Michiel Stekelenburg

Modern Guitarist / Composer
jazz / pop / rock / eastern / Improvisation. 

Guitarist/composer Michiel Stekelenburg is considered one of the leading
modern jazz guitarists/composers of the Netherlands.
In addition to being a member in several bands/music projects, he leads his own jazz / improvisational quintet. | His origins in rock music have influenced both his His debut album Hypnos was received with wide acclaim and the band played amongst others at the internationally renowned North Sea Jazz festival . 
Critics consider his style 'modern jazz, avant-garde, hot-blooded and sometimes brutal’ but also 'small,
intense and very melodical’.
His new release LAYERS (2016) entered #3 in top 200 Netherlands Jazz charts on iTunes. It contains 11 new compositions performed by an ‘all star’ Dutch quintet, taking contemporary European jazz to an exciting level. Critics say Layers has a fresh new sound, that deserves a wider recognition.