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A 24 - 27 MEI 2018

B U L L E T I N 2020

AMERSFOORT | THE NETHERLANDS

for the 2020 edition of Amersfoort Jazz, an annual World Jazz

festival held in the historic inner city of Amersfoort, The Netherlands. The 42nd

edition of this event takes place on May, 14 – 17, 2020. Amersfoort Jazz is yearly

visited by about 80.000 people, who enjoy four days of World Jazz, adventurous and

improvised music, an eclectic mix of musical genres and cultural traditions from all

over the world.

Amersfoort Jazz is presenting living legends as well as young talents and

international laureates, who are introduced to the audience and a worldwide festival

scene. Each year, Amersfoort Jazz pays particular attention to World Jazz from a

specific country abroad. In 2020 the focus is on World Jazz from Hungary.

Amersfoort is regarded as one of the cities of culture in The Netherlands. Its historic

inner city, known for its well preserved medieval walls, squares and monasteries, is

the ideal place for a diverse and dynamic music festival like Amersfoort Jazz.

All in- & outdoor stages are within walking distance and free of charge to the public.

See you at Amersfoort Jazz!

Alexander Beets, festival director

Matti Austen, co-programmer

Team & Board Amersfoort Jazz Foundation

Team & Board JazzNL Foundation

Join us

“Amersfoort Jazz is a musician’s paradise.”Ramiro Obedman (ESP)

For more information about the festival, please visit • www.amersfoortjazz.nl

WORLD JAZZ CONCERTS

WORLD JAZZ CONCERTS

NATIONAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

FOCUS ON WORLD JAZZFROM HUNGARY

SENA PERFORMERS INTERNATIONAL JAZZ

LAUREATE FESTIVAL

WORLD JAZZCONFERENCE

NEXT GENERATIONOF DUTCH JAZZ

LIVING LEGENDS

AMERSFOORT JAZZ HERITAGE

WORLD JAZZJAMSSESIONS

SAT, MAY 16 | LIEVE VROUWEKERKHOFRONNIE CUBER (USA) MEETS...TRIO PETER BEETS FT. IZALINEBaritone sax legend Ronnie Cuber is known for hard bop and latin jazz, alongside George Benson, B.B. King, Paul Simon, Eric Clapton and Frank Zappa. On his request, he meets the internationally acclaimed piano virtuoso Peter Beets and his trio, expanded with the outstanding latin/jazz singer Izaline Calister.

SUN, MAY 17 | OBSERVANTTINEKE POSTMA QUARTET Dutch saxophonist Tineke Postma is an internationally acclaimed artist, performing with numerous musicians like Greg Osby, Terri Lyne Carrington and Esperanza Spalding. She returns to Amersfoort with her group, featuring pianist Marc van Roon.

SAT, MAY 16 | MANNENZAALJEF NEVE (BEL) ‘MYSTERIUM’Belgian pianist/composer/leader Jef Neve and his septet, presenting the new album ‘Mysterium’.

SAT, MAY 16 | LIEVE VROUWEKERKHOFNEW ROTTERDAM JAZZ ORCHESTRAHighly acclaimed jazz orchestra, consisting of Dutch jazz masters and special guests.

W O R L D J A Z Z S Y N E R G Y S E R I E S

SAT, MAY 16 | SINT AEGTENKAPEL ORIGAMI FT. ADAM SIMMONSw/ FLORA CARBO (AUS)

Adam Simmons is known as the most adventurous saxophonist from down under. He likes to take on the challenge with kindred spirits worldwide.

WORLD JAZZ SYNERGY SERIESW O R L D J A Z Z S Y N E R G Y S E R I E S

FRI, MAY 15 | LIEVE VROUWEKERKHOF LICKS & BRAINS BIG BANDFT. ERIC VLOEIMANSLicks & Brains are a Dutch 18 piece Soul/Funk/Jazz big band, performing with top-artists from the Dutch scene. Their project ‘Electric Minds’ features the adventurous trumpeter Eric Vloeimans.

