Jesse van Ruller | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Jesse van Ruller |
Born | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 21 January 1972
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
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.
Van Ruller was born in Amsterdam on 21 January 1972. [1] He started playing the guitar at the age of seven. [1] "He continued his studies at Miami University, Ohio (MM 1995), and in 1995 won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Guitar Competition in Washington, DC." [1]
Van Ruller recorded two quintet albums for Bluemusic: European Quintet in 1996 and Herbs, Fruits, Balms and Spices two years later. [1] He went on to record three albums for Criss Cross Jazz. [2] [3] These were Here and There and Circles in 2002, and Views in 2005. [3] The guitarist composed almost all of the pieces played on the last two. [3]
Year recorded | Title | Label | Notes |
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1996 | European Quintet | Bluemusic | Quintet [1] |
1998 | Herbs, Fruits, Balms and Spices | Bluemusic | Quintet [1] |
2002 | Here and There | Criss Cross | Some tracks quartet, with David Hazeltine (piano), Nat Reeves (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums); some tracks trio, with Frans Van Geest (bass), Willie Jones III (drums) [3] [4] |
2002 | Circles | Criss Cross | Quartet, with Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Sam Yahel (organ), Bill Stewart (drums) [3] |
2005 | Views | Criss Cross | Quartet, with Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Sam Yahel (organ), Bill Stewart (drums) [3] |
2005 | Live At Murphy’s Law | Munich Records | Trio, with Joost van Schaik (drums) and Frans Van Der Hoeven (bass) |
2021 | Spirits High | With Maarten Hogenhuis |
Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label |
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1999? | Benjamin Herman | Get In | Challenge |
2001 | David Hazeltine | Good-Hearted People | Criss Cross [5] |
2001 | Clarence Penn | Play-Penn | Criss Cross [6] |
2002 | John Swana | On Target | Criss Cross [7] |
2003? | Fleurine | Fire | Coast to Coast [8] |
2005? | Pete Philly and Perquisite | Mindstate | Anti- [9] |
2009? | Benjamin Herman | Blue Sky Blond | Dox |
2010? | Dave Liebman | Lieb Plays Weill | Daybreak-Challenge [10] |
2011 | Ramón Valle | Flashes from Holland | RVS |
2012? | Benjamin Herman | Deal | Dox |
2013? | Florian Ross | Wheel & Wires | Fuhrwerk |
2019? | Jasper Blom | Polyphony | Whirlwind [11] |