Phil Bee’s Freedom
“What could ever sound better then one
great guitar player ? Two !”
This 6-piece band, formed early 2014,
excites the crowds with original blues
tunes, mixing jazz and rock grooves,
played by the finest musicians around
in the Netherlands and Belgium. Phil’s
new set up, in good tradition, includes
top notch guitar prodigies. Except now
there are two.
Line up:
Phil Bee (vocals), Continental Records recording artist, 3 times nominated ‘best
vocalist of the year’ at the Dutch Blues Awards, former singer of multi award winning
band King MO. Toured, recorded and performed on stage with the likes of Jan
Akkerman, Steve Lukather, Noel Redding, Ana Popovic and many more. Played i.e. at
the North Sea Jazz Festival, Moulin Blues, BB King’s Blues Club (Memphis).
Berland Rours (guitar), after his conservatory studies in Amsterdam, 41 year old
guitarist Berland toured internationally with the likes of Eef Albers, Benjamin
Herman. His jazz and soul roots are clearly noticeable and he mingles those with his
blues feel.
John F. Klaver (guitar) Conservatory of Amsterdam graduate. The only dutch
guitarist to be part of the international team of worldleading guitarwebsite
Jamtrackcentral. Winner of the Dutch Blues Challenge 2011 and 2013. ‘One of the
most interesting guitarist out of Holland’ says none less than Matt Schofield
Pascal Lanslots (keys), after graduating with honors at the conservatory,
Hammond, piano and vintage keys player Pascal shared the stages all over the world
with the likes of BB King, Tino Gonzalez and Chick Rodgers, at festivals like North Sea
Jazz and Leverkusen WDR. He’s still also playing in the Magic Frankie Band, apart
from working as a composer and arranger.
Marcus Weymaere (drums), graduate from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels,
Marcus has been an appreciated value on the European music scene since the 90’s. He
toured Belgium, France and Canada with bands such as Cowboys and Aliens, Stella,
Gorki, Beverly Jo Scott, Admiral Freebee a.o. He also appears on many CD’s and
DVD’s, as well as currently on national TV being the drummer of the Voice of Belgium.
Carlo van Belleghem (bass), well known freelancer in Belgium who has played
many styles of music. But his passion is and stays in the blues. Bands he played with:
Boogie Boy, Roland, Shirley Johnson, Marino Noppe, Last Call, Gerry