SUN, MAY 17 | LIEVE VROUWEKERKHOF DAAHOUD SALIM QUINTET (ESP)

Daahoud Salim is regarded as one of the most promising pianists of Europe. His quintet features drummer Sun-Mi Hong.

WORLD JAZZ CONCERTS

* SUN, MAY 17 | HOF MAIN STAGE ART VARK & DRUMS UNITEDArtvark Saxophone Quartet dives deep into the World of Groove. Their partner in crime is the mighty collective Drums United, led by Lucas van Merwijk.

SAT, MAY 16 | GROENMARKTMARGRIET SJOERDSMA w/ ODELION ORCHESTRAThis strong mix of pop, folk and jazz, came to life in a cottage in Norway. The music is adventurously arranged with harmonically exciting turns and melancholic melodies.

SUN, MAY 17 | MANNENZAAL ERDOHAN CENK (TUR) MEETS...Erdohan Cenk is an internationally touring fretless guitar virtuoso from Turkye, combining western jazz with traditional ethno music. He played with Trilok Gurtu and Tineke Postma. At Amersfoort Jazz he plays two concerts, one of these in duo with saxophonist Tineke Postma.

SAT, MAY 16 | HOF MAIN STAGE EFE ERDEM THREE4 (TUR/NLD)

Turkish trombonist/composer Efe Erdem studied in Rotterdam. He is inspired by music from the 18th/19th-century, as well as contemporary grooves. His ensemble consists of a chordless jazz triad of bass, drums and trombone and a classical string quartet.

SUN, MAY 17 | SINT AEGTENKAPEL XAVI TORRES (ESP)

Amsterdam-based Xavi Torres is a highly gifted and veratile pianist.

FRI, MAY 15 | SINT AEGTENKAPEL JASPER BLOM MEETS SEBASTIAAN VAN BAVELBoy Edgar Prize winner Jasper Blom (sax) meets the up-and-coming pianist.

SUN, MAY 17 | MANNENZAAL

STORMVOGEL INVITES

The adventurous keyboardist Stormvogel invites his jazzbarock friends from the scene. Special guests are vocalist Sanne Rambags and Tontrakul (THA)

SUN, MAY 17 | MANNENZAAL YOAV ESHED QUARTET (ISR/USA)

A unique combination of musicians coming from the top of the New York jazz scene. A beautiful sound spectrum rooted in the tradition of jazz with influences of the new-jazz of today.

WORLD JAZZ SYNERGY SERIESW O R L D J A Z Z S Y N E R G Y S E R I E S W O R L D J A Z Z S Y N E R G Y S E R I E S

FRI, MAY 15 | LIEVE VROUWEKERKHOFROFHIWA RATOMBO (ZAF)

w/ SOUND OF SIAM (THA) Singer/pianist Rofhiwa Ratombo mixes jazz with traditional Venda Music, interlocking rhythmical and melodic patterns. She is accompanied by Sound of Siam, reflecting the culture of Thailand.

* The marked concerts are so-called ‘Festival Creations’ by Amersfoort Jazz.

SUN, MAY 17 | HOF MAIN STAGE ALEXANDER BEETS INVITESEach year, the internationally touring tenor saxophonist invites artists from his international network, to join him in the so-called Directors Invite.

SUN, MAY 17 | SINT AEGTENKAPELJEF NEVE (BEL)/ TEUS NOBEL MEET KOH MR.SAXMAN (THA)

Belgium pianist Jef Neve and young trumpet virtuoso Teus Nobel meet the famous saxophonist Koh Mr.Saxman.

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SAT, MAY 16 | GROENMARKTSASKIA LAROO GROUP‘Lady Miles of Europe’ plays her latest program ‘Trumpets Around the World’.

SAT. MAY 16 | GROENMARKT NATALIYA LEBEDEVA TRIO FT. LAURA MARTI (UKR)

An eclectic mix of traditional and modern jazz and Brasilian music, with lots of odd meter rhythms linked to lyrical melodies.

