SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Saskia Laroo, hailed by American public and press at large as "Lady Miles of Europe", is one of the few women trumpet stylists, blowing for more than three decades. Born July 31, 1959 in Amsterdam, she began on trumpet at age 8, never dreaming of becoming a professional musician. That all changed when Saskia, turned 18, after briefly majoring in Mathematics at University of Amsterdam switched her focus to a career in music. She worked extensively in various groups from this point, primarily on upright bass, though eventually, on both bass and trumpet. Saskia Laroo combines today's music by uncontrived romps into new styles, eagerly limned as "nu jazz" or "swingin' body-music"--a vivacious blend of hip-hop, jazz, salsa, funk reggae, and world, that many other artists dare not venture. Her artistry and her groove ring vibrantly and free on her four albums journeying us through the music she has absorbed and plays from heart and soul.
Saskia laroo band
Line up: 4-10 persons.Basic: trumpet+vocals, keyboard and/or guitar, bass, drums, rap and/or blues/ African vocals. Extra: African and/or Latin percussion, trombone and/or sax and/or deejay/scratcher
Saskia Laroo - trumpet
Stewlocks / Vlash- rap vocals
Warren Byrd - piano
Zoran Jager - guitar
Leon Coenjaarts - bass
Vassil Voutev - drums
Pape Seck - Afro percussion
DJ Koffie - deejay
Afroshopper - scratcher
Jazzkia
Line up: 2-7 persons.Small: trumpet+vocals, keyboard and/or guitar. Basic: with bass, drums. Extra: African and/or Latin percussion, trombone and/or sax
Saskia Laroo - trumpet
Warren Byrd - piano
Leon Coenjaarts - bass
Phillippe Lemm - drums
Salsabop
Line up: 5-8 persons-Basic: trumpet+vocals, keyboard and/or guitar, bass, drums, African and/or Latin percussion/vocals. -Extra: trombone and/or sax
Saskia Laroo - trumpet + vocal
Warren Byrd - piano + vocal
Che ken Chee - bass + vocal
Maurits Gravenbergh - drums + vocal
Pape Seck - African percussion + vocal