Chris Hinze


Christiaan Herbert "Chris" Hinze is a Dutch jazz and New age flautist.
WWW chrishinze.nl

Life and work

Hinze initially performed publicly as a pianist until the mid-1960s, when he began studying flute at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and then at Berklee College of Music. As a pianist, he played with Boy Edgar until 1966, but by 1967 was playing flute professionally with the bassist Dick van der Capellen. His first releases as a leader were issued in 1969, and in 1970, Hinze was awarded the Best Soloist prize at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
In the 1970s, he formed his own ensemble, the Chris Hinze Combination, which included players such as Gerry Brown and John Lee, and which saw some success with arrangements of Baroque music in a jazz setting. He also founded the record label Keytone Records in the mid-1970s.
In the 1980s, Hinze played for several years in a duo with Sigi Schwab and continued touring with a new version of his Combination. He began studying the music of Tibet and South Asia in the middle of the decade, forming a world music ensemble which shifted toward more New age and electronic music styles rather than jazz.

Discography

As leader

Telemann My Way Vivat Vivaldi! Stoned Flute Live at Montreux Virgin Sacrifice Who Can See the Shadow of the Sun Hinze Plays Bacharach Mission Suite Sketches On Bach Sister Slick Variations On Bach Bamboo Magic Wide and Blue Summer Dance Live at Montreux Vol. II Impressies Live at the Northsea Jazz Festival Flute and Mantras Barocco Con Fuoco Bamboo Reggae Backstage India Chintan Mirror of Dreams New Age Meditation Flute and Mantras Vol. 2 Saliah Meditation and Mantras Nazali Chelsea Bridge The Hunter Inner Reflections China Dream African Dream Music for Relaxation Passage Princess of the Sea Tibet Impressions Featuring Tsurphu Home of the Karmapas Namaskar Senang Highlights Tibet Impressions Volume II Zen Silence Zen & the Art of Dance and Meditation Peaceful Mind - Music For Inner Balance Power of Mind

As sideman