PETER BERNSTEIN & JESSE VAN RULLER (Spojené státy)

Peter Bernstein - guitar/Jesse van Ruller - guitar

The transatlantic meeting of American Peter Bernstein and Dutch Jesse van Ruller presents the top communication of guitar feather. The uplifting interpretation of jazz classics and sparkling improvisations will be recognized at the Dobešek Theater in Prague, March 10, 2025. “I first saw Jesse sometime around 1995 when he won the Thelonia Monka guitar competition. And we played together, when I visited the Hilversum Conservatory where he studied, ”recalls Peter Bernstein. “We were lucky to play some performances like a duo. And in 2018, we both joined the tour, which was homage to Jim Hall, ”continues Bernstein in the narrative, which preceded the current joint tour. In fact, he discovered a future "partner" by chance, as a spectator. “Sometime from 1993 to 1994, when I first arrived at New York as a young guitarist and jazz student, I walked along East Village. Suddenly I heard fantastic music. I went to the sound and entered the club where Peter and Larry Goldings and Bill Stewart were playing. Not only did he make the experience available to me that I thought belonged to older generations and moved it to my present. Since then, I have also become a great admirer, ”says Jesse van Ruller. It is impressive, as he does not try to push his teammates into anything, always honors the development of the melody, never rely on a pre -prepared material and simply "lives" at the moment. " Which may explain his later love for keyboard instruments and frequently play in the bands of organists and pianists like Dr. Lonnie Smith, Larry Goldings, Melvin Rhye, Sam Yahel or Mike Ledonne. Peter fell in love with the guitar at thirteen and learned practically only by hearing. Later, however, he joined Rutgers University in New Jersey, where his teachers included both guitarist Ted Dunbar and pianist Kenny Barron. listeners, so many colleagues - musicians. Saxophonist Lou Donaldson invited the guitarist to his ensemble. Other offers for concerts and filming of the records began to be poured. In addition to the already mentioned, they used excellent guitarist services such as Diana Kall, Joshua Redman and Ron Carter. As Sideman, Bernstein has had over two hundred filmed albums. Rich solo discography was opened by the album Somethin’s Burnin '(1994), where he is accompanied by the star line -up Brad Mehldau, John Webber and Jimmy Cobb. He has also participated in several other Bernstein albums, including the latest Better Angels (2024). For the first time, the international jazz community drew attention to itself thanks to Bernstein to the aforementioned victory in the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Guitar Competiton 1995. These masters agreed that Jesse was one of the most promising talents of that time. A year later he released his first profile album with a set symbolically named the European Quintet. Because he later began to perform and record albums with American sets, featuring musicians like Seamus Blake, Bill Stewart or Sam Yahel. Today, Jesse van Ruller has eleven bands or fellow bands as well as a long series of hosting and Sideman roles. Href = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5iw3frvj68&t=2s&ab_channel=bimhuis"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5iw3frvj68&t=2S&ab_channel=bimhuis