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Diederik Rijpstra

At this moment, Diederik Rijpstra is one of the most talented and promising young trumpet players of the Netherlands. He distinguishes himself by a good share of creativity and originality in both his playing and compositional skills. He is an unconventional, intuitive and emotional player with a unique and subtle sound. His current group with Joost Lijbaart (winner Dutch jazz competition 2002 and a.o. member of Yuri Honing trio), Clemens van der Feen (a.o. semi-finalist of the Thelonious Monk Competition), and Dimitar Bodurov (winner Young Pianist Foundation Jazz Competition 2007) is looking for diversity in their music in playful and surprising ways. The Diederik Rijpstra Quartet plays co [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 Boogie 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 Ma [more...]

Susanne Alt / Susanne Alt Quartet

Debut cd "nocturne" was released 2004 at Bimhuis, Amsterdam.

The second cd "delight" has been released 20th of september 2007 at Bimhuis, Amsterdam.

The cd "delight" features:
Thijs Cuppen piano
Sven Schuster bass
Philippe Lemm drums
as special guest: Anton Goudsmit on guitar.

The third record "on track" has been recorded in 2008 and has been released on february 7th, 2009, at Bimhuis, Amsterdam.
The album features:
Thijs Cuppen piano
Sven Schuster bass
Philippe Lemm drums
and special guests: FRED WESLEY and BRUNO SPEIGHT

For biography, photo's, concertdates and samples of her music go to her website. Stay tuned and keep an eye on those sites:
www.myspace.com/susannealt
www.susannealt. [more...]

Jason Turner

A seasoned performer from the London jazz and avant-garde scene, performing and recording as a freelance artist in Europe and India.

With a background in jazz, soul/Motown and the avant-garde, now focussing on electronic music collaborations with funk, techno, trance and DnB producers and DJs.

Performed and recorded between 2002 and 2003 with Gujurati multipercussionist Sandeep Raval, multipercussionist and rhythm composer Sivamani and world music producer James Asher.

Performed and recorded since 2006 with the Joost van Oosten Band.

Main influences: John Coltrane, Archie Shepp, David Murray, Ellery Eskelin, Odean Pope, Steve Coleman, Steve Williamson, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Sam Rivers, Il [more...]

Deipetos Dixie Disaster

We are the DEIPETOS DIXIE DISASTER, a marching band you can't help noticing! Our uniforms
in compliance with safety regulations, our instruments NOT in compliance with safety regulations,
our wide range of outlandish noises and our disjointed movements draw the attention of the
audience, who, like it or not, are then forced to listen to us! [more...]

Jamcollectief

Het Jamcollectief zoekt de grenzen op van de dansbare jazzfunk en spelen dat wat henzelf én het publiek inspireert.
Funk meets jazz, subtiele grooves, opzwepende dance of zelfs flirten met andere muziekstijlen? Het maakt het Jamcollectief niet uit; alles komt op een passend moment voorbij!

Jamcollectief bestaat uit zeven muzikanten met (inter)nationale ervaring in de jazz, lounge funk en fusion. De bandleden hebben verschillende muzikale achtergronden en invloeden; dat maakt Jamcollectief een krachtige formatie! [more...]

Triple-Seven

Al jaren delen we dezelfde passie: When the music grooves, jazz becomes funky!

Wij spelen wat we leuk vinden: dat wat ons én het publiek inspireert! Dat zijn grooves die je voelt! Dat is jazz die je verrast! We're gonna take you higher, and that's funky!

Triple-Seven zoekt de grenzen op van de dansbare jazzfunk. Kortom, heerlijk genieten! [more...]

James Brown Tribute Band

As a tribute to ‘The Godfather Of Soul’, in the beginning of 2007 THE JAMES BROWN TRIBUTE BAND started by the Dutch trumpet player/bandleader Matthijs Sepers (Funky Horns Studio).

Frontman Tony Wilson ('The Young James Brown') is blessed by James Brown himself.

Tony Wilson is also the frontman of the tribute tour with the original JB's; Bootsy Collins, Phelps 'Catfish' Collins, John 'Jabo' Starks, Fred Wesley, Johnny Griggs, Vicky Anderson-Byrd, Tomi Rae Brown and more legendary musicians!

Tony's European band consists of 9 musicians with (inter)national experience in soul, jazz, R&B and of course: funk!

Don't miss this opportunity and get higher with The James Brown Tribute Band! [more...]

Dipankar Shome

A JazzRock Guitarist , Born In India Kolkatta September29, 1973.

