Jesse van Ruller (born 21 January 1972) is a Dutch jazz guitarist and composer. He won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Guitar Competition in 1995 and has recorded several albums as a leader and more as a sideman.
Early life Van Ruller was born in Amsterdam on 21 January 1972. He started playing the guitar at the age of seven. "He continued his studies at Miami University, Ohio (MM 1995), and in 1995 won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Guitar Competition in Washington, DC."
Later life and career Van Ruller recorded two quintet albums for Bluemusic: European Quintet in 1996 and Herbs, Fruits, Balms and Spices two years later. He went on to record three albums for Criss Cross Jazz. These were Here and There and Circles in 2002, and Views in 2005. The guitarist composed almost all of the pieces played on the last two.
Discography
As leader Year recordedTitleLabel Year releasedNotes1996European QuintetBluemusic 1997Quintet1998Herbs, Fruits, Balms and SpicesBluemusic 1998Quintet2001Here and ThereCriss Cross Jazz 2002Some tracks quartet, with David Hazeltine (piano), Nat Reeves (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums); some tracks trio, with Frans Van Geest (bass), Willie Jones III (drums) 2002Circles Criss Cross Jazz 2003Quartet, with Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Sam Yahel (organ), Bill Stewart (drums) 2004 Live at Murphy's Law 55 2004 Live. Trio, with Joost van Schaik (drums) and Frans Van Der Hoeven (bass).2005Views Criss Cross Jazz 2006Quartet, with Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Sam Yahel (organ), Bill Stewart (drums) 2021?Spirits High self-released 2021With Maarten Hogenhuis
As sideman Year recordedLeaderTitleLabel Year released 1999Get InChallenge 1999 2001Good-Hearted PeopleCriss Cross 2001 2001Play-Penn Criss Cross] 2001 2002?FireCoast to Coast 2002 2002On Target Criss Cross 20032005?MindstateAnti- 20052009?Blue Sky BlondDox 20092010?Lieb Plays WeillDaybreak-Challenge 20102011Flashes from HollandRVS 20112012?DealDox 20122013?Wheel & WiresFuhrwerk 20132019?PolyphonyWhirlwind 2019
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