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NATIONAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCEThe National Artist in Residence at Amersfoort Jazz 2019 is the outstanding, young and adventurous drummer Sun-Mi Hong, regarded as one of the most exceptional talents of jazz and improvised music in The Netherlands. The Korean-born-but-Amsterdam-based drummer performs five times at the festival, during the Four Days of World Jazz in the historic city centre of Amersfoort. Among these concerts are three quintets: Alto for Two ft. Irene Reig (ESP) and Kika Sprangers (NLD), Daahoud Salim Quintet (ESP) and her own, ft. Song Yi Jeon (KOR).

RISING SUNBorn into a religious family in Korea, young Sun had to beg for drum lessons. Inspired by American drummer Brian Blade she decided to study jazz. She moved to The Netherlands where she was admitted to the CvA (Conservatory of Amsterdam). Soon, her talents, ambitions and skills were recognized by her teachers, fellow students and some attentive festival curators. She played with Karel Boehlee, Jasper Blom, Xavi Torres and Daahoud Salim. With the latter, a talented prize-winning pianist, Sun gigged the festival Amersfoort Jazz in 2017 and 2018.

In 2018 she was invited to play with the all-female band ‘Bitches Brewery’, a festival creation featuring Kika Sprangers, Hermine Deurloo, Phaedra Kwant and Corrie van Binsbergen. The following year, Sun-Mi Hong won the Dutch Jazz Competition and therefore was endorsed by Amersfoort Jazz to the Sena Performers International Jazz Laureate Festival 2019. Sun was also elected Young VIP, resulting in a multiform collaboration with Sanne Rambags, including series of concerts, radio and television performances. In 2020 she releases her new album, also featuring Korean vocalist Song Yi Jeon.

ESSIET OKON ESSIETAmersfoort Jazz presents its International Artist in Residence Essiet Okon Essiet (USA), who was a member of the legendary Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Essiet plays during the Festival Opener Concert Evening in theatre De Lieve Vrouw on Thursday, May 14, with The Jazz Brigade, honoring the legendary jazz drummer Art Blakey. Essiet and The Jazz Brigade, also featuring some outstanding Dutch Next Generation musicians, play a second time at Amersfoort Jazz, at de Groenmarkt on Friday, May 15.

Essiet Okon Essiet (*1956, Omaha, Nebraska) is a bassist with Nigerian roots. In 1983 he moved to New York City, playing with Art Blakey, next

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

to Abdullah Ibrahim, Kenny Barron, Kurt Elling, Kenny Garrett, Benny Golson, Freddie Hubbard, Cedar Walton, Bobby Watson, Mike Stern, John Abercrombie, Victor Lewis and his own Intercontinental Bush Orchestra. Essiet tours regularly with The Jazz Brigade, led by the notable Polish tenorist Sylwester Ostrowski, founder of the Szczecin Jazz Festival and The Szczecin Academy of Art. Sylwester Ostrowski toured alongside artists like Bobby Watson, Wynton Marsalis, Darius Brubeck, and Deborah Brown.

TRIBUTE TO ART BLAKEYThe legendary jazz drummer Art Blakey (1919-1990), known for his work with Miles Davis, Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, is one of the most important jazz musicians of all times, being an inspiring incubator for young talent in his days: Clifford Brown, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Donald Byrd, Cedar Walton, Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis and Keith Jarrett, to name a few!

photo: Łukasz Szełemej

PÉTER SÁRIK TRIOMIHÁLY DRESCH QUARTET

KÁROLY BINDER & ISTVAN BERTOK MIHÁLY BORBÉLY QUARTET

VERONIKA HARCSA & BÁLINT GYÉMÁNT PETRA VÁRALLYAY TRIO

SANTA DIVER TRIO VARGA BALÁZS

FOCUS ON WORLD JAZZ

Amersfoort Jazz presents some of the most current and outstanding World Jazz artists from Hungary

Each year, the festival Amersfoort Jazz pays particular attention to World Jazz from a selected country abroad. In recent years the festival’s focus has been on World Jazz from Thailand, South-Africa, Spain, Belgium and Israel. In 2020 Amersfoort Jazz will present the Focus on the vibrant World Jazz scene from Hungary. The Hungarian jazz stands out for its eclectic use of folk and contemporary music, influenced by ethnomusical composer Béla Bartók.

