Tony Overwater

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Netherlands °1965
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Tony Overwater (1965) is a Dutch bass player and composer. He studied at the Royal conservatoire in The Hague. Later, he widened his perspective and became known for his integration of Arabic and Persian music. He has been a leader of many projects, founder of Salon Joussour, Jazz in Motion and Kepera records and sideman in many international music groups. He is teaching at the Royal Conservatory, as a bass teacher but also teaching educational skills, historical development and coaching educational projects. Tony Overwater received many awards among which the Boy Edgar Prize and and Edison for his album OP. 

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  • Teaching jazz double bass in the 21st century (2020) author(s): Tony Overwater published in: KC Research Portal
    My initial plan was to do research and catalogue the available existing method books for Jazz bass education. But during the process I realized that matters were more complex than I had foreseen. Jazz (bass) methods were often based on classical music methods but Jazz education demands a different skillset and approach. I reexamined the fundamental building blocks necessary to successfully teach Jazz double bass. For this I designed a graphic theoretical framework that helped me analyze the existing methods. With this information I built a data base and webpage that offers analytical information about the available methods. Methods not limited to the traditional books but also on line learning programs and other methodical teaching material. Furthermore I examined the influence of the technological developments that the computer, smartphones, tablets and the internet have to offer. Teaching Jazz in the 21st century has proven to be much more of a modulair approach than the traditional linear approach.
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Exposition: Yin-Yang Relationships in Music (12/11/2022) by Zalan Berta
Tony Overwater 19/02/2023 at 22:38

I approve of this final version. 
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