Annemarie Roelofs
| Annemarie Roelofs | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Annemarie Roelofs |
| Born |
1955 Amstelveen, Netherlands |
| Genres | Jazz, experimental |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Trombone, violin, tuba |
| Associated acts |
Henry Cow, The Waste Watchers, Feminist Improvising Group, United Women's Orchestra |
Annemarie Roelofs (born 1955), also spelt Anne-Marie Roelofs and Anne Marie Roelofs, is a Dutch trombone player and violinist, and is a professor at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts. She was a member of several musical groups, including Henry Cow and the Feminist Improvising Group, and has performed in the Netherlands and England.
Biography
Roelofs studied trombone and violin at the conservatorium in Amsterdam. In December 1977 she began playing with English avant-rock group Henry Cow and appeared on their last album Western Culture (1979).[1][nb 1] She also performed with Guus Janssen and Maggie Nicols, and began working in German theatre in 1979. Roelofs is a member of the cabaret-duo "Niemann and Roelofs" with Cornelia Niemann, the duo Plenar/Roelofs with pianist Elvira Plenar, and the "Triple A" trombone trio with Annie Whitehead and Abbie Conant. She also has a band of her own, "The Waste Watchers" with Johannes Krämer and Dirk Marwedel, which released Music From the Land of Milk & Honey in 1997.
Roelofs has worked in the Feminist Improvising Group and the United Women's Orchestra. She has also worked in projects with Lindsay Cooper, Heiner Goebbels, Alfred Harth.
Discography
- Henry Cow: Western Culture (1979)
- Duo Roelofs/Plenar: Duo Roelofs/Plenar (1991)
- The Waste Watchers: Music From the Land of Milk & Honey (1997)
- Duo Roelofs/Plenar: Pas de Deux (1998)
- Henry Cow: The 40th Anniversary Henry Cow Box Set (2009)
Footnotes
- ↑ According to Fred Frith, Roelofs attended a Henry Cow concert in Amsterdam in December 1977 and began playing trombone from the audience. This led to her touring with the band the following year, and playing on their last album in July and August 1978.[2]
References
- ↑ "Henry Cow chronology". The Canterbury Website. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ↑ Cutler 2009, p. 43.
Works cited
- Cutler, Chris, ed. (2009). The Road: Volumes 6–10 (book from The 40th Anniversary Henry Cow Box Set). Recommended Records.
External links
- Anne Marie Roelofs at AllMusic
- Annemarie Roelofs biography. Changes and Celebration. (German)
- Annemarie Roelofs biography. The United Women's Orchestra.