Jozef Dumoulin
| Jozef Dumoulin | |
|---|---|
 Dumoulin at the Moers Festival, 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
1975 (age 40–41) Ingelmunster, Belgium |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Fender Rhodes, keyboards, piano |
| Years active | Late 1990s–present |
| Website | jozefdumoulin.com |
Jozef Dumoulin (born 1975) is a Belgian jazz musician and composer. He plays Fender Rhodes, keyboards and piano.
Early life
Dumoulin was born in Ingelmunster, in rural Belgium.[1] He became interested in jazz in his late teens, by hearing Keith Jarrett and Kenny Kirkland.[1] He initially played the piano, but owned a Fender Rhodes when he was studying jazz in Cologne when he was in his early twenties.[1]
Later life and career
After his studies, Dumoulin got a regular job in Antwerp and began using the Fender Rhodes in preference to the poor quality piano that the venue possessed.[1] From then, he began experimenting with the sounds that it could make and how they could be altered using effects.[1]
In 2011 and 2013 Dumoulin recorded with the sextet Bureau of Atomic Tourism.[2]
Dumoulin recorded a wholly improvised solo Fender Rhodes album that was released in 2014.[3] Commenting on his preference for improvisation at that stage, he commented that "Maybe one day I'll be able to write music bringing more things together, but for now I know that the best way to get in a zone is through improvisation."[1] His 2015 album Trust was credited to The Red Hill Orchestra, but this consisted of Dumoulin (mainly Fender Rhodes), Ellery Eskelin (tenor sax) and Dan Weiss (drums).[1] This contained Dumoulin's "spindly, shape-shifting post-bop compositions, where extended passages of free improvisation and quicksilver give-and-take connect groove-heavy themes."[1]
Discography
An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
As leader/co-leader
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001* | Eclipse | Mogno | Co-led with Barbara Wiernik (vocals); some tracks duo, some tracks trio, with Hugo Read (alto sax, soprano sax) or Ramesh Shotham (percussion) added; one track quartet |
| 2009* | Trees Are Always Right | Bee Jazz | With Lynn Cassiers (vocals, effects), Bo Van Der Werf (baritone sax, EWI, effects), Eric Thielemans
(drums, effects) |
| 2011* | Rainbow Body | Bee Jazz | Trio, with Trevor Dunn (electric bass), Eric Thielemans (drums) |
| 2014* | A Fender Rhodes Solo | Bee Jazz | Solo Fender Rhodes |
| 2015* | Trust | Yolk | Trio, with Ellery Eskelin (tenor sax), Dan Weiss (drums) |
As sideman
| Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Bureau of Atomic Tourism, Bureau of Atomic Tourism | Scintigraphy | Rat |
| 2012* | Sabbagh, JeromeJerome Sabbagh | Plugged In | Bee Jazz |
| 2013 | Bureau of Atomic Tourism, Bureau of Atomic Tourism | Spinning Jenny | Rat |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Margasak, Peter (July 2015) "Dumoulin Expands Palette". Down Beat. p. 16.
- ↑ Sharpe, John (October 2014) "Scintigraphy & Spinning Jenny B.O.A.T. (Bureau of Atomic Tourism) (Rat) The Evil Art Contest Marc Ducret/Teun Verbruggen/Nate Wooley (Rat)". The New York City Jazz Record.
- ↑ Hareuveni, Eyal (10 March 2014) "Jozef Dumoulin: A Fender Rhodes Solo (2014)". AllAboutJazz.