SELECTED CD RECORDINGS
Dick de Graaf Septet – Plays the music of Jimi Hendrix/The burning of the midnight lamp (Via Records) with: Dick de Graaf (ts,ss), Hans Sparla (trb), Michael Gustorff (vi), Wim Bronnenberg (g), Konkie Hallmeyer (stldr), Eric Calmes (b), Hans van Oosterhout (dr)
Wim Bronnenberg – Stream (Innertime) with: Wim Bronnenberg (g), Alessandro di Liberto (pi), Anton Drukker (b), Joost Lijbaart (dr), guest: Anne Thomas (voc)
Hans Mantel Group – Fat Chance with: Jim Mc Neely (pi), Jasper Blom (ts), Ben van den Dungen (ts), Wim Bronnenberg (g), Juraj Stanik (pi), Hans Mantel (b), Martijn Vink (dr)
Anne Chris – Tomorrow is today (Jazz ’n Pulz) with: Anne Chris (voc), Tineke Postma (as, ss), Wim Bronnenberg (g), Marcus Olgers (pi), Cord Heineking (b), Ruud Breuls (flh), Bart Fermie (perc), Nitiranjan Biswas (tabls), Martijn Vink (dr)
Wim Bronnenberg – Connected (Innertime) with: John Ruocco (ts, cl), Wim Bronnenberg (g), Harmen Fraanje (pi), Uli Glaszmann (b), Hans van Oosterhout (dr)
Anne Chris – Play for now (O Twenty) with: Anne Chris (voc), Paul van Kessel (back voc), Tineke Postma (sax), Robbert Scherpenisse (flh), Marcus Olgers (pi), Charley Zastrau (keys), Wim Bronnenberg (g), Jesse van Ruller (g), Lucas Stam (cl) Cord Heineking (b), Etienne Nillesen (dr), Joost Kroon (dr), Achim Heine (dr), Terence Samson (perc), Jeffrey Bruinsma (vl), Heleen van der Hoeven (vl), Ro Krauss (vla), Saartje van Camp (cl)
Alex Ryon – Alex Ryon (SOPH) with: Alex Ryon (voc), Martijn van Iterson (electric guitars), Wim Bronnenberg (acoustic and electric guitars), Hans Vroomans (pi), Udo Pannekeet (b), Marcel Serierse (dr), Chris Strik (dr), Arthur van den Enk (perc), Tom Beek (ts,ss,bcl), Wies Ingwersen (back voc)
Ad Colen – Free (Sweet Briar Music) with: Ad Colen (ts, cl), Gé Bijvoet (pi), Wiro Mahieu (b), Yonga Sun (dr), Wim Bronnenberg (g), Mark Alban Lotz (fl)
Ingeborg Helder – Light Interchange (The Sand Records) with: Ingeborg Helder (voc), Rob van Bavel (pi), Wim Bronnenberg (g), Udo Pannekeet (b), Marcel Serierse (dr)
Ingeborg Helder – Light Interchange (The Sand Records) with: Ingeborg Helder (voc), Rob van Bavel (pi), Wim Bronnenberg (g), Udo Pannekeet (b), Marcel Serierse (dr)
Angelo Verploegen, Wim Bronnenberg, Jasper van Hulten – The Art of Travelin Light (Just Listen Records) with: Angelo Verploegen (flh), Wim Bronnenberg (g), Jasper van Hulten (dr)
TOURS & FESTIVALS
Dick de Graaf Septet, Canada: Victoria, Vancouver, Quebec, Saskatoon, Toronto; Germany & Switzerland: Villshofen, Basel; Germany & Austria: Dresden, Dortmund, Hannover, Lenz, Krefeld; Finland: Imatra; Ireland: Dublin; Holland: Rotterdam World Port; North Sea Jazz. Dick de Graaf Quartet, Burkina Faso: Festival Ouagadougou, Syriah: Aleppo and Damascus. Dick de Graaf-Wim Bronnenberg Duo, New Zealand: Auckland, Festival of Bays. Hans Mantel Group: North Sea Jazz. Wim Bronnenberg & Four More: North Sea Jazz. Wim Bronnenberg Connected: North Sea Jazz. Jazz Impuls with Anne Chris, a.o. Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. Anne Chris: North Sea Jazz. Mike Boddé, “Pil”, a.o. De Kleine Komedie, Amsterdam
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES
