Tim Kliphuis

Tim Kliphuis (born 30 September 1974 in Utrecht, Netherlands) is a Dutch violinist renowned for mixing gypsy jazz with classical and folk music.

Tim Kliphuis
Kliphuis performing in Moscow, February 2015
Background information
Born(1974-09-30)September 30, 1974
Utrecht, Netherlands
GenresJazz, classical, folk
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsViolin
Associated actsRosenberg Trio, Fapy Lafertin, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Websitewww.timkliphuis.com

Biography

Kliphuis became known during his student years in Amsterdam in 1999, when he joined Belgian gypsy guitarist Fapy Lafertin.[1] Kliphuis toured Europe with Lafertin's Quintet and featured on three albums before turning to a solo career in 2004.

He was classically trained at the Amsterdam Conservatoire and learned to improvise in the style of Stéphane Grappelli while working with the Dutch Sinti community. Other influences include saxophonist Stan Getz, guitarist Joe Pass, and violinist Jean-Luc Ponty. In 2006, Kliphuis started combining classical, folk, and world music with gypsy jazz and performing regularly outside the jazz world, in classical halls such as the Concertgebouw and folk festivals such as Celtic Connections.[2]

An internationally touring musician, he has recorded with Angelo Debarre and performed with Martin Taylor, The Rosenberg Trio, Paulus Schäfer, Richard Galliano and traditional Celtic musicians Frankie Gavin and Charlie McKerron.

In 2011, he performed a large number of concerts with a UK quartet consisting of Roy Percy (bass), Nigel Clark (guitar) and David Newton (piano). They performed a concert at Iford Manor on 30 June 2011 which was then manufactured by Birnam and released as a live DVD.[3]

Since 2012, Kliphuis has been working mostly in the Trio format with Nigel Clark and Roy Percy. In April 2012, they premiered a crossover project with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra. In this concert, Kliphuis explored the common ground of classical string orchestra and string jazz trio, showcasing some of his own compositions, as well as material by Duke Ellington, Stéphane Grappelli, Richard Strauss, Aaron Copland, and others.

In 2013, Kliphuis dedicated his Trio's album The Grappelli Album to his hero, Stéphane Grappelli, whom he had met and played for in 1995. In 2015, he premiered a new piece in Amsterdam, "Reflecting the Seasons": a re-working of Vivaldi's Four Seasons for improvising Trio and string orchestra. Also that year, he released the album The Hilversum Sessions, which paired his Trio with three Dutch classical string players on violin, viola, and cello.

In September 2015, he curated the first Fiddles on Fire Festival in De Doelen Concert Hall, Rotterdam, an all-string collaboration with the Codarts Conservatoire orchestra, Irish fiddler Frankie Gavin and Norwegian Hardanger fiddler Gjermund Larsen; the festival was held in 2017 again together with Nordic Fiddlers Bloc and jazz violinist Fiona Monbet.

In 2016, Kliphuis signed a 3-record deal with Sony Classical Netherlands, of which the first album Reflecting the Seasons, recorded by his Trio and the Stellenbosch University Camerata, was released in October 2016.

In 2017, Kliphuis and his Trio played for the Dutch King and Queen for the annual King's Concert, broadcast nationwide on King's day; afterwards, Reflecting the Seasons peaked at No.1 on the i-Tunes classical chart.

Education

Kliphuis has hosted string improvisation workshops at festivals, competitions and other venues in America, South Africa, Japan, UK, and Europe. He is the best-known tutor for the violin style of Stéphane Grappelli, having written the best-selling book Stéphane Grappelli Gypsy Jazz Violin (Mel Bay, 2008).[4] He followed this with the Hot Jazz Violin DVD set (HyperHip Media, 2009).

Starting in August 2010, Kliphuis has hosted the annual Grappelli-Django Camp for international gypsy jazz players in the Netherlands. From 2012 to 2017, he was professor of jazz violin at Fontys Conservatoire in Tilburg. In 2012, he released his second book Grappelli Licks (Lowland Publications). In 2017, he hosted workshops at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague.

Since 2015, Kliphuis is a member of the string faculty of the Conservatoire of Amsterdam, currently teaching improvisation to Strings and Young Talent.

Honours

2013: Scottish Jazz Award, International
2017: South African Woordtrofee Award, Classical Performance

Endorsements
  • Tim Kliphuis is a Pirastro artist and plays on Evah Pirazzi strings.
  • Kliphuis is a DPA artist and has used the DPA 4099 Violin microphone on stage since 2009, when it was first produced.

Selected discography
  • 2004: Live at Djangofest Northwest (Gypsy Jazz)
  • 2005: The Grappelli Tribute (Robinwood)
  • 2007: Live in Glasgow (Lowland)
  • 2007: Swingin' the Classics (Robinwood)
  • 2008: Counterpoint Swing (Lowland)
  • 2010: Acoustic Voyage (Lowland)
  • 2011: Tim Kliphuis and Friends: Live at Iford Manor (Iford)
  • 2012: Tim Kliphuis & Paulus Schäfer Trio: Rock Django (Lowland)
  • 2013: Tim Kliphuis Trio: The Grappelli Album (Lowland)
  • 2015: Tim Kliphuis Sextet: The Hilversum Sessions (Lowland)
  • 2016: Tim Kliphuis Trio & Orchestra: Reflecting the Seasons (Sony Classical)

References
  1. Anderson, Rick. "Fine and Dandy: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
  2. Wilson, Sue."World Fiddle Night Review", The Scotsman, Glasgow, 20 Jan 2011. Retrieved on 18 October 2013.
  3. Newman, Bill, Music & Vision Daily, London, 7 March 2012. Retrieved on 30 June 2013.
  4. Anick, Peter. "Kliphuis' Grappelli Book Review", Djangobooks, Boston, 13 Feb 2009. Retrieved on 30 June 2013.
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