Eric Vloeimans & Licks & Brains
Biographie Eric Vloeimans & Licks & Brains
Licks & Brains
are a Dutch 18 piece Soul/Funk/Jazz big band directed by Rolf Delfos, recording artist of over 100 records and one of the leading alto-players in the Netherlands. Licks & Brains performs with top-artists from the Dutch Jazz/Funk scene. Licks & Brains' latest project is Electric Minds, featuring Eric Vloeimans. The album is produced by Edison winner Bart Wirtz and Oscar de Jong of EDM act Kraak & Smaak, who together have created an organic blend of horns, electronic grooves and the adventurous playing of Vloeimans.
Eric Vloeimans
(1963) is an improvisational trumpeter and composer who finds the term ‘jazz’ too restrictive for his music. His work is characterised by a melodic and lyrical power, and a distinctive, individual sound that is described as velvety or whispering in his more subdued pieces. His motto is: ‘I make music for millions, but I haven’t reached them all yet’. However, he never panders to the tastes of the general public, and always remains true to himself.
Vloeimans studied at the Rotterdam Conservatoire; initially classical trumpet, later on the jazz course. In the United States, he took lessons with Donald Byrd and was a member of the big bands led by Frank Foster and Mercer Ellington.
