Dave Douglas composed a suite to celebrate the 600th anniversary of The Ghent Altarpiece by the van Eyck brothers. When the American trumpeter and composer plays in Belgium, he usually pays a visit to this impressive triptych in Ghent’s St Bavo Cathedral. Douglas was very impressed by the recently uncovered original version from which The […]
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Henri and Rachel
Eli Degibri named the title of his ninth album after his parents. The Israeli composer, saxophonist and bandleader portrays on Henri and Rachel his demented mother, his deceased father and his wife Noa. Degibri wrote beautiful new melodies in well-crafted arrangements. Thanks to his tightly playing accompanists they sound exciting. The other musicans are pianist […]
Strong, clear and warm debut album
Julieta Eugenio grew up in Argentina, studied at the conservatory in Buenos Aires and completed her jazz master’s degree in New York City. Despite the fierce competition in the jazz capital of the world, her tenor saxophone playing stood out favourably. Her name had just started buzzing around when jazz clubs had to close down […]
Harp and urban jazz go well together!
The combination of harp and urban jazz sounds so catchy that one might well ask why this recipe has not been tried and tested before. Harpist Brandee Younger has performed on various pop stages (with John Legend, Common and Beyoncé, among others), as a session musician but also in classical concert halls. On her debut […]
North Sea Jazz 2021
“We had a narrow escape, but we are allowed to play for you this afternoon,” Benjamin Herman told the audience before starting his performance with the Quartet NL on Saturday afternoon, 10 July 2021. Normally, this would have been the North Sea Jazz weekend, but if anything has been subject to inflation this year, it […]
Karel Appel was born one hundred years ago
Wherever in the world you walk into a modern art museum, standing face-to-face with a work by Karel Appel (1921- 2006) is always a moment of joy. The paintings and sculptures of the Dutch artist, born in the Amsterdam Dapperstraat one hundred years ago, are vital, explosive, colourful and they are sparkling with life. His […]