Frits Landesbergen auf dem Jazzfestival St

Frits Landesbergen (born 1961 in

Voorschoten Voorschoten () is a village and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It is a smaller town in the Randstad, enclosed by the cities of Leiden, Wassenaar and The Hague. The municipality covers an area of of whi ...

) is a Dutch

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

drummer and

vibraphonist The vibraphone is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a ''vibraphonist,'' ''vibraharpist,' ...

Private life

Since about 2003 he has been in a relationship with

Joke Bruijs Joke Bruijs (born 14 January 1952) is a Kingdom of the Netherlands, Dutch actress, singer and cabaret artist. She sang with big bands, recorded songs and appeared in films and a Dutch TV soap. She has been called the "First Lady of Rotterdam". L ...

. The made an album together and his marriage was ending and her marriage had ended. He is younger by eleven years.

References

External links

Official Website
1961 births Living people Dutch jazz drummers Male drummers People from Voorschoten Male jazz musicians Jazz vibraphonists {{drummer-stub