Jasper van't Hof is a Dutch pianist and keyboard player born in Enschede (Overijssel) on June 30, 1947. Born into a family of musicians, his father was a professional trumpeter and his mother a classical singer. Jasper began studying piano at the age of five. During his teens, van't Hof knew he wanted to pursue a musical career and started playing in school jazz bands. At the age of 19 he was already participating in jazz festivals with the drummer Pierre Courbois and Toto Blanke. In 1969 he became a member of the first European jazz rock band Association P.C. with the German guitarist Toto Blanke. He played with the pianists George Gruntz, Joachim K’hn, Wolfang Dauner and Keith Jarrett. In 1974, Jasper founded the "Pork Pies", a group consisting of Philip Catherine (guitar), Charlie Mariano (saxophone), Aldo Romano (drums) and Jean-Franàois Jenny Clark (bass). After this experience, Jasper founded two other bands: "Face to Face" with the Danish bassist Bo Stief and the saxophonist Ernie Watts and "Pili Pili" with the African singer Angelique Kidjo. He was repeatedly named the best jazz pianist in Europe. Along with big names in the jazz world he has performed in famous clubs, festivals and even in churches. Jasper has written over five hundred compositions.
Discography :
Album
1974 - Transitory
1974 - Eye Ball1977 - The Selfkicker
1978 - Flowers Allover
1978 - However
1979 - Fairytale (with George Gruntz)
1979 - Sleep My Love (with Philip Catherine, Charlie Mariano)
1980 - Aqua Sansa (with Markus Stockhausen)
1980 - Live in Montreaux
1981 - My World of Music
1982 - Mama Rose (with Archie Shepp)
1982 - Visitors
1983 - Balloons (with Joachim Kühn)
1984 - Pili Pili
1985 - Hoomba Hoomba
1984 - Tea for Four (with Charlie Mariano, Edward Vesala, Arild Andersen)
1987 - Jakko
1987 - The Fifth of May (with Archie Shepp)
1987 - Camporondo (with Uli Beckerhoff, John Marshall)
1988 - Be In Two Minds
1989 - Solo Piano
1990 - Jazzbühne Berlin '80
1990 - Dinner for Two (with Bob Malach)
1992 - Blau
1992 - Innuendo (with Charlie Mariano)
1992 - Get Down
1992 - Duo: The Prague Concert (with Bob Malach)
1994 - At the Concertgebouw
1995 - Face to Face
1996 - Blue Corner
1996 - Tomorrowland
1996 - Freezing Screens
1998 - Un Mondo Illusorio
1999 - Birds of a Feather
2000 - Incwadi Yothando (Love Letter)
2001 - Un Incontro Illusorio with Joey Baron
2001 - Brutto Tempo with Charlie Mariano
2003 - Axioma
2006 - The Yellow House
2008 - Pseudopodia (with Bob Malach)
2008 - Pangramm (with Fredy Studer)
2011 - Ukuba Noma Unkungabi
2012 - Whybecause
2012 - Œuvre
2015 - On the Move
2015 - Hamburg Episode: Live at Fabrik with Heinz Sauer
2016 - Europäischer Jazz 2016 with Heinz Sauer
2016 - No Hard Shoulder
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