Dirk Van der Linden
on SK PRO-series
When Dirk Van der Linden first started playing the Hammond organ, an instrument which is gaining full attention again, his biggest inspiration was Jimmy Smith. With his own compositions and influenced by the blues organist N° 1 - Jimmy McGriff, Dirk Van der Linden created the "real" sound he sought after!
In January 2004, he recorded his second Hammond-CD at the "Route 66" in La Palme, South of France. This cd is an extension of the "Hammond Pressure", a cd he recorded in 2002 and released by "Virgin Records". This cd deserves attention on the tunes, composed and performed by Dirk Van der Linden. In summer 2004, "Funny Glasses", dedicated to Toots Thielemans, was composed and recorded by "ESTATE Records" (released in October 2004).
On this new cd, the inspiration of several US-Hammondplayers is present, with an added personal touch of Dirk Van der Linden. This cd is internationally distributed by AMG and released in the Benelux, France, Germany and Switzerland. And all the international jazz festivals will be contacted in 2005.
Beside playing the Hammondorgan, Dirk Van der Linden plays guitar, piano and bass, which gives him the opportunity to feel and to explore the full spectrum of jazz colors!
Born in 1969, he started playing the guitar at six and at twelve he played his first gigs in the local jazz scene - the beginning of a impressive international jazz career. In 1989 he became a professional musician, playing with the likes of Toots Thielemans, Clark Terry,Teddy Edwards, Deborah Brown, Dan Barrett, Gianni Basso, Leroy Jones and many others.
Together with Mike Carr he played on several festivals as a two Hammond act.
