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Biography
Tineke Postma is a star in the Dutch and international jazz scene. During her college years at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, she received two scholarships to study at the Manhattan School for Music in New York, where she was taught by Dick Oatts, David Liebman and Chris Potter. In 2003, Tineke graduated with Honors at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, where she has been teaching since 2005. Tineke plays energetic modern jazz and is inspired by Wayne Shorter, Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Miles Davis and other great legends, without ignoring her own creativity.
AWARDS: Her remarkable compositions and artistry have been acknowledged with several awards, among which the Jazz Juan Revelations Award 2009 (Antibes Juan-les-Pins Jazz Festival). the prestigious Midem “International Jazz Revelation of the Year Award” in 2006 (which was broadcast live and nationwide on the French TV channel France 3), the “Jazz All Star Award” (2003) and three Dutch awards: Langs de Lijn Award (2007), Singer Laren Jazz Award (2002), and the Heijmans Award (2004). In 2008, Tineke was nominated for another prestigious Dutch Prize: the Notenkraker Award. This year, 2009, she was nominated for the Paul Acket Award (North Sea Jazz).
