Artists association Arti et Amicitiae is one of the new locations where you can enjoy a live jazz concert at Red Light Jazz 2024 in June.

Julia Werner (Greener Grass, August 38th, Vox Sturnus) performs in Arti’s society on Friday June 7th. At Red Light Jazz she plays her brand new compositions with Jochem Braat on various types of keys and synths, and Alistair Payne on trumpet.

Originally a vocalist, Julia has recently also focused on playing guitar and percussion, making visual art (pen drawings, paintings, risoprints), but above all on composing her own music. She is currently releasing these arts in various forms and settings.

Julia Werner plays and sings in the folk-pop band Greener Grass, who was nominated for the Sublime Awards last year. She is also part of the vocal improvisation ensemble August 38th. Julia spent time in New York and India making music there. At Red Light Jazz she performs her compositions at the intersection of jazz, folk and pop music.

Fighting free from stuck ideas, from self-imposed restrictions, in search of freedom. How do you find your own path in a world where systems seem to be the norm, instead of humanity? Out of your head, into your body, out of impossibility, into the idea. An ode to expression and feeling, playing with subtlety and textures. That’s the Julia Werner experience.

Artists association Arti et Amicitiae is one of the new locations where you can enjoy a live jazz concert at Red Light Jazz 2024 in June.

Julia Werner (Greener Grass, August 38th, Vox Sturnus) performs in Arti’s society on Friday June 7th. At Red Light Jazz she plays her brand new compositions with Jochem Braat on various types of keys and synths, and Alistair Payne on trumpet.

Originally a vocalist, Julia has recently also focused on playing guitar and percussion, making visual art (pen drawings, paintings, risoprints), but above all on composing her own music. She is currently releasing these arts in various forms and settings.

Julia Werner plays and sings in the folk-pop band Greener Grass, who was nominated for the Sublime Awards last year. She is also part of the vocal improvisation ensemble August 38th. Julia spent time in New York and India making music there. At Red Light Jazz she performs her compositions at the intersection of jazz, folk and pop music.

Fighting free from stuck ideas, from self-imposed restrictions, in search of freedom. How do you find your own path in a world where systems seem to be the norm, instead of humanity? Out of your head, into your body, out of impossibility, into the idea. An ode to expression and feeling, playing with subtlety and textures. That’s the Julia Werner experience.

‘Same Moon in the Same World’ is a line from a novel by Haruki Murakami. It’s also the title of the ambitious album by tenor saxophonist Alex Hitchcock and guitarist Ant Law. These top talents from British jazz have recorded an album with star players from Londen, New York and Amsterdam. This led to a new band that builds on the sound of the album: energetic, melodic and well-balanced.

The inspiration for Same Moon is the idea that, whilst people may be in separate places geographically, they have shared truths: musical language, human experience, emotions. From our unique vantage points, we are all staring at the same moon. All four band members are featured on the album Same Moon in the Same World, alongside famous jazz musicians such as Linda May Han Oh, Kendrick Scott and Jeff Ballard.

‘Ridiculous technique and harmonic proficiency combined with this progressive creativity that sees him leading the charge in terms of new jazz music in the UK’ (BBC Jazz World about Alex Hitchcock).

‘What a game changer he can be’ (The Guardian over Ant Law).

‘Same Moon in the Same World’ is a line from a novel by Haruki Murakami. It’s also the title of the ambitious album by tenor saxophonist Alex Hitchcock and guitarist Ant Law. These top talents from British jazz have recorded an album with star players from Londen, New York and Amsterdam. This led to a new band that builds on the sound of the album: energetic, melodic and well-balanced.

The inspiration for Same Moon is the idea that, whilst people may be in separate places geographically, they have shared truths: musical language, human experience, emotions. From our unique vantage points, we are all staring at the same moon. All four band members are featured on the album Same Moon in the Same World, alongside famous jazz musicians such as Linda May Han Oh, Kendrick Scott and Jeff Ballard.

‘Ridiculous technique and harmonic proficiency combined with this progressive creativity that sees him leading the charge in terms of new jazz music in the UK’ (BBC Jazz World about Alex Hitchcock).

‘What a game changer he can be’ (The Guardian over Ant Law).

On Friday June 7th pianist Dick Barten, guitarist Rolf Koppijn and double bassist Rob Veenhuizen will perform as "The Monkey Trio" in Café In 't Aepjen, one of the two remaining historic wooden buildings in Amsterdam.

The trio plays an extensive repertoire. As a flexible rhythm section, they have already accompanied many large and small "fools of jazz" in Ghana, Jamaica, Thailand, Lithuania and Canada, among others. In Café In't Aepjen, the men themselves are the center of attention.

Irene Reig (Barcelona, ​​1993) was interested in music from an early age. She took piano lessons in various conservatories including the Conservatori Municipal de Música de Barcelona.

At the age of 11 Irene started playing the saxophone and when she was 15 Irene introduced jazz into her life. After several studies in Spain, she moved to the Netherlands to obtain her Master's degree at the Conservatory of Amsterdam with Ferdinand Povel as her senior teacher. There she had the opportunity to play with musicians such as Simon Rigter, Martijn van Iterson, Terell Staford and Rob van Bavel.

From 2008 to 2011, Irene played alto and baritone sax and clarinet with the Sant Andreu Jazz Band. With this band she recorded several CDs (Jazzing Live at Casa Fuster and Jazzsing vol. II). On the albums she played with Dick Oatts, Perico Sambeat, Jesse Davis, Scott Robinson as special guests.

