About

In addition to my work as a freelance bassplayer I work at the recording studio’s “Het Atelier” in Weiteveen and “Info Music Studio” in Emmen as engineer and producer. As an arranger and trancriber I’ve done several productions, including an award winning bigband arrangement for Pastorius’ “Domingo”. Furthermore I can be found teaching motivated bass students at “Info Music” Emmen and “Bassgallery “Beilen”!

Endorser of Aguilar Amplification with kind support of "Paul's Bassmatters" Nijmegen Holland.

Frans Vollink, Dutch bassplayer, composer/arranger and studio co-owner/producer, nice to meet you! Dont you just hate those third person bio’s? I’ll try to keep it brief and personal overhere. For those of you interested in who I am and what I do, I’m happy to tell you a little bit about myself and my music.

When a friend played Jaco Pastorius for me at age 16 I got hooked to the electric bass. After two years of fierce woodshedding, I started studying at several Music Academies. After graduating (teaching degree in 1996, masters degree in 1998), I had the great fortune to play with some of the finest musicians around like Lale Larson, Gary Husband, Eef Albers, Richard Hallebeek, Marc Guillermont, Randy Brecker, Gerard Presencer, Sebastiaan Cornelissen, Rob van Bavel, Coen Molenaar, Nigel Hitchcock, Wayne Johnson, Guthrie Govan, Jose de Castro, Carl Verheijen, Greg Howe, and so many others.

Selected discography:

As a leader (for more info and samples go to the CD’s page):

2009: One Spirit – “Go For It”, with Sebastiaan Cornelissen; Randy Brecker; Rob van Bavel; Lale Larson; Richard Hallebeek; Martin Verdonk; Martin Gort; Steve Hunt.

2005: “One Spirit”, with Sebastiaan Cornelissen; Randy Brecker; Gerard Presencer; Rob van Bavel; Lale Larson; Richard Hallebeek; Susan Weinert; Martin Verdonk

As a sideman:

2011: Sebastiaan Cornlissen - “On Impulse” with Jim Beard, Randy brecker, Gary Husband, Evan Marian, Nigel Hitchcock.

2011: Sebastiaan Cornelissen Group, featuring Marc Guillermont & Coen Molenaar.

2010: Live DVD “On Impulse” , featuring Sebastiaan Cornelissen & Rob van Bavel.

2009: Sebastiaan Cornelissen – “U-turn”, feat. Tom Kennedy, Hadrien Feraud, Steve Hunt, Gerard Presencer, Gary Husband.

2006:“Dutch Basses 2006”, with Dutch bassists Pieter Douma, David de Marez Ooijens, Dave de Wit, Marc Haanstra, Jeroen Vierdag a.o.