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Eric Vloeimans

Eric Vloeimans
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About

Eric Vloeimans (born 1963 in Huizen) is a Dutch jazz trumpeter who trained at the Rotterdam Conservatory before moving to New York to study with Donald Byrd and perform in the big bands of Mercer Ellington and Frank Foster. He won an Edison Award for his album Bitches and Fairy Tales (1999) and the Boy Edgar Award (2001), building his reputation across jazz, classical and world music with groups such as Gatecrash, Oliver's Cinema and Levanter.

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What's new

  • 2026-06

    Vloeimans and cellist Jörg Brinkmann brought their album Vivre to the Vredeskerkje in Bergen aan Zee on 25 June 2026.

  • 2025

    Vloeimans and Brinkmann released the duo album Vivre, inspired by the work of film composer Ennio Morricone.

  • 2026-05-26

    Vloeimans performed at Miles Ahead in Amsterdam, an evening around the hundredth birthday of Miles Davis.

  • 2026-07

    Together with Holland Baroque Society, Vloeimans played his arrangement Chorizo for trumpet and baroque ensemble in the Stevenskerk in Nijmegen.

  • 2025-04

    Vloeimans led together with Hashem Kabreet a musical experiment in the Bimhuis in Amsterdam.

Tour

Bergen aan ZeeNijmegenAusterlitzLathumRotterdamHelmondArnhemRozendaalAmsterdam

Tracks

Vivreduo album with cellist Jörg Brinkmann (2025), ode to Ennio Morricone and French chanson
Bitches and Fairy TalesEdison Award-winning album (1999) with Marc Johnson, Joey Baron and John Taylor
Levantertrio with clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and pianist Jeroen van Vliet, eponymous album from 2018
Gatecrashelectric jazz band of Vloeimans, active for more than ten years
Oliver's Cinematrio with Jörg Brinkmann and accordionist Tuur Florizone

Recent shows

Upcoming · 2

Past · 7

Where they play · 3

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