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'''Jasper van 't Hof''' (born 30 June 1947) is a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] [[jazz]] [[pianist]] and [[keyboard-player]].
{{Short description|Dutch jazz pianist and keyboard player}}
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'''Jasper van 't Hof''' (born 30 June 1947)<ref name="LarkinJazz">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-580-8|page=406}}</ref> is a Dutch [[jazz]] pianist and keyboard player.


Van 't Hof was born in [[Enschede]], [[Overijssel]], [[Netherlands]], and began studying [[piano]] at the age of five. He was playing in jazz bands in school, and by the age of 19 was playing at jazz festivals with [[drummer]] [[Pierre Courbois]]. In 1969, he became a member of Courbois' early [[Europe]]an [[jazz rock]] group ''Association P.C.'' (together with [[Germans|German]] [[guitarist]] Toto Blanke). In the project ''Piano Conclave'' he played with such piano giants as [[George Gruntz]], [[Joachim Kühn]], [[Wolfgang Dauner]] and [[Keith Jarrett]].
Van 't Hof was born in [[Enschede]], [[Overijssel]], Netherlands,<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> and began studying piano at the age of five. He played in jazz bands at school, and by the age of 19 was playing at jazz festivals with drummer [[Pierre Courbois]]. In 1969, he became a member of Courbois' early European [[jazz rock]] band Association P.C.,<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> with German guitarist [[Toto Blanke]]. As part of Piano Conclave he played with pianists [[George Gruntz]], [[Joachim Kühn]], [[Wolfgang Dauner]], and [[Keith Jarrett]].


In 1974, he founded ''Pork Pie'' and teamed up with [[Philip Catherine]] ([[guitar]]), [[Charlie Mariano]] ([[saxophone]]), [[Aldo Romano]] ([[drums]]), and [[Jean-François Jenny Clark]] ([[Bass (guitar)|bass]]). Other bands that he contributed to soon followed, including ''Eyeball'' which included saxophonist [[Bob Malach]] and the late [[violin]]ist [[Zbigniew Seifert]]. He had two bands; ''Face To Face'' which is composed of the [[Danish people|Danish]] bassist [[Bo Stief]] and the [[saxophonist]] [[Ernie Watts]] and his crossover combo ''Pili Pili'' featuring, among others, [[Ethnic groups of Africa|African]] [[singer]] [[Angelique Kidjo]].
In 1974, he founded Pork Pie and teamed up with [[Philip Catherine]] (guitar), [[Charlie Mariano]] (saxophone), [[Aldo Romano]] (drums), and [[Jean-François Jenny Clark]] (bass guitar).<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He joined the band Eyeball with saxophonist [[Bob Malach]] and violinist [[Zbigniew Seifert]]. He had two bands: ''Face to Face'' with Danish bassist [[Bo Stief]] and saxophonist [[Ernie Watts]] and ''Pili Pili'', featuring African singer [[Angelique Kidjo]]. He played keyboards with [[Archie Shepp]],<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> although he is best known for his solo piano playing.


For [[All About Jazz]], John Kelman wrote: "''Transitory''{{'}}s high point is the two-part title track. Orchestral in scope despite limited instrumentation, Van't Hof's strength as a textural player, comfortably blending impressionistic writing with freer concerns, is in full force."<ref name="Kelman">{{cite web |last1=Kelman |first1=John |title=Jasper van't Hof's Pork Pie: Transitory |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/transitory-jasper-vant-hof-promising-music-mps-review-by-john-kelman.php |website=Allaboutjazz.com |access-date=19 June 2019 |date=16 July 2008}}</ref>
Van't Hof is one of the most active jazz musicians on the European scene. During the course of his career, he has been at the [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]] for [[Archie Shepp]] and many others, although he is best known for his exceptional solo piano playing.

John Kelman, [[All About Jazz|Allaboutjazz]] critique, in his review of ''Transitory'' said:
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|}


