MEDIA & TECHNICAL INFORMATION

BOB SHEPPARD/JASPER SOMSEN QUARTET

Bob Sheppard – Saxophone

Karel Boehlee - Piano

Jasper Somsen - Double Bass

Hans van Oosterhout - Drums

BOB SHEPPARD/JASPER SOMSEN QUARTET

Initiated by Jasper Somsen, the Bob Sheppard/Jasper Somsen Quartet toured

succesfully in the Netherlands and Germany in February & March 2015, having

concerts, masterclasses and two live performances/recordings for the Dutch

national radio. The audiences loved the concerts, the students left the

masterclasses inspired.

left to right: Karel Boehlee, Jasper Somsen, Hans van Oosterhout, Bob Sheppard

All photos © 2015 Bram Damman - used by permission

BIOGRAPHY BOB SHEPPARD

Over the course of an extraordinarily

diverse career that has made him a first

call musician in the realms of jazz, pop and

the studio worlds, multi-woodwind

specialist Bob Sheppard has always let his

array of saxophones, flutes and clarinets

do the talking. Superstar names highlight

his resume, and jazz critics have been raving about him as both a sideman and

leader for years, but such praise is simply a byproduct of Sheppard´s years of

steady work and dedication to his craft - a tradition that continues on Close

Your Eyes, his latest release as an artist and is the debut CD for the BFM Jazz

label.

Sheppard has been a steadfast member of the Billy Childs Ensembles and the

Peter Erskine trio for over a decade. Additionally over the years, he has toured

with Steely Dan and Boz Scaggs, and brought his diverse talents to more recent

performances with James Taylor, Natalie Cole and Queen Latifah and most

notably with the legendary Joni Mitchell on her current four-disc set and her

2007 Grammy-winning, Shine. He also played on a live studio video with

Mitchell and Herbie Hancock.

Other distinguished collaborations include eight years with Freddie Hubbard,

and tours and performances with Chick Corea´s ensemble Origin, Mike Stern,

Randy Brecker, Horace Silver, Lyle Mays, Nat Adderly and Toshiko

Akiyoshi/Tabackin Big Band. Some of his more significant recording credits

include Scott Henderson, John Beasley, Mark Isham, Otmaro Ruiz, Bill Cunliffe,

vocalist Kurt Elling, Marilyn Scott, Michael Franks and Diane Reeves, while

including pop icons Steely Dan, Rickie Lee Jones, Rod Stewart, Randy Newman

and Stevie Wonder.

BIOGRAPHY JASPER SOMSEN

Dutch double bassist & composer Jasper

Somsen (1973) studied Jazz and Classical

double bass at the conservatories of

Utrecht and Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

During his career Jasper has performed

with a.o. Joey Calderazzo, Enrico

Pieranunzi , Bob Sheppard, Gabriele

Mirabassi, Bert van den Brink, John Engels,

Toon Roos, Ferdinand Povel, Yuri Honing,

Rita Reys, Eric Vloeimans, Michiel Borstlap,

Ramon Valle, Karel Boehlee, Humphrey

Campbell, Jeroen van Vliet, Nancy Marano

and singer/songwriter Lori Lieberman.

As a bandleader/producer he released two highly acclaimed albums with the

Jasper Somsen Group: "Dreams, Thoughts & Poetry" (The Music of Enrico

Pieranunzi - 2010) and “Sardegna” (2013) - Challenge Records International.

Jasper can be heard at more than 20 CD and DVD productions in both Jazz,

Classical and Film music. Many of these albums he was involved both as a bass

player and (co)producer. He performed in a.o. Belgium, Germany, France,

Spain, Switzerland, Hungary, Italy & Sardinia, Poland and Finland.

Besides a performer Jasper Somsen was appointed as a (guest) teacher at the

conservatories in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and Arnhem at both Jazz and

Classical double bass departments. Also he’s the programmer of the

international concert series Jazz in Wageningen, in his hometown Wageningen,

The Netherlands.

BIOGRAPHY KAREL BOEHLEE

Karel Boehlee started his carreer in the Dutch

Jazz scene at an early age. His first albums

with the Toon Roos Quartet and Batida where

a direct success in The Netherlands and Japan.

