The Rembrandt Trio is internationally known for their curious view and innovative collaborations that constantly give jazz a new direction. Their most recent album “A Wind Invisible Sweeps Us Through The World” is the result of fifteen years of making music together. “If you share the stage for so long, you are part of each other's development both as a musician and as a person”. There is such a strong bond of trust between Rembrandt, Tony and Vinsent that they feel completely free to follow their musical instincts and play whatever the music asks for at that moment.
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During the pandemic, Iain and BJ started working together again resulting in a series of songs in which they gave free rein to their reflections on the corona crisis. Gloomy or comforting, disturbing or, on the contrary, resigned. Those songs were released in September 2021 on the album "Distant Chatter" and accompanying bonus EP Close Call. The collection of songs is described as "Americana with an adventurous, colorful and sometimes pleasantly gritty edge. Striking melodic twists, sharp choirs and playfully wriggling guitar lines. Highly personal reflections on an album that could not but be made, it went like naturally in all aspects".
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delicate interplay of Cor Bakker and Fay Claassen

Listen to the magical interaction between Cor Bakker and Fay Claassen and you will hear it. One plus one can be much more than two. In their collaboration, they not only lift each other to the highest level, but also the repertoire they bring takes on an extra charge. That is why their program 'Cor-i-Fay' is the countless variety of music, text and enchantment.
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40-jarig jubileum van de NO Longfield Jazzcrackers

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Edisonwinnaar en winnaar van het Alliance Française Concours Phillippe Elan brengt klassiekers uit de Franse chansongeschiedenis met de titel: 'Quelques Mots d’Amour' (Een paar woorden van liefde).  Een drukke theatertour met veel lovende recensies, en dan nu ook tijdens dit festival met een prachtig repertoire van: Aznavour, Ferrat, Ferré, Piaf, Clerc, Brel, Shaffy maar ook Abba en Presley. Reyer Zwart begeleidt Phillippe op toetsen en snaren.
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Trombonist Nils Wogram is considered one of the most important jazz musicians in Europe. He is a virtuoso trombonist and plays very original own compositions. His trio also consists of Arno Krijger, Hammond organ, and Dejan Terzic, drums. A very attractive ensemble!
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Parents and guardians, grandfathers and grandmothers, come this afternoon with your children / grandchildren and enjoy beautiful music with the most beautiful Dutch songs!

Jazz on prescription is a family concert (8+) in which 10 energetic jazz musicians and a singer will blow you off your seat. So get ready to dance, sing along and swing! And all this on prescription from the doctor: Nina sweats carrots and panics when there is no manual or no sheet music. The doctor sees it right away and rushes her to Mr. Luke. This is how Nina gets acquainted with the world of jazz. From stuttering to scatting within an hour. Healing guaranteed! Read more

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The Lew Tabackin Trio makes a very short tour with performances in Brussels and Paris, among others. At his express request, we have also made a place for him in our calendar. Lew is one of the most important musicians in the New York jazz scene. He is accompanied by the Belgian bassist Philip Aerts and the French drummer Mourad Benhammou, together a dream combination. Read more

Five top talents are united in this international, young ensemble! They first met in Berlin and during a chamber music festival in the famous Chianti wine region, in Italy's Tuscany, there was a definite click and 'The Chianti Ensemble' became a fact. We already know Nathalia Milstein and Alexander Warenberg from Mathieu van Bellen's famous Scaldis Chamber Music Festival. Tonight the other members of the quintet, Takehiro Konoe, Shin Sihan and Yamen Saadi would like to introduce themselves to you. The ensemble plays two fascinating piano quintets from the late romantic style period of resp. Korngold and Faure.
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Nienke Dingemans is a Dutch singer-songwriter. She is seen as a 17-year-old blues top talent, but her music is much broader: from blues to soul and from country to jazz. Accompanied by her producers Joost Verbraak and Jan van Bijnen (Verbraak | van Bijnen - Freek de Jonge - Rob de Nijs - Jim Keller) and Joris Verbogt (The Wild Century - Bradley's Circus), they bring American roots to the Netherlands with their music.
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Master double bassist Dominic Seldis and his musical partner James Pearson bring you a wonderful evening full of music and humor. Dominic Seldis is best known as a judge on the hit TV show 'Maestro'. There is much to laugh about and enjoy in Stand Up Bass; Seldis combines beautiful music with humorous stories about his instrument, in a classical environment, but also with trips to, for example, jazz and tango. Pianist James Pearson accompanies Seldis and shines in captivating improvisations.
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Last year it was a century since the end of the First World War, a drama on a hitherto unprecedented scale that has left deep wounds and marks the transition from the 'old' to the 'new' Europe. Although this continent has never known such a long period of peace, we also see parallels with that time in the twenty-first century. Inspired by this fact, Wolfert Brederode, one of the most eclectic musicians in the Netherlands, composed Ruins & Remains, a suite of ten continuous movements of approximately 60 minutes for piano, percussion and string quartet. Music that is about the inner struggle of man, overcoming adversity, incurring scars. Read more

