TIM LANGEDIJK TRIO
Tim Langedijk released 9 albums with his Tim Langedijk Trio (Tim Langedijk: Guitar, Udo Pannekeet: Bass, Roberto Pistolesi: Drums).
He has recorded and played with the Metropole Orchestra, Gabriela Kozyra Quartet, The Paradox Jazz Orchestra, Jasper van ’t Hof, Karel Boehlee and The Great Eyeballs, among others. He is a sought-after studio guitarist in The Netherlands and works as an arranger for several productions. He is currently teaching at the Jazz & Pop department of the HKU and he teaches at the Conservatory of Haarlem.
Tim Langedijk likes beautiful melodic lines and subtle harmonies and he also searches for intriguing and adventurous soundscapes. Diversity and powerful expression are the starting points for the trio that he formed in 2006.
Tim is an adventurer; a creative spirit who is innovative with space, melody and harmony, without conforming to one style. With his trio he incorporates elements of contemporary jazz, blues, classical, fusion and country in an original way. He has worked with national and international artists such as: Jasper van 't Hof, Toon Roos, Candy Dulfer, Maria Mendes, Donny McCaslin and the Metropole Orchestra.
In 2020 bassist Udo Pannekeet released his own album ‘Electric Regions’ and was nominated for the Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) and was short-listed for a Grammy Award. Since 2017 Udo Pannekeet is the bass player of legendary prog-rockband Focus. He also tours the globe with Lucy Woodward.
The Italian-born drummer Roberto Pistolesi, who currently lives between Italy, New York and the Netherlands, began his jazz career in the band of the world famous saxophonist Stefan Di Battista and performed with him all around the globe. He has worked with jazz music legends such as Steve Grossman, Dave Liebman, Rick Margitza, Antonio Faraò, Peter Beets, Ameen Saleem, Dario Deidda and others.