Dutch drummer/composer Jurre Haanstra, German trumpet player Uli Beckerhoff and Belgian pianist Michel Herr met during a jazz clinic in Remscheid (1971). A few days after the clinic, Jurre called them to form a quartet with Jan Hollestelle (electric bass, NL) to participate in the International Jazz Contest which took place during the Loosdrecht Jazz Festival. The band won the First Prize, but only played a few concerts. Loosdrecht (NL), 1971.