Her first album as leader, Views (2017), was recorded in 2016 with a quintet which included trumpeter and flugelhorn player John Swana and comprised her own songs. It evokes memories of Barcelona, Amsterdam and Philadelphia, three cities where she has lived. Her next two albums were as leader of a septet called The Bop Collective: ‘The Bop Collective’ was released in 2018 and ‘Iapsis’ in 2019. Both albums present original songs and arrangements full of personality and freshness that confirm the band as a revelation on the national jazz scene.

During Red Light Jazz 2024, Irene will play every day in Café ZILT with her quartet.

Hans Dulfer is one of Holland’s best known and most versatile musicians. He closely follows the latest trends, but maintains to be a typical jazz musician. With his illustrious and progressive formations (Perikels, Reflud, Big Boy) Hans Dulfer has become the most famous saxophonist in the Netherlands. For many years Hans operated as a stage performer par excellence, putting record making on the second plan. When in the nineties he finally became serious about recording, large-scale success followed in the Netherlands and even a star status in Japan. Hans also played, amongst others, with Boy Edgar, John McLaughlin, Willem Breuker, Jan Akkerman and Herman Brood.

On Friday afternoon June 7th Hans Dulfer and his band will open the 11th edition of the Red Light Jazz Festival in the world famous Casa Rosso Theater. Be aware! If you want to see this free concert of the still rousing Dutch saxophonist, come on time!

Bout du Monde (End of the World) is a quartet consisting of four musicians with a respectable track record. Drummer Richard Lems played with all the big names in the Dutch jazz world and beyond (from North Sea Jazz to Montreux). He graduated cum laude from the Amsterdam Conservatory of Music. Robert Mollee (saxophone) also has an enormous palmares. He has extensive experience in various styles of music and has performed in various line-ups with Ronald Douglas, Deborah Carter, Greetje Kauffeld, John Engels and many others. Joris Nederpelt Lazarom studied jazz piano at the Royal Conservatory, he played with various large and smaller orchestras at home and abroad and is a producer at his own 12notes.nl. Rob IJsendijk started his bass career in pop music and via Berklee College of Music and others soon ended up in jazz, playing many styles with countless different musicians.

The four musicians of Bout du Monde challenge each other every concert, searching for their musical limits. They know each other from various formations and have played together many times in various other combinations. Their first album 'Hirondelle' was released in 2020 and contains mostly pieces written by Steve Swallow. The second album of Bout du Monde named 'Uncovered' was released in 2022.

As son of National Boogie Woogie king Rob Hoeke, Ruben Hoeke was taught to make music at an early age. Ruben has now become a celebrity himself on his instrument: the electric guitar. He can easily be placed amongst the musicians who have lifted the Dutch blues to a higher level.

Since his first performance in 1992, he has toured the Netherlands continuously, played at festivals in Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Estonia, USA, Ireland, Luxembourg and Curaçao, released thirteen albums in different musical genres and performed on stage with countless national and international top musicians.

Media describe Ruben Hoeke as a 'worldclass guitarist' and 'one of Holland finest players of todays scene'. Although Ruben is a guitarist who plays several music styles, the Rhythm & Blues and Rock & Roll is something that comes to him naturally and straight from the heart. A journalist once defined the band as ‘a mighty blues-formation with an unique sound’ and their performance ‘sparkling as hell, like a F16 with its afterburners tuned up to the max’. With dozens of great reviews the Ruben Hoeke Band will continue delivering their cooking meltingpot of Soul, heavy Rock, Pop, stompin’ Boogie and dirty Rhythm & blues!

It’s primarily the exciting location, the internationally renowned and illustrious Red Light District in the old city center of Amsterdam, that makes the Red Light Jazz festival so unique. This years edition will again feature concerts in the Wallonian Church (De Waalse Kerk). On Friday evening June 7th Dutch harmonica player Hermine Deurloo is coming to the Wallonian Church with two jazz giants: Gwilym Simcock and Mike Walker (The Impossible Gentlemen). They have a unique collaboration with Hermine since they met each other at the Ambleside Jazz Festival. Their musical love of total breadth – from rock to classical and folk to jazz – makes these three exceptional improvisation gods find each other effortlessly in a breathtaking exploration of rich harmonies and catchy melodies.

Hermine Deurloo has rapidly developed into the most important voice on the harmonica. Gwilym Simcock can be counted among the "Inner Circle" of great contemporary pianists including Brad Mehldau, Keith Jarrett and Gonzalo Rubalcaba. He has also toured with classical violinist Nigel Kennedy, alongside such jazz heroes as Dave Holland, Kenny Wheeler and Lee Konitz. His solo playing is legendary.

Mike Walker is a British guitar legend, having performed with Kenny Wheeler and Steve Swallow. The concert of these three giants will take you on a breathtaking exploration of rich harmonies, catchy melodies and groovy rhythms.

Guitarists Servaas Bollen and Alex Konijnenburg alias Gumbo & The Monk bring out the raw sound of the Mississippi Delta Blues. They do so on traditional handmade instruments like the Cigar Box Guitar, License Plate Resonator Guitar and Diddley Bow. With these authentic sounding instruments Gumbo & The Monk are paying a tribute to Robert Johnson, Son House and Mississippi John Hurt. They also play early work of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and John Lee Hooker. The intimacy and intensity of Gumbo & The Monk’s (semi) acoustic show makes the audience feel as if they are in an original Mississippi Juke Joint.

Gumbo & The Monk perform in clubs and blues festivals all over the Netherlands and abroad, including the Red Light Jazz Festival.

Three friends have found each other in the love of acoustic guitar music. With sufficient musical background, a healthy dose of humor, a certain age and a great desire for creating something new, they started a band in 2023.

One Bass & Two Guitars are Jeroen Heijne (double bass), Bob van Houten (guitar) and Rob Sepp (guitar). Their repertoire consists of swinging jazz, beautiful ballads, stirring gipsy jazz and driving bossa nova's. Improvising, going on a musical journey and making beautiful music is what these men are all about. And having fun, lots of fun.

