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Leo
Janssen, a highly accomplished and imaginative instrumentalist
has been with the Dutch
Metropole Orchestra
for more than 15 years.
Leo comes from a musical family. His first instrument was
clarinet, which he took up at the age of ten, and he got
his initial playing experience with marching bands.
He studied as a classical saxophonist at Maastricht Conservatory
under Norbert Nozy. Later he played in such regional band
as Big Band 77 and the Rick Nolov Band
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He
studied with Ferdinand
Povel
at Hilversum Conservatory for three years and played
in such ensembles as the Skymasters, the Dutch Jazz
Orchestra and the Eef Albers Band before joining the
Metropole Orchestra in 1986.
Says Janssen: "I became interested in jazz when
I was about 14 and heard Michael Brecker on a Billy
Cobham record. This was a kind of fusion jazz and I
was very much into that at the time. After that I discovered
Charlie Parker and Miles Davis and the other giants."
He cites as his main influences John Coltrane, Wayne
Shorter and Ferdinand Povel and, more recently, Jan
Garbarek. (Mike
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Discography
Bill Holman - Further Adventures
Bill Perkins - I Wished on the Moon
Bob Brookmeyer - Out of This World
Bud Shank - A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
Clare Fischer - Latin Side
Ernestine Anderson - Isn't It Romantic
Lee Konitz Saxophone - Dreams
Lew Tabackin - Pyramid
Madeline Bell - Beat out That Rhythm on a Drum Saxophone
Nancy Marano - If You Could See Us Now
Nick Brignola - Spring Is Here
Ronnie Cuber - Love for Sale
The
Metropole Orchestra
Kodachrome Saxophone
Leo
Janssen - Shadow & Light - solo album Metripole Orchestra
The
Highlight Jazz Orchestra
- Tros Sesjun Live Radio Recording
Latest
CD's:
Echoes of the mind
Leo Jansen Tenor and Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet,
Samples, Djembe
Eef Albers (guitar), Marcel Schimscheimer (bass),
Arno vd Nieuwenhuize (drums)
You
can order this CD now! - Email Leo Jansen at: janssenlejo@hetnet.nl
Leo Janssen/Egbert Derix:
'Angeli'
De eerste cd van het duo Leo Janssen (saxen en klarinet)
en Egbert Derix (piano en keyboards) heet 'Angeli' en bevat
composities van Janssen en Derix. Op 'Angeli' staan onder
meer nieuwe versies van de Derix' composities 'She isn't
like you' (prijswinnaar 'beste compositie' Dutch Jazz Competition
2002) en 'Exit Ego' ('Honor Award' van het American Songwriters
Network). Leo Janssen is sinds 1986 als tenorsaxofonist
verbonden aan het Metropole Orkest. Samen met dit orkest
speelde hij met tal van groten uit de muziekwereld, zoals
Herbie Hancock, Brecker Brothers, Pat Metheny, Elvis Costello,
Joe Lovano, Dave Liebmann, Mike Stern, Gino Vanelli, Bob
Mintzer, Yellowjackets, Bob Malach, Terry Bozzio, en vele
anderen. Leo Janssen en Egbert Derix gaan 'Angeli' door
middel van een aantal concerten presenteren. Op 4 juni speelt
het duo in het Theater aan het Vrijthof in Maastricht. 'Angeli'
is o.a. verkrijgbaar via: http://www.egbertderix.com
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