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	Jan Akkerman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jan Akkerman (born 24 December 1946) is a Dutch guitarist and lutenist.
		Akkerman was born in the 'de Jordaan' area of Amsterdam, the son of a scrap iron trader.
		Akkerman's distinctive guitar sound is characterised by his pioneering use of volume swells which produce a smooth, fluty, sustained note.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jan_Akkerman (267 words)

	Welcome to AKKERMAN Inc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Akkerman Manufacturing was established by Don Akkerman in 1973 to build the unique pipejacking equipment he found so successful in his own utility construction business.
		Faced with the completion of the project, an Akkerman technician went to the lead end of the stuck casing and cut it off, removed the boulder, and proceeded to hand mine the balance of the crossing.
		The Akkerman microtunneler is a carefully designed, integrated package that has been described by one consultant as "the best designed, coherent microtunneling system available." They started with an electric, variable speed drive system, which was a significant departure from the hydraulically driven machines in their other product lines.
	www.akkerman.com /text_stories4.html (2040 words)

	tunnelbuilder.com - Akkerman company profile
		Akkerman systems are designed to achieve high production in a wide range of soil conditions, installing RCP and FRP jacking pipe, or steel casings and tunnel liner.
		A major advantage of the Akkerman TBM design is the facility to access the front of the machine for maintenance, and the face of the bore for removal of obstructions.
		In Cardiff, Wales, an Akkerman 1.78 m diameter manned TBM has been used with great success by BandW Tunnelling on a major sewerage scheme where the installation had a remarkably fast setup time and 187 ft was achieved in a single 12 h shift.
	www.tunnelbuilder.com /suppliers/akkerman_profile.htm (730 words)

	Jan Akkerman: LifeLines
		Jan Akkerman was a well-established pop name in Holland starting out in the late-'50s with The Friendship Sextet and progressing through several sixties bands chief of which was The Hunters.
		Jan Akkerman was born on 24 December 1946, in Amsterdam.
		Akkerman had recorded tracks in 1969 which were hastily released in 1972 to capitalise on his band success and, in 1974, there was an album of acoustic and lute tunes with orchestral arrangements by the American music professor George Flynn.
	www.fortunecity.com /tinpan/humperdinck/663/inspi/akkerman/akkerman.htm (913 words)

	In And Out Of Focus - The Music of Jan Akkerman and Focus - a book by David Randall published by SAF Publishing,London
		Free-form guitar virtuoso Jan Akkerman and classically trained keyboard player Thijs van Leer teamed up in their native Holland to form Focus and recorded Moving Waves; one of the 70s most original and startling LPs.
		Akkerman went on to become a respected guitar master and still successfully tours Europe today.
		This is the first full biography of Jan Akkerman and Focus and is heavily illustrated with more than 130 photos and items of memorabilia.
	www.safpublishing.com /store/pages/html/janakkerman_book.htm (260 words)

	Focus (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Akkerman left the group to form another band with bassist Cyril Havermans and a drummer he had previously performed with in Johnny and the Cellar Rockers, The Hunters, and Brainbox - Pierre van der Linden.
		Akkerman's technical mastery of the guitar and the often unpredictable brilliance of his improvisations were the perfect counterpoint to Van Leer's extensive knowledge of musical styles and disciplined approach to composition.
		Akkerman's "House of the King" (from the "In and Out of Focus" album) is the title theme of 'Don't Ask Me', a science-based British TV show of the 1970s that made household names of Dr. Magnus Pyke and Professor David Bellamy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Focus_(band) (1415 words)

	Jan Akkerman - Biography - AOL Music
		A musician of near-legendary prowess, Jan Akkerman for a time eclipsed Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck among reader polls in England as the top guitarist in the world.
		Akkerman was born in Amsterdam, Holland, and showed his musical inclinations early, taking up the guitar while still in grade school.
		With Akkerman's virtuoso guitar work and arrangments coupled to Van Leer's classical influence (and his yodeling on their breakthrough hit, "Hocus Pocus"), the new group found a large international audience beginning in 1972, which transformed Akkerman into a superstar guitarist.
	music.aol.com /artist/jan-akkerman/3516/biography (426 words)

