My Musical Journey
I started my musical career in 1982 with Harmonie Concordia in Melick.
In 1985 I came into contact with light music through the Big Band of the
Kreato music school in Thorn (L).
After that, I was a member of the Tee Pee Big Band in Horn for many years and from there
played in various pop/soul/rock groups as a trombonist/singer/arranger.
For many years I have been performing with bands on various stages in the Netherlands,
and at the moment I mainly work on a freelance basis together with three other horn players (Rtist-Horns).
With them, we perform with various bands, especially with Tilt,
with whom we also accompany artists such as George Baker, Frans Duijts,
Wesley Bronkhorst and others during larger live performances.
In recent years, together with Tilt, we have added to the list artists such as Jan Keizer,
Tavares ("Heaven must be missin' an angel"), Helemaal Hollands, Wesley Klein,
Dries Roelvink, Wolter Kroes, Michael Oomen, Xander de Buisonje,
Peter Koelewijn, Gerard Joling, The Trammps, and many more.
In addition, in recent years we have worked extensively with Blizzert (cover band)
and the `Tribute to the Cats` Band, among others.
In the past, we also gained 17 years of circus experience in the
Circus Orchestra of Roermond (Cirque d'Hiver Roermond).
Throughout this time I also regularly wrote sheet music for our section/bands,
and in 2006 I came up with the idea to start Blazerspartijen.nl
to provide other bands/musicians with sheet music as well.
It’s going well and I can really express my creative qualities in it.
Kind regards,
Mark Wolfs
Roel van Wijk
Roel van Wijk (1976). Trumpet/flugelhorn is his main instrument, but in addition
he also regularly plays sousaphone and can play piano as well.
He studied jazz trumpet with Rob Bruynen in Maastricht. He took lessons from
Bobby Shew and Erik Vloeimans, and worked on projects with Lee Konitz and Bill Dobbins.
For many years, Roel gained experience as a trumpeter with the Aachen Bigband,
lead trumpeter with Bigband Swing Design in Maastricht, the rock, soul and funk
formation Juicy Lucy, and the EuroCity Jazzband, as well as various other freelance
activities.
In addition to all these activities, arranging sheet music has increasingly
taken the lead. He has therefore been part of Blazerspartijen.nl since its start.
An enormously creative mind and musical talent.
Chiel van de Boer
Chiel is also from 1976, just like Roel, and is a multi-musical talent.
He plays keyboards, drums, but his main instrument is the electric guitar.
Unlike Mark and Roel, Chiel comes more from the metal scene,
but jazz and classical music also interest him.
Early on, Chiel also started arranging, and by now he does more
than just performing and arranging. Chiel also has a studio where he
produces music for new musicals, among other things. For this he has already
received a musical award twice!
Chiel has also been playing for many years in the band Tilt all across the Netherlands,
where he often performs together with Mark to accompany artists at larger shows.
Nearly all the BBN members have appeared there in the past.
He has also been working with Blazerspartijen.nl for many years, making him a permanent
strength of the team!
Eric van Oppen
Eric grew up, just like Mark and Roel, among the fanfares and harmonies
as part of Limburg tradition.
As an eight-year-old boy he started on drums, but on the advice of his father
soon switched to trumpet. He played with Bigband Heerlen and the Maasland Bigband,
which performed at a high level. During his military service he joined the Genie Chapel.
Again, only trumpet playing, but he really came into his own in the various
pop bands that followed, including the Corona’s.
For many years he played with Volumia!, who were successful in the Netherlands
with singer Xander de Buisonje. After the anniversary concert in Ahoy and the
farewell concert in AFAS-Live, he turned to audiovisual activities and became
active as a trumpet teacher.
Nowadays he is also the big band leader of Bigband Time Out from Neerbeek,
where he also arranges the music himself.
Alongside all this, Eric has also been active with Blazerspartijen.nl for many years.
Dirk Bosman
Dirk is the newest member of Blazerspartijen.nl. He joined the team in 2021.
Trombone is his main instrument; he graduated from the conservatory in Maastricht
and is active in various big bands and other orchestras/projects.
In addition to trombone, Dirk also plays a lot of bass guitar and double bass.
For many years he has been playing bass guitar in the cover band Blizzert,
where the audience can submit requests that are then performed.
Besides all this, he is also active as a mixer at the Marlstone Studio in Ulestraten.
A true all-rounder and nowadays also for many years active as an arranger at
Blazerspartijen.nl.
