Frederik Leroux (1980, Gent)
From the age of 12 he started playing guitar, and from the age of 16 he started to get really interested in jazz. From the start his hero's were musicians like Jim Hall, John Coltrane, Bill Frisell, Miles Davis,…
1998-2003: -Frederik studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels with Fabien Degryse and Peter Hertmans
- studied at the Conservatory of Den Haag with Eef Albers
2003-2004: Frederik studied at the New School University in New York with Ben Monder, Paul Bollenback, Kirk Nurock, George Garzone, Chico Freeman,…
Masterclasses: John Scofield, Jim Hall, Joe Lovano, Michael Brecker, Bil Frisell,…
Played/performed with : John Ruocco, Bruno Vansina, Peter Hertmans, Christophe Devisscher, Bart Denolf, Bart Van Caeneghem, Teun Verbruggen,…
Prices:- 2001:First Prize on the Rotary Competition for Jazz Ensembles with Philippe Joossens Quintet
- 2003:Second Prize on the Breda Jazz Competition with the Frederik Leroux Quintet
- 2003: Frederik was granted a BAEF Scholarship to study guitar and composition at the New School University in New York
-His current project is the Frederik Leroux Quartet:
Line-up : Frederik Leroux-Guitar
Peter Ehwald-Tenor and Soprano Saxophones
Robert Landfermann-Double Bass
Jonas Burgwinkel-Drums
For more info and current projects check Frederik's Website : www.frederikleroux.com
