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Highlights

2007
European tour Le Flirt de Satie
2006
Le Flirt de Satie - Europan Tour, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Germany. Gerard Kleijn Group. CD release Le Flirt de Satie

CD release concert Le Flirt de Satie 2006

2006 Release The Long Journey from the Amsterdam Roma Jazz Quartet. Releaseparty and Concert Bimhuis Amsterdam.
2005 Amsterdam Roma Jazz Quartet Neder/Italo Project with co-leader dutch tenorgiant Barend Middelhoff
2004 With the Gerard Kleijn Group performances at the North Sea Jazz Festival (NL),Brianza Open Festival(Milano),Jazzfestival(Milano), Villa Celimontana(Rome), Birds Eye(Zwitserland), Music Village(Brussel)and an extended tour through the Netherlands.

live at the Bimhuis Amsterdam 2006

2004 Study and performances in New York with a scholarship of the Dutch Government.
2004
German tours with Tobias Sudhoff Trio en Charlie Mariano.
2003 Artistic director of Jazz at the Monastery.
A new and sophisticated venue for jazz in Amsterdam.
2003 Release of his third album ''New World''. over 80 good reviews and an extended tour in the Netherlands. Concerts at the Concertgebouw, Bimhuis among others.
2002 Nomination for the Andersen Jazz Award(Deloitte Jazz Award). Soloist with the Jazzorchestra of the Concertgebouw
2002 Release of the second album of the Gerard Kleijn Group ''Love Quotes'' and new release of ''Big Moves('98).
1998 Priceswinner at the Internationaal Jazzcontest Breda

Meeting Superbarrio Mexico City 1998

1998 Tour Mexico with the Amsterdams Jazz Quintet(Toon Roos,Joost van Schaik,Robert Vermeulen and Paul Berner. Meeting with Super Barrio.
1998 Debute cd Big Moves. With special guests Fay Claassen(vocals) and Dmitry Shapko(tenor) Tour Netherlands.
1995
European tour Musical Hair. Germany, Kroatia, Austria, Swirtzerland, Netherlands.
1995 Final Exam Conservatorium Hilversum. Two years extra study with Jarmo Hoogendijk in Rotterdam.
1994 Performances in Boston(USA) with the Hilversum Conservatorium Bigband.
1994 Cd-recording with the Dutch Jazz Orchestra and Rob Madna.

Discografy leader:
1997 Gerard Kleijn's Big Moves - Via Records
2002 Gerard Kleijn - Big Moves - new release Munich Records
2002 Gerard Kleijn Group - Love Quotes - Munich Records
2003 Gerard Kleijn Group - New World - Munich Records
2006 Amsterdam Roma Jazz Quartet - The Long Journey - Munich Records

Groups:
Gerard Kleijn Group
Amsterdam Roma Jazz Quartet
Gerard Kleijn Trio
Kento Su Nova(feat. Ken Norris)
Cobla La Principal de Amsterdam
Holland Bigband

Performances at the North Sea Jazz Festival, Bimhuis, Concertgebouw, Jazzfestival Parijs, IAJE Boston, Cervantes Festival Mexico, Brianza Open Festival Italie, Villa Celimontana Rome, Milaan Jazz Festival, Birds Eye Basel Zwiterland, Music Village Brusses, Filharmonie Berlijn, Sport Palace Zagreb, Jazz a Provence, Malmo Konzerthus, e.v.a.