James Oesi

Netherlands based South African/English double bass player James Oesi (1988) has become a well known face in the classical and contemporary music world. As one of the few concentrating on the bass as a solo instrument, he has performed solo programmes (including works by Bach, Beethoven and Rachmaninoff, among others) in prominent venues such as Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Utrecht’s TivoliVredenburg, The Oosterpoort in Groningen, festivals such as Huddersfield Music Festival (UK), November Music, CrossLinx Festival and at festival Wonderfeel (where his concert was later named by Dutch National Public Radio 4 as one of the festival’s highlights). James also toured in South Africa and France and played with South African jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim at the North Sea Jazz Festival. James has appeared on numerous occasions on Dutch National TV and Radio and Classic FM Uk featured James’ video of Luciano Berio’s Psy. James is the founder and artistic leader of the Dutch Double Bass Festival where James brought top international artists (such as John Patitucci and Edicson Ruiz) to the Netherlands and performed with Gary Karr. After and during his Conservatory studies in Moscow and The Hague James has performed in masterclasses by Leon Bosch, Thomas Martin and Klaus Trumpf, and has been coached by Geoffrey Simon (conductor and producer), Gary Karr, Michel Strauss and Anner Bijlsma.