==Discography==
==Discography==
===As leader===
* 1971 ''Sun Rotation'' — Association P.C.
* 1974 ''Eye-Ball''
* ''Eye Ball'' (Keytone, 1974)
* ''The Door Is Open'' (MPS, 1976)
* 1974 ''Transitory'' Jasper van't Hof's Pork Pie
* 1976 ''The Door Is Open'' Jasper van't Hof's Pork Pie
* ''The Selfkicker'' (MPS, 1977)
* ''However'' (MPS, 1978)
* 1976 ''The Selfkicker''
* 1977 ''Flowers Allover''
* ''Flowers Allover'' (MPS, 1978)
* ''Fairytale'' (MPS, 1979)
* 1977 ''However''
* ''The Wink to My Female Slave'' (Fleet, 1979)
* 1978 ''Fairytale'' — Jasper van't Hof, [[George Gruntz]]
* ''Live in Montreux'' (MPS, 1980)
* 1979 ''Sleep My Love'' — [[Philip Catherine]], [[Charlie Mariano]], Jasper van't Hof
* ''Visitors'' (Pop Eye, 1982)
* 1980 ''Aqua Sansa'' — [[Markus Stockhausen]], Jasper van't Hof
* ''Balloons'' (MPS, 1983)
* 1982 ''[[Mama Rose (album)|Mama Rose]]'' — [[Archie Shepp]], Jasper van't Hof
* ''Pili-Pili'' (Keytone, 1984)
* 1983 ''Balloons'' — Jasper van't Hof, [[Joachim Kühn]]
* ''Hoomba-Hoomba'' (Virgin, 1985)
* 1984 ''Pili Pili''
* ''Jakko'' (Jaro, 1987)
* 1985 ''Hoomba Hoomba'' — Pili Pili
* ''Meditation'' (Keytone, 1987)
* 1987 ''Jakko'' — Pili Pili
* ''Be in Two Minds'' (Jaro, 1988)
* 1987 ''The Fifth of May'' — [[Archie Shepp]], Jasper van't Hof
* ''Solo Piano'' (Timeless, 1989)
* 1989 ''Be In Two Minds'' — Pili Pili
* 1990 ''Hotel Babo'' — Pili Pili
* ''Live 88'' (Jaro, 1989)
* 1992 ''Stolen Moments'' — Pili Pili
* ''Hotel Babo'' (Jaro, 1990)
* ''Jazzbuhne Berlin '80'' (Repertoire, 1990)
* 2000 ''Home'' — [[Annie Whitehead]]
* ''Dinner for Two'' (MA Music, 1990)
* 2001 ''Brutto Tempo'' — Jasper van't Hof, [[Charlie Mariano]], [[Steve Swallow]]
* 2003 ''Axioma'' — Piano Solo
* ''Blau'' (ACT, 1992)
* ''Stolen Moments'' (Jaro, 1992)
* 2005 ''Neverneverland'' — Hotlips
* ''Get Down'' (Hill Street, 1992)
* ''The Prague Concert'' (P&J Music, 1992)
* ''At the Concertgebouw'' (Challenge, 1994)
* ''Boogaloo'' (Jaro, 1994)
* ''Dance Jazz Live 95'' (Jaro, 1995)
* ''Face to Face'' (Intuition, 1995)
* ''Blue Corner'' (ACT, 1996)
* ''Freezing Screens'' (Enja, 1996)
* ''Tomorrowland'' (Challenge, 1996)
* ''Nomansland'' (Jaro, 1997)
* ''Un Mondo Illusorio'' (Challenge, 1998)
* ''Incwadi Yothando'' (Jaro, 2000)
* ''Un Incontro Illusorio'' (Challenge, 2001)
* ''Brutto Tempo'' (Intuition, 2001)
* ''Ballads of Timbuktu'' (Jaro, 2002)
* ''Axioma'' (Jaro, 2003)
* ''NeverNeverLand'' (Jaro, 2005)
* ''The Yellow House'' (Connecting Cultures, 2006)
* ''Live at Quasimodo'' (Jaro, 2007)
* ''Pseudopodia'' (In+Out, 2008)
* ''Pangramm'' (FMR, 2008)
* ''Ukuba Noma Unkungabi'' (Jaro, 2011)
* ''Whybecause'' (Hote Marge, 2012)
* ''OEuvre'' (Q-rious Music, 2012)
* ''On the Move'' (Intuition, 2015)
* ''No Hard Shoulder'' (Very Open Jazz, 2016)
* ''Three of a Kind'' (Jaro, 2019)

===As sideman===
'''With [[Charlie Mariano]]'''
* ''Tea for Four'' (Leo, 1984)
* ''Plum Island'' (Mood, 1985)
* ''Innuendo'' (Lipstick, 1992)
* ''The Great Concert'' (Enja, 2009)

'''With others'''
* [[Uli Beckerhoff]], ''Camporondo'' (Nabel, 1987)
* [[Philip Catherine]], ''Sleep My Love'' (CMP, 1979)
* [[Pierre Courbois]], ''Perpetuum Mobile'' (Varajazz, 1981)
* [[Lol Coxhill]], ''Toverbal'' (Sweet Mushroom, 1972)
* [[David Friedman (percussionist)|David Friedman]], ''Birds of a Feather'' (Traumton, 1999)
* [[Joachim Kuhn]], ''Solo's and Duo's'' (Keytone, 1981)
* [[John Lee (bassist)|John Lee]], ''Infinite Jones'' (Keytone, 1981)
* [[Heinz Sauer]], ''Europaischer Jazz 2016'' (Infraserv Hochst, 2016)
* Heinz Sauer, ''Hamburg Episode Live at Fabrik'' (Art of Groove, 2015)
* [[Sigi Schwab]], ''Total Musik'' (Keytone, 1982)
* Sigi Schwab, ''Solo's, Duo's and Trio's'' (Keytone, 1982)
* [[Archie Shepp]], ''[[Mama Rose (album)|Mama Rose]]'' (SteepleChase, 1982)
* Archie Shepp, ''The Fifth of May'' (L+R, 1987)
* [[Markus Stockhausen]], ''Aqua Sansa'' (Fran, 1980)
* [[Kenny Wheeler]], ''Greenhouse Fables'' (Sentemo, 1992)
* [[Jan Akkerman]], ''Pleasure Point'' (WEA, 1982)


