Pocket Concerts Eric Ineke Trio

From the studios of the Concertzender / World of Jazz: Pocket Concerts. In this edition: the Eric Ineke Trio.

The Eric Ineke Trio brings together the experience of three generations of Dutch jazz talent: legendary drummer Eric Ineke, pianist and Fender Rhodes player Juraj Stanik and bassist Cas Jiskoot.

Eric Ineke is renowned for his deep swing, powerful timing and strong connection to the bebop and hard bop traditions. A central figure in the Dutch jazz scene since the 1960s, he has collaborated with generations of Dutch musicians. He has also worked with international jazz greats such as Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, George Coleman, Al Cohn, Jimmy Raney, Dizzy Gillespie, Barry Harris and Dave Liebman. For many years, he was a member of the Rein de Graaff/Dick Vennik Quartet and the Rein de Graaff Trio. Since 2006, he has led his own group, Eric Ineke JazzXpress.

Ineke has played a significant role in jazz education in the Netherlands. He taught for 35 years at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague (KC), where he now serves as Artist in Residence. His extensive discography includes albums such as Dexternity – The Music of Dexter Gordon, What Kinda Bird Is This? – The Music of Charlie Parker and 75 Years – Swinging, Boppin’ and Burnin’. In 2017, Ineke was appointed a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau in recognition of his contributions to Dutch jazz.

In addition to all these activities, Eric Ineke curates the excellent programme House of Hard Bop for the Concertzender.

Juraj Stanik is a respected pianist and composer who graduated cum laude from the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. With the group Five Up High, he won the Pall Mall Export Swing Award and the Leverkusen Jazz Award. Stanik is also active as a piano instructor in the jazz department of the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, where he passes on his experience to a new generation of jazz musicians.

Bassist Cas Jiskoot represents a younger generation of Dutch jazz musicians. He won the Princess Christina Jazz Competition and has performed with musicians such as Scott Hamilton, Dick Oatts, and John Engels.

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SETLIST

00:00 Here We Go (J. Stanik)
Otta (F. Elsen) * Digging the Archives
E.I. Generated (J. Stanik)
Winter Waltz (J. Stanik)
Blue Marble (J. Stanik)

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*Digging the Archives

Frans Elsen was a key figure in Dutch jazz: a pioneering bebop pianist, composer, arranger and educator who influenced generations of musicians. His composition Otta was part of his “Norwegian Cycle,” inspired by a trip to Norway in 1970. Written in the early 1970s for his electric septet, the piece combines jazz, funk and elements of free jazz and features Elsen’s Fender Rhodes as the central instrument. Otta showcases Elsen’s adventurous side and his willingness to explore new sounds within the Dutch jazz scene.

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MUSICIANS

Eric Ineke – drums
Juraj Stanik – piano, Fender Rhodes
Cas Jiskoot – bass

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