CEUMAR with Mike del Ferro trio

The collaboration between Brazilian Vocalist Ceumar (www.ceumar.com.br) and the Mike del Ferro trio have resulted in 3 very successful tours in Brazil, the Netherlands and Belgium.

CEUMAR 
Here’s a crystal clear voiced Brazilian singer, named "Ceumar", whose name could have been an artistic reference: heaven (Ceu) and sea (Mar) - very lyrical and a justifying metaphor for her musical approach. When asked, Ceumar will reveal the truth of her name: it's a combination of her father and mother's names. At home the young Ceumar was exposed to the music of artists like Milton Nascimento, Lo Borges, Clube da Esquina, Joyce and Boca Livre. When starting her own musical adventure, Ceumar tended to choose the less obvious road, not very eager to sing the songs "everybody" already sung before her. That was illustrated by her more or less first show, which she called "30 Músicas que você não ouve no radio" (30 Songs you don't hear on the radio) and contained songs by Egberto Gismonti, A Barca do Sol, Hermeto Pascoal and others.
Website: www.ceumar.com.br

MIKE DEL FERRO
Mike del Ferro is a highly sought-after pianist, composer, and arranger. A native of Amsterdam, he started his career studying classical piano at the age of nine. After falling in love with jazz, he focused his studies and, later received a Masters of Music in Contemporary Music from the Amsterdam Conservatory. In 1989 he won first prize at the Rotterdam Jazz Piano Competition, the soloist prize at the Europe Jazz Contest in Brussels, and the first prize at the Karlovy Vary Jazz contest. From 1993-1996 he studied composition and arranging with Bob Brookmeyer at the Musikhochschule in Colonge, Germany. 
In 1995 Mike was appointed to the faculty of the Royal Conservatory in Gent, Belgium where he taught jazz piano until 1997.
Mike’s reputation as a soloist, accompanist, composer and arranger has led to worldwide performances, recordings and tours with top musicians such as Toots Thielemans, Jack DeJohnette, Oscar Castro Neves, Deborah Brown, Scott Hamilton, Richard Galliano, Thijs van Leer (Focus), Harold Land, Norma Winstone, Benny Bailey, Candy Dulfer,Trijntje Oosterhuis, Badi Assad, Fernanda Porto, and Frank Vaganée. 
Website : www.mikedelferro.com

OLAF KEUS
Olaf Keus was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and started to play percussion and drums when he was seven years old. He attended the Conservatory in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, where he studied percussion and drums. He also attended lessons at the Conjuncto Folclorico Nacional de Cuba, and practiced percussion in Africa, New York and Brazil. Olaf frequently performs with artists from Brazil, like Ceumar, Diana Miranda, Badi Assad and Macleim.  He also plays together with internationally renowed artists like Ramon Valle, Nippy Noya, Deborah J. Carter, Michelle David and with jazzpianist Mike del Ferro. He also leads the latin jazz quartet 4Sure.
For six years he played in Upside Down, the band of the legendary saxophonist and singer Rosa King. They recorded 3 albums and toured the world several times. Rosa King and Upside Down played with guest artists like Jan Akkerman, Alex Britty, Luther Allison and Hans Dulfer.
Lately he has been touring with the Mike del Ferro trio, in Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Brazil and Panama.  
Website : www.olafkeus.nl

FRANS VAN DER HOEVEN
Born 1963 in the Netherlands, acoustic and electric bassist Frans van der Hoeven has performed with such groups as: the Toon Roos Quartet, the Dutch Jazz Orchestra, the Curtis Clark Group, Wim Overgauw Trio, Batida, Mike del Ferro and many others.
He can be heard on more than 25 records/CDs, with artists like the Toon Roos Quartet, Rob Madna Trio & Big Band, the Dutch Jazz Orchestra, the Diederik Wissels/David Linx Quartet, Art Farmer & the European Jazz Trio...
As a sideman, he has accompanied Clark Terry, Jack DeJohnette, Woody Shaw, Barney Wilen, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ronnie Cuber, Tom Harrell, Lee Konitz, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Toots Thielemans.
Frans Van Der Hoeven teaches at the conservatories of Utrecht and The Hague (Holland).
Recently, Frans van der Hoeven released his first solo album "First Flight" for Via Records. He plays all instruments heard on this album. He also performs with his solo project. 
He also has been frequently associated with musicians of the Belgian jazz scene, first of all Diederik Wissels, but also Nathalie Loriers, Michel Herr, Bert Joris, Félix Simtaine, Toots Thielemans and others. In '98, he participated in the recording of the Bert Joris soundtrack for the movie "Bal Masqué" (Julien Vreebos), available on CD.