Richard Hallebeek

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Born august 2, 1969 in Bilthoven, Netherlands, Richard Hallebeek started playing guitar at age ten.
He formed some local bands and started performing in various Jazz and Rock groups.
Influences early on were Pat Martino, Allan Holdsworth, Scott Henderson´s first album Spears, Eddie Van Halen, and Pat Metheny.
Already at the age of 17 he was submitted to the Hilversum Conservatory, a conservatory best known for it´s strong Jazz history drawing musician´s from all over Europe.
In 1994 he received a scholarship for a foreign study from the Prins Bernhard Fonds. At the end of '´94 he leaves to Los Angeles for a one year study at the Musician´s Institute to study ear training, composition and improvisation. He studies with Scott Henderson, Dan Gilbert, TJ Helmerich and Brett Garsed, a.o. He graduates with an honors degree.
At the beginning of ´95 Richard and Antti Kotikoski, a young guitar player from Finland, sign a four album contract with the Legato label and Mark Varney. The first cd Generator was released in November ´96. Featured on that album are also Scott Henderson, (Chick Corea,Joe Zawinul) Frank Gambale, Dan Gilbert, Scott Kinsey and Carl Verheyen.
2003 Rich thinks it´s about time to do it his way, all the way. He initiates the Richard Hallebeek Project and gets help from some of his musical friends: Shawn Lane and Brett Garsed both contribute four solos. The band consists of a few of his musical heroes, young drummer Bas Cornelissen and keyboard virtuoso Lale Larson both contribute songs for the RHP and are heavily involved in the creative process, making it more of a band effort.

Sample:
Good food from the album RHP.