Jesse van Ruller

Jesse van Ruller (born 21 January 1972) is a Dutch jazz guitarist and composer. He won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Guitar Competition in 1995 and has recorded several albums as a leader and more as a sideman.

Jesse van Ruller
Background information
Birth nameJesse van Ruller
Born (1972-01-21) 21 January 1972
Amsterdam, Netherlands
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Guitar

Early life

Van Ruller was born in Amsterdam on 21 January 1972.[1] He started playing the guitar at the age of seven.[1] "He continued his studies at Miami University, Ohio (MM 1995), and in 1995 won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Guitar Competition in Washington, DC."[1]

Later life and career

Van Ruller recorded two quintet albums for Bluemusic: European Quintet in 1996 and Herbs, Fruits, Balms and Spices two years later.[1] He went on to record three albums for Criss Cross Jazz.[2][3] These were Here and There and Circles in 2002, and Views in 2005.[3] The guitarist composed almost all of the pieces played on the last two.[3]

Discography

As leader
Year recorded Title Label Notes
1996 European Quintet Bluemusic Quintet[1]
1998 Herbs, Fruits, Balms and Spices Bluemusic Quintet[1]
2002 Here and There Criss Cross Some tracks quartet, with David Hazeltine (piano), Nat Reeves (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums); some tracks trio, with Frans Van Geest (bass), Willie Jones III (drums)[3][4]
2002 Circles Criss Cross Quartet, with Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Sam Yahel (organ), Bill Stewart (drums)[3]
2005 Views Criss Cross Quartet, with Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Sam Yahel (organ), Bill Stewart (drums)[3]
2005 Live At Murphy’s Law Munich Records Trio, with Joost van Schaik (drums) and Frans Van Der Hoeven (bass)
2021 Spirits High With Maarten Hogenhuis

As sideman
Year recorded Leader Title Label
1999? Benjamin Herman Get In Challenge
2001 David Hazeltine Good-Hearted People Criss Cross[5]
2001 Clarence Penn Play-Penn Criss Cross[6]
2002 John Swana On Target Criss Cross[7]
2003? Fleurine Fire Coast to Coast[8]
2005? Pete Philly and Perquisite Mindstate Anti-[9]
2009? Benjamin Herman Blue Sky Blond Dox
2010? Dave Liebman Lieb Plays Weill Daybreak-Challenge[10]
2011 Ramón Valle Flashes from Holland RVS
2012? Benjamin Herman Deal Dox
2013? Florian Ross Wheel & Wires Fuhrwerk
2019? Jasper Blom Polyphony Whirlwind[11]

References
  1. van Eyle, Wim (2003), "Van Ruller, Jesse", Oxford Music Online, Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J715700
  2. "Jesse van Ruller (G)". crisscrossjazz.com. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  3. Cook & Morton 2008, p. 1441.
  4. Hovan, C. Andrew (17 September 2002). "Jesse van Ruller: Here and There". All About Jazz.
  5. Cook & Morton 2008, p. 677.
  6. Cook & Morton 2008, p. 1140.
  7. Cook & Morton 2008, p. 1371.
  8. Loudon, Christopher (March 2005). "Fleurine: Fire". JazzTimes.
  9. "Pete Philly & Perquisite: Mind.State". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  10. Waxman, Ken (May 2010). "Dave Liebman Group (Jazzwerkstatt): Lieb Plays Weill – David Liebman (Daybreak-Challenge)". All About Jazz: New York. No. 97. p. 28.
  11. Cohen, Brad (April 2019). "Jasper Blom Quartet: Polyphony". DownBeat. Vol. 86, no. 4. p. 55.
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