BIOGRAPHY
Before seriously performing this ‘real’ blues, he jumped
into a psychedelic and hypnotic adventure of experimental music, playing saxophone
and vocals, and living on the edge of life. This period started
with being a supporting act for well-known UK act The Cure in 1979, and ends
with his new blues project, The D’Boom Harper Band 1986.
This band was selected at first rehearsal tape by the National Pop Institute to play at the well-known Milky Way (De Melkweg)Amsterdam. Their performance made such an impression that other major rockstages & festivals showed their interest. For five years, D’Boom Harper shared billboards with well-known UK and US acts like Dr. Feelgood, Blues ‘n Trouble, Angela Strehli, Mel Brown, Doug Macleod, and many more.
In 1991, just when international breakthrough was close at hand, he decided to break up the band.
That year they’d been headliners at the well-known "Haagse Koninginne Nach" (Het Paard - The Hague) in which RL Burnside was playing in front, and Walter Trout was waiting outside. That same year, D’Boom Harper Band was also broadcasted live on Polish national television, playing for more then 20.000 people, at the well-known RAWA Blues Katowice. He travelled together with the well-known Dutch Blues legend Harry Muskee (Cuby) and his band, as well with Lamar Chase band and Wendy Sheridan towards this festival.
However disagreement about this success, lead finaly to the split up of the D'Boom Harper band!
In the following years, D’Boom Harper started to appear on several sessions and played with well-known musicians such as Ronald Abrahams, Eddy C. Campbell, Jan Akkerman, Scott Henderson, and many more . In 1994, he was asked to organize the blues-session nights at the Jazz club, “De Spieghel”, in Groningen. That same year, he was invited to play at Noordwijk aan Zee International Jazz festival (Boulevard Hotels). This new formula, based on the Spieghel sessions, he named “The Bluesaiders”.
After the success of that show, he was invited to come back three years in a row, and got invitations to play at other well-known Dutch Jazz & Blues festivals like "Goois Jazz Festival".
After 5 years mainly playing Jazz & Blues festivals, he split up "The Bluesaiders" for a sabbatical.
In all these years, he neglected his hometown Leeuwarden. At 2001 he decided to play twice a month a local music club (De Gloppe).
At these blues session nights he also gave other musicians and artists a chance to perform, this continued until 2005 (new club owner).
At 2012 D'Boom Harper was asked to start up the same session formula, calling "The Bluesparty", once a month at the Music Club
"Scooters" Leeuwarden. The finest selection of "The Bluesparty" will be on tour soon, .... so watch out!
This band was selected at first rehearsal tape by the National Pop Institute to play at the well-known Milky Way (De Melkweg)Amsterdam. Their performance made such an impression that other major rockstages & festivals showed their interest. For five years, D’Boom Harper shared billboards with well-known UK and US acts like Dr. Feelgood, Blues ‘n Trouble, Angela Strehli, Mel Brown, Doug Macleod, and many more.
In 1991, just when international breakthrough was close at hand, he decided to break up the band.
That year they’d been headliners at the well-known "Haagse Koninginne Nach" (Het Paard - The Hague) in which RL Burnside was playing in front, and Walter Trout was waiting outside. That same year, D’Boom Harper Band was also broadcasted live on Polish national television, playing for more then 20.000 people, at the well-known RAWA Blues Katowice. He travelled together with the well-known Dutch Blues legend Harry Muskee (Cuby) and his band, as well with Lamar Chase band and Wendy Sheridan towards this festival.
However disagreement about this success, lead finaly to the split up of the D'Boom Harper band!
In the following years, D’Boom Harper started to appear on several sessions and played with well-known musicians such as Ronald Abrahams, Eddy C. Campbell, Jan Akkerman, Scott Henderson, and many more . In 1994, he was asked to organize the blues-session nights at the Jazz club, “De Spieghel”, in Groningen. That same year, he was invited to play at Noordwijk aan Zee International Jazz festival (Boulevard Hotels). This new formula, based on the Spieghel sessions, he named “The Bluesaiders”.
After the success of that show, he was invited to come back three years in a row, and got invitations to play at other well-known Dutch Jazz & Blues festivals like "Goois Jazz Festival".
After 5 years mainly playing Jazz & Blues festivals, he split up "The Bluesaiders" for a sabbatical.
In all these years, he neglected his hometown Leeuwarden. At 2001 he decided to play twice a month a local music club (De Gloppe).
At these blues session nights he also gave other musicians and artists a chance to perform, this continued until 2005 (new club owner).
At 2012 D'Boom Harper was asked to start up the same session formula, calling "The Bluesparty", once a month at the Music Club
"Scooters" Leeuwarden. The finest selection of "The Bluesparty" will be on tour soon, .... so watch out!
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