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Triple Trouble Trio
The trio is formed by Tim de Haan (guitar), Gertwim Giesbert (guitar) and Stefan Schlenke (bass). Musical
interplay, originality, virtuosity and versatility is what makes this ensemble unique within the current music
culture. The relaxed and at times humorous presentation appears to be very
successful to a wide
audience.
The trio was founded in 2007 by Tim de Haan, Stefan
Schlenke and Sebastian Funke during their studies
at the Artez conservatorium in Enschede. They
took on the challenge of distinguishing
themselves from others and their quest led
them to the gypsy swing style. This swing
style is played with percussive acoustic
guitar accompaniment and virtuoso acoustic
guitar solos. The ensemble started as a study
project, but after a number of successful
concerts the three musicians decided to dedicate
themselves exclusively to gypsy swing and to
continue working as a trio.
In 2010 Sebastian Funke left the trio and guitarist
David Nagy took his place. David played for 3 years
in the trio and left the trio after the summer of 2013.
Shortly after guitarist Gertwim Giesbert joined the trio.
The repertoire of the Triple Trouble Trio is diverse and swinging. Next to well-known compositions by, for
instance, Django Reinhardt and the Rosenberg Trio, the trio is also playing their own compositions. In these
compositions you can hear that the trio extends the limits of the gypsy swing to another level. You can hear
influences of South American music, blues and also Spanish music is effortlessly arranged into their own style.
Because the trio even arranges pop music to their style, a concert of the Triple Trouble Trio guarantees to be a
swinging experience in which the audience will hear a wide spectrum of styles.
The trio has a wide range of concert experience. Not only did they play on various small and large regular venues
but they also played at very special locations (including The Noorderzon Festival in Groningen (Ned), a train
concert for Project’11, a concert in a German prison and room-music festivals).
In January 2012 the trio released their first studio album called "Gypsy Dreams". This album was very well
received in the Netherlands, Germany and abroad. The release was followed by a series of concerts which were
dedicated to the promotion of this CD. They are currently working on their second album called ‘Swing
Syndicate’ which will feature mostly new compositions by the trio. They are already performing some of these
compositions live on stage. This album will be released during the season 2014-2015.
Thanks to their diverse repertoire, a concert of the Triple Trouble Trio guarantees to be a swinging experience in
which the audience will hear a wide spectrum of styles.