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* http://www.jaspervanthof.com/ Official website
* [http://www.jaspervanthof.com/ Official site]
* [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=jasper-vant-hof-p9855|pure_url=yes}} Jasper Van't Hof Biography at Allmusic]
* [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=jasper-vant-hof-p9855|pure_url=yes}} Biography at AllMusic]


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Latest revision as of 17:44, 18 September 2024

Jasper van 't Hof (born 30 June 1947)[1] is a Dutch jazz pianist and keyboard player.

Van 't Hof was born in Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands,[1] and began studying piano at the age of five. He played in jazz bands at school, and by the age of 19 was playing at jazz festivals with drummer Pierre Courbois. In 1969, he became a member of Courbois' early European jazz rock band Association P.C.,[1] with German guitarist Toto Blanke. As part of Piano Conclave he played with pianists George Gruntz, Joachim Kühn, Wolfgang Dauner, and Keith Jarrett.

In 1974, he founded Pork Pie and teamed up with Philip Catherine (guitar), Charlie Mariano (saxophone), Aldo Romano (drums), and Jean-François Jenny Clark (bass guitar).[1] He joined the band Eyeball with saxophonist Bob Malach and violinist Zbigniew Seifert. He had two bands: Face to Face with Danish bassist Bo Stief and saxophonist Ernie Watts and Pili Pili, featuring African singer Angelique Kidjo. He played keyboards with Archie Shepp,[1] although he is best known for his solo piano playing.

For All About Jazz, John Kelman wrote: "Transitory's high point is the two-part title track. Orchestral in scope despite limited instrumentation, Van't Hof's strength as a textural player, comfortably blending impressionistic writing with freer concerns, is in full force."[2]

Discography

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As leader

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  • Eye Ball (Keytone, 1974)
  • The Door Is Open (MPS, 1976)
  • The Selfkicker (MPS, 1977)
  • However (MPS, 1978)
  • Flowers Allover (MPS, 1978)
  • Fairytale (MPS, 1979)
  • The Wink to My Female Slave (Fleet, 1979)
  • Live in Montreux (MPS, 1980)
  • Visitors (Pop Eye, 1982)
  • Balloons (MPS, 1983)
  • Pili-Pili (Keytone, 1984)
  • Hoomba-Hoomba (Virgin, 1985)
  • Jakko (Jaro, 1987)
  • Meditation (Keytone, 1987)
  • Be in Two Minds (Jaro, 1988)
  • Solo Piano (Timeless, 1989)
  • Live 88 (Jaro, 1989)
  • Hotel Babo (Jaro, 1990)
  • Jazzbuhne Berlin '80 (Repertoire, 1990)
  • Dinner for Two (MA Music, 1990)
  • Blau (ACT, 1992)
  • Stolen Moments (Jaro, 1992)
  • Get Down (Hill Street, 1992)
  • The Prague Concert (P&J Music, 1992)
  • At the Concertgebouw (Challenge, 1994)
  • Boogaloo (Jaro, 1994)
  • Dance Jazz Live 95 (Jaro, 1995)
  • Face to Face (Intuition, 1995)
  • Blue Corner (ACT, 1996)
  • Freezing Screens (Enja, 1996)
  • Tomorrowland (Challenge, 1996)
  • Nomansland (Jaro, 1997)
  • Un Mondo Illusorio (Challenge, 1998)
  • Incwadi Yothando (Jaro, 2000)
  • Un Incontro Illusorio (Challenge, 2001)
  • Brutto Tempo (Intuition, 2001)
  • Ballads of Timbuktu (Jaro, 2002)
  • Axioma (Jaro, 2003)
  • NeverNeverLand (Jaro, 2005)
  • The Yellow House (Connecting Cultures, 2006)
  • Live at Quasimodo (Jaro, 2007)
  • Pseudopodia (In+Out, 2008)
  • Pangramm (FMR, 2008)
  • Ukuba Noma Unkungabi (Jaro, 2011)
  • Whybecause (Hote Marge, 2012)
  • OEuvre (Q-rious Music, 2012)
  • On the Move (Intuition, 2015)
  • No Hard Shoulder (Very Open Jazz, 2016)
  • Three of a Kind (Jaro, 2019)

As sideman

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With Charlie Mariano

  • Tea for Four (Leo, 1984)
  • Plum Island (Mood, 1985)
  • Innuendo (Lipstick, 1992)
  • The Great Concert (Enja, 2009)

With others

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  2. ^ Kelman, John (16 July 2008). "Jasper van't Hof's Pork Pie: Transitory". Allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
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