| Erik,
Your site might be a be a "hobby" but your playing obviously isn't, judging by where/with whom you're working. Great to see the Metropole Orkest, Rob Pronk, and others on your bio. By the way, Bob Mintzer and I went to high school together (Pete Erskine as well) many years ago.
Yes, Wim was at the Conservatorium in Rotterdam when I arrived. He, Andre Heuvelman, and I misbehaved on a few occasions.
Thorsten, along with Sebastian Strempel, Ralf Hesse, and one other (brain cramp), came to Lake Placid in 1997 to work with Bob Brookmeyer, Maria Schneider, and Jim McNeely. Bob was a friend in Rotterdam and now one of my closest friends/neighbors here in New Hampshire. Thorsten's a serious lead player, and mostly unknown over here.
Beste,
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