Ack van Rooyen

He then studied music at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, graduating in 1950, then worked with Ernst van 't Hoff and his brother. He played with The Ramblers in 1955–1957, then moved to France in 1957, where he worked with Aime Barelli, Kenny Clarke, Lucky Thompson, and Barney Wilen. In 1960, he relocated to Germany, playing in a big band at Sender Freies Berlin with his brother, in addition to side work with Hans Koller, Bert Kaempfert, and Åke Persson. He settled in Stuttgart in 1967 and worked with musicians such as Volker Kriegel, Charly Antolini, Friedrich Gulda, Slide Hampton, and Eberhard Weber. He also toured widely during this time. In 1980, he returned to the Netherlands, eventually taking a position as an educator at his alma mater, the Royal Conservatory. He died on 18 November 2021, at the age of 91.

Ack van Rooyen studied at Royal Conservatory of The Hague. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are jazz and big band music. Employment is recorded with Royal Conservatory of The Hague. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

Ack van Rooyen is recorded as trumpeter, flugelhorn player, horn player and musician.