Just Me

About the Cd 'Just Me' is the second edition of a project that Frits started in 1991 with Edwin Corzilius. Except for the bass Frits plays every instrument himself. So piano, vibraphone, marimba, fender rhodes and drums...... We can't give away how this is possible technically but everything is played live! Again Paul Pouwer recorded the CD so everything sounds great. Out of 12 compositions 7 are original... About the artist Frits Landesbergen is a drummer and vibrafonist with an international standing. Born in Voorschoten in 1961, grown up in Hoorn. Graduated with honeurs in 1985 at the Sweelinck Academy of Music in Amsterdam. Won various prestigious prizes such as Wessel Ilckenprijs, Pall Mall Swing Award, AVRO broadcasting company "The Promise" and the attention of the media served him well. Since then he has a full agenda, principally within The Netherlands. Concerts with his own band, Frits Landesbergen & Friends. Yearly tours with Madeline Bell, The Rosenberg Trio, Louis van Dijk, and Cor Bakker. As a freelancer he performed with: Georgie Fame, Milt Jackson. Toots Thielemans. Eddie Daniels, Louis van Dijk, Thijs van Leer, Scott Hamilton, Joe Pass, Buddy de Franco, Monty Alexander. Frits Landesbergen is all-round. Not only is he the best Dutch jazz-vibes player, he also is an excellent drummer and arranger. He teaches vibes, drums and combo at the conservatory of The Hague, owns a booking office and is a producer and composer. Together with Jeroen de Rijk he established BAILEO MUSIC PRODUCTIONS in 1998. Baileo is a music production business who make Music commissioned for commercials, films, TV or in fact 'anything that moves'. With their own label on which they will produce CD's in the coming years with Madeline Bell, Joke Bruijs, Scott Hamilton. In 1995 he became 'endorser' of the legendary percussionname Ludwig/Musser in Europe. Frits Landesbergen performed at about 90 CD's as a 'sideman' with Madeline Bell, Ann Burton, Louis van Dijk, Laura Fygi, Rosenberg trio, Thijs van Leer, Metropole Orchestra, London Symhony Orchestra. In 2005 Frits went on tour several times in The Netherlands. A theatertour with Joke Bruijs and Louis van Dijk. En revolve of the release of the CD 'Close to Me', which is a big succes in Japan! A Christmastour with Madeline Bell. And Monty Alexander vistited The Netherlands as well. Meanwhile Frits is now accompynist of Monty Alexander's band. With Monty Alexander Frits travels all over America, Australia and Europe. In 2006 Frits appears in the theaters with Louis van Dijk's Mozart tournee. You can book Frits as a Composer/Arranger, a Drummer, a Guestteacher, a Presenter, a Guestspeaker and as a Guestsoloist on vibes, as he did before with Big Bands en Harmonic- and Brass Bandorechestras. Musicians Frits Landesbergen Drums, piano, vibraphone and marimba Edwin Corzilius Bass CD first release: 1 June 2005