A wonderful opportunity to play with and learn from the Tim Kliphuis Trio – one of the world’s top string groups, playing music sourced from classical music, gypsy jazz and folk.

The plan for the day is as follow:
Morning session (10.00 – 12.00): Individual coaching sessions of 45 mins from Tim, Nigel and Roy – the Tim Kliphuis Trio (2 sessions with each available). Bring your own music to work on.

Cost: £35 per person or £25 if in full-time education, and for those on disability or low-income benefits.

Afternoon session (13.00 – 16.30): Group improvisation workshop with the trio. This session is open to a variety of instrumentalists and the music will be introduced to the group during the session.

Cost: £25 per person or £15 if in full-time education, and for those on disability or low-income benefits. To book, please contact inveruriemusic@gmail.com with your name, address, phone number, and instrument, indicating which session(s) you are booking. Payment by bank transfer preferred
Account name: Inverurie Music Sort Code: 80-08-41 Account Number: 00842458

Dutchman Tim Kliphuis (violin) breathes new life into existing styles with a high-energy blend of classical, gypsy jazz and folk music. His improvised sound is totally new and has popular appeal. After his master’s degree in classical violin at the Amsterdam Conservatoire, Tim studied with the European Sinti gypsies. He recorded and toured with gypsy guitar legends Fapy Lafertin, the Rosenberg Trio and Angelo Debarre. He then developed a more personal style that has taken him on a busy touring schedule around the world. The Richard Strauss Festival in Bavaria was the first to commission Tim’s trademark improvisations on classical music, which now include Bach, Vivaldi, Vaughan Williams, Richard Strauss, Britten and many others. An in-demand educator, Kliphuis is the author of best-selling book Stéphane Grappelli Gypsy Jazz Violin, the much-praised Hot Jazz Violin DVDs and Jazz Etudes on video. His workshops have been featured at festivals, conservatoires and summer courses in the USA, Canada, UK, South Africa, Japan and throughout Europe. Tim holds the jazz violin chair at Tilburg Conservatoire and hosts an annual sell-out Gypsy Jazz Grappelli Camp back home in the Netherlands every August. As a Sony Classical artist, Kliphuis recorded Vivaldi-based Reflecting the Seasons in 2016, Brandenburg, based on Bach’s famous concertos and his own Ulysses Violin Concerto in 2018. During the COVID-19 lockdown Tim composed the suite The Five Elements about climate change, and brand new Triple Concerto Phoenix Rising (commissioned by NTR ZaterdagMatinee) about our future on this planet.

Nigel Clark (guitar) has worked with some of the biggest names in jazz and pop throughout the last 15 years and has toured the world as a leader, sideman and accompanist. After stints with folk and jazz groups as a student, Nigel joined the charting Scottish band Hue & Cry in 1987, and became their arranger and guitarist for the next four years, as well as high-profile collaborations with Maire Brennan (the singer with Clannad), Scottish singer-songwriter Carol Laula and American legend Gloria Gaynor. After switching to the nylon-strung guitar, Nigel formed his own acoustic group Worldwide Sound. Since then, he has shared the stage with a host of jazz stars including Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, guitarists Jan Akkerman and Philip Catherine. A lasting musical connection was formed with legendary Scottish vocalist Carol Kidd, including many albums and extensive tours of the Far East. Nigel also was a driving force behind the Scottish Guitar Quartet. More recently, Nigel has released a solo album Under the Stars, Confetti Falling In The Rain with Irish songwriter Colette Cassidy and has enjoyed collaborations with Hugh Buckley, Colette Cassidy and Liz Madden.

Roy Percy (double bass) has been a driving force in many bands since the 1980s. Starting out in the New Orleans tradition, he soon added swing, big band and Jump- Jive to his repertoire, leading to collaborations with UK jazz names Forrie Cairns, Alan Barnes and David Newton. As well as touring UK and European Festivals, Roy has been a frequent transatlantic visitor, appearing at the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, LA’s Sweet and Hot Festival and Canada’s Victoria Jazz Festival. Nearer home, he has worked with many visiting international jazz musicians at the Edinburgh Jazz Festival including Duke Heitger, Evan Christopher, Bob Barnard and Marty Grosz. Roy brings raw street rhythms and infectious grooves from New Orleans to the Trio’s style. His unique bass slapping techniques, unrivalled in Europe, and his subtle dynamic feel make for a great range of emotions.

www.timkliphuis.com