His European Jazz Trio toured frequently in

Japan since 1989. In this period Boehlee’s

name grew in the international Jazz scene,

being the regular European pianist with Toots

Thielemans, Philip Catherine and Gino Vanelli.

He performed and/or recorded with a.o. Wynton Marsalis, Peter Erskine, Woody

Shaw, Roberta Gambarini and the Dutch Jazz prominents: Trijntje Oosterhuis, Benjam

Herman, Toon Roos, Ferdinand Povel and Jesse van Ruller. He is appointed as a

teacher at the Conservatory of Amsterdam.

BIOGRAPHY HANS VAN OOSTERHOUT

Hans van Oosterhout is one of the most

sought after Dutch Jazz drummers from the

last decades. He performed and/or recorded

world wide with a.o. Toots Thielemans, Philip

Catherine, Ralph Moore, Mark Murphy, Nat

Adderley, Bob Malach, Lee Konitz, Rick

Margitza, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kenny

Wheeler, Gary Burton, Benny Golson, James

Moody, Marc Johnson, Benny Golson, Eliane

Elias, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Richard Galliano, Chico Free, Von Freeman, Lionel Loueke,

David Sanchez, Johnny Griffin, Randy Brecker, John Scofield, Enrico Pieranunzi

and Gino Vannelli. Hans teaches at the conservatories in Rotterdam and Tilburg, The

Netherlands.

TECHNICAL RIDER – BOB SHEPPARD/ JASPER SOMSEN QUARTET

Channel Instrument Stand Microphones/ Specifics

1 Drums Bass Drum Small Shure or Audio Technica Bass Drum mic

2 Drums Snare Medium Shure SM57 or similar

3 Drums OH left Large Neumann KM 185 or similar

4 Drums OH right Large Neumann KM 185 or similar

5 Double Bass BSS AR 133 DI-box or similar

6 Double Bass Clip on Audio Technica ATM 350 (artist provided)

7 Piano low Large Neumann KM 185 or similar

8 Piano high Large Neumann KM 185 or similar

9 Keyboard left DI

10 Keyboard right DI

11 Saxophone Large Shure SM58 or similar

12 Presentation Large Shure SM58 or similar

AUX 1 Saxophone Monitor

AUX 2 Piano & Keyboard Monitor

AUX 3 Piano & Keyboard Monitor

AUX 4 Bass Monitor

AUX 5 Drums Monitor

LIGHT WASHES & EACH MUSICIAN ONE SPOTLIGHT

DRUMS (if not artist provided):

Wooden (jazz)drum kit – for example: YAMAHA

18” bass drum w/ pedal (skin: Ambassador Coated)

14” floor tom w/ ambassador coated skin

12” rack tom w/ ambassador coated skin

14” snare drum w/ ambassador coated skin (!) and stand

Hi hat pedal w/ clutch

3 cymbal stands (1 ride stand, 2 boom stand)

Drum throne seat with adjustable height (!)

Drum carpet

Music stand

BASS (if not artist provided):

Double bass:

• Body: all wood front, sides and back (no ply-wood & all rumble free)

• Scale (vibrating string length): 104 – 106,5 cm (3/4) - D-measure

• Adjustable bridge, max. height of the strings at the fingerboard end:

E string: 9 mm |A string: 8 mm | D string: 7 mm | G string: 6 mm.

• Strings: Pirastro - Evah Pirazzi (medium tension)

Pick up: The Realist (David Gage)

Bass Amplifier:

• Jasper Somsen is an official endorser of Mark Bass Amplifiers:

Please provide the Mark Bass Mini CMD 121 combo. If not available

please contact Jasper Somsen: info@jaspersomsen.com

• Music stand

ARTIST PROVIDES: french bow and stage microphone (Audio Technica ATM 350)

PIANO:

Well tuned 440-442 HZ grand piano Yamaha, Steinway, Bösendorfer or Fazzioli

SAX

DOUBLE

BASS,

AMPLIFIER

(220V) &

MONITOR

STAGE PLAN

MONITOR