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Dirk was born in 1965 in Oberhausen, Germany, and started to play piano at the age of 6. At the age of 15 he discovered jazz in
Kuro's Jazzkeller, a club in his hometown Oberhausen. There he heard pianist Peter Walter from Essen,
whose lessons had a big influence on Dirk. From 1986-1991 he studied jazz piano at the
Conservatory in Hilversum. His teachers include Frans Elsen, Henk Elkerbout and Rob Madna.
After finishing conservatory in 1991, Dirk moved to Amsterdam where he immersed himself in
full-fledged jazzdom: listening to and playing as much jazz as possible.
In 1994, with Bert Lochs (trumpet/flugelhorn), Sven Schuster (bass) and Steve Altenberg (drums) he
formed a quartet and recorded his first CD 'tales of the frog', followed by "The healing" and "On Children's Ground"
with the legendary John Engels on drums.
Since then he is an active member of the European jazz scene and his talent has taken him to many countries including
Jamaica, France, Spain, Romania, Germany, Belgium, Slovenia, Scotland, England, Turkey, and the USA.
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