The highlight of the particular focus element at Amersfoort Jazz 2020 is the special Focus Night in the theatre De Lieve Vrouw on Saturday, May 16, 2020. In addition to their performances at the Focus Night, all the artists from Hungary play at several other venues during the Amersfoort Jazz festival 2020. Yearly, the World Jazz Focus item is brought to a close with a Grande Finale at the ‘open air theatre square’ Lieve Vrouwekerkhof, presenting all Hungarian World Jazz artists combined in a dynamic and adventurous setting.

F R O M H U N G A R Y

FOCUS NIGHT The highlight of the particular focus element on World Jazz from Hungary at the festival Amersfoort Jazz 2020, is the special Focus Night at the theatre De Lieve Vrouw on Saturday, May 16, with concerts by Veronika Harcsa Quartet, Péter Sárik Project and Petra Várallyay Trio.

at the theatre

FOCUS ON WORLD JAZZ FROM HUNGARY

FRIDAY, MAY 15MANNENZAAL20:30 – 21:45• Péter Sárik Trio22:15 – 23:30• Mihály Borbély Quartet

OBSERVANT STADSCAFÉ23:00 – 02:15• Babelcamp Session w/ Varga Balazs

THEATER DE LIEVE VROUW23:15 - 00:15• Petra Várallyay Trio

SATURDAY, MAY 16MANNENZAAL 14:30 – 15:45• Harcsa Veronika-Gyémánt Bálint Duo 16:15 – 17:15 • Santa Diver Trio

THEATER DE LIEVE VROUW20:15 - 23:45 FOCUS NIGHT • Veronika Harcsa Quartet • Péter Sárik Project• Petra Várallyay Trio

SUNDAY, MAY 17LIEVE VROUWEKERKHOF 13:00 – 14:15• MIHÁLY DRESCH QUARTET14:15 - 15:30 GRANDE FINALE• Péter Sárik et al

SINT AEGTENKAPEL14:30 - 15:30• Károly Binder & Istvan Bertok

C O N C E R T S

FRIDAY MAY 15 | DE LIEVE VROUW

• DUTCH JAZZ COMPETITION (NLD)

The laureate from the Dutch Jazz Competition (* finales in the spring of 2020), is not yet known.

ENDORSED BY AMERSFOORT JAZZ, THE NETHERLANDS

• KASIA PIETRZKO TRIO (POL)

With a sublime mix of harmonic imagination, lyricism and seemingly limitless creativity, the Kasia Pietrzko Trio takes the listener along Nordic

soundscapes, but never far from the modern jazz piano trio tradition.ENDORSED BY SZCZECIN JAZZ FESTIVAL, POLAND

• PETRA VÁRALLYAY TRIO (HUN)

Blending jazz, rock, metal and folk with 20th-century classical music influences, these former students of Béla Bartók Conservatory play complex

but compelling compositions by multi-instrumentalist Petra Várallyay, ranging from deeply melancholic soundscapes to intense grooves.

ENDORSED BY BABEL SOUND JAZZ FESZTIVÁL, HUNGARY

Parallelly to the festival, Amersfoort Jazz & JazzNL organize the annual World Jazz Conference, a highly anticipated network gathering of international jazz and world music industry professionals, jazzfestival directors and curators. The aim of the conference is to exchange visions and kickstart initiatives and (international) collaboration on talent development; to build an eco-system of strong World Jazz players from all over the globe, to enhance collaboration on an international level. Festivals attending the World Jazz Conference are given the opportunity to present a laureate of their choice to play at the Sena Performers International Jazz Laureate Festival, which is part of Amersfoort Jazz. The Sena Performers International Jazz Laureate Festival is an initiative by Dutch music organizations JazzNL, Sena Perfomers and NTB, in alignment with Amersfoort Jazz. It relies on the commitment of international jazz & world festivals and competitions.

