Dutch pianist Wolfert Brederode (1974) earned his masters
degree in both classical and jazz piano at the Royal Conservatory of
The Hague. His refined and focused touch, his concern for the musical
flow at any circumstance and his creativity are the hallmarks of his
playing and he is being recognized as a highly personal and poetic
voice in the jazz scene today. Apart from his activities as a
performer Wolfert writes the music for his own ensembles and he also
contributed compositions to several theatre- and dance productions.
With groups such as the Wolfert Brederode Trio, Nimbus, the
Wolfert Brederode Quintet and Susanne Abbuehl he has been performing
at jazz clubs, theatres and concert halls throughout Europe, Canada
and South Africa. He appeared on major festivals such as the North Sea
Jazz Festival, JazznoJazz, Jazztage Leverkusen, Jazz à Vienne,
Molde, Banlieues Bleues, Montréal Jazz Festival, Nevers, Paris
Jazz Festival, Cape Town, Brussels, Le Mans, Jazz d'Or, Cully and
Vicenza. Concerts have been broadcasted on radio in the Netherlands,
Germany, Switzerland, France and Iceland. TV-appearances in the
Netherlands and Germany.
The latest ensembles in which Wolfert is involved are a duo
with drummer Joost Lijbaart, a quartet with Claudio Puntin-clarinets,
Mats Eilertsen-double bass and Samuel Rohrer-drums and 'Prompter'; a
project, initiated by bassist Gulli Gudmundsson and Wolfert, that
focuses on music & sound for drama- and modern dance productions.
Both as leader and sideman Wolfert can be heard on various
cd productions for record labels such as A-Records, Daybreak, Buzz
Records, Jazz in Motion and ECM Records.
Wolfert has worked with artists such as David Liebman,
Jeanne Lee, Arve Henriksen, Ack van Rooyen, John Ruocco, Rachel Gould,
Ronan Guilfoyle, Angelo Verploegen, Tony Lakatos, Ed Verhoeff, Harry
Sokal, Trygve Seim, Hans van Oosterhout, Stefan Lievestro, Kristina
Fuchs, Michel Portal, Per Oddvar Johansen, Toon Roos, Rob Madna, Lucas
Niggli, Tony Overwater, Jasper Blom, Jojo Mayer, Gerald Veasley,
Wolfgang Puschnig, Cristina Branco & Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Eric
Vloeimans and Yuri Honing.
