Richard Okkerse Quartet - That Old FeelinG (2011)

Tracklist

01. Body And Soul
02. All Things Familiar
03. Blame It On My Youth
04. Horace-Scope
05. That Old feeling


Born in Middelburg, The Netherlands October 1980, Richard started playing the guitar at the age of 10 under the influence of Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Carlos Santana. By the time he reached 13 he got more and more interested in jazz & fusion, during this period performing and recording in various formations as a leader and sideman throughout Europe; Confusion, Not James Dean, Misty Jazz Band, Richard Okkerse/Rik Mol Quintet, Hugo Dirkson Quartet etc. At the age of 17 he was accepted at the Amsterdam University of Music where he studied jazz guitar with Jesse van Ruller, Maarten van der Grinten, Martijn van Iterson, Ed Verhoeff and participated in various master classes and workshops with Peter Bernstein, Bireli Lagrene, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Russell Malone, John Scofield, Philip Catherine, Scott Henderson and many others. In 2001 he graduated cum laude with a degree in jazz performance (jazz guitar/composition). At the moment Richard is living in Braga, Portugal and as an active musician he performed on a regular basis with his Acoustic Jazz Trio with Pedro Cravinho (Bass) and Filipe Monteiro (Drums) which came to an end in the beginning of 2010. Now Richard\\'s working with his new 4tet feat. Hugo Gama (sax), Pedro Silva (bass) and Filipe Monteiro (drums) they should record there debut cd in the near future. Besides performing he also works as a educator teaching jazz guitar, ensemble and theory classes at various schools such as Jazz ao Norte, Escola de Jazz do Porto, Jazz ao Minho, Flauta de Hamelin and the Conservatory of Famalicão.

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