Saxophonist, clarinetist and bandleader Willem Breuker (1944) first heard jazz when he was ten years old. It was a broadcast containing the Dutch saxophonist
Piet Noordijk, who Breuker at a later age would occur himself. Young Breuker listened to any music, from jazz to contemporary classical music with one exception: rock and roll. On his debut album Contemporary Jazz For Holland / Litany For The
… 14th Of June 1966 is a period in tire swings, scandals and other noise. It always will be in the rest of his career. Among his many contributions to Dutch music include the creation of two independent record labels (BV Haast and ICP), for jazz musicians in the Dutch government subsidy and of course the many records he made with his Willem Breuker Collective. Breuker was distinguished in his career with numerous awards, including the Dutch Jazz Prize in 1970.more