One by Joost Lijbaart | Wolfert Brederode

Joost Lijbaart | Wolfert Brederode

One

Format: CD
Label: Jazz in Motion
UPC: 0608917535228
Catnr: JIM 75352
Release date: 01 January 2006

1 CD

Label
Jazz in Motion

UPC
0608917535228

Catalogue number
JIM 75352

Release date
01 January 2006

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About the album

Joost Lijbaart: drums
Wolfert Brederode: piano

Drummer Joost Lijbaart and ECM-recording pianist Wolfert Brederode have been working together previously, for example in the group of singer Susanne Abbuehl and in connection to several ballet projects. In 2005 they had the extraordinary experience to work with Frans Thomése, author of the acclaimed book and international bestseller 'Shadow Child'. Thomése wanted to 'record' his book for blind people (audio book) and invited Brederode and Lijbaart to add music to the text, which was read by the author himself.
The collaboration between Lijbaart en Brederode - their ability to combine their instruments and produce a sound as if it were 'one' instrument - again turned out so well, they decided to start working as a duo and record their own music. And now the tables are turned: it is Thomése who added text to their CD: he wrote the significant liner notes!

"The secret, I think, lies in the fact that the piano doesn't comply with the drums, but just quite the reverse, that the drummer follows and complements the pianist, as if - by means of the drums, including all those thingies that can be tapped and beaten - it is a part of the solo piano. Together they constitute, as it were, a new kind of instrument, a sort of a John-Cage-style prepared piano, with a difference. (....) This is music that takes your breath away. And to, breathlessly, disappear into." (from liner notes by Frans Thomése)

Drummer/composer Joost Lijbaart is a highly in demand artist in the field of jazz, pop and improvised music, but also of modern classical music and dance. He is part of a/o the renowned Yuri Honing Trio, the crossover project Orient Express and the electric jazz group Yuri Honing Wired Paradise. Since 2002 he has his own band, called Group of Friends.
(www.joostlijbaart.com)

Pianist/composer Wolfert Brederode is the artistic leader of the Wolfert Brederode Trio, the Wolfert Brederode Quintet and Nimbus. He is also founder of The Nimbus Collective, a group that combines music, dance and moving images. Since many years Wolfert has been playing with Swiss singer Susanne Abbuehl. In 2007 Wolfert makes his debut on ECM.
(www.wolfertbrederode.com)

Artist(s)

Joost Lijbaart (drums)

Joost Lijbaart (Amsterdam 1967) started playing drums at the age of 7, following his father Piet Lijbaart (Amsterdam 1933-1970). He graduated in 1991 with honors from the Hilversum Conservatory where he followed classes with Cees Kranenburg, Marcel Serierse Ali Un D’Aye Rose and Victor Oskam. With the Yuri Honing Trio in 1996, he made the album ‘Star Tracks’ from (a modern adaptation of European pop classics). In the 20 year history of the trio the group released 5 CDs and performed on numerous tours in more than 90 countries. There were musical collaborations with musicians from the Middle East, India and China. Besides working as a sideman Lijbaart focused also on his own projects, such as his own quartet ‘Group of Friends’, his duo...

Joost Lijbaart (Amsterdam 1967) started playing drums at the age of 7, following his father Piet Lijbaart (Amsterdam 1933-1970).

He graduated in 1991 with honors from the Hilversum Conservatory where he followed classes with Cees Kranenburg, Marcel Serierse Ali Un D’Aye Rose and Victor Oskam.

With the Yuri Honing Trio in 1996, he made the album ‘Star Tracks’ from (a modern adaptation of European pop classics).

In the 20 year history of the trio the group released 5 CDs and performed on numerous tours in more than 90 countries. There were musical collaborations with musicians from the Middle East, India and China.

Besides working as a sideman Lijbaart focused also on his own projects, such as his own quartet ‘Group of Friends’, his duo with pianist Wolfert Brederode, the group Batik and his recently formed improvisation trio with vocalist Sanne Rambags and guitar player Bram Stadhouders.

At the North Sea Jazz Festival he received in 2003 as a drummer the soloist prize at the Dutch jazz competition given by Elvin Jones.

Joost played over the years regularly classical percussion music of Iannis Xenakis, John Cage and Steve Reich and worked on several projects together with Theo Loevendie and Louis Andriessen. He performed as a soloist with the New Ensemble at the Muziekgebouw in 2016.

He was collaborating with artists from other disciplines such as dancer / choreographer Anouk van Dijk, dancer / choreographer Lonneke of Leth and writer PF Thomese.

Joost Lijbaart is a player with many different interests. He has years of experience in the history of jazz from the 50s and 60s, played a lot of pop and rock and studied musical traditions of West Africa, Northern India and the Middle East.

As an experienced teacher Joost Lijbaart gives regular guest lectures and classes at conservatories around the world.
Since 2016 he is also teaching entrepreneurship at the Conservatory in Amsterdam and the Prins Claus Conservatory in Groningen.

Joost Lijbaart toured in more than 90 countries around the world and performed at many major jazz festivals.

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