
1966
1966
1968/'69
1972/'74
1974/
present
1974/'84
1982
1987
2002
2019/'20
2022
2023
CAREER SUMMARY
Graduated from Utrechts Stedelijk Gymnasium
Invited to become a full-time journalist for Utrechts Nieuwsblad and GPD Associated Press Service; first female pop journalist
in The Netherlands; specializes in music and fashion; interviews David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Charles Aznavour, Pierre Cardin, Sylvia Kristel and many others
Presenter of pop music TV program Twien
Reporter for VIVA, new leading
magazine for young women
Free lance journalist (Cosmopolitan, Muziekkrant Oor, a.o.), editor for several books
Owner of Magazijn De Verfraaiing in Utrecht. later named Broadway, one of the first second hand fashion shops (now called vintage fashion) in The Netherlands
Sing Sing Sing/The Broads, recording of 1936 dance hit of Louis Prima and Benny Goodman; not the voice of the singer in the video , but only my voice was recorded in close harmony, mixed with disco beats; the single stood high in the international charts
Start as a full time pianist/vocalist and bandleader by invitation of Dutch media tycoon Joop van den Ende to form a band for his entertainment agency: Three Times A Lady, Four Times A Lady and Five Times A Lady, an instant and long lasting success
Start of private jazz piano study with teacher Walter Bertram; beginning of a career in jazz with Heleen Schuttevaêr Trio/Quartet; initiates monthly Club Jazz concerts at cultural center ‘t Hoogt in Utrecht and other venues
Release of first film, jazz documentary The Wonderful Word of Barry Harris, featuring New York jazz icon pianist Barry Harris (1929-2021); included in the Official Barry Harris Website
Release of my first book Ik zit hier fantastisch (language Dutch); see Calendar for book presentations with music, starting Nov 2022
Ongoing book presentations with music and concerts, see Calendar