It's the unfathomable, nonverbal conversation improvising musicians have that sax player Jelske Hoogervorst and guitarist Folker Tettero are trying to catch in their writing and playing with their duo formation Interplay.

Be it a lyrical ballad or an uptime swinging piece. Folker and Jelske traverse the pieces with great ease and a lot of fun to play. Despite the fact that there are only two of them, when listening to them you feel like there is a whole band playing.

The intimate setting the duo creates is an answer to today's society where everything has to be fast with immediate results. Folker and Jelske go for depth and longevity. Depth in fusing their instruments, allowing them to make an increasingly unified musical statement. The long haul, because they don't choose the easy way, but rather the way that comes from the heart and creates the greatest musical impact.

At some point in time we all experience that earth shattering boom of jubilation when we witness something true, joyful and straight from the heart. Now, combine this feeling with a hint of stank and a lil’ pinch of funk and let it cook up a bubbling gumbo of raw, tantalising soul. It is exactly this stew of musical goodness the band THE PULITZERS are looking for. Heck; it is the sole reason for their existence.

Driven by organ, guitar and propelled by percussion and drums, the members of SPARK are four wandering souls tied together by fate who have set out on one, bold mission: Lighting a fire. Using their skills and their drive they are chasing those good old burning tunes and together they meticulously ignite grooving rhythms combined with soulful melodies and jams.

Rooted deep in the tradition of legends like The Meters, Jimmy McGriff and Booker T., this fine bunch of kindred spirits sets out to create original tunes which will get you out of your seat and up on your feet dancing with a funky grin on your face all night long. Expect no less then dedicated musicians, igniting their passion to create one, big sizzling spark.

With his project Imprevistie bass player Lorenzo Servali plays energetic and danceable music full of nostalgia, intimate and warm memories composed by Lorenzo Servali. His music is universal and his capacity to collaborate has caused his music to carry the influence of his co-musicians and his musical surroundings. The sound of this band is dynamic, taking inspiration from folk and electronic music in a jazz context. Album release: “imprevisti” will be released on Irma Records this June.

Lorenzo Servali is a musician with Red Light Arts & Culture.

Imprevisti's performance in Meet Berlage is organized in collaboration with Red Light Arts & Culture.

Over Lorenzo Servali:  https://www.instagram.com/lorenzoservali

Tenor saxophonist Wouter Kiers is a well-known figure in the Dutch music world. The stage is his home. Wouter started playing the clarinet at the age of 9, but the tenor sax has been his instrument of choice since 1984. In 2000, Kiers toured Japan with Hans Dulfer. With fellow saxophonist Ruud de Vries, Wouter performed at the North Sea Jazz festival in 2002 with his then group 'Kiers & de Vries' and, in 2005, he performed with the Beatnach band from The Hague for 400,000 people at the Parkpop festival in The Hague. It was during this period that he created the Wouter Kiers Quartet.

With his quartet, Wouter plays well-known and lesser-known jazz tracks in the tradition of his saxophone heroes from the past such as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Arnett Cobb, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins.

Michael Simon lives in Rotterdam and is best known in the Netherlands as a band member of Fra Fra Sound and the Rob Mostert Hammond Group. Michael has developed into a versatile trumpeter, composer and arranger of international significance. The prestigious online magazine Latin Jazz Network described him as “a shape-shifting instrumentalist”.

During his career Michael discovered that making music is limitlessly accessible. Language barriers, music genres or cultural backgrounds do not stand in the way of collaboration in music making. Michael entered into surprising collaborations with foreign artists. Michael Simon's Asian Connection is one of those projects; a musical world in which you learn to discover the beauty of Asian melodies in a unique and seamless way. Jazz mixed with Chinese folk music. It all comes together on the album “Asian Connection” and in his latest “East, West & Beyond” which produces a unique combination that is one of a kind and very pleasant to the ear.

Taiwanese Pipa (Chinese lute) player Fan-Qi Wu is the special guest this evening in the Sea Palace Restuarant. She comes especially from Sweden for the tour linked to the release of the album “East, West & Beyond”.

Fan-Qi Wu, saxophonist Claudio Jr De Rosa and Michael are the frontline of the band, they will be supported by a rhythm section of excellent jazz musicians from the Netherlands. Michael Simon's Asian Connection already gave memorable concerts at the Taichung Jazz Festival in Taiwan and at the Borneo Jazz Festival in Malaysia. This special international collaboration can now be enjoyed at Sea Palace during the 11th Red Light Jazz festival.

​MICHAEL SIMON’S ASIAN CONNECTION

​MICHAEL SIMON’S ASIAN CONNECTION

In Portuguese slang ‘Wave’ not only captures the essence of musical genres but it also resonates with the colloquial expression of being in a good vibe, riding the wave of positivity.

‘‘Wave’ by Fernando Oliveira is a vibrant tribute to Bossa Nova and Samba, blending global music and culture. With original compositions and international interpretations, Oliveira’s ‘Wave’ is an immersive experience, celebrating the universal language of music.

Theo Naishtat (2000) is a jazz guitarist from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Being part of the European Jazz Master programme, he is now based in the Netherlands for this semester at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.Graduated from the Conservatory of Buenos Aires, with two albums as leader, “Refugio” (2021) and “Afinidades” (2023), and many albums as a sideman, Naishtat has been a very active member of the Argentine jazz scene, before moving to Europe in 2023.

He is now part of a jazz master’s programme between the Conservatories of Paris, Berlin, Trondheim, and Amsterdam, and works in different projects in Europe.

