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A Dutch View On Fish!

A Dutch View On Fish! is a multimedia project: Lotz Of Music versus VJ soundshadow. Exciting compositions by Ernst Reijseger, Michael Moore, Arend Niks, Stefan Kruger, Tjitze Vogel, Albert v. Veenendaal, Alan Laurillard, Steven Kamperman and Mark Lotz performed by the serene sounds of Lotz Of Music and sandwiched together with the fantastic video-work of VJ Soundshadow, who is visualizing every piece with his watery impressions.

Associations with herring, canals but also the world of the deep sea provide an electrifying experience with Lotz Of Music and their vital ‘New Dutch Fish Sound’.

The show gives an new witty Dutch impression on the adventurous and surprising musical entertainme [more...]

A Fula's Call'

• 'Paris watch out, one of the finest contemporary West African CD's came out of the Netherlands.' (World Music Central)
• This is what the world needs - honest, organic, natural collaborations where heart meets sound. 'DELIGHTFUL, ROBUST, STRONG. It is a powerful moment to surrender to what the music wants [to be].(B.-D. DeCarlo, KBCS)


On concerts:
• 'Harmony that transcends boundaries. Some 21st-century convivencia was on display ... ' (Financial Times, London)
• " The uncontested highlight of the Music: World Series concerts thus far!" (Ton Maas, Cultuurpodium.nl)
• "'The' discovery of the 5'th International Ethno-Jazz Festival of Chisnau" (Muzykalnaya Europa, Moskow)
• "The [more...]

Afinado

October 2007 guitar player Guido Scope and singer Yolanda van Zoolingen met to jam together and jazz duo Afinado was formed. Afinado delivers Jazz and Latin American music.

Swinging grooves, a warm rich sound, Yolanda's expressive voice and Guido's creative improvising are the main ingredients for Afinado's music.

Afinado is in it's element on a jazz stage as well as in the background of a dinner party or business event.

Extension to trio, quartet or quintet is possible.

To book us use the form at our website or call +31 (0)6 52696711. [more...]

Jazz 'n' Samba

Jazz 'n' Samba was formed in 2008 by guitar player Guido Scope and sax player Trinus de Vries. The duo delivers Jazz and Latin American music, standards as well as originals.

Swinging grooves, a warm rich sound and creative improvising that's what it's all about.

Jazz 'n' Samba is in it's element on a jazz stage as well as in the background of a dinner party or business event.

Extension to trio, quartet or quintet is possible.

To book us use the form at our website or call +31 (0)6 52696711. [more...]

Mr. Boogie Woogie & the Firesweep Blues Band

Eric-Jan Overbeek (1967) had his first piano lessons at the age of eight and began his musical career playing classical piano in church. At fourteen, he heard Fats Domino play the Swanee River Hop and it became clear that he wanted to be a boogie-woogie man. Soon he discovered Dutch boogie players like André Valkering and the legendary Rob Hoeke, who became a good friend until he passed away in 1999. Of course he listened to Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis and Pete Johnson (the three “kings of boogie- woogie”) but being invited on stage by Hoeke and Valkering influenced his playing even more. Other influences include Dr.John, Ray Charles and unexpectedly guitarists B.B.King and the Maste [more...]

SteamTeam “Silver Revelations”

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Vivienne Aerts

Vivienne Aerts (1986) started making music at an early age. She played in the finals of the Kunstbende 2004 in Vredenburg - Utrecht with her own tune Green Mist. After finishing high school in 2004, she spent three years studying jazz singing at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. During a 2007 summer workshop in Umbria, Italy she won a $8.000 scholarship to study jazz at the Berklee School of Music in Boston USA. In September of that year she continued her study of jazz singing at the Rotterdam conservatory. Her teachers included Rachel Gould, Fay Claassen, Bart de Win, Harjo Pasveer and Hans Mantel.

November of 2008 saw the publication of a book about the history of Jazz in Leiden, whic [more...]

The Jan Learbuch Orchestra

The Jan Learbuch Orchestra - Special Concerts

janlearbuchNOMCconcertproductions organiseert jaarlijks professionele optredens onder de noemer Special Concerts. De basis van deze concerten is het orkest aangevuld met solisten. De optredens vinden plaats tijdens Jazz Festivals maar zijn ook voor andere organisaties te boeken.

Orkest [vlnr]
Jos van Kesteren Drums
Jan Learbuch Altsaxofoon
Hilde Vanhove Vocals
Bart Wouters Stringbas
Harry Kanters Piano

Solisten
Ellister van der Molen Trompet
Marjan Van Rompay Altsaxofoon
Jacco Griekspoor Vibrafoon

Orkestfoto: Eddy Westveer [more...]

