Welcome to the Jazz
Department

Critical listening

Jazz Saxophone / Big Band Sax section

Reiner Witzel , born 1967, studied saxophone at the "Musikhochschule Köln" an

Music and Technology and IT

Hugo Fredrix (born 1970) has been a lecturer in Music and Information Technol

Flute for saxophonists

Maja Jasinska is a flute player from Poland and gives concerts in the classic

Jazz Trumpet (& Lead Trumpet)

Rob Bruynen (born 1961) has played with countless world-renowned musicians, i

Jazz Drums / Latin Band Coaching / Percussion & Pulse / Module Advanced Rhythm

Drummer/percussionist, band leader and composer Ron van Stratum (born 1961) h

Jazz Guitar

As a leader or as sideman, guitarist Joachim Schönecker has worked with many

EMP (guest teacher)

Paul Frick teaches the Electronic Music Performance (EMP) students in Extende

Lecturer Basic teaching skills and Advanced teaching skills piano

Levon Leonard (1978), who has a degree in Piano and Composition, teaches Pian

Coordinator Study Coaching (classical and Jazz), Coordinator Health and wellbeing (classical and Jazz), Coordinator Classical Masterclasses

Music Production / Live Sound & Effects / Electronic Music Performance / Producing your own music

Frederik Tings is a musician, producer & composer from Germany, currently

LECTURER BASIC TEACHING SKILLS AND ADVANCED TEACHING and lecturer Performance

Bart Verhagen (1983) studeerde Docent Muziek en Klassieke Zang aan het Conser

Jazz Vocals

Belgian singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and creator of imaginary and 

Jazz trumpet junior jazz

Richard is a much sought-after trumpeter with national and international band

Jazz Drums / Band Coaching / Jazz Rhythmic Solfège

Arnoud Gerritse (born 1957) has been a lecturer in Drums and leader of the bi

Jazz Piano / Applied Piano Jazz

“My greatest teachers were honest, critical and not afraid to make choices.

Jazz Double Bass / Band Coaching

Since 1994, John Goldsby has been a member of the Westdeutscher Rundfunk Big

Jazz Composing, Arranging and Performing / CAP Modules / "Find Your Own Music" coaching

Composer, Arranger, Bandleader, Pianist, Keyboardist and Music Educator Wolfg

Jazz Vocals

Vocalist Susanne Schneider has been teaching at Conservatorium Maastricht sin

Jazz Piano at Junior Jazz Department / Side subject Piano / Workshops Keyboard

Jazz Electric Bass / Band Coaching

Bass guitarist Alexander Boerner (born 1963) has taught Jazz/Pop Bass Guitar

Jazz oral skills

Sam David Wamper studied jazz piano with Frank Giebels and classical piano wi

Project Leader Jazz, Opera and Music in Education

Jazz Vocals / Backing Vocals

Esmee Bor (born 1976) teaches Vocals as a main subject in the Jazz department

Main Subject Electronic Music Performance (EMP)

Dutch producer, multi-instrumentalist and composer BINKBEATS – real name Fran

Jazz Vocals / Vocal Skills / Methodology / Master Research Coach

'I love teaching, I love developing each student's individual strong points a

Jazz Trombone / Big Band / Band Coaching

JACK COENEN (1961), trombone

Junior Jazz Vocals / Coordinator Junior Jazz / Band Coaching

Roderik Povel (1976) is a lecturer in Jazz Vocals, Ensemble and Master resear

Jazz Saxophone Guest teacher

Clarinet for Saxophonists

Piotr Torunski is steadily gaining attention as a talented bass clarinet /cla

Choir - Guest teacher

Maartje has studied Jazz Vocals and later on Jazz Piano at the Amsterdam Cons

Regular Masterclass Jazz Guitar Lecturer

Jazz Main Subject Lecturer Piano

Jazz Double Bass / Band Coaching / Applied Theory Combo / Master Research Coach / Jazz Study Coach

Matthias has studied orchestral music, jazz and popular music at Musikhochsch

Aural Skills / Theoretical Analysis / Applied Theory Combo

Sven Heinze (*1983) studied Composing/Arranging Jazz with Wolfgang Braun, Mic

Jazz Basic and Advanced Teaching Skills - (Double) Bass - Jazz Study Coach

Bassist Jo Didderen is first known for his work with the Mijke Loeven Band an

Arranging / Composing for Film / World Music Composing / Theoretical Analysis

Leon Lhoëst started teaching at the Conservatorium Maastricht in 2005: initia

Band Coaching / Jazz Saxophone, Junior Jazz / Applied theory combo

Greg Torunski, has been already noticed with the huge success on the dutch/ge

Jazz Guest lecturer Piano

Artistic Research

Head of programme Jazz

Jazz / Pop Guitar

Markus Wienstroer (born June 24, 1959 in Dusseldorf) is a German musician, wh

Jazz Main Subject Lecturer Guitar

Regular Masterclass Jazz Guitar Lecturer

Composing & Arranging / Master Coordinator / Master Research Coach / Fringe Orchestra / Wanted! Composition Lab

Jesse Passenier is a Dutch composer, unifying principles of jazz and classica

Jazz Trumpet / Band Coaching / Big Band Trumpet section / Big Band

Carlo Nardozza studied music in Maastricht with Rob Bruynen, Claudius Valk an