27:
148:
and abroad. In 1974 Wigt decided to quit his studies and fully focus on his now thriving music business. In the years that followed, Wigt organised countless
European tours with, to name a few,
136:
concerts in the local theatre and around town. The invited mostly
American musicians requested Wigt to arrange more performances. With the help of fellow students, among them his later wife
698:
125:
35:
267:
As a result, Wigt became a prominent figure and pioneer on the international jazz scene. Very often introducing well known
American
77:
556:
708:
458:
55:
307:
703:
607:
447:
102:
40:
271:
musicians for the first time in different
European countries. Even extending tours as far as behind the then
299:
48:
44:
693:
688:
530:
295:
303:
378:
369:
137:
498:
494:
482:
478:
373:
173:
109:
506:
490:
470:
462:
427:
411:
185:
181:
153:
657:
435:
415:
349:
339:
213:
209:
193:
169:
157:
98:
402:
Recording. The current catalogue holds more than 850 releases, including several from
682:
486:
315:
261:
253:
249:
241:
177:
310:
in
Amsterdam in 1984, to counterpart the well-known jazz festival (at that time) in
474:
454:
439:
431:
395:
383:
357:
280:
272:
237:
225:
197:
141:
106:
502:
466:
419:
360:
entrust Wigt for years to look after the business side of their
European tours.
342:
257:
245:
221:
217:
205:
145:
510:
443:
423:
407:
403:
399:
387:
345:
319:
201:
161:
149:
129:
582:
62:
contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced.
353:
323:
311:
292:
233:
229:
165:
132:
during the early 1970s. As member of the student union, he began organising
451:
608:"1983 Grammy Award Winner - Machito & His Salsa Big Band | Credits"
391:
302:
during their early years. Due to a disagreement with festival director
284:
276:
189:
121:
94:
334:
music, also book other live entertainment such as musicals, dance and
335:
461:
or abbreviated CBC), which are remastered reissues of recordings of
386:. It is seen by many international jazz experts as one of the best
331:
288:
632:
327:
298:
in Paris. Wigt was highly influential in the programming of the
268:
133:
20:
124:
in 1944, Wigt went on to study non-western sociology at the
390:
records of the 1970s. In 1983, the
Timeless release of
52:; articles should not be based solely on such sources.
394:
and his Salsa Big Band, with Wigt as producer, won a
531:"Nieuws, achtergronden en columns van de Volkskrant"
212:. Next to he would on occasion organise events with
457:, the series Chris Barber Collection (also called
291:. In 1981 he aided in the founding the renowned
326:. Since the 1990s Wigt started to, next to the
306:, Wigt started the Camel Jazz Festival in the
8:
557:"Fluweelzachte trompet, melancholieke zang"
376:. The very first release on the label was
78:Learn how and when to remove this message
522:
322:during the time of his tragic death in
450:. In 1991 Wigt starts, together with
7:
338:shows. Prominent artists such as ex-
699:Businesspeople from Utrecht (city)
14:
583:"About Wigt - Wigt International"
47:, as its only attribution is to
25:
555:Kuyper, Amanda (May 11, 2013).
372:, established the record label
97:, October 13, 1944) is a Dutch
493:and others. In 1998 Wigt buys
140:, he started to develop small
105:, producer and founder of the
1:
497:which includes recordings of
56:reliable, independent sources
36:biography of a living person
368:In 1975, Wigt and his wife
725:
633:"Jazz is Timeless Records"
587:www.wigtinternational.com
448:Dutch Swing College Band
300:North Sea Jazz Festival
709:Dutch record producers
54:Please help by adding
49:self-published sources
398:in the category Best
637:www.timelessjazz.com
126:Landbouwuniversiteit
459:Timeless Historical
314:. In 1988 Wigt was
348:, guitar virtuoso
61:
60:Immediately remove
51:
535:www.volkskrant.nl
379:Eastern Rebellion
264:and many others.
