Biography

Joep van Rhijn is born in 1984 in a small village called Noordbroek in the north of The Netherlands. He started playing trumpet at the age of eight. During a high school exchange program in the United States Joep got interested in jazz music. After returning to The Netherlands Joep started studying jazz trumpet (with Kurt Weiss and Brian Lynch) at the Prince Claus Conservatory in Groningen. In June 2007 he graduated. Joep has experience with many different kinds of music. He play(ed) in: small jazz ensembles, big bands, musical productions, salsa bands, symphony orchestra’s, funk bands and pop bands. Joep is also busy with arranging and composing his own music. In 2008 Joep studied one year composition and arranging at the Amsterdam school of music.

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News:

LP release

De Portuguese producer Rocky Marsiano A.K,A D-Mars is presenting a new LP. I recorded some tracks on this LP and his last CD.

On April 10th we will perform with this project in de VLLA club. More info will be announced soon.

Recording a CD in the US with The Jig

In November 2010 we will make a trip to the US to record a CD in the studio of Alan Evans, Soulive's drummer.

Oost Europa

In Oktober 2010 Doen we een 2 week tour in Oost Europa met de Rotterdam Ska Jazz Foundation.

Music summer camps

This summer I'll teaching at a view music summer camps. If anyone is interested in coming along: www.stichtingvuurvlieg.nl