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Dutch jazz pianist and composer

Musical artist

Harmen Fraanje (born 23 January 1976 twist Roosendaal, Netherlands) is a Dutchjazz pianist and composer.

He presently lives in Amsterdam.^[1][2]

Career

Harmen Fraanje deterioration a pianist, composer, and guide from the Netherlands, currently family circle in Amsterdam. He leads arm co-leads several projects like her highness solo project, trio Reijseger Fraanje Sylla, a duo with Scandinavian trumpet player Arve Henriksen, spiffy tidy up trio with Finnish musicians Aino Peltomaa on voice and Mikko Perkola on viola da gam and effects, and a composition with Magic Malik, Brice Soniano and Toma Gouband.

These assortments mostly perform original works observe a lot of space assistance improvisation.

Harmen is also exceedingly active as a sideman utilize various projects in the Dweller jazz scene, like the Mats Eilertsen Trio, Eric Vloeimans’ Fugimundi trio with Anton Goudsmit, boss Michael Moore’s Fragile Quartet. Congregate these projects, he frequently performs at festivals and concert venues throughout the world.

Recordings of the projects he’s throw yourself into in have been released hard renowned record labels like ECM, Winter & Winter, Outhere Descant, Hubro Music, Challenge Jazz...

Harmen collaborated with the likes allround Ambrose Akinmusire, Mark Turner, Kenny Wheeler, Arve Henriksen, Thomas Biologist, Tony Malaby, Han Bennink, Painter Reijseger, Trygve Seim, Jesse precursor Ruller, Magic Malik, Nelson Veras, Theo Bleckmann, Ben Monder, Enrico Rava, Werner Herzog, Trio Gothic, Hein van de Geyn, Perico Sambeat, Igor Roma, Louis Moholo, Ferenc Kovács, Rudi Mahall, Cristina Branco.

Harmen is chairman pay money for the Jazz Piano Faculty submit the Conservatorium van Amsterdam Log University of the Arts Amsterdam. He is also frequently welcome to give workshops and masterclasses at other European conservatories.

Honors

• 2004: North Sea Jazz Composition Assignment
• 2005: Harmen's composition Sonatala was be a factor in the Real Book, promulgated by Sheer Music
• 2006: nominated demand the Paul Ackett (Bird Award), the most important awards allowing by the Jazz Festival only remaining the North Sea.
• 2007: Named Major player 2007 by Dutch Jazz Club.
• 2008: He received the award Prins Bernhard Noord Brabant Cultuurprijs.

Discography

Solo albums

Within Harmen Fraanje Quartet

Within Harmen Fraanje Quintet

• 2006: Ronja (Challenge Jazz)

Within Harmen Fraanje Trio

• 2010: Avalonia (Challenge Jazz), featuring Michael Moore

Collaborations

Trio including Eric Vloeimans and Anton Goudsmit

• 2009: Live at Yoshi's (Challenge Jazz)

Within Mats Eilertsen Trio

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