Author Archives: Tim Kliphuis

On 16, 17 and 18 May of this year, Tim will raise money for the UK’s Lakeland Mountain Rescue teams with an extreme combination of running 20 miles per day, over the Lake District’s highest hills, and performing full length concerts at night. Support the campain at www.justgiving.com/fiddlingonthefells. The concerts are at Hawkshead Church (16th), Kendal Roundhouse [...]

The Tim Kliphuis Trio will play the intimate Soundhouse venue in Edinburgh on March 24th! A great chance to see this world class acoustic Trio up close. More info on the Tour Dates page.

Planning is underway for a spectacular charity tour in May 2013. The Lake District Fiddling on the Fells tour will see Tim running up to 20 miles a day in England’s most mountainous terrain and performing regular concerts at night in a.o. Kendal, Hawkshead and Keswick. Proceeds from this tour will benefit the Lakeland Mountain [...]

On January 14th, Tim and his brother Morris will perform at the BIMHuis a selection of originals and standards with the Konrad Koselleck Big Band.

Tim Kliphuis and Paulus Schäfer present their new CD ‘Rock Django’ during the concert at Het Klooster, Nuenen, on 8th December 2012. The CDs are on sale in the interval.

This Friday and Saturday, Tim will perform at the Strings of the World Festival in New Delhi, India. He is in the company of Indian fiddler Sharat Srivastava, Scottish fiddler Charlie MacKerron, chamber ensemble The Trondheim Soloists from Norway and many others.

Tim’s new tuition book about the Grappelli style, ‘Grappelli Licks’ is out now. Order through www.stephanegrappelli.com. “Tim Kliphuis has selected more than 250 Grappelli licks (short phrases) for you to learn. Using simple chord theory and tips for timing and style, you can start playing the licks on songs instantly. The CD includes solos on [...]

20 October marks the NL release of the new Rock Django CD: Tim Kliphuis and Paulus Schäfer Trio play 12 guitar rock classics in the gypsy jazz style of Django Reinhardt. Order here now and join the Facebook Page for more news about the NL release concert, other performances etc.

Tim’s upcoming teaching book “Grappelli Licks” has a scheduled release date of 1st November this year. Taking the student through the idiom of Grappelli on the core repertoire in the gypsy jazz violin style, this book is set to follow in the footsteps of his best-selling “Stéphane Grappelli – Gypsy Jazz Violin” published by Mel [...]

This year’s Grappelli Camp (30 August – 2 September) has again sold out. Passing on the tradition of French jazz violin maestro Stéphane Grappelli to 50 players coming in from America, Australia, Turkey, Slovakia, Sweden, UK, Germany, Holland and France, Tim Kliphuis and his fellow tutors have set a landmark event on the international gypsy [...]