Jack Hazebroek

Jack Hazebroek (born 24 April 1956 in Jakarta, Indonesia) is a multiple instrumentalist and songwriter. His main instruments are drums, percussion, vocals, and guitar. Started his professional career as a drummer with the British Sunny Jim Band, signed by Phonogram Records they recorded Thanks to the Music, produced by Piet Souer. They were particularly popular in Germany where they played frequently in Top Ten Club, made famous by The Beatles. With 360 gigs a year they were the most active band in Europe . Jack left the band in 1977 and joined Jenner Band, a Dutch new wave group, who signed to Ivory Tower Records and released a number of records. Jenner Band was a successful touring band, either headlining or on European tours with Japan, Split Enz, Rock Pile, Mickey Jupp, and Golden Earring. Jack later joined Phoney and the Hardcore a popular band with a hit album under their belt. The band was made up of members of the Nina Hagen band and Herman Brood. They released a single on Ariola, "Sorrow", which was a minor hit.
Jack Hazebroek then moved to Toronto where he joined Canadian rock star Brian Plummer. They had big hits with "Money Talks" and "Jacky Boy" (which was banned in the UK) . He recorded Without a Mark, produced by Gene Martynec, which became a successful album for the band. In 1983 he joined a British Canadian ska band called Rude Boy. They were very popular on the concert circuit and were set to sign to a major label but the band split up acrimoniously in 1984 having spent the entire year on the road. During his time in Canada he also worked as an actor for the CBC on films such as charlie grant's war, Mrs. Soffel (with Mel Gibson) and Home Fires (a popular TV series).
Jack then went back to the UK where he was discovered by Bill Wyman in 1987 as a promising singer-songwriter in a national competition "the AIMS project". Bill Wyman, Terry Taylor, and Mick McKenna went around the UK recording a number of budding singer-songwriters in the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio. Jack went on to win the talent search (named Mola Mola). This resulted in a single "Get Ahead" (released on Ripple) which was a minor hit in East Anglia, but, due to legal wrangling with the distributing company, was unavailable elsewhere. He then played the Royal Albert Hall with the likes of Phil Collins, Ronnie Wood, Bill Wyman, and Chris Rea. Later he appeared on Wogan and a host of other television programs in the UK and Europe. A documentary was made of his rise to fame by the BBC and also the Live concert which franchised all over the world.
Jack worked with Bill Wyman and Terry Taylor (Rhythm Kings) for four years, in which time they recorded numbers for his album with the Rolling Stones Mobile (at Pine wood). Collaborations with singer Angie Brown, Andy Fairweather-Low, Chris Potter, and Nicky Graham did not prove commercial enough to secure a major company releasing it.
Jack Now lives on the Costa Blanca where he is active as a drummer on the local scene.
Discography
Sunny Jim Band:
* Memories
* Thank You for the Music
Jenner Band
* Promises
* Boom Bam There We Go Again
Phony and the Hard Core
* Sorrow (part one and two)
Brian Plummer
* Without a Mark
* Plums
The Graduates
* Icebox
Mola Mola
* Get Ahead

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