Thijs van Leer

A lot of you may remember Thijs van Leer from the progressive jazz/rock band Focus. There is however another musical side of this musician. His way of playing the flute and working his way through the classical-ish kind of music. This is art, musical art, which has this wonderful relaxing power. A bottle of wine, a nice view and this. Calm, gentle but persuasive, it's listening to a flute that takes you away, floating on cloud nine, towards sunshine. Rarely has music been spun, so carefully around a particular instrument. The instrumental setting is exquisitely balanced and from time to time, oh, so fragile. It goes without saying that this enables the sound of the flute to impose itself with  a grace that is a rarity. Enjoy these works from Mr. Thijs van Leer.