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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Alexander van Popta is a very talented pianist, composer and producer who has built up a very versatile career in a short time. He could already be heard twice in Porgy en Bess in the quartet of trumpeter Teus Nobel and then made a big impression. But now he has his own quartet consisting of Alexander van Popta (piano), Jelle Roozenburg (guitar), Jamie Peet (drums) and Thomas Pol (bass), a formidable line-up.

The upcoming album, 'All the memories that objects carry', follows soon after his debut with 'Methods To Madness', which is barely a year old. Because so many gigs were canceled during the pandemic, the focus has shifted even more to life in the studio. Read more

The Jasper Blom Quartet is an "all star line-up" with guitarist Jesse van Ruller, Frans van der Hoeven and Martijn Vink, who has been around for 12 years and has released six CDs. Characteristic of the JBQ are the intelligent compositions and improvisations of saxophonist Jasper Blom, the impassioned playing of star guitarist Jesse van Ruller, the tight and flexible interplay between rhythm section and soloists, starring the renowned Martijn Vink. The quartet plays on international jazz stages and festivals at home and abroad. In recent years, the JBQ has regularly performed with renowned international soloists. Read more

Rob and Joris know each other since the late 1980s and have played together in various situations over the years, mostly in the Netherlands. This duo started during the corona crisis in 2020, when Rob and Joris did live stream duo concerts. Read more

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