MARTIN VAN DUYNHOVEN

Born June 13, 1942 in Boxmeer (NB), The Netherlands. Started playing drums in local marching bands. Studied at the Music High School Tilburg. Moved to Amsterdam in 1963 where he worked as graphic designer, Fluxus-performer and percussionist in different musical idioms. Won the second prize in a jazz-contest in Vienna in 1966 and an honorable mention by the jury (Mel Lewis, Canonball Adderley, Ron Carter). Concerts with Frank Lowe, Butch Morris, Chet Baker, Frank Wright, Hans Dulfer, Booker Ervin, Dexter Gordon, Mal Waldron, Roswell Rudd, Art Farmer, Willem Breuker,  Ferdinand Povel and many, many others. Received an American Jazz Music Scholarship in 1976 and studied in New York City with Charles Persip, Andrew Cyrille and Stanley Crouch. In 1976 he formed the Martin van Duynhoven Percussion Ensemble, for which he still composes new compositions and organizes various projects, with guest perfomances of acrobatics, tap-dance, strip-tease, poetry and painters. Received the Boy Edgar Award in 1984.


COMPOSITIONS

1985 IN A.M.84, concerto for percussion, marimaba, clarinet and double bass
1990 DE UITKRANT, for electronic percussion, bass- marimba and drum set
1992 MUSIC & DRUMS - FOUR SONGS, for keyboard, vibes, guitar, bass guitar, double bass and percussion
1994 BOKKENRIJDERSLIED, for percussion, two voices, two saxophones, piano, guitar, bass tuba.
1997 TWO SONGS/ONE DROP, for percussion, two clarinets, two pianos and two basses
1999 COME, LISTEN...for voice, guitar, bass and drums


DISCOGRAPHY

'Number 19' Mal Waldron Trio, Baarn, 05-30-1971, Freedom FLP 41073
Theo Loevendie 4-tet, Laren, 08-09-1974, Universe Prods UP 1-27 'Nederlands Turkse ontmoeting in Turkse muziek' Kulsan 1995
'Maine' Roswell Rudd/Hans Dulfer Quartet, Amsterdam, 10-28-1976, BVHAAST 011
'In A.M. N.Y.76' (Live at Frascati), Martin van Duynhoven Percussion Ensemble, Amsterdam, 12-30-1976, MVD 781
'Zeeland Suite' Leo Cuypers, Hilversum, 09-19-1977, BVHAAST 012
'Sprok' Ab Baars Trio, Amsterdam- Utrecht, 1994, Geestgronden GG14 'A Free Step' Ab Baars Trio, Amsterdam, 1999, Geestgronden GG20; 'Songs' Ab Baars trio GG 22; 'Four' Ab Baars trio & Roswell Rudd
'UITKRANT' Martin van Duynhoven, Amsterdam Juni 1992/ Juli 1996, Amsterdams Uit Buro/ BVHaast MVD 9602
'Jazzkia' Saskia Laroo 4tet Amsterdam 1999 Laroo Records SL 9901
'Oorlog & Pap', Johnny van Doorn & Ernst Reyseger, Mbondi
'A crutch for the crab' Frank van Bommel 4tet BV HAAST LC 10235
'Robert F. Graettinger' Ebony Band CCS 13198



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