Endorsement Lucas van Merwijk

Biography

Ever since he was a kid, Lucas van Merwijk, born in 1961, has been under the spell of drums. He was elected 'Best Jazz drummer' in the Benelux countries for six years running (1993-1999). Furthermore, he was elected best Fusiondrummer in the Benelux in 1994,1995, 1996 and 1999. At the moment Lucas is the bandleader of three groups: His own duo Drumix! with Ali N'DiayeRose, the world-percussion ensemble Drums United and the 20 piece Salsa and Latin Jazz band Cubop City Big Band. Besides that he has been with the Latin Jazz group Nueva Manteca for 17 years. Lucas is teaching Jazz and Latin Drums and Percussion at the Rotterdam as well as the Amsterdam Conservatory. Apart from that, he has appeared in a lot of television and radio shows and can be heard on many CDs. As a percussionist he has worked with many bands and participated in a numerous amount of recordings and productions.