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Gallery of Tones works with professional musicians from different styles – classical, jazz, pop, contemporary & world music. Here you will find an overview. Some of the musicians are also active as coaches within our Academy.
gdt-aca2023-11-29T21:25:53+01:00
Anagha Bhat
Vocals
Anagha Bhat is a North-Indian classical vocalist based in Bengaluru, India. She is a disciple of Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar. Anagha is passionate about sharing the beauty of music with the world and is committed to using her art to foster peace and understanding.
gdt-aca2023-11-24T17:02:06+01:00
David Williams-Mitchell
Guitar
David lived in China and worked with Uyghur musicians and learned their roots. Later he also worked with Iranian artists. He aims to do his part to spread knowledge of this beautiful and inspiring music traditions by playing and teaching it on the Western guitar.
gdt-aca2023-11-24T17:01:24+01:00
Imran Khan
Sitar & Composition
Imran Khan belongs to the famous lineage of the Sikar Gharana (school of music) that has given many stalwarts to Indian classical music. He shared the stage with his uncle, late Ustad Sultan Khan, who was a part of Beatles’ George Harrison’s and Pandit Ravi Shankar’s group “Dark Horse” and tour with him for 22 concerts in different cities in India. Since then he performs internationally with musician of different cultures.
gdt-aca2023-09-06T11:27:37+02:00
Priya Purushothaman
Vocals
Priya Purushothaman is part of the new generation of young Hindustani classical vocalists. She specializes in the style of the Agra gharana, characterized by its power, inspiration and playfulness. She has collaborated in many genres with artists such as Grammy-award winning composer Osvaldo Golijov, and with the Dutch Jazz ensemble 'Spinifex'. As a teacher, Priya has a private teaching practice for students from different musical backgrounds from all over the world .
gdt-aca2023-09-11T16:33:30+02:00
Cengiz Arslanpay
Ney (reed flute), electronics, composer
Cengiz is a multi-instrumentalist, music technologist and composer. His music combines authentic primal instruments with electronic sounds. With his collection of flutes from all over the globe he creates a wide variety of sound worlds.
gdt-aca2023-09-11T16:24:44+02:00
Aleksandra Popovska
Voice, Choir, Multimedia Art, Composition
Aleksandra is profoundly skilled in a variety of musical styles. She is known for her mastery as a singer with a unique interpretation of traditional Macedonian songs and is one of the most famous Macedonian musicians within the European world music and the Balkan music scene.
gdt-aca2023-09-11T19:03:16+02:00
Raymond Honing
Flute, Traverso
Dutch flutist Raymond Honing - a teacher at the Amsterdam Conservatory - moves just as easily in the world of contemporary music as in that of historical performance practice. Many composers have dedicated works to Raymond, and he also worked with Pablo Ziegler, Piazzolla’s regular pianist.
gdt-aca2023-09-06T12:03:13+02:00
Anton Goudsmit
Guitar, Composer
Amsterdam-based guitarist and composer Anton Goudsmit is a whirlwind of creativity, able to bring audiences to ecstasy with his irresistible groove and unique musical personality.His inventiveness and cheerfulness make Anton an in-demand performer; every concert is an exciting ride for the audience, his colleagues, and himself….
gdt-aca2023-09-11T19:22:18+02:00
Keiko Shichijo
Piano, Fortepiano
Her traditional Japanese sensibility combined with her knowledge of European historical performance practice form her unique vision. A specialist in contemporary music, Keiko has worked with many composers, including Helmut Lachenmann and Tom Johnson. "...purity of sound - breathtaking..." (audience response)
gdt-aca2022-03-06T14:46:04+01:00
Aart Strootman
Guitar, Composer
"Aart Strootman is completely authentic; he makes inventions in the field of sound that are particularly inspiring. He approaches composition with an exceptional freshness and knows how to reinvent the sound of each instrument in an ensemble down to the finest detail. A performer, an improviser, an inventor, a unique composer." (Gaudeamus Jury)
gdt-aca2023-09-13T14:28:25+02:00
Massimo Raoul Beckers
Composition, (Bass) Guitar, Theory Lessons
Born in Switzerland (1994) and with a passion for music, Massimo Raoul Beckers grew into a versatile musician and researcher. As a music teacher, Massimo has many years of experience and thanks to his academic background, he possesses a lot of knowledge about all kinds of musical styles, music history and ways of composing. His work as a conductor ensures that Massimo is immersed in specific musical details and developing a good listening ear.
