BIOGRAPHY
Name:
Hans
Date
of birth: June 16, 1958
Place of
Birth: Rotterdam
(The Netherlands)
Studies:
1980 - 1987 Royal
Conservatory of The Hague
1992 -
University of Utrecht (Musicology dept.)
Main Activities: Performing artist
Senior radio producer/presenter
Jazz journalist
Lector at universities and
conservatories
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As
double bassist active in all fields and styles of jazz.
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Wide
experience in leading clinics and workshops at conservatories,
universities and other music schools.
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Associated
with the jazz school of Madrid as professor for double bass, jazz history
and jazz theory from 1988 - 1990.
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From 1989 -
1993 professor of jazz history and discography at The Amsterdam College.
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Currently
working on thesis for Masters degree in musicology.
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From 1994 to
1997 senior jazz producer and presenter for Dutch radio station Classic
FM.
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Since March
1996 principal jazz journalist for Holland’s biggest newspaper, De
Telegraaf.
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Author of
“Structural And Creative Listening For Musicians”.
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From 1993
lecturing on philosophy of music and related theoretical subjects at
conservatories and universities in Europe and the US.
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Between
February 1997 and January 1998 presenter/producer for Jazz Radio and since
October 1997 jazz producer/presenter of a live two-hour jazz show for
Radio Netherlands International (RNI). Since March of 2000
producer/presenter of a weekly show on “Jazz Op Vier” for NPS Radio.
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Currently
producing a series of CD’s with historic Dutch jazz recordings from the
RNI archives.
Algemeen
Dagblad
Since
1977, as one of the most sought after Dutch bassists, has worked around
Europe and toured extensively to the United States, The Middle East,
Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa. Over the last twenty years has
accompanied countless jazz artists in clubs, on festivals, recording
dates, on radio and television and in other ‘live’ situations. Among
them are:
George Benson
Art Blakey
Wynton Marsalis
John
Scofield Warne Marsh
Barry Harris
Bobby Durham Red Holloway Rose Murphy Herb Ellis Billie Butterfield Eddie Bert Spiegle Willcox George Masso Idris Muhammad
Jon Eardly Philip Harper Hod O’Brien Dan Barret Percy Heath Jackie Terrason Ravi Coltrane Joshua Redman Frank Morgan
James Carter Horace Parlan Jack McDuff Roy Hargrove Gregory Hutchinson Ralph Lalama T.S. Monk Wycliffe Gordon Russel Malone
Steve Turre
Slide Hampton
Wessel
Anderson
Frank Foster James Moody Bennie Green Marcus Printup Kenny Drew jr. Herlin Riley Clifford Jarvis James Williams Bennie Wallace
Bunky Green
Linda Hopkins
Ron McCroby
Amsterdam : Onthulling Chet Baker monument
In
1997 tour of Eastern U.S. with a.o. the
Frank Morgan Quartet.
At
the 1997 North Sea Jazz Festival performed in concerts with a.o. Wynton Marsalis, Steve Turre
and Clark Terry, in 1998 with Stanley
Turrentine, John Scofield, Jim McNeely, James Moody,
Frank Foster and Slide Hampton,
in 1999 with Bennie Wallace and
James Williams and in 2000 with
Ron McCroby, Bunky Green, Jim McNeely
and many others.
In
October of ’99 an album was recorded by the Hans
Mantel Group featuring Jim
McNeely. The group performed very succesfully at the North Sea Jazz
Festival in July 2000.
home
sweet home
“Hans Mantel posesses a big sound and a big desire to make the music feel good.
He
walks very direct intelligent lines with the physical intensity required
to make the bull fiddle swing.”
-Wynton Marsalis-
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