Louk Boudesteijn

bandleider/trombonist/multi-instrumentalist/componist met grote voorliefde voor improvisatie, experiment en het produceren van energieke en eigenwijze hedendaagse muzikale projecten.

Louk Boudesteijn

Louk graduated with honours from the Rotterdam Conservatory in 2002. In 2001 he won the Erasmus Jazz Prize and with his B&W quintet he took part in the first prestigious Carnegie Hall Jazz Training Programme (NY). Together with trumpet player Rob van de Wouw, Louk started the B&W quintet and in 2003 Louk and Rob founded the Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra.

In 2003 he was asked (together with Jan van Duikeren and Benjamin Herman) to join Paul Weller’s band for a few major European tours. Together with fellow horn players Jan van Duikeren and Guido Nijs he formed The Special Request Horns. Since then they have toured and recorded with people like Lionel Richie, Diana Ross, Candy Dulfer, Caro Emerald, Racoon, Bløf, Di-rect and many others. They currently play in the band of singer Marco Borsato and with the Dutch rock band Di-rect.

Louk is also a much-in-demand sideman who plays/tours with, among others: Paul van Kemenade, Metropole Orchestra, Nueva Manteca, Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw, Caito Marcondes, Groove Troopers, Efterklang, Anouk, NDR big band, Big Bizar Habit, Waterland Sextet, Pierre Courbois, WDR big band, and so on.

In 2010 he launched his own eletrofunkjazzrock band FULLDUPLEXX with their debut album F.FWD on Embrace Recordings and played a.o. at the North Sea Jazz Festival 2011. Their 2nd album Modern People was released on 17 January 2014 also on Embrace Recordings.

Together with guitarist Anton Goudsmit and saxophonist Nils van Haften he formed the trio EINZELGÄNGER in 2015, released their debut album MUSICA GYMNASTICA in 2016 and played at North Sea Jazz Festival 2018 among others. Currently Louk is writing new material to record.

Since December 2011, the Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra has changed into New Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra. Louk is the co-artistic director of this orchestra.

Besides his playing, Louk is also a passionate and productive composer. Einzelgänger and the NRJO are the main musical vehicles for which he currently composes. In 2019, Louk began collaborating with guitarist Jelle Roozenburg on a new project called Bonsai Panda, together with Jimmi Hueting, Romain Bly and David Kweksilber.

More information about Louk, the NRJO and The Special Request Horns can be found here, here and here.

Karen van Gilst ©

SUMMARY

  • Studied jazz trombone at Rotterdam Conservatoire.
  • Composed many works for his own groups, such as NRJO, trio Einzelgänger and Bonsai Panda.
  • Founded the New Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra in 2002 and is still its artistic director.
  • For more than 15 years he has been working with saxophonist Paul van Kemenade from Tilburg.
  • Plays as a session musician on more than 100 albums and accompanied numerous artists with his ‘Special Request Horns’.
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