Michiel Braam

Particularly in Holland and elsewhere in Europe, prize-winning pianist and bandleader Michiel Braam is a major figure who made considerable waves leading the outstanding Bik Bent Braam big band for over a quarter century; he is an original jazz keyboardist who leads other noteworthy ensembles, too. Having performed with many leading European jazz improvisers, Braam has forged an innovative approach as a composer and arranger, and he infuses his group writing with an Ellingtonian aura that absorbs a large slice of 20th century popular music, from Sousa marches to swing to the m...