Ack van Rooyen

flugelhorn, trumpet · 1930–2021 · La Haye

Trumpeter and flugelhorn player born in The Hague, brother of trumpeter and composer Jerry van Rooyen. A member of the Ramblers from 1955 to 1957, he then lived in France and then Germany (Stuttgart from 1967) before returning to the Netherlands in 1980 to teach at the Royal Conservatory.

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Styles

• Hard bop
• Dutch jazz

Landmark tracks

• The Hague Shuffle (2020)

Sources

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