Throughout the past decades, Eric Vloeimans (1963) has been developing into a musician who is constantly challenging himself, and in doing so, has managed to pick up Edison Awards, the Boy Edgar Prize, and the Bird Award. Whether the label of jazz will always stick is of secondary importance to this adventurous trumpeter and composer. Vloeimans' music is always strictly personal in a lyrical and melodic sense, and has a velvet quality to it. His most recent exploration is his band HOTSPOT!. Is it pop, jazz, or funk? None of that matters much to the trumpet player, who always seems to transcend genres with his danceable funky grooves, hypnotic melodies, Caribbean influences, irresistible African rhythms and energetic sounds of the Balkans. Vloeimans will be joined on stage by the same formation that featured on his Pinkie Binkie album, namely Jerôme Hol (guitar), Sjoerd van Eijck (keyboards), Phaedra Kwant (bass) and Pascal Vermeer (drums). Together, they make music straight from the heart that is guaranteed to lift everyone’s mood.
