Bernard Berkhout founded the Swingmates in 1985.
 
From 1993 to 1996 the Swingmates did several tours with singer Madeline Bell.
After a silence of 10 years Bernard Berkhout's Swingmates have made a restart.

Bernard Berkhout
Bernard Berkhout

Harry Kanters
Harry Kanters

Onno De Bruyn
Onno de Bruyn

Hein de Jong
Hein de Jong

Frans Bouwmeester
Frans Bouwmeester

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The Swingmates made 4 CD's, the very first of which was awarded with a Dutch Grammy Award (Edison).