Teepehasdevelopedanextensiveknowledgeofeveryaspectofjazzperformanceandneverdenieshisartisticvisionandadventurouspersonality.Jorishasperformedandrecordedwithhundredsofmusiciansandthefollowingisashortsummary：简介：JorisTeepe SeveralgreatbassistsinJazzcamefromEurope(DaveHolland,GeorgeMraz,NHOP,MiroslavVitous),butJorisTeepeisthefirstEuropeanmusicianfromTheNetherlandstobeabletomakeitinNewYork. ArrivinginNewYorkin1992withjusthisbassandasuitcase,hequicklymetmanymusicians,startedtoworkalotandayearlaterherecordedhisfirstCD,coledbyDonBradenandfeaturingCyrusChestnut,CarlAllenandTomHarrell.FromthatpointeverythingreallytookofforJorisandhebecameabassistingreatdemandandhehasbeenworkingwiththe"whoiswhoinJazz"fromBennyGolsontoRandyBreckertoRashiedAli. Jorisnowhasrecorded8albumsasaleader.Healsoestablishedhimselfasacomposer,recordproducer(manydifferentlabelsandartists),educator(directorofJazzStudiesattheHanzeUniversity)andbandleader. In2004JorisTeepehasbeennominatedfortheBirdAwardattheNorthSeaJazzFestivalinthecategory“Artistdeservingwiderrecognition”. Bassist Pleasealsocheckoutwww.myspace.com/joristeepejazz