René Laanen

René Laanen

Antonius Philippus René Laanen (born 23 January 1952) is a Dutch bass trombonist.

Born in The Hague, Laanen's father Theo was also a noted trombonist. After training in the Royal Conservatory, he worked in the 1960s and early 1970s as a freelance trombonist in Germany and his home country.

In 1972 he founded the Hague Trombone Quartet with Arthur Moore and the brothers Bart and Erik van Lier. In 1980 he played with the Pretoria Symphony Orchestra in Johannesburg, South Africa.

In the 1990s he worked as a music copyist for the famous Metropole Orchestra.

External links

* [http://www.renelaanen.com/ René Laanen's web site]
* [http://www.trombone-usa.com/ René Laanen's Trombone Page of the world]
* [http://www.jazzmasters.nl/ René Laanen's Jazz Masters]


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