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| (English) By 1979 Saskia is a full-fledged professional, performing with dixieland bands and mainstream jazz combos. It was during this period that she had the privilege of frequently being called for work by Dutch tenor saxophonist Hans Dulfer. By 1981 Saskia became a regular in his bands and also Rosa King’s Upside-Down Band, which included in the line-up a young sax prodigy named Candy Dulfer. While in the formative years of her career, she’d also garnered much experience absorbing world music, namely, of Hispanic, Caribbean, Brazilian and African roots. building on these influences, Saskia continued to expand her horizons. In 1982 she formed her own Salsa Caliente Band; between 1986 and 1990 she led Caribbean Express; from 1990 till 1994 she performed with The Caribbean Colours. Around 1994 Saskia felt she had found her own voice. While having gone solo for the first time in 1993, the following year this grew into the Saskia Laroo Band, featuring compositions from her debut CD “It’s Like Jazz”. In 1995, Laroo gave birth to two new groups: Salsa Bop - a Latin jazz quintet and Jazzkia - her straight-ahead jazz unit. Presently, besides barnstorming with her own of several groups, Saskia Laroo often appears as a special guest artist. |
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| (Nederlands:) Vanaf 1979 verdient Saskia Laroo haar brood met het maken van muziek. Ze begon met optreden in freejazz avantgarde formaties, Dixielandorkestjes en mainstream combo's. Ze had het voorrecht regelmatig gevraagd te worden door saxofonist Hans Dulfer. Vanaf 1981 maakte Saskia regelmatig deel uit van zijn groepen, en daarnaast zat ze in Rosa King's Upside Down Band waarin ook de jonge Candy Dulfer speelde. Vroeg in hun carrières staken ze van alles op over salsa, Caribische, Braziliaanse and Afrikaanse muziek. Saskia ging in verschillende andere groepen spelen. In 1982 formeerde ze haar eigen Salsa Caliente Band, tussen 1986 en 1990 had ze Caribbean Express en van 1990 tot 1994 trad ze op met The Caribbean Colours. Rond 1994 had Saskia Laroo haar eigen stem definitief gevonden in al die verschillende formaties. In 1993 ging ze voor het eerst solo en een jaar later richtte ze de Saskia Laroo Band op om de composities te spelen van haar debuutalbum It's Like Jazz. In 1995 zagen twee nieuwe formaties het licht: het latinjazz-kwintet Salsa Bop en de straight-ahead groep Jazzkia. Tegenwoordig treedt Saskia ook op als gastsolist. |
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