Berend van den Berg & Joep Lumeij + Mo van der Does
Date: 8 June 2025
Time: 15:00 - 18:00
Artist: Berend van den Berg & Joep Lumeij + Mo van der Does
Location: Mascini Café
Price: Free Admission
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Mascini Jazz Duo – featuring versatile saxophonist Mo van der Does
Especially for the Red Light Jazz festival, Mascini has formed a permanent duo consisting of piano and guitar, which has invited a special guest soloist every day of the festival. On Friday afternoon, June 6, the duo Berend van den Berg (piano) and Joep Lumeij (guitar) will play in the café with guest alt-saxophonist Mo van der Does.
Berend van den Berg: Jazz as Second Nature
At a young age when Berend van den Berg started playing the piano, he already loved improvising, arranging and composing. After Berend had discovered the founders of jazz, playing jazz music became his second nature. Playing together with other musicians in front of an audience is a lifelonginner motivation for Berend.
Joep Lumeij: From Blues to Jazz pioneer
Joep Lumeij traveled with numerous theater and music productions throughout the Netherlands and Europe. Blues was his first love. Later he discovered jazz, without forgetting the blues. Lumeij was themusical leader of the Dutch singing group Deep River Quartet for eleven years. He also played withthe Millennium Jazz Orchestra with which he performed with many international (jazz) soloists.
Mo van der Does: Pionier op de EWI
Young sax player Mo van der Does is regarded as an emerging talent in the Dutch jazz scene. He has his own group, the Mo van der Does Motet, and plays/played in various other formations, includingthe Metropole Orchestra and the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw. He has also won severalawards and has released two critically acclaimed albums.
Line Up
Berend van den Berg & Joep Lumeij + Mo van der Does
Mo van der Does
Tenor saxophone
Berend van den Berg
Piano
Joep Lumeij
Double Bass
