{"id":90333,"date":"2025-04-08T03:29:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T03:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redlightjazz.com\/artiesten\/mats-gustafsson-goran-kajfes-cosmic-ear\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T00:39:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T00:39:18","slug":"esther-van-hees","status":"publish","type":"artiesten","link":"https:\/\/redlightjazz.com\/en\/artists\/esther-van-hees\/","title":{"rendered":"Esther van Hees"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"90333\" class=\"elementor elementor-90333 elementor-84541\" data-elementor-post-type=\"artiesten\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c052146 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c052146\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0057035 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01e12e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Artist \u00b7 Red Light Jazz 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f071fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f071fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-645408d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"645408d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fed7d65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fed7d65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac31c1e elementor-widget__width-inherit single-artist-scs elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"ac31c1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n    <div class=\"program-home-desktop single-artist-scs\">\n\n        <header class=\"program-home-header\">\n            <h2 class=\"program-home-title\">\n                Upcoming\n                <span style=\"color:red\">\n                    Concerts:\n                <\/span>\n            <\/h2>\n        <\/header>\n\n        <div class=\"program-hm-sc-row program-hm-sc-header-row\">\n            <div class=\"program-hm-sc-date-header\">\n                Date\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"program-hm-sc-artist-header\">\n                Artist\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"program-hm-sc-ticket-header\">\n                Tickets\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"program-hm-sc-list\">\n                        <div class=\"program-hm-sc-item\">\n\n                <!-- DATE -->\n                <div class=\"program-hm-sc-date\">\n                    <div class=\"program-hm-sc-date-day\">\n                        7                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"program-hm-sc-date-month\">\n                        June                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <!-- EVENT INFO -->\n                <div class=\"program-hm-sc-event-info\">\n\n                    <div class=\"program-hm-sc-daytime\">\n                        <span class=\"program-hm-sc-date-day-name\">\n                            Sunday                        <\/span>\n\n                        <span class=\"program-hm-sc-separator\">|<\/span>\n\n                        <span class=\"program-hm-sc-time\">\n                            14:00 - 17:00                        <\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"program-hm-sc-title\">\n                        <h3>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/redlightjazz.com\/programma\/sunday-june-7\/esther-van-hees\/\"\n                               class=\"program-hm-sc-title-link\">\n                                Esther van Hees                            <\/a>\n                        <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"program-hm-sc-location\">\n                        Location:\n\n                        <span>\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/redlightjazz.com\/en\/locations\/hotel-prins-hendrik\/\"\n                                   target=\"_blank\"\n                                   class=\"program-hm-sc-loc-link\">\n                                    Hotel Prins Hendrik                                <\/a>\n                                                    <\/span>\n\n                                                    <div class=\"program-hm-sc-address\">\n                                Prince Hendrikkade 53 | 1012 AC Amsterdam                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n                <!-- TICKET -->\n                <div class=\"program-hm-sc-ticket\">\n\n                    \n                        <span class=\"program-hm-sc-ticket-button\"\n                              style=\"background-color:green;color:white;\">\n                            Free Admission                        <\/span>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"program-hm-sc-item\">\n\n                <!-- DATE -->\n                <div class=\"program-hm-sc-date\">\n                    <div class=\"program-hm-sc-date-day\">\n                        7                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"program-hm-sc-date-month\">\n                        July                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <!-- EVENT INFO -->\n                <div class=\"program-hm-sc-event-info\">\n\n                    <div class=\"program-hm-sc-daytime\">\n                        <span class=\"program-hm-sc-date-day-name\">\n                            Tuesday                        <\/span>\n\n                        <span class=\"program-hm-sc-separator\">|<\/span>\n\n                        <span class=\"program-hm-sc-time\">\n                            14:00 - 17:00                        <\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"program-hm-sc-title\">\n                        <h3>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/redlightjazz.com\/en\/program\/sunday-june-7\/esther-van-hees\/\"\n                               class=\"program-hm-sc-title-link\">\n                                Esther van Hees                            <\/a>\n                        <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"program-hm-sc-location\">\n                        Location:\n\n                        <span>\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/redlightjazz.com\/en\/locations\/hotel-prins-hendrik\/\"\n                                   target=\"_blank\"\n                                   class=\"program-hm-sc-loc-link\">\n                                    Hotel Prins Hendrik                                <\/a>\n                                                    <\/span>\n\n                                                    <div class=\"program-hm-sc-address\">\n                                Prince Hendrikkade 53 | 1012 AC Amsterdam                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n                <!-- TICKET -->\n                <div class=\"program-hm-sc-ticket\">\n\n                    \n                        <span class=\"program-hm-sc-ticket-button\"\n                              style=\"background-color:green;color:white;\">\n                            Free Admission                        <\/span>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c55cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a4c55cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e584faf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e584faf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99e86eb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99e86eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ESTHER VAN HEES<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f477d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c4f477d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c7608e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c7608e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chet Baker: a timeless inspiration<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef091e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef091e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"407\">With his unique voice and storytelling trumpet style, Chet Baker performed jazz standards so exquisitely that they became forever associated with him. Who doesn\u2019t immediately think of Chet Baker upon hearing \u201cMy Funny Valentine,\u201d \u201cAlone Together,\u201d or \u201cHow Deep Is the Ocean?\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7860fbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7860fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tribute in a special setting<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b87bfd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b87bfd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"738\">During the Red Light Jazz Festival, singer Esther van Hees pays tribute to this jazz legend in the intimate setting of Prince Charming. This restaurant is located in Hotel Prins Hendrik, where Chet Baker spent his final night and died in 1988 after falling from a window.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c850f91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c850f91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Esther van Hees: a velvety voice<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bdd774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bdd774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2275\" data-end=\"2569\">Esther van Hees (1991) is a jazz vocalist known for her deep connection to lyrics and her velvety sound. Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant compared her voice to that of Norah Jones. In 2025, Esther performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival, where she also received the Edison National Vocal Award.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb856c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cb856c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Musical inspiration and accompaniment<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-494ad4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"494ad4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1301\">For Esther, Chet Baker remains a major source of inspiration, particularly for his unique phrasing and unmistakable sound. 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0279535 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0279535\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef97f12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ef97f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEsther van 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