Bart Plateau - Flute
Biography
Bart Platteau (1965) studied classical percussion, harmony, chambermusic and flute at the Brussels Conservatory, and jazz at the Rotterdam Conservatory, where he pursued his master in Jazz Performance in 1993. During his studies at the Rotterdam Conservatory he went for one semester as an exchange student to the Berklee College of Music in 1992. Recorded together with his wife Amina Figarova their first CD “ Attraction” in 1995. Bart is a member of the Amina Figarova Sextet, and also doing the business management for the sextet.
Since 1998 is he the main teacher for “flute-jazz-performance” at the Rotterdam Conservatory and teached flute for 16 years at the Roosendaalse Music school in the Netherlands.
Moved in the beginning of 2012 to New York. Played concerts all over Europe, the USA, Canada, Mexico, Brasil, Dutch Antilles, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Africa, Azerbaijan, Tunesia, United Arabs Emirates, etc…
Discography
Co-Leader:
Amina Figarova – Bart Platteau “Attraction”
Sideman:
Amina Figarova “ Another me”
Amina Figarova “Firewind”
Amina Figarova “Night Train”
Amina Figarova “Jazz at the Pinehill Vol I”
Amina Figarova “Jazz at the Pinehill Vol II”
Amina Figarova – Kim Prevost “On Canal Street”
Amina Figarova “September Suite”
Amina Figarova “Come escape with me”
Amina Figarova “Above the Clouds”
Amina Figarova “Sketches”
Nuevo manteca “Afro Cuban Sanctus”
Jackie Ryan “This heart of Mine”
El Periquin “Bajo el Cielo”
Robby alberga “ Different realities”
Ernie Hammes “San Francha”
Etc…
Publications
-to be released in 2012: 24 Etudes for Flute by Bart Platteau and Amina Figarova.
Quotes
".....flautist Bart Platteau is an especially vivid soloist--one of the most vibrant flute players since Joe Farrell played with Chick Corea in the 1970s...." by John Kelman for www.allaboutjazz.com
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