Joop van der Linden graduated in classical and jazz trombone at the Amsterdam School of the Arts.But equally important to him is the myriad of styles he got to know over the years, ranging from classical brass band, symphonic and contemporary music, jazz in all its forms, reggae and rock music, to a whole range of world music, African, Latin, Balkan, and of course the Amsterdam Klezmer Band. He has composed for brass bands, jazz bands, string quartets, and theatre plays, and his compositions for film have even been awarded internationally. Joop is also an experienced teacher, be it brass instruments, guitar, band coaching or music technology.