Jeff Herr - dm
Carlo Nardozza - tp
Tom Van Acker - b
Joonas Jan Aslak Lorenz - p
Music runs in
drummer Jeff Herr’s family. His
paternal grandfather was also a drummer,
and his maternal grandfather a trumpet
player. He juggled music and his love
for football until at the age of 17,
music won.
He enrolled in the Conservatoire of
Luxembourg, for 4 years where he studied
music theory, harmony, classical percussion,
drums, Latin percussion and piano. He
earned his “Prix Superieur” in
drums and also a “Premier Prix” in
music theory.
In 2001 he was accepted into the jazz
department at the Conservatoire in Maastricht
, where in the spring of 2005 he finished
his degree in drums, methodology and
pedagogy.
His experience playing in so many different
bands (such as “Funx Force Five”, “The
Gentles” and “Stroke X”)
as a sideman, exposed Jeff to many musical
styles, and he’s always been open
to them.
He met his “Corporation” partners,
Carlo Nardozza on Trumpet, Tom Van Acker
on basses, and Joonas Jan Aslak Lorenz
on piano, in Maastricht . They slowly
began establishing the sound and feel
he envisioned.
The compositions are original by Jeff,
and have a new fresh approach to jazz
funk, with a very high listen-ability.
It moves into your head and then just
funks around in there.
