# Hans Dulfer

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Dutch jazz saxophonist (born 1940)

Hans Dulfer Hans Dulfer in 1969 Background information Born (1940-05-28) 28 May 1940 (age 86) Amsterdam, Netherlands Genres Jazz Occupation Musician Instrument Tenor saxophone Years active 1957–present

Musical artist

**Hans Dulfer** (born 28 May 1940) is a Dutch [jazz](/source/Jazz) musician who plays [tenor saxophone](/source/Tenor_saxophone).

## Biography

Hans Dulfer (left) and Candy Dulfer (center) in 2022

Hans Dulfer was born in 1940 in [Amsterdam](/source/Amsterdam). His website states that he has been playing saxophone since 1957 and is self-taught.[1] At the end of the 1960s, he and organ player Herbert Noord founded a quartet that played saxophone/organ [funk](/source/Funk). Dulfer's first album, *The Morning After the Third*, was issued in 1970. In 1971, Dulfer recorded an album with fellow saxophonist [Frank Wright](/source/Frank_Wright_(jazz_musician)) entitled *"El Saxofón"*.

Dulfer has performed a considerable amount of [crossover jazz](/source/Crossover_jazz) and [jazz fusion](/source/Jazz_fusion) and has also worked with [punk rockers](/source/Punk_rock). He has been referred to as "Big Boy" because of his 1994 album of the same name.

Dulfer has comparatively high popularity in Japan[2] where *Hyperbeat* was a top-selling CD by instrumental standards. Japanese film maker [Masaaki Yuasa](/source/Masaaki_Yuasa) stated that he listened to Dulfer's music while working on the film *[Mind Game](/source/Mind_Game_(film))*.[3]

Hans Dulfer is the father of saxophonist [Candy Dulfer](/source/Candy_Dulfer) (born 1969). The two worked together on the 2002 album *Dulfer & Dulfer*.

## Discography

- *The Morning After the Third* (Catfish, 1970)

- *Candy Clouds* (Catfish, 1970)

- *El Saxofon* (Catfish, 1971)

- *Maine* with Roswell Rudd (BV Haast, 1977)

- *I Didn't Ask* (Varajazz, 1981)

- *Big Boy* (Monsters of Jazz, 1994)

- *Express Delayed* (Limetree, 1995)

- *Dig!* (Monsters of Jazz, 1996)

- *Papa's Got a Brand New Sax* (EMI, 1998)

- *Skin Deep* (EMI, 1998)

- *El Saxofon Part II* (EMI, 2000)

- *Dulfer & Dulfer* (Eagle, 2002)

- *Scissors* (JJ-Tracks, 2003)

- *Duo Dulfer Directie* (Zip, 2018)

### As sideman

**With [Theo Loevendie](/source/Theo_Loevendie)**

- *Mandela* (Catfish, 1970)

- *Chess!* (BASF 1972)

- *Theo Loevendie 4tet* (Universe 1974)

- *Orlando* (Waterland 1977)

**With others**

- [Susanne Alt](/source/Susanne_Alt), *Saxify* (Venus 2016)

- [Willem Breuker](/source/Willem_Breuker), *Contemporary Jazz from Holland Litany for the 14th of June 1966* (Relax 1966)

- [Herman Brood](/source/Herman_Brood), *Hooks* (CBS, 1989)

- [Claw Boys Claw](/source/Claw_Boys_Claw), *Hitkillers* (Megadisc, 1988)

- [Jules Deelder](/source/Jules_Deelder), *De Deeldeliers* (Embrace, 2012)

- [Defunkt](/source/Defunkt), *Allergy for the U.S.* (Defunkt Music 2014)

- [Candy Dulfer](/source/Candy_Dulfer), *What Does It Take* (N-Coded/Warlock/BMG, 1999)

- Candy Dulfer, *Live in Amsterdam* (Ariola, 2001)

- [Saskia Laroo](/source/Saskia_Laroo), *It's Like Jazz* (Laroo 1994)

- Saskia Laroo, *Jazzdance* (Laroo 1996)

- [Lils Mackintosh](/source/Lils_Mackintosh), *Black Girl* (Quintessence, 1999)

- [Masayoshi Takanaka](/source/Masayoshi_Takanaka), *Guitar Wonder* (Eastworld, 1996)

- [Hallo Venray](/source/Hallo_Venray), *The More I Laugh the Hornier Due Gets!* (Van, 1992)

- [Henk Westbroek](/source/Henk_Westbroek), *Vrij* (Columbia, 1994)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Dulfography"](https://www.hansdulfer.com/dulfography). *hansdulfer.com*. Retrieved 21 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Attie Buaw](http://www.bauwhaus.nl/bio.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20071009131133/http://www.bauwhaus.nl/bio.htm) 9 October 2007 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine). Bauwhaus.nl. Retrieved on 2013-08-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Raf Katigbak (7–13 July 2005). ["Whale of fortune"](https://web.archive.org/web/20060517043821/http://www.montrealmirror.com/2005/070705/film1.html). *Montreal Mirror*. **21** (3). Archived from [the original](http://www.montrealmirror.com/2005/070705/film1.html) on 17 May 2006.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Hans Dulfer](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hans_Dulfer).

- [Hans Dulfer](http://www.hansdulfer.nl/) (official website)

- [Hans Dulfer](https://web.archive.org/web/20071012113458/http://hansdulfer.jp/) (official Japanese website)

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