Laurens Priem

Guitar player, born in Amsterdam (1982). Plays Jazz, Brazilian Music, Funk, "Urban", Pop, House and all possible crossovers.
Currently plays with several groups, among which:
- Wicked Jazz Sounds Band : a brand new, full-blown band performing repertoire composed by me and Gilian Baracs in cooperation with the Wicked Jazz musicians
- Wicked Jazz Sounds : "Where Jazz meets Dance": collective of DJ's and musicians
- Leona : "Urban Rock"
- Sense of Samba : MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira)
- Laurens Priem Trio
- FQ: Contemporary Jazz
- Hammond trio feat. Arno Krijger & Bob Roos
- Hamer Fusion Band
Played with bands like The Headliners , Cleansweep , Deborah Carter , The Recipe , Leslie Nielsen
Graduated cum laude from Amsterdam Conservatory in 2006, currently attending postgraduate course. Lessons from a.o. Jesse van Ruller, Maarten van der Grinten & Peter Tiehuis. Studied in Rio de Janeiro for three months with a.o. Leonardo Amuedo, Ricardo Silveira & Nelson Faria with support from a.o. the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds
For more information you can visit www.laurenspriem.com
Soloing on 'Biggest Sin', composed by me & Gilian Baracs with lyrics by Berenice van Leer &Renske Taminiau. Wicked Jazz Sounds Band live at Sugar Factory, July 2008
Wicked Jazz Sounds Band performing 'Love it All', composed by me & Gilian Baracs with lyrics by Renske Taminiau
Wicked Jazz Sounds Band performing 'Come to me', composed by me & Paul van Kessel
Leona - Strut It - live @ Haarlem Jazz 2007
Performing a composition by me and Gilian Baracs: Let the Music (Guide your Life)
Live at primetime Dutch TV-show "De Wereld Draait Door" November 2007
Leona live @ Koninginnenach 2007 Den Haag
Paul van Kessel & The Headliners live @ Cafe Alto, february 2007
Some nice footage of Wicked Jazz Sounds @ Queensday 2007!
Actually a spontaneous jam after a power breakdown took down the DJ..
(Warning: poor quality)
Juicy Jazz live @ Heineken Music Hall, june 2005
Wicked Jazz Sounds @ Westergasfabriek, april 2006 .. ..