With his main influences being guitarists like Peter Bernstein, Jesse Van Ruller, and Lage Lund, he has developed a very personal approach to the instrument with sensitivity and virtuosity.

Followed by the best jam session in town long into the night!

The start of the summer comes with yet another edition of the Red Light Jazz festival and TenClub is glad to be part of it. Let’s celebrate the happy and long lasting marriage between the beloved theatre street Nes and jazz, a teacher in many ways.

Tonight’s line-up features acclaimed trumpeter and vocalist Michael Varekamp as well as double bass player Harry Emmery, known for his collaborations with Archie Shepp, Freddy Hubbard and Louis Hayes. With TenClub favourites Bas van Lier on piano and Erik Kooger on drums, this joyful ensemble will surely bring light to this late spring evening. Don’t miss out!

The duo Piep en Stok consists of guitarist Henk Sprenger and saxophonist Gideon Tazelaar. They met at the Junior Jazz College at the conservatory of Amsterdam. When in 2009 the PIEP-jonge (very young) Gideon was the only one to show up at the lesson of the STOK-oude (very old) Henk, they got the chance to play in duo.

Henk has played with the Skymasters and the Ramblers. Gideon played with Benjamin Herman, Theo Loevendie and many others. After he finished his study at the Amsterdam conservatory he studied at the famous Juilliard School in New York.

Gideon and Henk still play together whenever they get the chance, for example on June 7th at ‘t Kelkje during the 11th edition of the Red Light Jazz Festival!

Wander through the European jazz landscape with two visionary bands

During the Red Light Jazz festival, a Dutch and a German band will cross paths on our stage. Dutch Mountain Tribe might be based in The Netherlands, but encompasses five nationalities. And German saxophonist Fabian Dudek takes an international perspective with his band as well. This concert is an exchange with the Stadtgarten concert hall in Cologne and is made possible by NICA Artist Development.

Dutch Mountain Tribe spins a web of idiosyncratic melodies, enchanting rhythms and fiery improvisations. Like folk songs from a mythical Dutch mountainside, they are coloured by an arsenal of percussion instruments, flutes, bagpipes and other objects from the immense collection of band leader Koen Boeijenga. This versatile wind player and composer includes both young and established players in his seven-piece band.

For Fabian Dudek, music is a starting point for pure ecstasy. His music is not bound to one genre. He takes example from jazz adventurer Ambrose Akinmusire, but his saxophone playing was also influenced by funk legend Maceo Parker. He collaborated with classical musicians and pop artists and he was a member of the prestigious Bundesjazzorchester. His quartet features the remarkable singing bassist Ruth Goller, who previously collaborated with Paul McCartney and Marc Ribot.

All-round singer Debbie de Witte sings vocal jazz classics in De Roode Laars.

Irene Reig (Barcelona, ​​1993) was interested in music from an early age. She took piano lessons in various conservatories including the Conservatori Municipal de Música de Barcelona.

At the age of 11 Irene started playing the saxophone and when she was 15 Irene introduced jazz into her life. After several studies in Spain, she moved to the Netherlands to obtain her Master's degree at the Conservatory of Amsterdam with Ferdinand Povel as her senior teacher. There she had the opportunity to play with musicians such as Simon Rigter, Martijn van Iterson, Terell Staford and Rob van Bavel.

From 2008 to 2011, Irene played alto and baritone sax and clarinet with the Sant Andreu Jazz Band. With this band she recorded several CDs (Jazzing Live at Casa Fuster and Jazzsing vol. II). On the albums she played with Dick Oatts, Perico Sambeat, Jesse Davis, Scott Robinson as special guests.

Her first album as leader, Views (2017), was recorded in 2016 with a quintet which included trumpeter and flugelhorn player John Swana and comprised her own songs. It evokes memories of Barcelona, Amsterdam and Philadelphia, three cities where she has lived. Her next two albums were as leader of a septet called The Bop Collective: ‘The Bop Collective’ was released in 2018 and ‘Iapsis’ in 2019. Both albums present original songs and arrangements full of personality and freshness that confirm the band as a revelation on the national jazz scene.

During Red Light Jazz 2024, Irene will play every day in Café ZILT with her quartet.

Irene Reig (Barcelona, ​​1993) was interested in music from an early age. She took piano lessons in various conservatories including the Conservatori Municipal de Música de Barcelona.

At the age of 11 Irene started playing the saxophone and when she was 15 Irene introduced jazz into her life. After several studies in Spain, she moved to the Netherlands to obtain her Master's degree at the Conservatory of Amsterdam with Ferdinand Povel as her senior teacher. There she had the opportunity to play with musicians such as Simon Rigter, Martijn van Iterson, Terell Staford and Rob van Bavel.

From 2008 to 2011, Irene played alto and baritone sax and clarinet with the Sant Andreu Jazz Band. With this band she recorded several CDs (Jazzing Live at Casa Fuster and Jazzsing vol. II). On the albums she played with Dick Oatts, Perico Sambeat, Jesse Davis, Scott Robinson as special guests.

Her first album as leader, Views (2017), was recorded in 2016 with a quintet which included trumpeter and flugelhorn player John Swana and comprised her own songs. It evokes memories of Barcelona, Amsterdam and Philadelphia, three cities where she has lived. Her next two albums were as leader of a septet called The Bop Collective: ‘The Bop Collective’ was released in 2018 and ‘Iapsis’ in 2019. Both albums present original songs and arrangements full of personality and freshness that confirm the band as a revelation on the national jazz scene.

During Red Light Jazz 2024, Irene will play every day in Café ZILT with her quartet.

The Amsterdam Organ Trio brings a warm mix of the Hammond organ, saxophone and drums. The three close and longtime friends aim to convey the warm feeling of fun, friendship and some magic.

