Louis van Dijk

Louis van Dijk, also spelled Louis van Dyke (27 November 1941 – 12 April 2020), was a Dutch pianist. He was born in Amsterdam. He played with Pim Jacobs and Pieter van Vollenhoven under the name De Gevleugelde Vrienden ("The Winged Friends"). 

In September 2005, he played at a charity concert at the Concertgebouw to raise funds for New Orleans after the city was hit by Hurricane Katrina. He was awarded the honorary title of Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion. 

Dijk died in Laren on 12 April 2020 of cancer, aged 78.

References

Other websites
http://www.louisvandijk.nl


Category:1941 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:Cancer deaths in the Netherlands
Category:Dutch jazz musicians
Category:Dutch pianists
Category:Musicians from Amsterdam