This festival, since 2017 successfully hosted by Amersfoort Jazz, enables young and exceptional talented musicians to distuingish themselves in front of a World Jazz network from around the globe.

JAZZ LAUREATE FESTIVALINTERNATIONAL

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WORLD JAZZ CONFERENCE 2020

SATURDAY MAY 16 | DE OBSERVANT

• FERNANDO BROX (ESP) W/ BROXILLA (ESP)

Andalusia-born flutist Fernando Brox had a career in the world of classical music before devoting himself completely to jazz and modern music. With ‘Broxilla’ he jumps “into the unknown”, smartly expanding the subtle possibi-lities of his instrument by using electronics.ENDORSED BY JAZZ CADIZ, SPAIN

• TONTRAKUL (THA) W/ SOUND OF SIAM (THA)

Tontrakul is a versatile and innovative musician, fusing traditional Isan music and instruments (like the Khaen, the bambu pipe mouth organ), with nowa-days‘ jazz and electronics. Tontrakul was graduated with a Bachelor degree at the Mahidol University and is touring worldwide with several projects like Asia 7 and Sound of Siam. The latter will accompany Tontrakul as a laureate. ENDORSED BY HUAHIN JAZZ FESTIVAL, THAILAND

• BATURAY YARKIN TRIO & NAĞME YARKIN (TUR)

Music composed of the rich melodic and rhythmic sources of Turkish classical music and Anatolian folkore, combined with elements of western jazz and neo-classical music. Nağme plays the traditional Kemençe of Istanbul.ENDORSED BY YELDEGIRMENI SPRING JAZZ FESTIVAL, TURKEY

SUNDAY MAY 17 | DE LIEVE VROUW

• FLORA CARBO (AUS) W/ ORIGAMI (AUS)

The young saxophonist Flora Carbo is striving for total honesty, eager to ex-plore and cross the boundaries of World Jazz. The multi-talented artist, dab-bling in soul-touching tunes and jazzy DJbeats, is accompanied by Origami. ENDORSED BY WANGARATTA FESTIVAL OF JAZZ & BLUES, AUSTRALIA

• KEORAPETSE KOLWANE & DANIËLLA HART (ZAF)

W/ THAPELO KHIMISI

Singer Keorapetse is in her own words “a fist in the air, fat, black, lovely and proud type”. The University of KwaZulu-Natal graduate has performed at several well-known festivals. Singer Daniëlla Hart (2nd Prize Unisa National Voice Competition) has been gigging since 2013 with iconic musicians such as Karendra Devroop. Both singers are accompanied by the accomplished pianist Thapelo Khimisi.ENDORSED BY JOY OF JAZZ FESTIVAL, SOUTH AFRICA

• LAURA MARTI (UKR) W/ TRIO NATALIYA LEBEDEVA

Armenia born singer and composer Laura Marti brings a bright emotional pa-lette, versatile, dynamic and intriguing World Jazz. She is accompanied by the Ukranian pianist Nataliya Lebedeva, Yaroslav Tovaryansky (bass) and Yaroslav Boris (drums).ENDORSED BY LEOPOLIS JAZZ FEST, UKRAINE

This project is a collaboration between Amersfoort Jazz and its Spanish partners: Institut Ramon Llull, Jazz I Am International Meeting Barcelona and Festival Jazz Terrassa.

THE NEXT GENERATION PRESENTS

OF DUTCH JAZZ

Sun-Mi Hong drums Sanne Rambags vocalsAnna Serierse vocalsTom Ridderbeekx trumpetGideon Tazelaar sax Sebastiaan van Bavel piano Alistair Payne trumpetNicolo Ricci saxYoung-Woo Lee pianoAlessandro Fongaro bassTeus Nobel trumpet Miguel Rodriguez pianoDaahoud Salim pianoMaarten Hogenhuis sax Kika Sprangers saxIrene Reig saxThomas Pol bassXavi Torres pianoTim Hennekes drumsDonald Simoen saxMo van der Does trumpetLaura Overbeeke vocalsWouter Kuhne drumsTijs Klaassen basJasper van Damme saxFernando Sanchez Bouzon saxFloriaan Wempe saxRik van den Bergh saxJos van den Heuvel trombonePablo Martinez tromboneAlba Pujals tromboneBart van Gorp tromboneLibbe Oosterman trumpetRodolfo Ferreira Neves trumpetGidon Nunes Vaz trumpetEllister van der Molen trumpetAbriel Ferreira trumpetSimone v/d Weerden bandoneon

