This is kind of neat. Of course, I have to start with the back-story. I think I've mentioned that in 8th grade, my musical performance in the school jazz band caught the eye of a classmate who was a drummer. He himself was quite a student of the classic jazz drummers. His name was Nick, and he put together a garage band, with me on tenor sax, a bass and lead guitar, and occasionally a singer. We played everything from jazz, to blues rock, to Springsteen.
All these years later, I came across Nick on Facebook. He's spent his life playing drums all over the world. But his main contribution to music is his daughter, who's like a prodigy on piano and organ. Her name is Leonieke, pronounced “lay-o-nee-ka”, and she's become well-known in the jazz arena. She's been playing with a variety of jazz ensembles for many years now. She was named after a Dutch pianist, from when Nick and his wife lived in the Netherlands. Here's a short clip where she plays, and talks about her interest in music. My school friend Nick is on drums. Oh, and this was recorded in the Rudy Van Gelder studios in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
All these years later, I came across Nick on Facebook. He's spent his life playing drums all over the world. But his main contribution to music is his daughter, who's like a prodigy on piano and organ. Her name is Leonieke, pronounced “lay-o-nee-ka”, and she's become well-known in the jazz arena. She's been playing with a variety of jazz ensembles for many years now. She was named after a Dutch pianist, from when Nick and his wife lived in the Netherlands. Here's a short clip where she plays, and talks about her interest in music. My school friend Nick is on drums. Oh, and this was recorded in the Rudy Van Gelder studios in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
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