Willem von Hombracht
Adjunct Professor of Jazz Studies
Willem von Hombracht teaches bass, directs combos and a bass ensemble, and performs
with the faculty jazz ensemble. He studied at the Arnhem Conservatory of Music in
the Netherlands, and privately with Buell Neidlinger and Charlie Haden. He has performed
in orchestras, chamber groups, jazz, rock and blues bands. Willem has over 30 years
of experience in all jazz styles, and is in great demand as a bassist with groups
ranging from traditional, to bebop, to free form improvisation. His performing credits
include Billy Higgins, Andrew Hill, John Hicks, Howard Johnson, Herb Jeffries, Richie
Cole, Bobby Shew, and Don Preston. He is an inventive composer, drawing on a variety
of elements in his works. He directs bass master classes and jazz/improvisation workshops
in the USA and in Europe, and has been on the faculty of the International Summer
Jazz Academy in Poland since 2001, where he was named Artistic Director in 2008.