ALTO FOR TWO Alto for Two is an international joint venture of some of the most notable talents of The Nether-lands and Spain: Kika Sprangers (sax) and Irene Reig (sax). Kika is considered one the most promi-sing talents, touring with her own groups as well as with Dutch jazz masters and orchestras. Irene is from Barcelona, where she already studied piano before studying saxophone in Amsterdam. During the festival Amersfoort Jazz 2019 they were encouraged to join forces. The Alto for Two group is completed with the gifted rhythm section Xavi Torres (piano), Thomas Pol (bass) and Sun-Mi Hong (drums). The latter, originally from South Korea but living in Amsterdam, is National Artist in Residence during Amersfoort Jazz 2020. Alto for Two is the festival opener concert on Thursday, May 14, at theatre De Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort.

“I’m gonna stay with the youngsters. Keeps the mind active.”

Art Blakey (1919-1990)

OF DUTCH JAZZSun-Mi Hong drums Sanne Rambags vocalsAnna Serierse vocalsTom Ridderbeekx trumpetGideon Tazelaar sax Sebastiaan van Bavel piano Alistair Payne trumpetNicolo Ricci saxYoung-Woo Lee pianoAlessandro Fongaro bassTeus Nobel trumpet Miguel Rodriguez pianoDaahoud Salim pianoMaarten Hogenhuis sax Kika Sprangers saxIrene Reig saxThomas Pol bassXavi Torres pianoTim Hennekes drumsDonald Simoen saxMo van der Does trumpetLaura Overbeeke vocalsWouter Kuhne drumsTijs Klaassen basJasper van Damme saxFernando Sanchez Bouzon saxFloriaan Wempe saxRik van den Bergh saxJos van den Heuvel trombonePablo Martinez tromboneAlba Pujals tromboneBart van Gorp tromboneLibbe Oosterman trumpetRodolfo Ferreira Neves trumpetGidon Nunes Vaz trumpetEllister van der Molen trumpetAbriel Ferreira trumpetSimone v/d Weerden bandoneon

PETER BEETS & THE HENK MEUTGEERT

NEW JAZZ ORCHESTRA Dutch jazz pianist Peter Beets (“A World Class Jazz Act”, according to DownBeat) and band leader Henk Meutgeert, are further developing their successful collaboration as founders of their own orchestra, consisting of the finest young talents of Dutch Jazz, such as Anne Serierse and Maarten Hogenhuis

ROUND MIDNIGHT ORCHESTRAThis orchestra consists of both established masters and up-and-coming talent in Dutch jazz and it plays with young crooners in the theaters.

YOUNG TALENT BIG BAND Formed by (former) students from Codarts Rotterdam. Codarts is an international university of applied sciences in Rotterdam that offers high-quality art education in the field of music, dance and circus.

CVA CONCERT BIG BAND The internationally renowned Conservatory of Amsterdam (CvA) presents its Concert Big Band, consisting of talented master students. At Amersfoort Jazz the orchestra (led by Johan Plomp) plays with Boy Edgar Prize winner Jasper Blom (sax).

AMSTERDAM FUNK ORCHESTRAThe largest funk band in the Netherlands was founded in 2014 by Efraim Trujillo (musical director) and has since become one of the rising stars in the clubs, both in the jazz and pop circuits.

