Guus Janssen & Ike van Bergen in Studio Loos / Tribute to Max Bolleman

Описание: On 27 January 2025, Studio LOOS closing festival honoured Max Bolleman and the Yamaha C7 Conservatory grand piano with a programme in which Max recounted anecdotes from his recording career and sound samples of recordings by Jazz greats on the grand piano.

About Max Bolleman
Max Bolleman (born 1944 in Venlo, Netherlands) is a Dutch jazz drummer, audio engineer, and record producer.[1]

Bolleman grew up in Amsterdam. At 15, he started playing drums. He worked with Clark Terry, Cannonball Adderley, Bud Powell, Curtis Fuller, René Thomas, Clifford Jordan, Joe Farrell, and Don Byas.

Bolleman started a recording studio named Studio 44 in Monster, the Netherlands.[2] Gerry Teekens chose him to record Warne Marsh for Criss Cross Jazz.[3] He also recorded Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones, and McCoy Tyner.[3] And he recorded the LOOS Ensemble! He worked with Rudy Van Gelder to record the Timeless All Stars.[3] Bolleman divided his time between audio engineering and optometry.[3]

After more than 25 years Bolleman closed his Monster studio and began recording at his home in Belgium. In 1989 he received the Export Award from the Dutch government.
The famous Yamaha C7 Conservatory grand piano, available for almost two years now (since February 2023) for Studio LOOS research and presentations - also in Hall 3 for the International Sound Art Festivals The Hague 2023 and 2024 and Museum Beelden aan Zee in the LOOS event AFTER HOURS in 2024, is famous for its beautiful, strong bass sound. Praised and loved by McCoy Tyner and many other Jazz music celebrities who have played it on recordings made by recording engineer Max Bolleman at his Studio 44 in Monster.

During this exclusive evening, several pianists played live on the grand piano: Gerard Bouwhuis, Guus Janssen, Ike van Bergen and Diderik Wagenaar. It was be a special last public evening at Studio LOOS in the DCR.