I'm a professional freelance bass player (both electric and upright) from the Netherlands specialized in backing-up blues- and roots musicians touring in Europe. I can advise you in choosing European based musicians, I know how to travel in Europe, I speak fluent Dutch, good English and enough German and French to get by.

People I backed-up in the past (a.o.):
Philip Walker, Eddy Clearwater, Terry Evans, Jerry Portnoy,
Paul Oscher, the Radio Kings, Candye Kane, Sherman Robertson,
Gordon Beadle, Toni Lynn Washington, Long John Hunter,
Hans Theessink, Ellis Hooks, Johnny Mastro, Boyd Small,
Monti Amundson, Doug Jay, Boo Boo Davis, Byther Smith,
Big George Jackson, David Gogo.

I'm proud to announce I'm nominated "Best Bassplayer 2011" by the Dutch Blues Foundation. In April 2012 we'll know the outcome. I'm playing on a regular basis with Ralph de Jongh and Crazy Hearts and I'm member of the 'Bluesnight band' in Germany to backup different artists every first week of the month. And I'm member of the Jimmy Reiter band. I also started to play some drums: with Crushers2 and I'm recently asked to join Johnny Clark and the Outlaws. For more info on these bands see the 'Links' section.

Feel free to contact me for any musical project in the future.

Thanks for visiting!

Last updated: 2 February, 2012



(photo start page + upper left corner: Sylvie Backes)