Dutch Saxophonist Michael Varekamp at Jazzmobile's HARLEM INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 7:00 PM

St. Nicholas Park - St. Nicholas Ave. & 135th St

Admission: Free


Direct from The Netherlands with roots in Trinidad, heralded as “a mixture between Louis Armstrong & Clifford Brown,” Varekamp drops in for a New York minute!

Michael Varekamp, born in Rotterdam with Trinidad roots started playing the trumpet at the age of 10. When he was 12 he was deeply affected by a Louis Armstrong album which he
finds amongst his father's music collection. At age of 13 he started leading his first little jazz band. For several years he played frequently with Fra Fra Sound and Fra Fra Big Band
Band he worked with a lot of different people such as David Murray, Lester Bowie, Lalo Shifrin, Deborah Brown, Philip Harper and Ralph Peterson. He was touring Australia, South Africa, Great Brittania, Cuba, Tunisia, Malta, Israël, the Baltics and extensively through Europe.

In October 2001 he received in Kobe Japan, the Kobe Award for Outstanding Young Talent.  Michael was involved in many educational projects and since 2006 he is Artistic Director of the Pure Jazz organization who welcomes artists from all over the world such as Terence Blanchard, Gustavo Mozzi, Rashid Ali and Izaline Callister.

www.varekampjazz.com