Guus Janssen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Guus Janssen

Dutch composer

Date of Birth: 13-May-1951

Place of Birth: Heiloo, North Holland, Netherlands

Profession: composer, pianist, harpsichordist, jazz musician

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Guus Janssen (born 13 May 1951) is a Dutch composer of contemporary music and a recording artist.
A pianist and harpsichordist, he is also active as a jazz performer. He studied piano and composition at the Sweelinck Academy of Music in Amsterdam with Ton de Leeuw and piano with Jaap Spaanderman.
He also studied piano with Ton Hartsuiker.
He has performed with John Zorn, George Lewis, Han Bennink (and Bennink's group Clusone Trio as a guest), Theo Loevendie, and Gidon Kremer.
He teaches at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. He won the Matthijs Vermeulen Award in 1984. He composed two operas in collaboration with Friso Haverkamp and has released several CDs.