Frits Landesbergen is a drummer and vibrafonist with an international standing.

Born in Voorschoten in 1961, grown up in Hoorn. Graduated with honeurs in 1985 at the Sweelinck Academy of Music in Amsterdam.

Won various prestigious prizes such as Wessel Ilckenprijs, Pall Mall Swing Award, AVRO broadcasting company "The Promise" and the attention of the media served him well. Since then he has a full agenda, principally within The Netherlands.
Concerts with his own band, Frits Landesbergen & Friends. Yearly tours with Madeline Bell, The Rosenberg Trio, Louis van Dijk, and Cor Bakker.

As a freelancer he performed with: Georgie Fame, Milt Jackson. Toots Thielemans. Eddie Daniels, Louis van Dijk, Thijs van Leer, Scott Hamilton, Joe Pass, Buddy de Franco, Monty Alexander.

Frits Landesbergen is all-round. Not only is he the best Dutch jazz-vibes player, he also is an excellent drummer and arranger. He teaches vibes,
drums and combo at the conservatory of The Hague, owns a booking office and is a producer and composer.

Together with Jeroen de Rijk he established BAILEO MUSIC PRODUCTIONS in 1998. Baileo is a music production business who make Music
commissioned for commercials, films, TV or in fact 'anything that moves'. With their own label on which they will produce CD's in the coming years with Madeline Bell, Joke Bruijs, Scott Hamilton.

In 1995 he became 'endorser' of the legendary percussionname Ludwig/Musser in Europe.

Frits Landesbergen performed at about 90 CD's as a 'sideman' with Madeline Bell, Ann Burton, Louis van Dijk, Laura Fygi, Rosenberg trio, Thijs van Leer, Metropole Orchestra, London Symhony Orchestra.

As the leader of his own band he produced 6 CD's:

  • 1987 - Ultimate Swing
  • 1988 - Alone Together
  • 1991 - Groovy Mallets
  • 1993 - Melange
  • 1995 - Frits meets Louis van Dijk, Two Of A Kind
  • 1996 - Dynavibes, met Jeff Hamilton

Baileo also moves around in the world of DVD. Together with JUMBO supermarkets they released 'Jumbo Swingnights', with the Baileo Big Band.
On this DVD you will find a lot of arrangements made by Frits Landesbergen. A recording of this concert with Madeline Bell, Laura Fygi en Joke Bruijs.
There has been a succesfull second part of this concert, with Rita Coolidge. Unfortunately there is no registration made of this concert.
He recorded a DVD in France. A two-hour documentary and concert, with and about the legendary Louis van Dijk.

In 2002 Frits, Louis van Dijk, Cor Bakker and Edwin Corzilius went on tour in the theaters with 'Masters of Swing'

In 2003 and 2005 more CD's and DVD's were released on which Frits performed, such as:

  • Getting Sentimental - Andre Vrolijk
  • More Moves -Jeroen de Rijk en Frits Landesbergen
  • Blue Christmas - Madeline Bell
  • Generations - Harry Happel en Frits Landesbergen
  • The Japan Version - Louis van Dijk trio
  • Piano Trio - Cor Bakker
  • Mijn Kleine Komedie - Ge Titulear
  • Live in Paris - Monty Alexander
  • Chez Louis - Louis van Dijk
  • Tribute to George Shearing

In 2005 Frits went on tour several times in The Netherlands.
A theatertour with Joke Bruijs and Louis van Dijk. En revolve of the release of the CD 'Close to Me', which is a big succes in Japan!
A Christmastour with Madeline Bell. And Monty Alexander vistited The Netherlands as well. Meanwhile Frits is now accompynist of Monty Alexander's band. With Monty Alexander Frits travels all over America, Australia and Europe.

In 2006 Frits appears in the theaters with Louis van Dijk's Mozart tournee.

You can book Frits as a Composer/Arranger, a Drummer, a Guestteacher, a Presenter, a Guestspeaker and as a Guestsoloist on vibes, as he did before with Big Bands en Harmonic- and Brass Bandorechestras.