Guus Janssen

Dutch composer (born 1951)

Born: 24 March 1951
Heiloo
Country: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Biography

Guus Janssen is a jazz musician who plays piano. Guus Janssen was born on 24 March 1951 in Heiloo. The music is usually filed under jazz. Honours include A. Roland Holst-Penning (2015) and Matthijs Vermeulen Award.

Guus Janssen (born 13 May 1951) is a Dutch composer of contemporary music and a recording artist. A pianist and harpsichordist, he is also active as a jazz performer. He studied piano and composition at the Sweelinck Academy of Music in Amsterdam with Ton de Leeuw and piano with Jaap Spaanderman. He also studied piano with Ton Hartsuiker. He has performed with John Zorn, George Lewis, Han Bennink (and Bennink's group Clusone Trio as a guest), Theo Loevendie, and Gidon Kremer. He teaches at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. He won the Matthijs Vermeulen Award in 1984. He composed two operas in collaboration with Friso Haverkamp and has released several CDs.

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