Bassist Natalie Boeyink is Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. An accomplished bassist, educator, and composer, she holds a Doctor of Music Education from Indiana University, a master’s degree in jazz performance from the University of Louisville, and a bachelor’s degree in jazz studies from Indiana University.
Batuquê Trio is Boeyink’s seasoned collaboration with drummer Andy Smith and pianist Jamaal Baptiste. Focusing on contemporary Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and Caribbean jazz, they frequently appear at jazz festivals as performers and clinicians. The trio’s first CD, Transparency, was released in 2015.
Boeyink’s research interests include the educational experiences and careers of jazzwomen female jazz instrumentalists, jazz pedagogy, and Afro-Latin musical styles. She is a regular presenter and clinician at the Jazz Education Network’s annual conference, and has shared her research at the Midwest Clinic, Kentucky MEA conference, North Carolina MEA conference, Marshall University, Indiana University, UNCW’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and in a released documentary.
An advocate for jazzwomen, she served as chair of the Jazz Education Network’s Women in Jazz Committee and helped to re-establish the Sisters in Jazz Collegiate Combo Competition. Her research is found in the Routledge Companion to Jazz and Gender and Jazz Education in Research and Practice.
Boeyink is a Yamaha Artist and some of her notable performances include appearances with Tammy McCann, Jamie Baum, Ingrid Jensen, Terri Lyne Carrington, Christine Jensen, Leni Stern, Jovino Santos Neto, Joe Piscopo, David “Fathead” Newman, Jon Hendricks, Jeff Coffin, David Liebman, and Lorraine Feather. Boeyink has held residencies in Barbados; the Bahamas; Perm and Moscow, Russia; and Natal, Brazil.