Eef van Breen (born 3 January 1978) is a Dutch jazz trumpeter, singer, arranger and composer. Eef van Breen was born in

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in the Dutch province of

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.In 2010, van Breen wrote the music for ''

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in the

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. His debut album ''Playing Games'' (2010, Challenge Jazz) obtained an

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nomination.Eef van Breen"
Challenge Records

Discography

*''Playing Games'' ( Challenge, 2010) *''Changing Scenes'' (Challenge, 2011)

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* 1978 births Living people 21st-century Dutch composers 21st-century Dutch male singers 21st-century Dutch singers 21st-century jazz composers 21st-century trumpeters Dutch jazz composers Dutch jazz singers Dutch jazz trumpeters Dutch music arrangers Dutch opera composers Jazz arrangers Male jazz composers Male opera composers Musicians from Drenthe People from Midden-Drenthe {{Netherlands-musician-stub