gdt-aca2023-09-11T18:57:20+02:00
Oene Van Geel
Viola, Composer
Oene is a musical adventurer. Influenced by jazz, Indian music, chamber music and free improvisation, he uses his virtuoso improvisational skills and his compositional talent for a wide range of musical activities
gdt-aca2023-09-11T16:58:14+02:00
Jorge Pardo
Flamenco flute, Saxophone
He was a member of the famous ‘Paco de Lucia Quintet’ for almost 20 years. He played with greats in flamenco and jazz such as Carles Benavent, Camerón and Chick Corea.
gdt-aca2023-09-11T16:43:08+02:00
Dinesh Mishra
Bansuri (Indian bamboo flute)
He is an explorative musician who takes new paths in world music based on his traditions. Although he has a deep respect for his teacher Hariprasad Chaurasia, he does not follow in his footsteps. Like a true bridge builder, he connects with musicians from all styles that are appealing to him.
gdt-aca2023-09-11T19:05:27+02:00
Abbos Kosimov
Percussion, Doyra-virtuoso
Abbos Kosimov is widely appreciated as an international phenomenon; through his dynamic performances, he is recognized globally as a master of doyra and an ambassador of Uzbek culture.. He has worked with Stevie Wonder, Zakir Hussain's 'Masters of Percussion' and the Kronos Quartet, including at Carnegie Hall.
gdt-aca2023-09-03T19:02:52+02:00
Nawras Altaky
Ud, vocals
Nawras Altaky is a vocalist, Ud player, composer and improviser based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Born in 1995 in 'As-Suwayda', or the Druze mountain of south Syria. He explores world music through interdisciplinary collaborations and intercultural projects. His inspiration is mostly driven by his values such as, freedom, humility, honesty, love and joy.
gdt-aca2023-09-11T19:07:50+02:00
Rozalie Hirs
Composer, poet
“Purified, as if washed clean—that is one way one might characterize the music of Rozalie Hirs (1965). Her work is presented with the greatest clarity; she creates a world in a few gestures. Within that world, sonic beauty is of greater importance than the display of technique or structure...” Anthony Fiumara about Rozalie Hirs
gdt-aca2023-09-11T16:40:44+02:00
Philip Lassiter
Trumpet, arrangement
Phil is an 11-time Grammy award winning arranger and trumpet player, and former section leader/arranger for 'Prince and the New Power Generation', Kirk Franklin, Ariana Grande, Timbaland, Roberta Flack, Jill Scott and others. You can reach him for online classes here.
gdt-aca2023-09-11T19:17:26+02:00
Hermine Deurloo
Harmonica
Although she has her roots in jazz, Hermine Deurloo deliberately chooses broad and sometimes unusual musical combinations within string quartets, big bands, African music and film soundtracks. One of her more recent albums is with drummer Steve Gadd.
gdt-aca2023-09-11T19:20:18+02:00
Rhani Krija
Percussion
Rhani Krija was born in Essaouira, Morocco, in the heart of the Gnawa culture, in 1971. Known for his expertise in authentic Andalusian, Arabic, African, and Latin rhythms, Rhani is a highly sought-after, international percussionist who has worked with Sting, Dominic Miller, Herbie Hancock, Al Di Meola, Placido Domingo, Peter Gabriel, Vince Mendoza, Annie Lennox, Prince, and others.
gdt-aca2023-09-11T17:05:18+02:00
Stefan (Stevko) Busch
Piano
Stefan is the artistic director of Gallery of Tones. He is known as a particularly good accompanist, which can be heard in his duo with the saxophonist Paul van Kemenade. For several years now, Stefan has been immersing himself in composing semi-classical piano pieces, and has developed a teaching method with which all styles and levels can be trained.
gdt-aca2023-09-11T17:22:38+02:00
Sven Jungbeck
Gipsy guitar
In the field of gipsy jazz, he is part of the world famous Joscho Stephan Trio. Sven has a successful youtube channel with tutorials in which he approaches the gipsy guitar. You can arrange live coaching sessions with him here.
gdt-aca2023-09-11T16:45:18+02:00
Paul van Kemenade
Alto saxophone
He is one of the grand seigneurs of Dutch and European jazz. As a musician internationally known for his unparalleled sound, as a festival organizer innovative and open-minded.
