Freedom Tour
Freedom Tour A project in coöperation with Manimaran, a master parai player from Tamil Nadu India. It is a...
I want to thank all the people that supported me in my new journey after an accident I had in September 2017.
Due to this accident, I lost about everything, my job (as a musician, composer and teacher) that I did with heart and soul for almost 40 years, my self-esteem, a good income and so much more.
It has been a challenge until now, but we won our case against the insurance company after 7 years. Time for closure, healing and a new road ahead.
I am very proud of my new website designed by my son Michaël. This website represents a beautiful life as a musician and a teacher for which I’m grateful,full of joy, a full life, as a dear friend Manu Alphonse in India said.
Thank you all for visiting this site, and don’t hesitate to leave a comment. Thanks!
Henk performs in a most personal and spontaneous way and uses both the subtle expressive and unique qualities of the human voice. In other words, he plays the way he sings and sings the way he plays. In this way he mastered scat singing. During many journeys around the globe as a jazz musician, Henk adapted several different musical styles and cultures in his way of playing and singing that makes him unique. He can blend in in several music cultures like a chameleon in a landscape without losing his own identity. Rhythm is his thing.
He lost his musical heart in Brazil the culture that influenced his music in a remarkable way. Also India, Cuba, Argentina, Turkey and the Arab countries had their influence. Please check out recordings of his groups Enrique Tarde, de Laat & Schreurs, and many other projects that he played with, like Osama Abdulrasol, Melike, Jokke Schreurs and many more.
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