Wim Overgaauw (23 November 1929 – 30 November 1995) was a Dutch jazz guitarist.
After trying the violin, he switched to guitar and became a self-taught guitarist. He worked for American forces in Germany, toured the Netherlands with pianist
Pim Jacobs
Willem Bernard "Pim" Jacobs (29 October 1934 – 3 July 1996) was a Dutch jazz pianist, composer and television presenter.
Early life
Jacobs was born on 29 October 1934 in Hilversum, the Netherlands. His parents were artistic. He started playin ...
and singer
Rita Reys, and became a studio musician and guitar teacher in Hilversum. He showed little interest in the business aspects of the music industry. The few albums he recorded as a leader are largely in the genre of easy listening. Blue Jack Jazz Records posthumously released some of his jazz concerts on CD. His playing also lives on in students he taught at the Hilversum Conservatory, such as
Jesse van Ruller
Jesse van Ruller (born 21 January 1972) is a Dutch jazz guitarist and composer. He won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Guitar Competition in 1995 and has recorded several albums as a leader and more as a sideman.
Early life
Van Ruller wa ...
, Martijn van Iterson, and Maarten van der Grinten.
External links
Wim Overgaauwat the
Muziekencyclopedie
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1929 births
1995 deaths
20th-century guitarists
Dutch jazz guitarists
Dutch male guitarists
People from Hilversum
20th-century Dutch male musicians
Dutch male jazz musicians
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