Paul Berner on double
bass—has worked with many giants of the music: Dizzy
Gillespie, Milt Jackson, Stan Getz, Mel Lewis and the
Jazz Orchestra, Peter Erskine, Les Paul, Joe Lovano and many
others. In addition, he was a member of the Lionel Hampton
Orchestra for two years, and subsequently spent two years with
the Monty Alexander Trio. Since his arrival in
Holland in 1990 he has worked with many well-known musicians, such as Eric
Vloeimans, Toon Roos, Jesse van Ruller, Frits Landesbergen, Wolfgang
Haffner and Michael Moore. He has made many
CDs in America and in Europe, for example with Red Rodney, the
Amsterdam Jazz Quintet, the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble, Greetje
Kauffeld and Michael Moore to name just a
few.
Peter Tiehuis on
guitar—is one of Europe's leading guitar players. He is
well-known internationally, working with groups, such as the Skymasters,
Peter Herbolzheimers Rhythm Combination and Brass,
Batida, Till Brönner's
'Ballad Joint', the Wolfgang Haffner Project, the Chris
Hinze Combination, and the Metropole Orchestra
(which he's been a regular member of since 1996). His versatility has
enabled him to play almost any kind of music and has led to many
recording dates, in Belgium, Germany and England, as well as Holland.
Over the years he has worked with such greats as Toots
Thielemans, George Duke, Jasper van
’t Hof, Charlie Mariano, Tania
Maria, Nina Simone, Al Jarreau,
Tina Turner, Chaka Khan, Elvis
Costello, Mike Stern, the Yellow
Jackets, the Brecker Brothers, Terry
Bozzio, Steve Vai, and Herbie
Hancock. He was also a member of the Ilse deLange
Band for four years.
Ed Verhoeff on
guitar—has been a member of jazz bassist Hein van de Geyn’s
group, “Baseline” since 1997 (when he replaced John
Abercrombie). In the period 1998-2000 he worked with pop singer Mathilde
Santing. At the moment he can often be heard with his own
band, Ed Verhoeff’s “EDition” (with Ben van
den Dungen, Lucas van Merwijk and Boudewijn Lucas)
and in the band of Izaline Calister. Ed can be heard
on CDs by Ramses Shaffy, Ilsa Huizinga, Hein van der
Geyn’s Baseline, Mathilde Santing and Madeline
Bell.
Hans van Oosterhout on
drums—is oneof the most sought-after drummers on the Continent.
Hans has worked with many well-known artists, such as Toots
Thielemans, Lee Konitz, John
Scofield, Chet Baker, Bob Mintzer
and Miroslav Vitous. He is member of the Jack
van Poll Trio, Rob van Bavel Trio, and Mike
Del Ferro Trio, in addition to being one if the original
members of Hein van der Geyn’s Baseline.
Nowadays one seldom finds him at home; as the regular drummer for Dee
Dee Bridgewater he is frequently ‘on tour’.