The band played in Harlem, New York, and has just returned from a small European tour as they visit the Red Light Jazz festival in their hometown of Amsterdam again this year.

On drums you will find Richard Lems. He played with many stars in the Dutch scene. He also played at the North Sea Jazz and Montreux festivals. Robert Mollee (saxophone) played with Denise Jannah, Ellen ten Damme, Ronald Douglas, Fay Claassen, and many others. Organ player Mark Woerde is a relative newbie, although the organ virus caught him at a very young age when his grandma put him between two big Leslie speakers in a music shop pretty close to the festival area.

The trio is very much looking forward to sharing their music at Red Light Jazz 2024.

Bezetting

• Robert Mollee
• Sax

• Mark Woerde
• Hammond orgel

• Richard Lems
• Drums

TheAmsterdamOrganTrio.com

The trio featuring American jazz guitarist Sheryl Bailey, bassist Joris Teepe and drummer Jamie Peet performs swinging standards in an completely unique way, occasionally highlighted with their own compositions. Each of these three formidable musicians have individually performed on many jazz stages around the world. Their swinging grooves and unique international experience guarantee an exciting and unforgettable concert for the audience!

Sheryl Bailey (guitar) grew up in Pittsburgh and has been strongly influenced by Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass and other greats of that tradition. In New York, she performed with such top musicians as Richard Bona, Ken Peplowski, George Garzone and Ingrid Jensen. For many years now she’s been touring Japan and Europe. Bailey also recorded a total of 10 albums under her own name, teaches at the famous Berklee College of Music in Boston and is the author of several guitar books for Berklee Press.

Joris Teepe (double bass) grew up in The Hague and has lived in New York since 1992. Since 2013, Teepe has divided his time between New York and Amsterdam. Over the course of his career, he has worked with such well-known and even legendary musicians as Benny Golson, Barry Harris, Bobby Watson, Sonny Fortune, Tom Harrell, Chris Potter, Billy Hart and Randy Brecker. One of his most remarkable achievements was his nine-year association with Rashied Ali (John Coltrane's last drummer), with whom he recorded five albums and toured the world for nine years until the drummer died in 2009. Joris Teepe has led various bands of his own for the past 30 years and recorded 21 CDs under his own name. Although he often performs in Asia and the US, he’s also a welcome musician at European jazz venues and festivals, including the North Sea Jazz festival and Red Light Jazz. Teepe frequently performs with pianist Rob van Bavel, and he also plays in drummer John Engels' trio together with saxophonist Benjamin Herman.

Jamie Peet (drums) is one of the most sought-after drummers in the (inter)national jazz scene. A musician, composer and producer, Peet has always been into music. A child prodigy, he started playing at the young age of five, inspired by his musician father, bass player Michael Peet. In addition to being a guest teacher at various conservatories, Peet regularly performs with formations such as Niels Broos & Jamie Peet, Tinmen & the Telephone and Ben van Gelder. He has also toured with American jazz artists, including Kris Bowers and Gregory Porter. Peet is known for his unique signature and style, and his daring, inventive and colorful contemporary sound.

Last year was the Red Light Jazz debut of the young duo Nana X Tez. That was a great success. This 11th edition of the festival they will perform again in the most special and smallest venue of the festival: the Condomerie.

Nana X Tez consists of singer Nana Kruger and guitarist Tez Thompson. They met each other over 6 years ago at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam where they both studied at the Junior Jazz College. They instantly clicked musically. Since then they play live as a duo a mix of their favorite jazz, soul, R&B, hip-hop and their own songs. After several collaborations, with Zuco 103 and others.

Red Light Jazz is a multi-day jazz festival taking place in and around the red light district in Amsterdam. It’s primarily this exciting location, the internationally renowned and illustrious Red Light District in the old city center of Amsterdam, that makes the festival so unique. This year will again feature concerts in the Wallonian Church (De Waalse Kerk), including a performance by Hermine Deurloo & Mike Boddé on Friday evening, June 7th, entitled 'Jazz of the Low Countries'.

Fascinated by the sound of the chromatic harmonica, Hermine Deurloo exchanged her alto saxophone for this small instrument and has never looked back. She now performs with artists such as Steve Gadd and Rembrandt Frerichs, as well as with the iconic royal Concertgebouw’s Jazz Orchestra, and the Metropole Orchestra. Although her name may not yet be familiar, you’re sure to know her sound from a commercial: Hermine gives Holland’s famous smoked sausage that little bit of extra spice.

Since 2015 Hermine performs regularly with pianist Mike Boddé. Time and time again, this sorceress effortlessly manages to combine diverse music genres. With their program 'Jazz from the Low Countries' the duo performs music by Toots Thielemans, Rogier van Otterloo and Jacques Brel, among others. Mike enhances the performance with amusing and interesting anecdotes.

In 2018, Hermine Deurloo won the Bernie Bray Harmonica Player of the Year Award, a prestigious prize previously awarded to Toots Thielemans and Stevie Wonder.

Mike Boddé became nationally known for his TV appearances, including those on Kopspijkers, an award-winning Dutch talk show.

Lyric saxophonist Arthur Heuwekemeijer plays tunes from the rich Dutch song culture in arrangements that make them instant jazzstandards.

The Jazzy Rabbits are playing classical jazz, old style, acoustic, especially the medium tempo authentic New Orleans songs from the period 1915 – 1930. It is therefore not surprising who the sources of inspiration of The Jazzy Rabbits are: Louis Armstrong and the Hot Five, Hot Seven, King Oliver, Clarence Williams, Bix Beiderbecke, Tiny Parham.