91:Willem (Wim) Wigt
88:
87:
80:
59:
39:needs additional
38:
716:
673:
672:
670:
668:
654:
648:
647:
645:
643:
629:
623:
622:
620:
618:
604:
598:
597:
595:
593:
579:
573:
572:
570:
568:
552:
546:
545:
543:
541:
527:
499:Toots Thielemans
495:Limetree Records
483:Hoagy Carmichael
479:Django Reinhardt
374:Timeless Records
364:Timeless Records
174:Toots Thielemans
110:Timeless Records
83:
76:
72:
69:
63:
29:
28:
21:
724:
723:
719:
718:
717:
715:
714:
713:
704:Talent managers
679:
678:
677:
676:
666:
664:
656:
655:
651:
641:
639:
631:
630:
626:
616:
614:
606:
605:
601:
591:
589:
581:
580:
576:
566:
564:
554:
553:
549:
539:
537:
529:
528:
524:
519:
507:Monty Alexander
491:Bix Beiderbecke
471:Coleman Hawkins
463:Louis Armstrong
452:trombone player
428:Pharoah Sanders
412:Dizzy Gillespie
366:
186:Pharoah Sanders
182:Freddie Hubbard
154:Dizzy Gillespie
144:throughout the
118:
84:
73:
67:
64:
53:
30:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
722:
720:
712:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
681:
680:
675:
674:
649:
624:
599:
574:
547:
521:
520:
518:
515:
436:Tommy Flanagan
416:Lionel Hampton
365:
362:
350:Tommy Emmanuel
340:Rolling Stones
214:Dionne Warwick
210:Oscar Peterson
194:Lonnie Donegan
170:Lionel Hampton
158:Charles Mingus
117:
114:
99:artist manager
86:
85:
33:
31:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
721:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
694:Living people
692:
690:
687:
686:
684:
663:
659:
653:
650:
638:
634:
628:
625:
613:
609:
603:
600:
588:
584:
578:
575:
562:
558:
551:
548:
536:
532:
526:
523:
516:
514:
512:
508:
504:
500:
496:
492:
488:
487:Sidney Bechet
484:
480:
476:
472:
468:
464:
460:
456:
453:
449:
445:
441:
437:
433:
429:
425:
421:
417:
413:
409:
405:
401:
397:
393:
389:
385:
381:
380:
375:
371:
363:
361:
359:
355:
351:
347:
344:
341:
337:
333:
329:
325:
321:
317:
313:
309:
308:Concertgebouw
305:
301:
297:
294:
290:
286:
282:
278:
274:
270:
265:
263:
259:
255:
254:George Benson
251:
250:Keith Jarrett
247:
243:
242:Sarah Vaughan
239:
235:
231:
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
203:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
178:Dexter Gordon
175:
171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
116:Life and work
115:
113:
111:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
82:
79:
71:
68:November 2016
57:
50:
46:
42:
37:
32:
23:
22:
19:
16:Music manager
665:. Retrieved
662:ARTISTdirect
661:
652:
640:. Retrieved
636:
627:
615:. Retrieved
611:
602:
590:. Retrieved
586:
577:
565:. Retrieved
560:
550:
538:. Retrieved
534:
525:
475:Ethel Waters
455:Chris Barber
440:Chris Barber
432:Archie Shepp
396:Grammy Award
384:Cedar Walton
377:
367:
358:Chris Barber
281:South Africa
273:Iron Curtain
266:
238:Dave Brubeck
226:Alan Parsons
198:Chris Barber
119:
107:record label
90:
89:
74:
65:
45:verification
18:
689:1944 births
503:Ben Webster
467:Bing Crosby
420:McCoy Tyner
343:bass player
296:New Morning
279:peninsula,
258:Nina Simone
246:Chick Corea
222:The Hollies
218:Chuck Berry
206:Ben Webster
146:Netherlands
683:Categories
658:"Wim Wigt"
563:(in Dutch)
517:References
511:Bill Evans
444:Acker Bilk
424:Bill Evans
408:Art Blakey
404:Chet Baker
388:bebop jazz
346:Bill Wyman
320:Chet Baker
304:Paul Acket
262:André Rieu
202:Acker Bilk
162:Chet Baker
150:Art Blakey
130:Wageningen
667:March 11,
642:March 11,
617:March 11,
592:March 11,
567:March 11,
540:March 11,
324:Amsterdam
312:The Hague
293:jazz club
234:B.B. King
230:Buddy Guy
166:Stan Getz
41:citations
612:AllMusic
446:and the
370:Ria Wigt
354:tradjazz
138:Ria Wigt
120:Born in
103:promoter
392:Machito
356:legend
316:manager
285:Oceania
190:Machito
122:Utrecht
95:Utrecht
336:circus
277:Balkan
275:, the
400:Latin
332:blues
289:Japan
142:tours
34:This
669:2020
644:2020
619:2020
594:2020
569:2020
542:2020
509:and
352:and
330:and
328:jazz
287:and
269:jazz
134:jazz
43:for
561:NRC
382:by
318:of
128:in
93:, (
685::
660:.
635:.
610:.
585:.
559:.
533:.
513:.
505:,
501:,
489:,
485:,
481:,
477:,
473:,
469:,
465:,
442:,
438:,
434:,
430:,
426:,
422:,
418:,
414:,
410:,
406:,
283:,
260:,
256:,
252:,
248:,
244:,
240:,
236:,
232:,
228:,
224:,
220:,
216:,
208:,
204:,
200:,
196:,
192:,
188:,
184:,
180:,
176:,
172:,
168:,
164:,
160:,
156:,
152:,
112:.
101:,
58:.
671:.
646:.
621:.
596:.
571:.
544:.
81:)
75:(
70:)
66:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.