Eric Vloeimans


Eric Vloeimans is a Dutch musician, songwriter, and record producer.

Biography

Although he studied classical music as a child, he became interested in jazz at the Rotterdam Academy of Music. After graduating in 1988, he moved to New York City and studied trumpet with Donald Byrd. He was a member of big bands led by Mercer Ellington and Frank Foster. In the 1990s, he recorded the album Bitches and Fairy Tales with Marc Johnson, Joey Baron, and John Taylor. Vloeimans has also worked with Kinan Azmeh, Michiel Borstlap, Lars Danielsson, Jimmy Haslip, Joe LaBarbera, Nguyên Lê, Ernst Reijseger, and Bugge Wesseltoft.

Awards and honors

As leader

With Michel Banabila
  • Urban Jazz Scapes
  • Music for Viola and Electronics II
  • New Land
With Michiel Borstlap
With Martin Fondse
  • Upperground
  • Ere Ibeji
  • Fragrant Moondrops
  • Testimoni
With others