Lucas van Merwijk (born 1961) is a Dutch drummer, bandleader, and professor who has made contributions to the European jazz, Latin music, and drums-percussion scene since the early eighties. He has received numerous awards, including being named[1] 'Best Jazz Drummer' and 'Best Fusion Drummer' in the Benelux countries by the readers of the magazine De Slagwerkkrant between 1993 and 2020.

Lucas van Merwijk is currently a professor of drums at the[2] Jazz Department of the Conservatory of Amsterdam and a professor of drums and Latin percussion at the World Music Department of Codarts in the Netherlands. He is also a teacher and clinician at[3] 9Beats in Tianjin, Beijing, China.

Van Merwijk is also a founder, leader, conductor, arranger, and musical director of various music groups, the founder and leader of the international percussion group Drums United, Van Merwijks Music Machine and the Cubop City Big Band in the Netherlands, and a co-director of Tam Tam Productions in Amsterdam.

Van Merwijk is an expert in Latin drums[4] and has established himself as a highly versatile musician, composer, and arranger. He has collaborated with a wide range of artists and ensembles, including the Metropole Orchestra, Jessye Norman, Vince Mendoza, Chris Hinze,[5]Manou Gallo and[6]Andy Gonzalez, as well as having performed internationally including in Europe, the US, Canada and India.[4][7][8]

In 2010 Van Merwijk won the Global Act Award 2010, for remaining continuously successful as a leading international Artist in world music, over a long period of time.[9]

In 2013 he published his drum book World Beat,[10] World Rhythms for Drum Set, followed by Advanced Coordination Studies (2017).

References

  1. ↑ Slagwerkkrant.nl. "Slagwerkkrant Poll Award 2020 voor Lucas van Merwijk". Slagwerkkrant.nl. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  2. ↑ "Lucas van Merwijk". Conservatorium van Amsterdam (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  3. ↑ Productions, Lucasvanmerwijk com, Tam Tam. "Lucas van Merwijk | China 2018 - 9Beats Clinic Tour". www.lucasvanmerwijk.com. Retrieved 2023-02-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. 1 2 "Dutch maestro Lucas van Merwijk chooses Bengaluru for India debut". The Economic Times. 2015-03-27. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  5. ↑ Brunet, Alain (2011-07-11). "Manou Gallo: bassiste, chanteuse, Africaine du monde". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  6. ↑ Tribute to Tito Puente (Live), 2014-08-29, retrieved 2023-02-16
  7. ↑ PRESTON, ROHAN (1 June 2012). "Drum language needs no translationThe annual Flint Hills International Children's Festival kicks off and ends with a bang this weekend in St. Paul". Star Tribune: Newspaper of the Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN). pp. 06E.
  8. ↑ MACLEAN, COLIN (30 May 2013). "Sure bets at Children's Fest". The Edmonton Sun. p. 68.
  9. ↑ "Drummer Van Merwijk krijgt wereldmuziekprijs". Het Parool (in Dutch). 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  10. ↑ "World Beat ~ World Rhythms for Drumset - Drummerszone". drummerszone.com. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
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