Max Bolleman (born 1944 in
Venlo,
Netherlands) is a Dutch jazz drummer, audio engineer, and record producer.
Career
Bolleman grew up in
Amsterdam. At 15, he started playing drums. He worked with
Clark Terry
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Cannonball Adderley
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Bud Powell
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Curtis Fuller,
René Thomas,
Clifford Jordan,
Joe Farrell, and
Don Byas.
Bolleman started a recording studio named Studio 44 in
Monster, the Netherlands.
Gerry Teekens chose him to record
Warne Marsh
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for
Criss Cross Jazz.
He also recorded
Art Blakey
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Elvin Jones,
Philly Joe Jones, and
McCoy Tyner.
He worked with
Rudy Van Gelder to record the Timeless All Stars.
Bollmen divided his time between audio engineering and optometry.
After more than 25 years Bolleman closed his Monster studio and began recording at his home in Belgium. In 1989 he received the Export Award from the Dutch government.
References
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People from Venlo
1944 births
Dutch jazz drummers
Male drummers
Living people
Male jazz musicians