PitchWhiteStorm

PitchWhiteStorm started at Festival de Muzen 2006 as an electroacoustic jazzproject, initiated by Dutch avantgarde/jazzrock musicians Jeroen Pek (flutes), Onno Witte (drums) and Stormvogel (piano/synthesizers). After a while, the quartet was completed by virtuose bassplayer David de Marez Oyens. PWS is in search for a new sound in contemporary music, combining accoustic jazz with progrock, avantgarde, electronic vintage, impro, classical and traditional music.

Their debutalbum 'The View & the Tales' was published in March 2008 by UpCycle / Jazzshop Records [JSR06008]. The album was recorded at Studio White Noise (Riel) by Onno Witte. Its cover (including the PWS emblem) was designed by St [more...]

Beter R. de Vries Band

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Nieuwe CD: De CD 'Gravy' werd onlangs gereleased en is verkrijgbaar via www.ruuddevries.nl

De Beter R. de Vries Band van tenorsaxofonist Ruud de Vries is een opzwepende sax-gitaar-hammond-bas-drums-combi. Deze energieke soul/jazz/funk/rock-formatie krijgt iedereen in beweging en is misschien wel de hardst groovende jazzband van het land. Hoe kan het ook anders met ex-bandleden van Hans Dulfer, Herman Brood, Kiers & De Vries en Jan Akkerman in de gelederen. Instrumentale jazzformaties die een breed publiek aanspreken zijn zeldzaam, maar 'Beter R'. boeit en houdt de aandacht vast. Ruud de Vries houdt van SOUND en GROOVE en dat resulteert in uiterst aanstekelijke muziek die [more...]

Ruud de Vries - tenor sax

Dutch tenor saxophonist Ruud de Vries started playing saxophone at age of 27. Developing his playing 'streetwise' he became one of the Dutch tenor sax players with a true own sound and his own way of playing. Ruud was very succesful with the two tenor combination 'Kiers & De Vries' and played on many jazz festivals, such as the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague.

Today Ruud plays jazz in various combinations. He leads his own band, the BETER R. DE VRIES BAND, a groovy jazzfunk group that plays jazz like it was originally meant for: to improvise AND to dance on! Next to this remarkable band, he has a more traditional jazz quartet (Scoops). Furthermore he plays with dance DJ's (www.party [more...]

Tenorbattle.nl

Tenorsaxofonist Ruud de Vries en collega-tenorsaxofonist Boris Vanderlek blazen de saxofoon 'tenorbattle' traditie in 2010 weer nieuw leven in. Samen met steeds een 3e tenorsaxofonist gaan zij volledig los op het jazzrepertoire uit de tijd van de legendarische Texas Tenors zoals Illinois Jacquet en Arnett Cobb. Deze illustere saxofoongiganten maakten in de jaren '50, '60 en '70 naam met een zeer intens, vet saxofoongeluid waarbij zij hun jazz rijkelijk lardeerden met een gevoel voor soul, blues en rock 'n roll.

Deelnemers aan deze tenorbattles zijn de Nederlandse vertegenwoordigers van het ouderwets brede tenorsaxgeluid: Hans Dulfer, Boris Vanderlek, Ruud de Vries, Wouter Kiers, Rinus Groen [more...]

Scoops

De 'sound' die Ruud de Vries op z'n tenorsax heeft ontwikkeld, heeft hij in hoge mate te danken aan het luisteren naar platen van beroemde tenoristen uit het roemrijke jazzverleden. Om er een paar te noemen: Arnett Cobb, Willis Jackson, Gene Ammons, Illinois Jacquet, Jimmy Forest.. Al deze grootheden zijn inmiddels naar de Eeuwige Jazzsessies... Gitarist Nick Vos groeide op met de platen van legendarische gitaristen als Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Kenny Burrell en Pat Martino. Niet toevallig speelden Nick's gitaarhelden destijds vaak met Ruud's saxofoonhelden.. Niet vreemd dus dat Ruud en Nick besloten een jazzquartet te formeren om de stijl van hun oude helden in ere te houden. Na enige wi [more...]

Chicago Jazz Band

Chicago Jazz Band founded in 1997.
The bands name is related to the city of Schagen, in the Netherlands called the Chicago of Noord-Holland. In the past there were a well visited Jazzclub and Jazz Festival in Schagen and by the last festival our band was just looking for a new name. The Chicago Down Town Festival was just the inspiration to choose for the name Chicago Jazz Band. [more...]

Loran Daniel

Loran Daniel
His music is an energetic blend of melody-driven jazz, Latin rhythm, and R&B.

Trumpeter/composer Loran Daniel grew up near the banks of the Mississippi River in Davenport, Iowa. Studying trumpet at age 12, he showed an early ability with jazz improvisation and landing his first professional gig at the age of 17.

After studying jazz and performing as lead trumpet and flugelhorn soloist with several university jazz bands, Loran relocated to Dallas, Texas where his appreciation for Latin music grew. As lead trumpet and soloist with the Dallas-based "Carabali" salsa band, he found himself in the midst of progressive Latin music scene …opening for Willie Colon, Tito Puente, Cel [more...]