Pieter Bast

Pieter Bast (april 27th, 1964), completed in 1988 his study at the Sweelinck Conservatory of Amsterdam with top marks and got his degree as “Teacher and Performing Artist Improvised Music”.
In the period 1985 -1988 he was the leader of a successful Quintet “PB-5 ” , which won in 1986 the first price at the NOS – Meervaart Jazz Contest, Amsterdam, and was also awarded as being best soloist of this contest. In 2012 he started a new quintet called        “ Pieter Bast E.S.P. Quintet “  to promote European Jazz Standards, and released his first CD as a bandleader in October 2014 called “Midnight Song”. In april 2018, the second CD entitled “La Condition Humaine” will be released.
From 1988 up until now Pieter Bast has been performing as a sideman with several highly respected musicians (f.e. Kenny Wheeler, Eddie Bert, Urbie Green, Charlie Mariano, Bob Mintzer, Eric Vloeimans, Marnix Busstra, The European Concert Orchestra, Hugh Hopper, Amina Figarova, Marjorie Barnes, Paul van Kemenade, Mike Mainieri, Luluk Purwanto) and have been touring with them throughout Europe, Canada, Indonisïa, Africa, India and the Middle - East.
These past projects are to be heard on more than 40 CD’s which are worldwide distributed.
Pieter Bast is also, sinds 2000, associated with te Royal Conservatory of Brussels as a drum teacher for the Jazz Department.
The press highly acclaims his melodic, inspiring and subtle approach of his instrument in combination with a delicate balance between rhythmical freedom and swing.