Roland Tempelaar

Roland Tempelaar

Pianist/composer

12/05/2022

I am particularly delighted by this write-up from my homeland: from the Nederlands Jazz Archief. Thank you for the kind words!

12/03/2022

Delighted to learn that my track Tenderly was included in Swano's 10 by SwanoDown

https://swanodown.com/blogs/critiques-by-swanodown/swanos-10-volume-3-pt-22

24/12/2021

Happy Holidays! And a reminiscence of December 2018 at 's Needle with Kyle Colina and Robert Weiss. Enjoy!

04/12/2021

Thanks a lot George Harris at Jazz Weekly for this wonderful review!

"His touch is buoyantly reminiscent of Errol Garner’s lyricism and Red Garland’s glassy tone ... Timeless trio outings."

https://www.jazzweekly.com/2021/11/roland-templelaar-new-york-chapter/

Roland Templelaar: New York Chapter - Jazz Weekly Classy mainstream piano trio work is produced Tangerine with Rolan Tempelaar at the helm with bassist Myles Sloniker and drummer Pete Van Nostrand on a mix of standards and originals. His touch is buoyantly reminiscent of Errol Garner’s lyricism and Red Garland’s glassy tone, slinking with Van N...

14/11/2021

Delighted to learn that the song Slow Hot Wind from my album New York Chapter got included in the Midnight Jazz Bar playlist by Don's Tunes! Time to pour yourself an Old Fashioned, kick back, and enjoy this excellent collection of jazz. Check out: open.spotify.com/playlist/3PjZgp31rg8Ddq7StV3SWH

This week’s Top Ten list of current #jazz releases on Kansas Public Radio. 03/11/2021

Sweet!! And such great company too...
A great thanks to Bob McWilliams!

This week’s Top Ten list of current #jazz releases on Kansas Public Radio.

29/10/2021

It took a while, but the world's wealthiest man has started to sell physical copies of New York Chapter! Interested in having one of those high-quality prints in a slick digipack? You can grab one on his webshop!

Music reviews- Take Effect 27/10/2021

Thanks Tom Haugen of Take Effect Reviews for this wonderful and caring review of New York Chapter!

"Tempelaar shows much diversity and skill on this debut album, and, along with Sloniker and Van Nostrand, turns in a first rate debut that’s hopefully a precursor to much more song craft on the horizon."

Music reviews- Take Effect New York Chapter Self-Released, 2021 8/10 Listen to New York Chapter The esteemed pianist and composer Roland Tempelaar brings Myles Sloniker and his bass, as well as Pete Van Nostrand’s drums, to these very well executed mix of originals and standards. “Beatrice” starts the listen with 5 m

A Neon Jazz Interview with Chicago-based Jazz Pianist, Composer & Scientist Roland Tempelaar 20/10/2021

Such a pleasure to sit down with Joe Dimino at Neon Jazz to talk about New York Chapter. See below for the full interview!

A Neon Jazz Interview with Chicago-based Jazz Pianist, Composer & Scientist Roland Tempelaar Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Chicago-based Jazz Pianist, Composer & Scientist Roland Tempelaar .. He talkeda bout his debu...

Charts | JazzWeek 15/10/2021

I just learned that New York Chapter is chartbound at JazzWeek 🤩. Many thanks to all the radio folks out there for sharing our music!

https://www.jazzweek.com/charts/

Charts | JazzWeek charts here

01/10/2021

Matt Smithson's visual interpretation of our rendition of Tenderly. Myles Sloniker on bass, Pete Van Nostrand on drums, yours on piano.

Roland Tempelaar - Tenderly (directed by Matt Smithson) 01/10/2021

Matt Smithson's visual interpretation of our rendition of Tenderly. Myles Sloniker on bass, Pete Van Nostrand on drums, yours on piano.

Roland Tempelaar - Tenderly (directed by Matt Smithson) From the upcoming album "New York Chapter"Album release date: September 17, 2021Animation directed by Matt Smithsonhttps://www.iggyvee.com/Composition: Walte...