Solo 2010

CD Solo 2010 Michiel Borstlap

Award winning dutch pianist Michiel Borstlap has built himself an enviable reputation as one of the foremost pianists of the last decade.
The music of Borstlap embraces the rich pianistical heritage of his heroes Glenn Gould, Sviatoslav Richter, Art Tatum, Bud Powell, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett & Joe Zawinul.
Michiel Borstlap, who started to play piano at the age of 4, has worked with some of the greatest musicians in the world including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Gino Vannelli, Bill Bruford, Jimmy Haslip, Pat Metheny, Metropole Orchestra, Han Bennink, Trijntje Oosterhuis, George Duke, Les Paul and Jeff Watts.
With each one of them, or all alone, he played the festivals in the world. Michiel Borstlap is widely considered as one of main forces of the vibrant European jazzscene.

The Emir of Qatar commissioned Michiel Borstlap to compose the world's first Opera in Arabic, Opera Avicenna. You can find a photographic summary at the SPECIALS page of this website.
In 2006 he wrote a book about these adventures, entitled Opera in Qatar, published by Van Oorschot Amsterdam.
He is also a columnist for Esquire.
Michiel has composed several film scores for ao. LAST LOOKS (by American director Barry Alexander Brown), and TIRAMISU (by Dutch director Paula van der Oest). For this soundtrack Michiel Borstlap received the prestigious Gouden Kalf 2008, the Grand Prize of Dutch film industry for Best Music.
His album ELDORADO reached the top 30 of Dutch album popcharts. Michiel Borstlap has released 18 albums as (co)leader. In 2009 Michiel Borstlap received the Edison Jazz Award ( with the band BBG ) for the album MONK.
Michiel is currently touring with his new album SOLO 2010.
Concerts in 2010 are scheduled in Italy, Belgium, Lithuania, USA, Hungary, Switzerland ao.

With his new compositions for solo piano Michiel Borstlap mixes jazz with classical music. He presents his new CD/DVD, SOLO 2010, featuring his own compositions alongside Thelonious Monk's Four In One.