Ian Cleaver & Jesse van Ruller @ De Roode Bioscoop

Ian Cleaver & Jesse van Ruller performing live at the Roode Bioscoop in Amsterdam. Recorded live on 19 January 2021.

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Trumpet player Ian Cleaver (1996) is one of the most promising, young jazz musicians that the Netherlands has to offer. Growing up in Amsterdam, he encountered the art of improvising at a young age. He has been performing professionally with different jazz groups and big bands in venues such as BIMHUIS, the Concertgebouw, and the North Sea Jazz Festival. In 2016 he won first prize at the prestigious Prinses Christina Concours. He won a study trip to New York City and appeared as a guest soloist with the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw. Cleaver has been working hard ever since and has shared the stage with world-renowned musicians such as Reginald Workman, Ack van Rooyen, John Engels, Eric Ineke, Dick Oatts, Jason Marsalis, Ben van Gelder, Jesse van Ruller, Benjamin Herman, and Jasper Blom.

Ack van Rooyen (91) says: “I performed many times with Ian. Even though he is in his early twenties, our age difference never mattered whilst playing”

Guitarist Jesse van Ruller (Amsterdam, January 21, 1972) belongs to the top amongst jazz guitarists of his generation. Great American guitarist Jim Hall says: “'A most expressive player; he really touched me on a personal level.” Van Ruller is at home in many different styles. Not only in traditional jazz but also in more innovative, edgy jazz groups he finds his voice. Jesse leads his own trio and quartet, and composes and records music with these bands. His growing international acclaim is seen throughout his discography with musicians such as pianist David Hazeltine, drummer Clarence Penn, and trumpet player Jon Swana. Since 2010, Jesse forms a trio, Chambertones, with Joris Roelofs and Clemens van der Feen.

0:00 Emily - Johnny Mandel
04:49 welcome by Ian Cleaver
05:28 Soft Winds - Benny Goodman

Credits
Video: David Koster; Audio: Philip ten Brink; Lights: Nistal Wloczysiak; Video Editing: Kingdon Productions; Producers: Hanna Schreuders, Isla Van Hout, Kasper Stern, Martijn Grootendorst

Amarte Studio Concerts is a music platform dedicated to supporting and showcasing talented artists. With sessions recorded across unique locations such as the Roode Bioscoop or Studio 150 Bethlehemkerk in Amsterdam, Amarte Studio Concerts offers high quality live concerts with eclectic but also experimental programming focussed on four main genres: pop, jazz, classical, and world music. Amarte Studio Concerts is an initiative by the Amarte Foundation. The Amarte Foundation supports creators and artists that seek to create innovative projects and develop their art.

These series are organized in collaboration with Stichting New Amsterdam Jazz: Stichting New Amsterdam Jazz has the mission to amplify the sound of the jazz scene based in the Netherlands and connect it to jazz scenes around the world.
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