Happy Hour Harmonica Podcast Hendrik Meurkens interview
Hendrik Meurkens joins me on episode 84.
Hendrik is a German chromatic player who has been living in New York since the early 1990s.
Toots Thielemans was Hendrik’s inspiration to take up the chromatic and he performed a live radio show in Germany with Toots.
Hendrik is also a vibraphone player, which he studied at the Berklee College of Music. Shortly after this he spent a year in Brazil to immerse himself in the music there. This helped him form his brand of Brazilian music, Samba Jazz.
Hendrik has a large album catalogue, including six albums with the prestigious jazz label Concord, and has performed and recorded with some of the biggest names in Brazilian and jazz music.
Links:
Hendrik's website:
https://hendrikmeurkens.com/
Bandcamp site:
https://hendrikmeurkens.bandcamp.com/
Hendrik’s album catalogue:
https://hendrikmeurkens.com/portfolio/
Tutorial site:
https://www.mymusicmasterclass.com/artist/artists/hendrik-meurkens/
Videos:
Hendrick playing vibes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbIMf3iMNkQ
Tribute To Toots concert in Uruguay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jcUG7RTNWQ
Playing with WDR Big Band:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzyE4Yv2xlo
Playing at the Blue Note in New York:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuIAVFDAmqA
Sambatropolis with WDR Big Band:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_G2RuvtyMI
Dolores Claiborne movie clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSMimK5uUik
Podcast website:
https://www.harmonicahappyhour.com
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Spotify Playlist:
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