He is a great fan of RamaKrishna , Vivekananda ,Yogananda , Loknath Baba , Bama Khapa ,
Rabindranath Tagore, Eric Clapton, BB King, Pavorotti , Andrea Bocelli ,
Bob Marley, Miles davis ,Vimsen Joshi, Jeff Beck , Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmy Hendrix , Carlos Santana ,Chick Corea , Micheal Jackson, Mick Stern , Pat Matheny , John Lee Hocker and others.

Dipankar Started playing guitar at the age of 11 years old.
Dipankar is working with various jazzrock players from different parts of the world to realize his projects.

In 1994 For the First time he made his Journey towards Europe.
In 2004 Dipankar Shome moved to USA after working [more...]

Bohemian Groove Orchestra

BOHEMIAN GROOVE ORCHESTRA
This brand new group is a joint (ad)venture of Stormvogels Alter Ego Jazzbarock Consort, Jeroen Pek’s PitchWhiteStorm, Onno Witte’s Wildcard and Wieke Garcia (Barditus). The works of the named leaders and composers are eclectic mixtures of different musical elements, like jazz, avantgarde, celtic, world, progrock, contemporary, medieval, classical, concrete and eclectronic music. Besides Stormvogel (keys), Pek (flutes), Witte (drums) and Garcia (gaita, percussion, vocals), keymembers are Wiro Mahieu and David de Marez Oyens (both on bass), Remko Smid Stalenhoef (sax) and Arjen de graaf (violin). Guestsolists are Bert Lochs (trumpet) and Rob van den Broeck (piano [more...]

Just the Two of Us

De betere vocale klassiekers uit jazz, blues, folk en pop.
Soms ingetogen, soms uitbundig, soms swingend, soms verstild maar altijd met overtuiging en inhoud in (meest akoestische) low-decibel uitvoering. [more...]

Shai Shahar: "Saloon Singer"

Shai Shahar is an American born [big-band!]jazz crooner who turned "pro" in Holland in early 2002.
Since then he has performed with many well-known Dutch and International musicians and vocalists..o.a. Saskia LaRoo, Ingram Washington, Machteld Cambridge, Clous Van Mechelen,
Robert Veen, Cajan Witmer, Leo Bouwmeester, The Main Street Jazz band, The Swinging Deacons, The West Coast Big Band and the Jimmie Lunceford Legacy Orchestra...and has appeared at clubs large and small..as well as Dance Valley 2008

Shai is the voice of Bavaria Beer's Gouden-loekie nominated " Druppel" AND the crooning..Sinatra-esque voice singing "What A Wonderful Life!" in the December 2008 Staatsloterij TV/Radio recl [more...]

The Splendid Guitars

These three seasoned musicians combine all their talents in this instrumental trio. With two guitars and a acoustic bass they bring a repertoire of jazz standards, Latin and their own compositions. In gipsy jazz they find another source of inspiration without imitating the typical gipsy swing trio sound or style. Their musical backgrounds are in the broad area of pop and jazz.Guitarists Ralph de Rozario and Gerhard Turksma prefer jazz improvisation, which remains a constant factor in their performances. With an eye for catchy arrangements, this solid and well-attuned trio plays jazz, Latin and gipsy swing with a high improvisation content. The Splendid Guitars perform in concert in jazz club [more...]

MoonArra

MoonArra, meaning three streams is about our individual journeys and explorations in world fusion music. Through our many encounters over the years, we shared and exchanged rich and diverse influences from early pop, folk, jazz , rock and Indian Classical styles. Prakash Sontakke has a rich Hindustani Music background, Karthik Mani comes from a strong Carnatic music tradition, Jagadeesh M.R and Madhuri from pop, rock and jazz influences and Wilson Kenneth from playing bass with funk and classic rock bands. The idea for MoonArra started taking shape when we discovered that our musical expressions could blend or ‘fuse’, creating an entirely new sound. We also added the drone of th [more...]

Andrew McCormack



Andrew launched his solo career in April 2006 with his debut album, 'Telescope' which gathered great critical acclaim and led to his receiving the BBC Jazz Award for 'Rising Star' in July 2006. Since then Andrew has continued to perform throughout the world with various groups including his own.

In 2010 he co-released 'MY DUO' with saxophonist and composer, Jason Yarde which launched at a sell-out performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall as part of the London Jazz Festival in Nov 2009.
Andrew has also been a pivotal member of the Kyle Eastwood Band which performs globally and has co-written some of the material on the latests albums.

Andrew has recently been taking private composit [more...]