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April 19, 2023

Hendrik Meurkens interview

Hendrik Meurkens interview

Hendrik Meurkens joins me on episode 84.
Hendrik is a German chromatic player who has been living in New York since the early 1990s.
Toots Thielemans was Hendrik’s inspiration to take up the chromatic and he performed a live radio show in Germany with Toots.
Hendrik is also a vibraphone player, which he studied at the Berklee College of Music. Shortly after this he spent a year in Brazil to immerse himself in the music there. This helped him form his brand of Brazilian music, Samba Jazz.
Hendrik has a large album catalogue, including six albums with the prestigious jazz label Concord, and has performed and recorded with some of the biggest names in Brazilian and jazz music.

Links:

Hendrik's website:
https://hendrikmeurkens.com/

Bandcamp site:
https://hendrikmeurkens.bandcamp.com/

Hendrik’s album catalogue:
https://hendrikmeurkens.com/portfolio/

Tutorial site:
https://www.mymusicmasterclass.com/artist/artists/hendrik-meurkens/


Videos:

Hendrick playing vibes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbIMf3iMNkQ

Tribute To Toots concert in Uruguay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jcUG7RTNWQ

Playing with WDR Big Band:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzyE4Yv2xlo

Playing at the Blue Note in New York:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuIAVFDAmqA

Sambatropolis with WDR Big Band:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_G2RuvtyMI

Dolores Claiborne movie clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSMimK5uUik



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