In the end it’s not the instrument that counts but the music. The guitar is happenstance, the idea and the sound are deliberate....
Joep van Leeuwen performs in formats ranging from solo jazz guitar to big band. His styles range from Swing to Nu Jazz switching easily from his acoustic guitar, to his amplified guitars and to synthesizer guitar. With Maastricht, Holland as his basis he has performed in Holland, Belgium and Germany, played international jazz festivals including three times at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
“Time seemed suspended” said one visitor after visiting one of the four concerts of Jazz Guitar Meets Church Organ, October 22-25, 2009 during the Maastricht Jazz Promenade after hearing the 12 original compositions for jazz guitar and pipe organ by Joep van Leeuwen en Gero Körner. All the churches were filled to capacity. The premiere was filmed on the organ gallery and projected on a wide screen in the Sint Martinuskerk. (Program & movies: click Read More)