall/Winter SeriesNAC Fourth Stage, Ottawa, CanadaMarch 8, 2010For its second-to-last date in its 2009/2010 Fall/Winter Series, the Ottawa International Jazz Festival continued its perennial support of the Dutch music scene by bringing trumpeter Eric Vloeimans' Fugimundi trio to the Fourth Stage of the National Arts Center. Still in his forties, Vloeimans has already amassed a surprisingly rich discography ranging from acoustic dates with illustrious partners like British pianist John ...

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Interview

Eric Vloeimans: Hyper Fugimundi Gatecrash

Read "Eric Vloeimans: Hyper Fugimundi Gatecrash" reviewed by Javier AQ Ortiz


Few musicians from Holland are seen in the U.S., let alone in South Florida, but when they are, it is a rewarding experience. Although Eric Vloeimans is virtually unknown as a leader on North American shores, he is no stranger to audiences familiar with some European jazz markets, where he is held in high regard. The inventive and award-winning trumpet player performed in the U.S. with the likes of the Frank Foster Big Band and the Duke Ellington Band while ...

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Performance / Tour

Dutch Trumpet Sensation Eric Vloeimans And American Accordion Master Will Holshouser Bring Their Expressive And Playful Music To Eight Us Cities And Towns October 13-22, 2023

Dutch Trumpet Sensation Eric Vloeimans And American Accordion Master Will Holshouser Bring Their Expressive And Playful Music To Eight Us Cities And Towns October 13-22, 2023

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications

The adventurous duo featuring Dutch trumpet sensation Eric Vloeimans and American accordionist Will Holshouser bring their expressive writing and playful, virtuosic improvising to eight US cities and towns, October 13-22, 2023. Their evocative original compositions bring together their omnivorous range of influences from jazz, classical and folk music: rich harmonies, catchy melodies and energetic improvising, spanning the range from deeply emotional to fun. Together, these two virtuoso musicians use the intimacy of the duo setting to full effect, taking listeners ...

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Recording

Eric Vloeimans' Gatecrash - Heavensabove! (2010)

Eric Vloeimans' Gatecrash - Heavensabove! (2010)

Source: Something Else!

By PicoWhen I heard Joe Higham's wonderfully diverse world fusion treat Where Are We Now? last year, I became suspicious that the Low Countries might be a magnet for out-the-box thinking for jazz players. Listening to Eric Vloeimans and his Gatecrash's new release Heavensabove! just confirmed those suspicions.The trumpet ace from Holland Eric Vloeimans is a jazz hero in his native country, regularly racking up awards and other forms of acclaim there. Trained in both Rotterdam ...

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Dutch Trumpet Sensation Eric Vloeimans Returns to US + Canada February 20 - March 8, 2010 with His Trio Fugimundi

Dutch Trumpet Sensation Eric Vloeimans Returns to US + Canada February 20 - March 8, 2010 with His Trio Fugimundi

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications

New Challenge Records CD “Heavensabove!" with his quartet “Gatecrash" has US release in February 2010 *

“ One of the great surprises of the entire weekend was the performance by trumpeter Eric Vloeimans' group Fugimundi ... They played with a high-wire sense of adventure and such an infectious spirit of joy that it made the 21-piece Columbian salsa orchestra that followed them seem anti-climactic ." -- Larry Appelbaum, JazzTimes

“5-stars. The sheer authority ...

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Interview

Trumpeter Eric Vloeimans Interviewed at AAJ

Trumpeter Eric Vloeimans Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz

Few musicians from Holland are seen in the U.S., let alone in South Florida, but when they are, it is a rewarding experience. Although Eric Vloeimans is virtually unknown as a leader on North American shores, he is no stranger to audiences familiar with some European jazz markets, where he is held in high regard. The inventive and award-winning trumpet player performed in the U.S. with the likes of the Frank Foster Big Band and the Duke Ellington Band while ...

"I was amazed at the strength of Eric's writing and playing. He was an inspiration and led the date with creative imagination. It was a pleasure to record with him. The music reveals what is best in the art of improvised music; thoughtful structures that allow the sensitivity of the musicians to come together to create something special and unique, that had never been before." --Marc Johnson

"...with the CD Bitches and Fairy-tales he firmly established his reputation... Vloeimans seeks the same virtue in his music as Raymond Chandler does in literature: 'to acquire delicacy without losing the power." --Bert Vuijsje, HP/De Tijd (Dutch weekly opinion magazine)

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Two For The Road-

Challenge Records
2022

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Eric Vloeimans'...

Buzz Records
2014

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North Sea Jazz...

Challenge Jazz
2013

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Live at The...

Challenge Records
2012

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Live At The...

Challenge Records
2011

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Eric Vloeimans: V-Flow

Challenge Records
2011

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From: Heavens Above
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