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Philip Baumgarten

I'm a jazz double bass player. In most bands I'm in I play straight ahead jazz. 2GetherAgain is a mainstream duo (guitar and double bass), Play it hard is a hardbop quintet and with my own trio, the Philip Baumgarten Trio, I play my (jazz) compositions. I also play in a trio Pot, Baumgarten & Friend, that plays a crossover of folk and jazz. I've recorded a nice cd with that band called 'Izabel in 1922.


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Meet Philip Baumgarten: I started out as a bass guitarist, and played salsa in the seventies. My band, Bapao, was successful in The Netherlands, and I played in every important venue. Later on, I switched to double-bass and jazz became my main thing. I've been playing jazz now for many years with many musicians, with whom I recorded a number of CDs. I now have my own jazz trio, the Philip Baumgarten Trio, that has just released its ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

The Arrival

Studio Baumgarten
2011

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