Cor Bakker Trio — Pocket Concerts

Coming to you from the studios of the Concertzender / World of Jazz: Pocket Concerts. Featuring this edition: Cor Bakker Trio

Pianist Cor Bakker, bassist Jeroen Vierdag, and drummer Frits Landesbergen are leading figures in Dutch and European jazz.
Cor Bakker is renowned for his virtuosity and broad musical range. He has performed with artists such as Toots Thielemans, Philip Catherine, Lee Konitz, and the Metropole Orkest, and is well known from Dutch television and radio. His work has been recognized with major Dutch music awards, including Edison Jazz Awards. Jeroen Vierdag is one of the most respected bass players in the Netherlands. He has worked with Rita Reys, Ack van Rooyen, Benny Golson, and the Metropole Orkest, performing at leading jazz festivals worldwide. Many projects he contributed to, have received Edison Jazz recognition. Frits Landesbergen is an internationally acclaimed drummer and vibraphonist who has played with Chet Baker, Buddy DeFranco, Slide Hampton, and Toots Thielemans. He was awarded the prestigious Wessel Ilcken Prize, a grand honor in Dutch jazz. Together, on stage at the offices of worldofjazz.nl, they represent excellence in Dutch jazz performance.

SET LIST
Digging the Archives*:
1. Six Seven Eight (R. Franken)
2. Strollin’ Around / Rosa Turbinata / Dat mistige rooie beest / Turks Fruit (R. van Otterloo)

3. A Fresh Circle (C. Bakker)

Digging the Archives*:
4. Meisjes van 13 / Veilig achterop bij vader op de fiets (R. van Kreeveld)

MUSICIANS
Cor Bakker – Fender Rhodes
Jeroen Vierdag – double bass, bass
Frits Landesbergen – drums

*Digging the Archives
In this Pocket Concert, Cor Bakker Trio plays three works by Dutch composers who have been a great inspiration to Cor. Among these are works by Rob van Kreeveld, Rogier van Otterloo and Rob Franken.
While digging the Dutch Jazz Archives, Cor selected the advanced piece Six Seven Eight, a composition in six, seven, and eight-four time by the illustrious Dutch pianist Rob Franken (1941-1983), a pioneer on the Fender Rhodes electric piano.

POCKET CONCERTS TEAM
Production: Arjan Went & Co de Kloet
Digging the Archives: Frank Jochemsen (NJA)
Sound: Wijnand de Groot
Camera: Arnaud Heymel (Heymel Visual)
Camera assistant: Yara Heijmel (AllYouMedia)
Camera assistant: Anne Reijman Hinze
Editing: Arnaud Heymel (Heymel Visual)
Design: Marcel van den Broek (Oak)
Host: Ide van Gelder

THANKS
Mark van Schaick (Buma Cultuur), Toni De Toni (injazz), Theater Kikker Utrecht, Raph van den Driesschen, Astrid Schenk (Worldofjazz.nl), Jasper van den Broek, Niklaas Hoekstra, Sem de Jongh (Concertzender), Daen’s planten Utrecht

Pocket Concerts is made possible by World of Jazz, injazz, het Nederlands Jazz Archief and Podiumkunst.net

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