gdt-aca2023-09-11T17:14:28+02:00
Lothar Ohlmeier
Tenor saxophone, clarinets
"Lothar Ohlmeier has one of the most attractive tenor sounds you're likely to hear, rich, sonorous and affecting"
Chris Parker/Londen
gdt-aca2023-09-11T17:28:10+02:00
Timo Hoppe
Double bass, bass guitar, fretless
Timo Hoppe is a double bass soloist. His development led him through many genres. He plays classical, modern and early music and jazz at the highest level. His collaboration with the Cologne authentic-sound ensemble 'Das Neue Orchester' demonstrates his experience with historical performance practice, with which he has been intensively involved since 1996.
gdt-aca2022-03-06T14:50:45+01:00
Julie Sassoon
Piano, Composer
The British pianist with German-Jewish roots has been steadily developing her identity in recent years. On the Berlin Label 'Jazzwerkstatt' this development can be followed. "... An unclassifiable venture... Julie consistently makes the piano, her voice and her deepest emotions sound awesomely and naturally inseparable." John Fordham - The Guardian
gdt-aca2022-03-05T16:40:58+01:00
Jan Bang
Producer, live sampling
Jan Bang is a Norwegian musician and record producer, known from several albums and collaborations over many years with musicians like Sidsel Endresen, Jon Hassell, Tigran Hamasyan, Nils Petter Molvær, Eivind Aarset, Arve Henriksen and Erik Honoré – the latter of which he co-founded the Punkt festival with in 2005.
gdt-aca2022-03-06T14:55:43+01:00
Jacqueline Hamelink
Cello
Initiator and driving force of 'Derelict' with guitarist Aart Strootman and pianist Stevko Busch, creator of 'Sounding Bodies', the 'Bach Clinic', the 'Growing Music' at 'Dutch Design Week' 2019 and many more innovative projects. Originally working in the classical music world, her passion is to explore new musical idioms and a wide range of theatrical forms.
gdt-aca2022-03-06T15:04:30+01:00
Harry Tavitian
Piano
The Armenian pianist was part of the premiere of our Pianolab production 'InnerTimeSpace' at the Bimhuis, Amsterdam. Together with Jan Bang, Samuel Rohrer, Tom Arthurs, Vahe Hovanesian and Keiko Shichijo, among others.
gdt-aca2022-03-06T19:19:18+01:00
Markku Ounaskari
Drums, Percussion
With Paul van Kemenade, Markus Stockhausen and Stevko Busch he formed 'FUGARA'. In 2020 he will tour again with Paul and Stevko, this time with Moroccan singer, guimbre and oud player Majid Bekkas.
gdt-aca2022-03-06T15:16:43+01:00
Markus Stockhausen
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Composer
Markus Stockhausen is one of the most versatile musicians of our time. He is equally at home in jazz as in contemporary and classical music. For about 25 years he worked closely with his father, the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, who composed many beautiful works for him.
gdt-aca2022-03-06T19:28:23+01:00
Dante Boon
Piano, Composer
'Wandelweiser' composer, co-programmer of Pianolab Amsterdam at the Goethe-Institut. Dante has premiered more than 50 works, many of them written especially for him. He has performed at Constellation Chicago, Spectrum, Studio Z, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Gergiev Festival, Jeunesses Musicales du Canada, Gaudeamus Music Week, among others...
gdt-aca2022-03-06T15:31:16+01:00
Pt Tarun Bhattarcharya
santoor
Santoor master Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya is a pioneer and revolutionary musician who has radically changed the face of Indian classical music. This makes him an unparalleled ambassador of modern Indian culture. In 1980, he was the first to demonstrate that it is possible to play 'meend' or glissando notes on the low octaves of a hammered instrument.
gdt-aca2022-03-06T19:46:40+01:00
Pt Sandip Bhattacharya
Tabla, Vocals
He is known for his mastery as a tablet player and his exciting collaborations with others musicians such as Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Lakshmi Shankar, Pt. Budhaditya Mukherjee, and outside India also with Mari Boine (Noorwegen), Mola Syla (Senegal), Eric Voeimans, Ernst Reisiger, Eric Vaarzon Morel and many others. He played at international festivals and also at the royal house.
gdt-aca2022-03-06T15:40:01+01:00
Gunda Gottschalk
Violin, Viola
Gunda Gottschalk from Wuppertal, after all the birthplace of German improvised music, is not only a virtuoso and internationally performing violinist, but also an organizer of concerts and artist residencies in the famous 'Ort', the former workplace of the late Peter Kowald, one of the founders of improvised music in the 60s and 70s.