Tim van Emmerloot drumsSergio Abdoelrahman pianoCas Jiskoot bassPaul van Kessel vocCoen Hamelink trumpetAbriel Ferreira trumpetLuc Stakenborg trumpetBerend Verhoeff trumpetRichard Pijpers tromboneArjan van Zuuk tromboneChris Mayer tromboneSiûrd Bartstra b-tromboneIrene de Vocht saxMatthijs Klinkert saxJaap Winder saxJake McKay saxBabette Jane baritone saxLucas Roorda drumsBart Dijkstra percussionMohan Chadie Shaw congasAxel Blom keyboardsCorné Los bassIvo Meijer guitarAbe van der Woude drumsPeter Keijsers sousaphoneDirk Zandvliet baritone saxLucas van Ee saxMart van Baalen tromboneJeroen Verberne tromboneBo Floor trumpetLuc Janssens trumpetDavid Gútierrez Franco pianoMatthias de Waele drumsCoen Witteveen leaderEfe Erdem tromboneJuho Valtonen vioolÇisem Özkurt vioolKardelen Buruk altvioolEva van Schaik celloAnton Davidyants basTuur Moens drums

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Amersfoort (city rights in 1259 AD) is known for its well0preserved late medieval city centre with canals, market squares, city walls, towngates, churches, chapels and monasteries.

The Amersfoort Jazz festival cherishes the beautiful inner city as a unique backdrop for its festival. Under the heading Amersfoort Jazz Heritage, the festival includes several unique locations as full-fledged venues, within walking distance of each other.

These locations are included in the Amersfoort Jazz Heritage Walk on Saturday, May 16: a guided city walk (English spoken), leading up to an intimate World Jazz concert at De Observant.

HERITAGE

“It is such a pleasure to see the whole historic city of Amersfoort

immersed in world jazz music.”Mahesh Babu (India)

AMERSFOORT JAZZ HERITAGE

FRIDAY, MAY 15SINT AEGTENKAPEL• Jasper Blom & Sebastiaan van Bavel• Cenk (TUR) meets... t.b.a.

MANNENZAAL• Péter Sárik Trio (HUN)• Mihály Borbély Quartet (HUN)

OBSERVANT SCHUTTER• Yoav Eshed Quartet (ISR/USA)

OBSERVANT STADSCAFÉ• Babelcamp Jam Session w/ Varga Balazs (HUN)

SATURDAY, MAY 16SINT JORISKERKHUNGARIAN CHILDREN TRAINS• Amersfoort Jeugd Orkest (AJO) ft. Izaline Calister & Manoushka

C O N C E R T S

MANNENZAAL• Harcsa Veronika-Gyémánt Bálint (HUN) • Santa Diver Trio (HUN)• Jef Neve Septet (BEL) • Sun-Mi Hong Quintet (KOR/NLD) ft. Song Yi Jeong (KOR)

OBSERVANT• Ellister van der Molen• Broxilla (ESP)• Tontrakul (THA)• Baturay Yarkin Trio w/ Nagme Yarkin (TUR)• Saxophone Pub Jam

SINT AEGTENKAPEL• Thapelo Khumisi (ZAF)• Origami ft. Flora Carbo (AUS)

SUNDAY, MAY 17SINT AEGTENKAPEL• Jef Neve, Teus Nobel (BEL/NLD) ft. Koh Mr.Saxman (THA)• Károly Binder & Istvan Bertok (HUN)• Xavi Torres solo (ESP/NLD)

MANNENZAAL• Yoav Eshed Quartet (ISR)• Fernando Brox Quartet (ESP)• Stormvogel invites... (NLD) ft. Sanne Rambags / Tontrakul (THA)

OBSERVANT• Cenk (TUR) meets...Tineke Postma• Tineke Postma Quartet

WORLD JAZZ CONCERTS AT HISTORIC LOCATIONS

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“Amersfoort Jazz is a dream for every musician.”Jasper van ‘t Hof (NLD, pianist)

“I’m in love with this inspiring village.”Marco Mezquida (ESP, pianist)

“There’s a dynamic sense ofjazz comradery at the festival.”Phil Whoolever (All About Jazz)

“Amersfoort Jazz underlinesthe importance of continuity.”Peter Vasarhelyi (Babel Jazz, Hungary)