The classic jazz songs are performed with care; In addition to the melody of the chorus (the tune), The Jazzy Rabbits often also play the verse, or the often forgotten melody of the verse. Of course The Jazzy Rabbits also know most of the Dixieland classics, sometimes with a self-invented Dutch text.

Having worked with celebrity musicians Ray Weston (Tom Jones, Wishbone Ash, Right Said Fred, Bjork) and Simeon Pillich (Taylor Swift) singer Adriane Callas, from Hollywood, California, formed her own Jazz Trio performing in theatres, jazz clubs, cabarets, and historical landmarks throughout the United States and Europe.

Studio CD recordings of Adriane include Jazz/Big Band Swing (Japan), Italian Renaissance and a Los Angeles Singer/Songwriter Project.

At Restaurant Café In de Waag Adriane will create an intimate and sultry atmosphere by performing her favorite songs with her Combo, inspired by Jazz and Swing standards, Motown and Light Pop Classics from Gershwin to Sting.

On Saturday, June 8, you can enjoy top gypsy jazz at Kapitein Zeppos during Red Light Jazz 2024!

Solo guitarist Adrian Holovaty from Chicago, who is living in Amsterdam since 2015, plays the perfect mix of the music of Django Reinhardt, Americana and classic Jazz. Adrian will be assisted by reed player Pepijn Mouwen, rhythm guitarist Jan Brouwer and double bassist Arnoud van den Berg.

That Saturday Claire's Ballroom, Kapitein Zeppos's theater hall, exudes the atmosphere of Paris in the 1930s between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM!

Tzara The Machine is the solo project of Amsterdam-based Venezuelan singer-songwriter and producer Francisco Garrido. Francisco studied in Berklee College of Music and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and has been supported by the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation for 6 years.

Drawing inspiration from the likes of Björk, Animal Collective and Bon Iver, Tzara creates a fresh organic sound mixing sampled acoustic instruments and electronic elements. Their music deals with themes of mental health, the struggle of understanding our own patterns and dealing with the nonsensical nature of our thoughts. Vulnerable lyricism and sonic experimentation make Tzara The Machine a captivating and unique musical act.

Madeleine Ruijter a.k.a. Maddy Moreah is an Amsterdam-based singer-songwriter who started making music at the age of 12. She studied at the music school of the ROC PACT. After graduating as a singer, Maddy decided to write her own songs.

She soon succeeded in playing on various stages. In 2019 she traveled throughout the Netherlands with the famous music festival the Popronde and also stood at a number of summer festivals including Madness, Surfana and Haarlem Jazz. She also played as a support act for Cory Henry, Jeangu Macrooy and Soccer mommy. In 2021 she released her first Vinyl record at the Bitterzoet in Amsterdam. Last year het new single Deactivate came out, produced by DAVIES. And for this upcoming year she will be working behind the scenes with different producers and artists.

Together with her backing vocals, she will be performing a new acoustic set at Red Light Jazz with a lot of love, spirit and jazzy harmonies.

‘Een intiem jazzcafé in het museum’

Saturday, June 8, Museum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder will transform its museum café into a jazz café. It promises to be an intimate setting, where you can walk in without a valid ticket and enjoy a cup of coffee while enjoying a live performance.

This year, Museum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder welcomes Iman Spaargaren (tenor saxophone) and Peter Bjørnild (double bass) to perform during the Red Light Jazz Festival. This dynamic duo, originating from the Amsterdam (and Danish) music scene, is known for their lyrical playing and compelling interaction. They will perform a varied repertoire of well-known and lesser-known jazz standards, focusing on musical freedom and intense ensemble playing.

‘Een intiem jazzcafé in het museum’

Saturday, June 8, Museum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder will transform its museum café into a jazz café. It promises to be an intimate setting, where you can walk in without a valid ticket and enjoy a cup of coffee while enjoying a live performance.

This year, Museum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder welcomes Iman Spaargaren (tenor saxophone) and Peter Bjørnild (double bass) to perform during the Red Light Jazz Festival. This dynamic duo, originating from the Amsterdam (and Danish) music scene, is known for their lyrical playing and compelling interaction. They will perform a varied repertoire of well-known and lesser-known jazz standards, focusing on musical freedom and intense ensemble playing.

Tenor saxophonist Wouter Kiers is a well-known figure in the Dutch music world. The stage is his home. Wouter started playing the clarinet at the age of 9, but the tenor sax has been his instrument of choice since 1984. In 2000, Kiers toured Japan with Hans Dulfer. With fellow saxophonist Ruud de Vries, Wouter performed at the North Sea Jazz festival in 2002 with his then group 'Kiers & de Vries' and, in 2005, he performed with the Beatnach band from The Hague for 400,000 people at the Parkpop festival in The Hague. It was during this period that he created the Wouter Kiers Quartet.

With his quartet, Wouter plays well-known and lesser-known jazz tracks in the tradition of his saxophone heroes from the past such as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Arnett Cobb, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins.

Tenor saxophonist Wouter Kiers is a well-known figure in the Dutch music world. The stage is his home. Wouter started playing the clarinet at the age of 9, but the tenor sax has been his instrument of choice since 1984. In 2000, Kiers toured Japan with Hans Dulfer. With fellow saxophonist Ruud de Vries, Wouter performed at the North Sea Jazz festival in 2002 with his then group 'Kiers & de Vries' and, in 2005, he performed with the Beatnach band from The Hague for 400,000 people at the Parkpop festival in The Hague. It was during this period that he created the Wouter Kiers Quartet.

With his quartet, Wouter plays well-known and lesser-known jazz tracks in the tradition of his saxophone heroes from the past such as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Arnett Cobb, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins.

Federica was born in Bari, Italy and from the very beginning of her life, she displayed a strong artistic inclination. Her musical journey commenced as a singer at the age of 12, with the piano as her secondary instrument. In 2014, she initiated her studies in jazz piano at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.