	Witte de With - Project - Philip Akkerman - Zelfportretten (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Akkerman’s self-portraits, however, are programmatically executed in a continuing series.
		They have to do with the conditions of depiction itself and with the issue of resemblance, showing how a depiction is structured, how it can be altered, and how the variation in form is related to the likeness.
		It is not a heroic quest for one essential work, but an endeavor to save up images that become evident as a work only after one has placed them all together and presented them as a whole.
	www.wdw.nl /project.php?id=112 (330 words)

	Johan Akkerman
		Reconsidering the project’s initial outline Johan Akkerman interpreted education and project building as a flow of activities in, around and beyond this hub.
		Akkerman’s strategy is not intended to accommodate new ways of advertising as a designer might do, but rather to create momentary voids, or ‘retinal blanks’.
		Johan Akkerman took part in Nomadic Banquet and focused on one specific New Delhi locality where several street food vendors are based.
	www.johanakkerman.com (1377 words)

	Get Ready to ROCK! Review of CD album by ex-Focus guitarist Jan Akkerman called Aranjuez with string arrangements by ...
		Several years earlier, Akkerman's 'Tabernakel' had shown that there was more to the Dutch guitarist than speed and flashy fretting.
		Consequently this project is played straight and has aged well, the remastering giving it a welcome polish (although no different to the 1985 CBS reissue).
		Akkerman has returned to more acoustic pastures several times during his career, and fans will want to update their dog-eared vinyl with this release.
	www.getreadytorock.com /reviews/jan_akkerman2.htm (222 words)

	Jan Akkerman - Wikipedia
		Akkerman werd geboren te Amsterdam, bij het Waterlooplein, als zoon van Jacob Akkerman, een handelaar in lompen en metalen.
		Akkerman was lid van achtereenvolgens Johnny and his Cellar Rockers, The Hunters (hit: Russian Spy and I), en Brainbox.
		Akkerman is drie keer getrouwd en heeft twee zoons uit zijn tweede huwelijk, en twee dochters uit zijn derde huwelijk.
	nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jan_Akkerman (359 words)

	Get Ready to ROCK! Review of CD album by ex-Focus guitarist Jan Akkerman called CU
		When former Focus guitarist Jan Akkerman came to the UK for a tour a few years ago, he brought with him a clutch of new compositions that had the making of a superb fusion album.
		The die-hard Akkerman fans will hopefully relish this new style because it is always grounded in the guitarist's consummate good taste and ear for a pretty melody and there are plenty of familiar motifs to provide an anchor if one were needed.
		But, then, Akkerman was never an easy guitarist to pigeon-hole and the overall feeling is that here is a player having fun and enjoying himself.
	www.getreadytorock.com /reviews/jan_akkerman1.htm (295 words)

	Akkerman - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Akkerman Appoints Tunnel Engineering Services As UK Distributor.
		Akkerman in Europe.(Akkerman Inc. gives distribution contract to Tunnel Engineering Services Ltd.)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
		Akkerman Participates In Mexico Trade Mission With Minnesota Governor.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-x-akkerman.html (136 words)

	Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		From 1503 to 1918 and 1940 to 1941, the city was known as Akkerman, Turkish for "white rock".
		It was established as the fortress of Akkerman, part of the Ottoman defensive system against Poland-Lithuania and, later, the Russian Empire.
		On September 25, 1826, Russia and the Ottomans signed the Akkerman Convention which imposed that the hospodars of Moldavia and Wallachia be elected by their respective Divans for seven-year terms, with the approval of both Powers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (978 words)

	Jan Akkerman, biografia
		Akkerman: "Mając 2 lata dostałem małe pianino, ale nie mogłem na nim grać, gdyż nie było czarnych klawiszy.
		Muzycy: Jan Akkerman (gitara, bas, lutnia altowa, gitara hiszpańska, fortepian elektryczny), Pierre van der Linden (perkusja), Bert Ruiter (bas), Ferry Maat (fortepian), Jaap van Eyck (bas), Frans Smit (perkusja).
		Akkerman chciał połaczyć rocka z orkiestrą i swoją ulubioną lutnią, na której nauczył się grać.
	rock.w3h.net /focus/akkerman.htm (1280 words)

