This year's Zomer Jazz Fiets Tour (ZJFT) (Summer Jazz Bike Tour) had a very special introduction night at the Vera music club in Groningen, the Netherlands, just called Proloog. The night before the festival started, especially this year's proloog was a Hommage to the “Atelier Il Sole in Cantina”. In… read more
The Groninger Museum is an art and art history museum in Groningen, The Netherlands with exhibitions of modern and contemporary art, design, photography, fashion, installation art, applied arts and archaeology. The building of the museum consists of three main pavillions, each of them designed in the most typical way of… read more
Daan Kleijn, born in the Dutch village Peize close to Groningen, started studying jazz guitar in the age of 17 at the Prins Claus Conservatory (PCC) in Groningen, the Netherlands. The most important teachers at the PCC for him were guitarists like Winfred Burna, Frank Wingold and Freddie Bryant, next… read more
On June 13th, 2019, when “Jazz te Gast” Zuidhorn in the North West part of The Netherlands was already preparing for the big show, I had the huge honor to interview this years Artist in Residence, Ethan Iverson, in one of the most beautiful livingrooms I ever had been so… read more
End of May this year, which is still 2019, I had a really beautiful second interview with David Berkman from New York City, jazz pianist, composer, educator, arranger and writer. Please, check our first talk here. Just really recently he published his album "Six Of One", feat. Dayna Stephens, Adam… read more
The Spanish saxophonist Daniel Juárez from Talavera de la Reina lives in Madrid (ESP) as a Jazz and Modern Music saxophonist, composer, poet and educator. Between 2014 and 2017 he studied at the Prins Claus Conservatorium (PCC) in Groningen, The Netherlands, to become a Master of Music, where I met… read more
Guus Janssen (NL) is a Dutch composer of contemporary music, jazz music, a piano and keyboard player in the widest sense and a educator. When Guus Janssen was 15 years old, he earned his first money as a professional musician by playing the church organ. And of course, with people… read more
Many music lovers for sure know the institution “Noise in the North”, located in the Groningen lovely pearl, the club Lola. From many ongoing concerts I at least I enjoyed a few really great concerts, like with Nelson Graf Reis and his band "We Bless This Mess" for example. On… read more
Who in Groningen does not know the weekly stage for experimental art, just called FridayNITE? Initiated by NNT (Noord Nederlands Toneel) and Club Guy & Roni and located at NNT's theatre location Machinefabriek at Bloemstraat, this initiative booked on may 10th 2019 “20Guilders” from Tokyo, an Acid Rock/Folk Duo… read more
In one of his many recordings, John Di Martino (US) uses a quote from the Japanese philosopher Daisaku Ikeda: “We often use the expression, “strike a chord in one's heart”. The heart is like an instrument. It is the richness of the heart that determines the richness of our life… read more