Federica has graced the stage at various international venues and festivals in the Netherlands, such as Jazz in The Gracht, Ujazz, Waddensea Jazz Festival, Bibliotheek of The Hague, Bimhuis, Diligentia Theater, Delft Jazz Festival, and many more. Her performances have also reached Italy, including JazzMi Festival in Milan, Jazz in Andria, Nel Gioco Del Jazz in Bari, and Fano Jazz. She has showcased her talents in Spain, Belgium, and Greece (Athens Jazz Festival).

In 2019, Federica achieved recognition as one of the top 10 finalists in the renowned Italian jazz competition, "Premio Internazionale Massimo Urbani." Sharing the stage with celebrated artists such as Rachel Gould, Eric Ineke, John Ruocco, Michael Abene, Tineke Postma, Fabrizio Bosso, Giuseppe Bassi, Giovanni Scasciamacchia, and many others, Federica has established herself as a prominent figure in the jazz scene.

Federica Lorusso is a musician with Red Light Arts & Culture.

This performance is organized in collaboration with Red Light Arts & Culture.

About Federica Lorusso: https://www.federicalorusso.com

Federica was born in Bari, Italy and from the very beginning of her life, she displayed a strong artistic inclination. Her musical journey commenced as a singer at the age of 12, with the piano as her secondary instrument. In 2014, she initiated her studies in jazz piano at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.

Federica has graced the stage at various international venues and festivals in the Netherlands, such as Jazz in The Gracht, Ujazz, Waddensea Jazz Festival, Bibliotheek of The Hague, Bimhuis, Diligentia Theater, Delft Jazz Festival, and many more. Her performances have also reached Italy, including JazzMi Festival in Milan, Jazz in Andria, Nel Gioco Del Jazz in Bari, and Fano Jazz. She has showcased her talents in Spain, Belgium, and Greece (Athens Jazz Festival).

In 2019, Federica achieved recognition as one of the top 10 finalists in the renowned Italian jazz competition, "Premio Internazionale Massimo Urbani." Sharing the stage with celebrated artists such as Rachel Gould, Eric Ineke, John Ruocco, Michael Abene, Tineke Postma, Fabrizio Bosso, Giuseppe Bassi, Giovanni Scasciamacchia, and many others, Federica has established herself as a prominent figure in the jazz scene.

Federica Lorusso is a musician with Red Light Arts & Culture.

This performance is organized in collaboration with Red Light Arts & Culture.

About Federica Lorusso: https://www.federicalorusso.com

In Portuguese slang ‘Wave’ not only captures the essence of musical genres but it also resonates with the colloquial expression of being in a good vibe, riding the wave of positivity.

‘‘Wave’ by Fernando Oliveira is a vibrant tribute to Bossa Nova and Samba, blending global music and culture. With original compositions and international interpretations, Oliveira’s ‘Wave’ is an immersive experience, celebrating the universal language of music.

Nord Stream is a swinging piano trio playing old jazzhits. On Saturday night June 8th at ‘Skek the trio will perform with special guest, the formidable saxophone player Gideon Tazelaar.

The concert is followed by the best jam session in town long into the night!

19:30 – 21:00 | PHIL HORNEMAN (WICKED JAZZ SOUNDS)

In 2002 like-minded DJ Phil Horneman and Manne van der Zee joined forces to organize parties that represented their love for jazz music in the broadest sense. Wicked Jazz Sounds has since become a household name in the Amsterdam music scene. Wicked Jazz Sounds is all about creating a unique musical energy on the spot, jamming to a mix of jazz, hip hop, soul, funk, broken beat, house, drum & bass and more.

The DJs of Wicked Jazz Sounds have performed at countless stages and festivals, including the North Sea Jazz Festival, Loveland, Paradiso, Paard van Troje, MTV festival 'The City Is Ours', Frankfurt Open Air festival, Eurosonic, Mysteryland, Supernatural festival and Lowlands.

21:00 – 22:15 | ROSEYE

ROSEYE is a five-piece formation centered around singer Tallulah Rose. ROSEYE combines psychedelic grooves with ethereal storytelling. Their debut album will be released in April 2024 on the Super-Sonic Jazz label. ROSEYE explores themes of sexuality, spirituality, nature and grief. This 5-piece ensemble from Amsterdam conveys their diverse European roots in a mix of soul, jazz, gospel, hip-hop and electronica. Guided by inspirations from Jordan Rakei, Hiatus Kaiyote and Robert Glasper, ROSEYE's music is an honest, grooving and explosive, but also intimately soulful communion of sounds.

22.15 – 23:30 | PHIL HORNEMAN (WICKED JAZZ SOUNDS)

19:30 – 20:30 | ERNESTO MONTENEGRO QUARTET

The young Canarian trumpeter and composer Ernseto Montenegro presents at ZOJazz Stage his new project which delves deep into the heart of Black American Music. With a reperoire composed exclusively of his creations, Montenegro and his jazzquartet will take you on a musical journey, from the lively rhythms of groove and R&B to the rich tradition of Afro-Cuban music, mixed with Canarian folk and the improvisational spirit of jazz.

21:00 – 22:00 Graziëlla Hunsel Rivero & ZOJazz band

Graziëlla Hunsel Rivero sings The Grand Ladies of Jazz

The jazz classic Broken hearted melody sung by Sarah Vaughan changed the musical world of the versatile singer-songwriter Graziëlla Hunsel Rivero in 2011. Jazz became her first love! She produced two seasons of the music theater show “The Grand Ladies of Jazz” and performed her one-woman show “The Jazz in me”. In her part of Amsterdam, South East, she started the ZOJazz Lounge, the only live Jazz event with dinner & drinks in the style of the Cotton Club and she was featured in the music theater show “Swingin'Harlem” by New York Round Midnight and several shows by the Konrad Koselleck Big Band. In 2018 she played the role of the woman with the issue of blood in The Passion and was part of the cast of the dinner show “Brooklyn nights” in studio Aalsmeer. She has also been one of the ambassadors of the Red Light Jazz Festival for five years, the biggest jazz event in Amsterdam.

