 Kliphuis toured Europe with Lafertin's Quintet and featured on three albums before turning to a solo career in 2004.He was classically trained at the Amsterdam Conservatoire and learned to improvise in the style of Stéphane Grappelli while working with the Dutch Sinti community.Other influences include saxophonist Stan Getz, guitarist Joe Pass, and violinist Jean-Luc Ponty.