Pierre Courbois

Pierre Courbois

Pierre Courbois is currently playing with his PC Qwintett, CourboisCourbois, CSC, Loek Dikker Waterland,and Gong Duo. In 2020 Pierre Courbois will celebrate his 80th birthday with a tour called Sollisimo+. A solo Within this tour he will play a solo set and for the second part he will invite young musicians and musicians with whom he has worked throughout his career: Jesse Schilderink, Ilja Reijngoud, jasper van t Hof,Paul van Kemenade, Michiel Braam, Niko Langenhuijsen, Jan Menu and many more

Pierre Courbois is a leading jazz musicians (The Netherlands). In the early 60s he played with Kenny Drew, Jean-Luc Ponty, Eric Dolphy, Ben Webster, Stan Getz and Johnny Griffin Courbois. During his career he was at the forefront of new developments: In 1961 he started to experiment with The Free Jazz Quartet, followed by the Free Music Quintet, and in 1969 Courbois founded the first European jazz-rock group, Association P.C: winner of the Down Beat poll. Since then, Courbois formed several ensembles collaborating with greats and young talents from the European Jazz scene. During his career Courbois won several prizes: Boy Edgar Price, Bird Award and knighted by Dutch Royalty.

Pierre Courbois'S SETUP:

  1. 14″ Quick Beat Hats [A®]
  2. 17” Dark Thin Crash [K®]
  3. 18″ Custom EFX [K]
  4. 20” Cluster Crash [K®]
  5. 22” Crash of Doom [Oriental]
  6. 23” Custom Special Dry Ride [K®]

* May be prototype

Pierre
Courbois's
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Pierre Courbois's
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  • WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

    Still inspiring are the teachings by Kennie Clarke en Elvin Jones mid 60’s. The lessons by those legends are a lifetime inspiration for me

  • WORDS OF WISDOM FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF DRUMMERS

    Never by a Copy Cat, find your own and style and be open for melody and harmonics

  • FAVORITE ZILDJIAN CYMBAL/COMBO

    My favourite cymbals are this from the Dry Ride series

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