Graziëlla has now been working for more than 3 years to realize a new Jazz and world music stage with rehearsal house for Amsterdam, the Netherlands and the world at the Zandkasteel, a monumental former bankbuilding located in the Amsterdamse Poort. On June 6, 2024, the first part of her company, ZOJazz Stage, opens its doors.

With her program Graziëlla Hunsel Rivero sings The Grand Ladies of Jazz Graziëlla returns to her source of inspiration within jazz. Works by vocalists Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan and Peggy Lee will be featured during this show on the ZOJazz Stage at the Zandkasteel.

Bassist and composer Adán Mizrahi has performed at most Jazz and Tango venues at his hometown Buenos Aires before moving to The Netherlands in 2009. Mizrahi is a multi-faceted musician who feels at home in straight ahead as well as experimental Jazz, Rock, Argentinean Tango and Folklore.

Natalio Sued, also from Argentina, is a hardcore improviser. ‘Natalio’s playing in both tenor sax and clarinet is high-level, unpredictable and generously melodic at the same time’ (Jazzenzo).

The duo knows each other from the group Antimufa, with which they play zamba and tango together with two other Argentinian musicians, not in a traditional way but in their own interpretation of those musical styles.

Chieko is a cellist, composer, vocalist and interdisciplinary artist from Amsterdam with Brazilian/Japanese roots. She is performing at Restaurant Bellezza as an artist with Red Light Arts & Culture.

Her musical journey began as a classical cellist, starting at 14 in the Young Talent programme of the Conservatory of Amsterdam where she was playing with members of the Concertgebouw Orchestra and got a thorough classical training.

Always trying to find her own voice in music as a creative artist, she started two Masters in Jazz, improvisation and Latin American music, blending new styles with her background of classical music. This resulted in her unique way of playing the cello and voice in improvisation, leading to tours in Europe, Asia, artistic residencies in Brazil and an invitation to EuroJazz festival in Mexico.

In 2022 she got commissioned to write new work for her Chieko Collective on a radio broadcasted première as the New Creator for Grachtenfestival. Later that year, she won the Dias Latinos Award for her work with her collective. With her heart in interdisciplinary collaborations, she has created extensively with dancers, theatre, poets and visual artists. She loves composing for film and has scored several movies and documentaries.

This performance at Bellezza is organized in collaboration with Red Light Arts & Culture. redlightartsandculture.com/

On June 7 and 8, the festival ‘Jazz te Gast’ will take place, a biennial music festival which transforms the tiny village of Zuidhorn into the absolute center of European jazz. The iconic trumpeter Avishai Cohen is Jazz te Gast’s Artist in Residence and, together with composer Tijn Wybenga, is curating part of the program, in which 75 top musicians will give 25 concerts spread over two days.

On Sunday June 9, when in Amsterdam the Red Light Jazz festival takes place, Wybenga will bring a selected group of musicians (including Cohen) to the BIMHUIS, consisting of Vernon Chatlein, Suzan Veneman, Anton Eger and Joachim Badenhorst, among others. It promises to be an exciting melting pot of new compositions, improvisations and spontaneous musical ideas from a total of 12 top musicians in different line-ups.

The Sven Schuster Quintet feat. Esther van Hees plays work from the American Songbook, especially a combination of New Orleans and New York Jazz.

Acoustic/electric bassist, music teacher, composer, arranger and conductor Sven Schuster was born in 1965 in Wolfsburg, Germany and started playing the piano at the age of 14. A year later he also took up bass. Sven studied at the Musikhochschule Graz in Austria from 1984-1988 and continued his studies at the conservatory in Hilversum, where he obtained his diploma in 1991.

Sven played with an endless list of fantastic musicians such as Efraim Trujillo, Anton Goudsmit, Ferdinand Povel, Ack van Rooyen, Han Bennink, Steve Altenberg, John Engels, Rick Margitza, Dale Barlow, Jim Hall and toured Europe, Africa, Jamaica, the USA and Canada. Sven can also be heard on countless CDs.

The musicians who are part of Schuster's quintet on Sunday, June 9, have also all made their mark in the jazz world.

Radio presenter Co de Kloet [NPO Soul and Jazz] said about singer Esther van Hees: “There are voices that touch you from the first second you hear them. That’s what I experienced when I heard Esthers voice this first time.”

Ruth Geerse is a Dutch singer, composer, piano player and guitar player. Throughout the years Ruth sang in many different settings; from rockband to Big Band, soulband and as a singer songwriter accompanying herself on piano and guitar. In 2002 Ruth graduated from Rotterdam Conservatory and since then she played on the Uitmarkt, Vondelpark Openluchttheater, several Jazzfestivals and reached Finale Grote Prijs van Nederland Singer Songwriter.

What is striking about Ruth is that she vocally combines many styles in music in one style; powerful Ruth style. She has soul power and features jazz timing. Her strong lyrics show that she’s not only a singer and musician, but also a gifted writer who makes you think twice about certain facts of life.

Since 2017 she found the perfect setting to express herself and sing and arrange her own songs; a mix of Pop, Jazz and Latin. At Café De Hartjes she will perform with Dirkjan de Koning on drums and Florian Hierdeis on bass. Ruth writes the songs, sings and plays the piano.

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