Jaap Sombroek

Dutch drummer from Volendam, the Netherlands.
Born on 17-02-1952, Died 11-03-2011.
He played drums at age 14, in one of the first incarnations of BZN, from 10-01-1967 until 17-10-1969.
He replaced Gerrit Woestenburg who had only played live with BZN in 1965-66, and was replaced by Jan Keizer in 1969.
Jaap went to Left Side (1970-1972) and played in De Dekker Band and (1997-2000).
Jaap plays on the first four BZN Polydor singles
Maybe Someday / I Don't Want To Give Myself (Netherlands 1968) (opens in a new tab),
Waiting For You / Mor'een,
Every Day I Have To Cry / Coming To My Dreams and
Gonna Take My Mind Off Maria / (I'm Gonna Be) Your Man (Netherlands 1969) (opens in a new tab).
For the sixth Polydor single This Is What I Feel, an old bandphoto was used with Jaap and Evert Woestenburg, but at that time they were already replaced by Jan Keizer and Thomas Tol.
Jaap plays on 3 Left Side singles Johnny, Woman In My Life (Netherlands 1970) (opens in a new tab) and See You Crying / Feeling Allright (Netherlands 1971) (opens in a new tab).