Pat Metheny: Royal Conservatory The Hague. Guy Lafitte: special concert in Hilversum. Dworp, Belgium: concert with Billy Hart and Ricardo del Fra. Utrecht: festival session with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Eric Reevis and Jeff Ballard. Amsterdam Rijksmuseum, Nachtwachtzaal Duo performance with Anne Chris. Rachel Gould Group at Ronnie Scott’s London. Mike & Thomas: performance with the String Section of the Concertgebouw Orchestra
STUDIES
Dutch language and literature, Utrecht cum laude. Royal Conservatory The Hague, lessons with Peter Nieuwerf en Eef Albers. Private lessons with Jim Hall, Pat Metheny. New York: lessons with Ben Monder, Wayne Krantz, Mick Goodrick
RADIO & TV
Toronto Jazz Radio with the Dick de Graaf Septet. TROS-Session with the Dick de Graaf Septet. TV Jazz Course for children with Michiel Borstlap. NPS North Sea Jazz Live-broadcast: with Hans Mantel Group. Radio 747AM: Wim Bronnenberg & Four More live. Radio Ouagadougou with Dick de Graaf. De Jazznacht, Concertzender complete broadcast of “Stream”. Jazzkotabel, Radio 4. Concertzender Connected CD of the month
CLINICS & TEACHING
Jazz Clinic Dworp, Belgium. Main subject jazz guitar and guitar technique at the Royal Conservatory The Hague, The Netherlands. Clinic at the Musik Hochschule Dresden, Germany. Clinic at Jazz à Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Clinic at the Conservatory of Damascus, Syria. Main subject guitar at the Conservatory of Utrecht, The Netherlands. Clinic at the 19th IASJ meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland.
SELECTED REVIEWS
“Wim Bronnenberg made a big impression. (…) Refined and lyrical (…) Musical intelligence (…)” (De Volkskrant)
“Swinging and sounding unpretentious, the quartet played music bursting with joy. (JAZZ)
CD STREAM “A name to remember” (NRC Handelsblad)
“In a class of his own…” (Heaven)
CONNECTED “I LOVE your new CD! Your guitar playing-acoustic and electric are outstanding, but I expected that. I remember hearing you years ago in Utrecht. What really impressed me is your writing-your compositions”. (Jim Hall)
“The music is very well conceived and the sound of the group is very nice. Congratulations!” (Enrico Pieranunzi)
“Secretly one of the best ****. For years now Wim Bronnenberg is secretly one of the best jazz guitarists in the Netherlands. (…) Bronnenberg’s playing, his warm, full tone and the ability to remain fascinating and evocative in prolonged solo’s is but one of the charms of this lovely yet spirited record.” (De Volkskrant)
“An extraordinary CD (…) Bringing styles together as is done here shows musicianship and understanding.” (Brabants Dagblad)
“CD of the month (April 2006, Dutch national radio) The diversity of Bronnenberg’s pieces is striking. Catchy themes (Hidden Agenda) and a tingling ballad (Angel Falls), on acoustic guitar for a change, lift this admirable production to an international level.” (Jazzflits)
“Bronnenberg likes to be challenged by distant notes, twisting and turning them into flexible garlands, generating music that is logical and surprising at the same time.” (BN De Stem)
“Like Jesse van Ruller and Martijn van Iterson, Bronnenberg definitely deserves a place on the list of Dutch top guitar players. With his open, relaxed way of playing and adventurous interpretations of his very personal and highly interesting compositions, he’s somewhat in a class of his own.” (Draai om je oren)
“Seldom in Jazz at the Crow a similarly high level was reached. Wim Bronnenberg proved to be an authentic guitarist with few references to guitar icons or existing schools.” (Draai om je oren)