benoit vanderstraeten

Location:
Bruxelles, BE
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Jazz
Type:
Indie
Born in 1962 Benoit started to play bass at the age of 16 .He began to play some pop and rock music .in the age of 19 after listening to jaco pastorius he started to learn jazz and quickly played with Belgian musicians musicians like Steve Houben Jacques Pelzer mimi verderamme etc In 1985 he went to USA los angeles to know more about improvisation (in M I T)during this périod he had serious right hand problem So he came back to Belgium and developed his unique right hand technique with a pick .During five years he played in Belgium then he went to Paris In 1993 he was engaged by Didier LOckwood (the famous violin jazz player)for a three years tour .In this time he played with musician like john scofield scott hendersen michel petrucciani ralph umfrey etc In 95 he did a video "outil de l'improvisation "

Benoit is now considered as one of the finest electric bass jazz improvisator in europe he's doing a lot of gis and concerts and he's teaching in concervatorium of antwerpen and bruxelles
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