Jack van Poll

Jack van Poll
Born(1934-11-29)29 November 1934
Roosendaal, Netherlands
Died4 December 2022(2022-12-04) (aged 88)
Antwerp, Belgium
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)jazz musician, music arranger and composer

Jack van Poll (29 November 1934 – 4 December 2022) was a Dutch jazz musician, music arranger and composer.[1][2]

Biography

In the fifties, Van Poll entered the the jazz scene in Antwerp that was at the time dominated by Jack Sels. With this saxophonist and with bassist Cel Overberghe and drummer Butch Peleman he played in Gard Sivik, De Stal and De Zolder at the Stadswaag. In the sixties he performed at Jazz Bilzen. He then led his own September Jazz Club at Conscienceplein and accompanied singers including as Deborah Brown, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dee Daniels and Sofie. He had also a tour with musicians including Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie. In the eighties he performed weekly in the Swingcafé at the Suikerrui. In between he wrote film music for Robbe De Hert and for the television series Niet voor publicatie. After a long interlude in Cape Town, South Africa, where he taught jazz music, he moved to Schoten. He continued performing a lot including at De Muze and Hopper.[1][2]

Van Poll died in Antwerp on 4 December 2022, at the age of 88.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Muzikant Jack van Poll (1934-2022) kon geen noot lezen: 'Je hoorde wat en dat deden we na'". BN de Stem (in Dutch). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Papa van Antwerpse jazz Jack van Poll overleden". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.