	Jan Akkerman - Uncyclopedia
		Jan akkerman was slingshotted into existence by a crossing of high energy "laser" beams.
		Jan Akkerman is also responsible for the defeat of the cheese-farting aliens during the battle of Little Bighorn.
		However, akkerman propulsion was powered by cheesy farts, generating such a bewildering, beasty odour and killing millions in his ascend, so that nobody really cares about his departure.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Jan_Akkerman (391 words)

	Rehabilitation of Akkerman Fortress, Belgorod - Dnestrovsky, Ukraina - Architectural Workshop
		Tyras founded by Greek colonists from Miletus and mentioned by Strabo, Ptolemy and Plinius has preserved the remains of houses, stone-paved streets, water-runnels, headquarters of a Roman garrison (building of vexillatio) and fortifications built of massive limestone plates unknown anywhere else in the ancient Greek world.
		None of the applied protective measures has proven to be effective for the long-term conservation of the entire complex because they have always focused on preservation of individual structures and architectural details rather than followed a comprehensive plan for preservation and further maintenance of the entire site.
		Some 20-30 km from the city is the Black Sea coast with a number of countrywide known resort areas, where many people from Ukraine, Russia, Belorus and Moldova prefer to spend their summer vacations.
	www.fondazione-delbianco.org /inglese/InsertNews/Akkerman_Fortress.htm (1357 words)

	JAN AKKERMAN discography, MP3 and reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		During a recording session, Akkerman, who was fond of jamming and session playing, hooked up with the embryo Focus, and was ejected from Brainbox as a result.
		In 1978, Akkerman's contract with Atlantic was ended due to the high costs involved with his insistence of hiring full symphony orchestras and low record sales, and Akkerman went off to persue other musical avenues, pausing only to attempt a Focus re-group.
		On February 16th 2005, Akkerman was awarded with a Golden Harp award at the Harpen Gala, proving that he is still not only going strong, with his favourite annual Dutch and UK tours, but still impressing with his skills.
	www.progarchives.com /Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=2091 (674 words)

	Jan Akkerman : Tabernakel - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		The repertory is drawn largely from 16th century Tudor England, including compositions by John Dowland and Antony Holborne, rearranged by Akkerman and harpsichord virtuoso and scholar George Flynn.
		He gives one major concession to progressive rock in the form of the fuzz-laden reinterpretation of "House of the King," which misses the flute part from the Focus original but is still worth hearing as a guitar showcase.
		What makes this album doubly intriguing is that apart from Flynn, Akkerman's accompanists come entirely from the rock world: Tim Bogert, Carmine Appice, and veteran R&B drummer Ray Lucas, none of whom seems to skip a beat in their work here.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,41783,00.html (344 words)

	Jan Akkerman : Acoustic CD "Passion"
		This piece started life as the closing track of the 1977 release titled simply Jan Akkerman (WEA 242-360-2 CD) - I quote the number because this album is a key document of Akkerman's post-Focus period and well worth the effort of finding a copy.
		Akkerman's past association with the lute is represented by Holborne's Muy Linda and Countess of Pembroke's Paradise.
		Performing these works on metal strings is a major departure in itself, and to do so on a guitar with built-in transducer and using studio reverb will really provoke the purists, which can only be a good thing.
	www.themusicindex.com /akkernet/review27.htm (235 words)

	Jan Akkerman Guitar Ace about Langcaster Guitar
		Not only was I too see a real Langcaster, but I was to have the privilege of handing it to Jan Akkerman in person who, in my opinion, is still the greatest living guitar player in the world.
		So, guitars in hand, we headed west to Volendam, and the home of Jan Akkerman, where we were welcomed by Jan and his charming wife Marian with coffee and cake.
		Akkerman's current setup is relatively simple: a Marble tube pre-amp, a transistor Peavy 2 x 150 Watt stereo combo with integrated effects processor, and a Peavy footswitch board.
	www.langcaster.com /Jan-Akkerman-Cees-Bakker.html (1546 words)

	Jan Akkerman Biography, Discography and Links, at Mr Bill's I.R.S. Corner
		Jan Akkerman was born on Christmas Eve, 1946 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
		A stunning guitarist, Akkerman is at home in a multitude of diverse styles -- rock, progressive, jazz, soul, latin, medievel and classical.
		Jan Akkerman has quite a presence in both label, fan and official sites on the web as well as sites dedicated to his other bands.
	www.irscorner.com /a/akker.htm (499 words)

