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Jacky Van Tongeren

About Me


Hi dear friends, thanx 4 support and stopping by. About me? I improvise/write and record music on my fretless bass and other instruments. Check out one of my projects on profile: myspace.com/artistrejj, it's fun. My agenda for 2010: WRITING/RECORDING: This year i work on new material for 2 CD's, first a new CD with contributions of special musicians/friends, and second in collaboration with my son Jaco(Jz) we work together on a special recording-project. Check out Jaco's Jz-lighting videoclip on this profile!!----------THIS YEAR ON STAGE! gigs with BO TERRY - i play lead-Bass for this authentic talent, writer/musician and special friend; first EP (CD) "Kijk maar niet naar wat je ziet" is OUT NOW!!! listen to her songs on this profile or go to her myspace.com/anotherbo //// also in 2010, gigs with "BAS'nDRUM" - a two-piece-band with my dear friend and great drummer MARK ESHUIS ////gigs with guitar-players Carlos van Tongeren and Iwan Munjiza, a mix between Flamengo, Tango and Jazz /// and last but not least my "SOLO" gigs, just me with tunes and songs (dutch lyrics). Thanx 4 visit.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 06/07/2008
Band Website: www.rejj.com
Band Members: Other players on the tunes of this profile: JACO ( Jz) - keyboards/electronics on "Sunrise". BO TERRY - vocal/ac. guitar on "Spiegel" and "Zonder jou".
Influences: Jaco Pastorius, Eberhard Weber, Renaud Garcia-Fons, Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul, Joni Mitchell, Frank Zappa, and all kinds of true individuals who has no relationship with the musicbizz whatsoever.
Sounds Like:
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

nephew Carlos Van Tongeren

Hi dear friends,Juli 4th i play in a guitarconcert with 2 guitarists.One of these guys is my very talented nephew Carlos Van Tongeren who plays virtuoso the flamengo guitar-style.He's cool and very de...
Posted by on Tue, 25 May 2010 14:12:00 GMT

the bass-police

Hi dear friends,a very famous guitarplayer from Holland mr. Saksioni wrote very humorous about, what he called "the guitar-police".Guitarists who appear on his gigs, only to check out his skills and t...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:47:00 GMT

Brand new band!

Hi dear friends, a brand new band is born! a duo called BAS'nDRUM, just bass and drums with my dear friend drummer/percussionist Mark Eshuis.Listen on this profile to our tune called "Pots and Pans", ...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:40:00 GMT

EP with Bo Terry

Hi hi dear friends,Coming up soon, the first EP of Bo Terry and me.Vocals/guitar/bass recordings are done yet, so we're in the mixing-faseEP is called: "Kijk maar niet naar wat je ziet", all music and...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:02:00 GMT

"Sunrise"

"Sunrise" is a new tune on my profile, written by my son Jaco who plays and produced all music except me, improvising on fretless bass.It's fun to work with my oldest, we talk a lot about the importan...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:28:00 GMT

project

Hi dear friends,Check out my project on:  www.myspace.com/artistrejjThanx 4 stopping by.Jacky
Posted by on Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:57:00 GMT