Drummer Han Bennink started his career as one of the most swinging drummers in Europe. In the early sixties he accompanied many American soloists, including Ben Webster and Dexter Gordon. He played drums with Eric Dolphy in his famous album Last Date of 1964. Along with Misha Mengelberg and Willem Breuker started Bennink ICP (Instant Composers Pool) and developed a unique Dutch / European form of
… avant-garde and free jazz. His duo performances with Misha Mengelberg became known in the seventies to the alternation between (free) jazz and absurd theater. Nowadays more Bennink again to catch his role as incredibly swinging timekeeper, often with only a snare drum, in groups like Clusone 3 and a trio with Michiel Borstlap and Ernst Glerum.more