| Jesse van Ruller | |
| Birth Name: | Jesse van Ruller |
| Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Birth Date: | 21 January 1972 |
| Instrument: | Guitar |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Occupation: | Musician, composer |
Jesse van Ruller (born 21 January 1972) is a Dutch jazz guitarist and composer. He won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Guitar Competition in 1995 and has recorded several albums as a leader and more as a sideman.
Van Ruller was born in Amsterdam on 21 January 1972. He started playing the guitar at the age of seven. "He continued his studies at Miami University, Ohio (MM 1995), and in 1995 won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Guitar Competition in Washington, DC."
Van Ruller recorded two quintet albums for Bluemusic: European Quintet in 1996 and Herbs, Fruits, Balms and Spices two years later. He went on to record three albums for Criss Cross Jazz.[1] These were Here and There and Circles in 2002, and Views in 2005. The guitarist composed almost all of the pieces played on the last two.
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | European Quintet | Bluemusic | Quintet | |
| 1998 | Herbs, Fruits, Balms and Spices | Bluemusic | Quintet | |
| 2002 | Here and There | Criss Cross | Some tracks quartet, with David Hazeltine (piano), Nat Reeves (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums); some tracks trio, with Frans Van Geest (bass), Willie Jones III (drums)[2] | |
| 2002 | Circles | Criss Cross | Quartet, with Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Sam Yahel (organ), Bill Stewart (drums) | |
| 2005 | Views | Criss Cross | Quartet, with Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Sam Yahel (organ), Bill Stewart (drums) | |
| 2005 | Live At Murphy’s Law | Munich Records | Trio, with Joost van Schaik (drums) and Frans Van Der Hoeven (bass) | |
| 2021 | Spirits High | With Maarten Hogenhuis |
| Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999? | Get In | Challenge | ||
| 2001 | Good-Hearted People | Criss Cross | ||
| 2001 | Play-Penn | Criss Cross | ||
| 2002 | On Target | Criss Cross | ||
| 2003? | Fire | Coast to Coast[3] | ||
| 2005? | Mindstate | Anti-[4] | ||
| 2009? | Blue Sky Blond | Dox | ||
| 2010? | Lieb Plays Weill | Daybreak-Challenge[5] | ||
| 2011 | Flashes from Holland | RVS | ||
| 2012? | Deal | Dox | ||
| 2013? | Wheel & Wires | Fuhrwerk | ||
| 2019? | Polyphony | Whirlwind[6] |