gdt-aca2022-03-06T15:35:07+01:00
Achim Kaufmann
Piano, Composer
"For many years Achim Kaufmann has been one of the most inspiring and exciting personalities of the European jazz and impro scene. His music demonstrates great harmonic subtlety and structural depth. As a brilliant pianist and composer, through his reflection of tradition, he has developed a nuanced, contemporary sound language that encompasses poetry, energy and abstraction in equal measure." Julia Neupert, SWR radio
gdt-aca2022-03-06T15:52:16+01:00
Tom Arthurs
Trumpet, Composer
Already around the age of 30, news of Arthur's refined, glowing sound and his creativity has spread, with New York City Jazz Record describing his playing as "beautifully unknown," and Allaboutjazz describing his improvisations as "simple but perfect," displaying "a demanding perfection" and with "a harmonic tone that makes his playing as vulnerable as Miles Davis at his most fragile."
gdt-aca2022-03-06T16:01:07+01:00
Samuel Rohrer
Drums, electronics
His flexibility and ability to move effortlessly in different styles, from atmospheric and free sounds to tight and energetic grooves, make him a very dynamic drummer in the current European music scene.
gdt-aca2022-03-06T16:03:47+01:00
Radek Stawarz
Violin, 5-string violin
After his studies at the University of Kattowitz and Cologne Musikhochschule (Michael Gustorff) he is now an indispensable part of the jazz and improvisation scene in Germany.
gdt-aca2022-03-06T16:06:16+01:00
Ingrid Laubrock
Tenor saxophone, Composer
Originally from Germany, Ingrid Laubrock has been a Brooklyn-based saxophonist/composer since 2009. Laubrock is interested in exploring the boundaries between musical worlds and creating dense and often evocative sound worlds.
gdt-aca2022-03-06T16:23:18+01:00
Wilbert de Joode
Double bass
Wilbert de Joode (1955) is a true researcher of bass pizzicato and string techniques. He has been playing double bass since 1982 and joined groups that improvised in a jazz setting. He developed into one of the most active bass players on the European improvised music circuit.
gdt-aca2022-03-06T16:28:34+01:00
Tatsuya Nakatani
Percussion
He has created his own instrumentation, effectively inventing many instruments and extended techniques. He utilizes drumset, bowed gongs, cymbals, singing bowls, metal objects, bells, and various sticks and bows to create an intense, organic music that defies category or genre.
gdt-aca2022-03-06T16:26:01+01:00
Peter Jacquemyn
Bass, Performance
His concerts and performances are spectacular. With unbridled energy he wrestles with his double bass. A fight in which all means are permitted: Bows (1,2 or 3), dented beverage cans, plastic bags, crumpled paper, mufflers, brass, re-tensioned strings, ...
This places Peter among Belgium's most interesting improvisation musicians with a justifiable international reputation.
gdt-aca2022-03-06T16:46:05+01:00
Cor Fuhler
Prepared piano, electronica
He collects and plays many electronic and acoustic keyboard instruments, sometimes self-made, such as the Keyolin (a combination of violin and keyboard). In 1995 he formed the trio Fuhler-Bennink-De Joode, based on the techniques of instant composing and instant arranging.
gdt-aca2022-03-07T12:42:24+01:00
Fred Van Hove
Piano
After recordings with the Brötzmann Oktett (Machine Gun, 1968) and Manfred Schoof (European Echoes, 1969) 1970 saw the birth of what is probably Europe's best-known trio, the Trio Brötzmann/van Hove/Bennink, with Han Bennink. His Musica Libera groups since 1980 have included Paul Rutherford, Radu Malfatti, Günter Sommer, Evan Parker, Barry Guy, Marilyn Crispell, among others.
gdt-aca2022-03-06T16:48:21+01:00
Christian Thomé
Drums
Christian is one of the few drummers who have found their own musical language. His original drumming, rich in timbre, allows him to perform the rare balancing act that distinguishes him in very different musical styles. His projects range from modern jazz to world music, from experimental electronics and pop music to classical music.
gdt-aca2022-03-06T16:31:40+01:00
Daan Vandewalle
Piano
Daan Vandewalle enjoys an international reputation as a specialist for New Music, with a focus on American piano music of the 20th and 21st centuries. He plays the complete piano works of Charles Ives, Messiaen, the Ligeti piano concerto, the Lutoslawski piano concerto, and works by Clarence Barlowe, John Cage, Sorabji, among others.