Rik van den Bergh / baritone saxophone
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Rik van den Bergh / RESERGE
"
A tribute to the great baritone saxophonist Serge Chaloff"

.. A supermanoeuvrable team stunt-flyers...
- Thijs Bonger / BN de Stem -

.. As a soloist Van den Bergh is unparalleled. He dances from chorus to chorus with unexpected intervals and a beautiful dark brown sound ...
- Jaap Lüdeke / JazzFlits -

Rik van den Bergh - bars / Marco Kegel, Jan Smit - as / Simon Rigter, Sjoerd Dijkhuizen - ts / Erik Doelman - pi / Frans van Geest - bs / Gijs Dijkhuizen - drs
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biography
Rik van den Bergh (b. May 10,1970); baritone saxophone/bass clarinet; Royal Conservatory of The Hague (1992-1996); associated with The New Thundering Swingmates, The Hague All Star Big Band, Peter Ypma & His Eleven and Baileo Big Band (movie >>>); he won the Japanese Kobe Jazz Award 1999 and performed in Japan (1999/2000); he had his organ/baritone quartet Swingmatism from 1999 untill 2004; this quartet toured with Teddy Edwards and 'Sax' Gordon Beadle. In 2007 Rik recorded a tribute to Serge Chaloff wich got great response from press and audience alike. At this time Rik is a also a member of the The Reeds, Young Sinatras and the Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra.
schedule
July 2008
4 / Rik van den Bergh + Trio / Wijk aan Zee
6 / Rotterdam Jazz Orch. / Rotterdam
10 / Young Sinatras / Rotterdam (North Sea Gala)
11 / Young Sinatras / Rotterdam (North Sea Jazz)
13 / Young Sinatras / Amsterdam
31 / The Hague All Stars / Aero (Denmark)
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latest recording
Young Sinatras
THIS DAY !

Raoul Garcia Vao, Gerben Klein Willink - trp / Henrik Söderland - trb / Bart Wirtz, Steven Dietvorst, Jan Smit, Rik van den Bergh - sx, flt, clar / Edgar van Asselt - pi / Kasper Kalf - bs / Jasper van Hulten - drs / Paul van Kessel - voc / more information >>>

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