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.