	BRAINBOX
		Akkerman hardly played any solos on this one, but he did create beautiful melodies.
		On it, in places, Akkerman reached the same quality level of material, which he had been renowned for a few years back.
		Jan Akkerman (g, ex-Friendships and Shakin' Hearts) began his recording career in the Amsterdam-based rock'n'roll group The Cellarrockers.
	www.alexgitlin.com /brainbox.htm#akkerman (1156 words)

	Jan Akkerman News
		Jan Akkerman will be making a rare appearance at the Wichita State University's Wiedemann Recital Hall on July 26, 2003 in Wichita, Kansas.
		Jan Akkerman has recently been doing several interviews on Dutch radio.
		Jan Akkerman is also finishing his first all-acoustic album and multimedia CD which will be an exclusive internet release.
	www.handymusician.net /ant-bee/jakkerman.html (300 words)

	www.myspace.com/janakkerman
		Jan Akkerman first found fame with Dutch progressive jazz band Focus.
		Ever since I heard his first album "Guitar For Sale" in the early 70's I have been a big fan.
		Akkerman is the best and so is Focus.
	myspace.com /janakkerman (185 words)

	Amazon.com: Leyendas Nortenas: Music: Jan Akkerman,King Curtis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This album features a number of Jimi's songs and covers (including Little wing and All along the watchtower) and in keeping with the tradition of the blues this record is raw with some fierce blues playing from Akkerman and soulful vocals from Knight.
		Jan Akkerman is an awesome guitarist, but the combination of he and King Curtis doesn't work (Just as his earlier attempt to include vocals on the, "FOCUS CON PROBY" album was also a disaster).
		I have most all of Akkerman's work, and would not reccommend this one.
	www.amazon.com /Leyendas-Nortenas-Jan-Akkerman/dp/B00000I9YH (647 words)

	Akkerman De kunst van het zien en gezien worden. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Akkerman De kunst van het zien en gezien worden.
		In een kunstzinnige omgeving voor iedereen de juiste bril uitzoeken, dat is al veertig jaar de dagelijkse kick van Ben Akkerman.
		Akkerman International Eye Fashion, Kruiskade 90, 3012 EH Rotterdam.
	www.akkerman-brillen.nl (156 words)

	Renzo Akkerman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Renzo Akkerman and Marrig Knip (2002), Reallocation of beds to reduce waiting time for cardiac surgery, Research Report 02A63, SOM Research School, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
		Renzo Akkerman (2001), Beschrijving en analyse van de bulkverlading (Description and analysis of bulk transport), Internal Research Report, University of Groningen, in cooperation with Koopmans Koninklijke Meelfabrieken, in Dutch.
		Renzo Akkerman (2001), Personeelsplanning in de Maritieme Sector (Crew Scheduling in the Maritime Sector), Master's thesis, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, in Dutch.
	www.bdk.rug.nl /medewerkers/r.akkerman/research.html (418 words)

	In And Out Of Focus - The Music of Jan Akkerman and Focus - the book
		Published in January 2003 by rock and pop book specialist SAF Publishing, "In And Out Of Focus - the music of Jan Akkerman and Focus" charts the rise and demise of the classic Focus line-up as well as an in-depth appraisal of the band's enigmatic guitarist...Jan Akkerman.
		The book includes a foreword by legendary broadcaster Bob Harris who, as genial compere of The Old Grey Whistle Test, witnessed at first hand the phenomenal progress of Focus after their initial appearances on that programme in 1972.
		A new Jan Akkerman track is included on the compilation 'The Wildlife Album' released on Market Square Records
	www.musicsogood.com /janakkerman (205 words)

	Interviews of Prog [ / ] - ProgressoR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Here are the remarks of Jan Akkerman (press conference plus personal questions), which took place in the city of Odessa a few hours before the concert.
		Zappa was one of the leading avant-garde guitarists in the course of the sixties and the seventies, and his creation has run all through my life.
		The difference between Akkerman the musician and Akkerman the composer isn't great, as I often improvise when I play.
	www.progressor.net /interview/jan_akkerman.html (1331 words)

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