Eric Alexander Ineke is a Dutch jazz drummer born on April 1, 1947, in Haarlem.
He began his career in the 1960s, receiving lessons from John Engels and
performing with Henny Vonk and Ferdinand Povel. In 1969, Ineke recorded with
Povel and subsequently worked with the Rein de Graaff Trio for over 40 years. He
performed with musicians including Dexter Gordon, Hank Mobley, and Phil Woods at
festivals such as the North Sea Jazz Festival and the Montreal International
Jazz Festival. In 2006, Ineke founded the quintet Eric Ineke JazzXpress. He
released the book The Ultimate Sideman in...