Angelo Verploegen's new album 'When Night Falls' is an ode to the night in all its forms; from dusk to dawn. With the chosen standards he tries to capture the course of the evening, while limiting himself in terms of instrumentation, repertoire and recording technique - in order to evoke that narrowed world of the night in all its facets. With Ed Verhoeff on guitar and Eric van der Westen on bass, Angelo Verploegen reunited a trio that carries with them more than twenty years of joint history. In subtle play in which a wealth of experience and attention resounds, we witness a twilight conversation between three old friends.
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Maria Milstein violin, Hanna Shybayeva piano.
Finally, after three years, we can again present a beautiful Christmas concert to our audience and resume this long-standing tradition on our intimate stage in Christmas atmosphere! Maria Milstein and Hanna Shybayeva will perform gems from the repertoire for violin and piano this afternoon. In any case, the famous 2nd sonata by Prokofiev is on the program, as well as more classical works, such as sonatas by Beethoven. The further details of this recital are still being worked out by the duo. Read more

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In tonight's program saxophonist Femke IJlstra and pianist Celia García-García highlight the richness of Mediterranean colors, with an emphasis on Spain. "We take you to the musical south where we sing, dance and dream together in the warm evening light", according to Femke and Celia. They bring us into this atmosphere with works by Ravel, Milhaud, Albeniz, de Falla, Villa-Lobos and others. Read more

L'Armonia Sonora, consisting of toppers from the ranks of the Netherlands Bach Society, will present a fascinating baroque program this afternoon with one of the most prominent baroque singers, the bass Peter Kooij. The whole is led by the gambist Mieneke van der Velden.

The cantata 'Der Friede sei mit dir' (BWV 158) is one of the highlights of the work of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750); this solo cantata by Bach with an obbligato violin part and basso continuo seems simple in instrumentation, but it is a very complete cantata with arias, recitatives and a beautiful closing chorale.  Read more

With this warm-blooded Flamenco performance, the listener is taken along to a world full of passion, melancholy passion. The repertoire includes both existing and self-written Spanish songs. At the concerts, Monica quickly gets people on the edge of the seat. She knows how to enchant her audience with her charisma. Manito always knows how to stimulate her to get the most out of his virtuoso playing.
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Since the formation of Under The Surface in 2015, the band has enjoyed great success internationally. Drummer Joost Lijbaart saw the group's potential early on and was able to organize more than 200 concerts in 25 countries on 4 continents. Inspired by the many travels, they developed a unique improvisational language, a combination of jazz, folk, ethnic and electronic music. Read more

Bert van den Brink piano and accordion, Sanne de Graaf cello and Andrea van Beek vocals.

French chanson is booming: hundreds of thousands of Dutch people enjoyed the beautiful TV series Chansons! in 2021 by TV co-star Matthijs van Nieuwkerk and 'Snollebollekes foreman' Rob Kemps. Porgy responded to this trend with a daring and completely sold-out three-day chanson festival in April 2022. We are happy to build on this resounding success and are proud to present a second edition with surprising ensembles!

Tonight master pianist Bert van den Brink, who has been a regular player on our stage for many years, will perform contemporary chansons by chansonnier/bassist Gildas Delaporte with his new 'Ensemble Soit!'. Read more

Multi-talented Frank Mercelis, musician, singer and actor, has been on stage in many capacities for over 20 years. i.a. with his chanson collective Eddy et les Vedettes he made four successful theater tours, including 'Une Belle Histoire', in collaboration with the writer Bart Van Loo. Today he takes the sensuality and rhythm of the French language with him in the beautiful musical narration 'Talk To Me In French', accompanied by Antoon Offeciers on piano.

"Text and music flow wonderfully into each other, meandering and sparkling, perfectly clever without losing nature. With a great sense of humor too, verbally and musically." The Standard, four ****

“After many wanderings as a singer, musician and actor, Frank Mercelis comes home to a wonderful theater program. (...) The provisional culmination of a very versatile career.” - Het Nieuwsblad, four **** Read more

Op de laatste dag van dit festival laten we ons publiek genieten van twee optredens. De middag begint met de fantastische Franse chansonnier Philippe Elan met zijn vaste begeleider op gitaar en piano Reyer Zwart. Zoals we van Edison winnaar Elan gewend zijn wordt iedere chanson vertolkt met de zorgvuldigheid en passie die het verdient. De liederen worden afgewisseld met jeugdherinneringen en anekdotes die voor Philippe verbonden zijn met vrijwel elk chanson; over de liefde uiteraard, maar ook over literatuur, de maatschappij, film en kunst. Als onderdeel van Philippe's muzikale levensverhaal zal ongetwijfeld de wereldhit 'Adieu monsieur le professeur' vanmiddag niet ontbreken....






We besluiten dit festival met een spetterend optreden van Marjolaine et les Manouches. Marjolijn Polfliet brengt met haar Manouches Franse chansons van toen, van nu en van alle dagen daartussen. In een altijd herkenbaar maar soms toch eigengereid nieuw jasje. Chansons om mee te zingen, chansons die iedereen herkent, chansons om beter te leren kennen, chansons om over je heen te laten komen. Met altijd een beetje achtergrondinformatie over de inhoud van de liedjes en de artiest daarachter. Zo wordt het voor 'les Non-Francophones' ook interessant. Vorig jaar opende Marjolaine en haar ensemble het eerste chanson festival op overtuigende wijze. Wij verwachten nu een spectaculaire slotact! 
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