Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Active from
- 1940-04-23
jazz
Discography
- Body and Soul1970
- Earwax1970
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 104
- Total plays
- 365
Pierre, the son of a jeweler, was born April 23, 1940, in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He studied percussion along with composition and piano at the Hogeschool der Kunsten (HKA) in Arnhem. After finishing his studies in 1960 Pierre left for Paris, the center of Jazz in Europe at the time. There he worked with a number of jazz giants (pianist Kenny Drew, violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, saxophonists Stan Getz and Johnny Griffin and guitarist René Thomas) at the legendary jazz club, the Blue Note. <a href
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Pierre
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Nijmegen
- Sibling
- Kitty Courbois
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Socialist Party
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- drum kit
- Official website
- www.pierrecourbois.nl
- Image
- Pierre courbois-1552579681.jpg
- Residence
- Arnhem
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- date of birth
- 1940-00-00
- candidacy in election
- 2023 Dutch general election
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