Wim Overgaauw

Wim Overgaauw (Hilversum, The Netherlands, 23 November 1929 - 30 November 1995) was a Dutch jazz guitarist.

Overgaauw was one of the most important Dutch jazz guitarists of his generation. After trying the violin, he soon switched to guitar and started his varied career as a self-taught guitarist in Amsterdam, later working for the American forces in Germany, touring the Netherlands with pianist Pim Jacobs and singer Rita Reys, and finally he established himself as a studio musician and guitar teacher in Hilversum.

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