Artist

Earliest work

From 1981, even before starting his education to become a professional jazz musician, Jarmo did loads of gigs with two local funk and latin bands near his hometown of Den Helder: The Husband (facebook video), with pianist/arranger Dirk Keijzer and guitarist Ronald Sai A Tjin, and Exotica Tropical, led by steel drummer/singer Henry Ronde. This way, even as a 16 year old, he was able to be financially independent by playing the trumpet.

Education and Ben van den Dungen/Jarmo Hoogendijk Quintet

When trumpeter Ack van Rooyen accepted him as his student at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague in 1983, already a self-supporting musician, Jarmo’s goal was to become a full-time jazz soloist, just like his teacher and other idols.

Entering the Royal Conservatory appeared to be a true steppingstone for Jarmo’s career: already in 1983 he was co-leading a group with fellow student Ben van den Dungen (saxophones), and after having received the NOS/Meervaart – Group Award in 1985, the Ben van den Dungen/Jarmo Hoogendijk Quintet performed in most major jazz events in Holland and Germany, as well as jazz festivals in many other countries including Canada.

More collaborations

In addition, after Jarmo had substituted in 1984 with the group Nueva Manteca (led by Jan Hartong, one of Jarmo’s teachers), he was invited to join the group permanently. He performed with them in Europe, the USA, Puerto Rico and Canada and he appeared on the first 9 albums of the group.

1986 also appeared to be an important year: Jarmo was hired as solo trumpeter in the Dutch Jazz Orchestra, the Netherlands Concert Jazz band, and often in the radio Big Band, the Skymasters. He was also awarded the Pall Mall Export Swing Award (1986).
That same year, a long-lasting collaboration with pianist Rein de Graaff began. After joining the Rein de Graaff/Dick Vennik Sextet, Jarmo was often hired by Rein to share the horn-frontlines with legendary musicians such as Teddy Edwards, Frank Morgan and Charles McPherson and many others (see below).

Woody Shaw and Freddie Hubbard

In 1987/88 Jarmo spent a lot of time with trumpeter Woody Shaw, one of his influences, who intermittently lived in Holland in the years prior to his premature death in 1989. The two trumpeters often practiced together and frequently attended each other’s concerts. A television appearance in 1987 with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, another longtime hero, was another highlight in Jarmo’s early career.

90’s – Bye-Ya!

In the 90’s, he joined the European Jazz Ensemble and the European Trumpet Summit, performing at European festivals. The Ben van de Dungen/Jarmo Hoogendijk Quintet does two tours with drummer Cindy Blackman, drummer of guitarist-singer Lenny Kravitz.
In 1997 Jarmo takes part in pianist Louis van Dijk’s Superband, a group that performs the music of important jazz musicians in a modern interpretation. He also plays with the Amina Figarova Group and the Wolfert Brederode/Eric Ineke Quintet.

One of his last and most treasured musical undertakings is the Latin Jazz Quintet Bye-Ya! With them, makes his last recording in 2003. His last tours are with Nueva Manteca, and Rita Reys and the Beets Brothers. In 2004 Jarmo ends his very successful career.

Teaching

Soon after graduating cum laude in 1989, Jarmo became a trumpet and improvisation teacher at Royal Conservatory of the Hague and Rotterdam Conservatory (currently called Codarts University of the Arts), and from 2018 on also at Conservatory of Amsterdam.

Documentary

In 1995, the Dutch TV station NPS made a documentary about the lives of Ben van den Dungen and Jarmo Hoogendijk. The program (Het Uur van de Wolf – Het gegeven Ben en Jarmo) was broadcast several times over the years.