SaskiaLaroo

SPECIAL TIME: 12 NOON EST

Saskia Laroo joins Diva JC from Holland. Coined in America by press and public as Lady Miles Davis of Europe, Saskia has been going strong for over three decades. Born in 1959, in Amsterdam, she grew up in Den Ilp and went to high school in Zaandam. Her first playing experiences at age 8 were at Het Brass Band of Fanfare de Eendracht. At 18, she attended the University of Amsterdam to study mathematics, but was soon swayed by the challenge of a professional career in music. She studied trumpet at the Muziekpedagogische Academie of the Sweelinck Conservatorium with Boy Raaymakers, in and the Muziekpedagogische Academie of Hilversum with Ack van Rooyen. Website: Saskia Laroo