B U L L E T I N 2020 a 24 - 27 Mei 2018

B U L L E T I N 2020 A 24 - 27 MEI 2018

AMERSFOORT | THE NETHERLANDS www.amersfoortjazz.nl “Amersfoort Jazz is a musician’s paradise.” Ramiro Obedman (ESP)

Join us 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 Foundation Amersfoort Jazz

Team & Board Foundation JazzNL

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

SAT, MAY 16 | LIEVE VROUWEKERKHOF RONNIE CUBER (USA) MEETS... TRIO PETER BEETS FT. IZALINE Baritone 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 WORLD JAZZ his trio, expanded with the outstanding CONCERTS latin/jazz singer Izaline Calister.

NATIONAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

FOCUS ON WORLD JAZZ FROM HUNGARY

SENA PERFORMERS INTERNATIONAL JAZZ SUN, MAY 17 | OBSERVANT LAUREATE FESTIVAL TINEKE POSTMA QUARTET Dutch saxophonist Tineke Postma is an WORLD JAZZ internationally acclaimed artist, CONFERENCE performing with numerous musicians like Greg Osby, Terri Lyne Carrington and Esperanza Spalding. She returns to NEXT GENERATION Amersfoort with her group, featuring OF DUTCH JAZZ pianist Marc van Roon.

LIVING LEGENDS SAT, MAY 16 | MANNENZAAL JEF NEVE (BEL) ‘MYSTERIUM’ AMERSFOORT JAZZ Belgian pianist/composer/leader Jef Neve and his septet, presenting the new album HERITAGE ‘Mysterium’.

WORLD JAZZ SAT, MAY 16 | LIEVE VROUWEKERKHOF NEW JAMSSESIONS ROTTERDAM JAZZ ORCHESTRA Highly acclaimed jazz orchestra, consisting of Dutch jazz masters and special guests. WORLDW O JAZZ RWORLD L DCONCERTS JJAZZ A Z SYNERGY Z S Y N SERIES 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

SUN, MAY 17 | MANNENZAAL SUN, MAY 17 | HOF MAIN STAGE * ERDOHAN CENK (TUR) MEETS... ART VARK & DRUMS UNITED Erdohan Cenk is an internationally touring Artvark Saxophone Quartet dives deep fretless guitar virtuoso from Turkye, into the World of Groove. Their partner combining western jazz with traditional in crime is the mighty collective Drums ethno music. He played with Trilok Gurtu United, led by Lucas van Merwijk. and Tineke Postma. At Amersfoort Jazz he plays two concerts, one of these in duo with saxophonist Tineke Postma.

FRI, MAY 15 | LIEVE VROUWEKERKHOF LICKS & BRAINS BIG BAND SAT, MAY 16 | HOF MAIN STAGE FT. ERIC VLOEIMANS EFE ERDEM THREE4 (TUR/NLD) Licks & Brains are a Dutch 18 piece Soul/ Turkish trombonist/composer Efe Erdem Funk/Jazz big band, performing with studied in Rotterdam. He is inspired top-artists from the Dutch scene. Their by music from the 18th/19th-century, project ‘Electric Minds’ features the as well as contemporary grooves. His adventurous trumpeter Eric Vloeimans. ensemble consists of a chordless jazz triad of bass, drums and trombone and SUN, MAY 17 | LIEVE VROUWEKERKHOF a classical string quartet. DAAHOUD SALIM QUINTET (ESP) Daahoud Salim is regarded as one of the SUN, MAY 17 | SINT AEGTENKAPEL most promising pianists of Europe. His XAVI TORRES (ESP) quintet features drummer Sun-Mi Hong. Amsterdam-based Xavi Torres is a highly gifted and veratile pianist.

SAT, MAY 16 | GROENMARKT SAT, MAY 16 | SINT AEGTENKAPEL MARGRIET SJOERDSMA ORIGAMI FT. ADAM SIMMONS w/ ODELION ORCHESTRA w/ FLORA CARBO (AUS) This strong mix of pop, folk and jazz, Adam Simmons is known as the most came to life in a cottage in Norway. adventurous saxophonist from down The music is adventurously arranged under. He likes to take on the challenge with harmonically exciting turns and with kindred spirits worldwide. melancholic melodies. W O R L D J A Z Z S Y N E R G Y S E R I E S W O WORLDR L D JAZZJ A Z SYNERGY Z S Y N SERIES E R G Y S E R I E S

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.

FRI, MAY 15 | LIEVE VROUWEKERKHOF * ROFHIWA RATOMBO (ZAF) SAT, MAY 16 | GROENMARKT w/ SOUND OF SIAM (THA) SASKIA LAROO GROUP Singer/pianist Rofhiwa Ratombo mixes ‘Lady Miles of Europe’ plays her latest jazz with traditional Venda Music, program ‘Trumpets Around the World’. interlocking rhythmical and melodic patterns. She is accompanied by Sound SAT. MAY 16 | GROENMARKT of Siam, reflecting the culture of Thailand. 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.

SUN, MAY 17 | SINT AEGTENKAPEL * JEF NEVE (BEL)/ TEUS NOBEL FRI, MAY 15 | SINT AEGTENKAPEL MEET KOH MR.SAXMAN (THA) * JASPER BLOM MEETS Belgium pianist Jef Neve and young SEBASTIAAN VAN BAVEL trumpet virtuoso Teus Nobel meet the Boy Edgar Prize winner Jasper Blom (sax) famous saxophonist Koh Mr.Saxman. 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 | HOF MAIN STAGE * ALEXANDER BEETS INVITES Each year, the internationally touring tenor saxophonist invites artists from his international network, to join him in the so-called Directors Invite.

* The marked concerts are so-called ‘Festival Creations’ by Amersfoort Jazz. NATIONAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE The 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 SUN In 2018 she was invited to play Born into a religious family in with the all-female band ‘Bitches Korea, young Sun had to beg for Brewery’, a festival creation featuring drum lessons. Inspired by American Kika Sprangers, Hermine Deurloo, drummer Brian Blade she decided Phaedra Kwant and Corrie van to study jazz. She moved to Binsbergen. The following year, The Netherlands where she was Sun-Mi Hong won the Dutch Jazz admitted to the CvA (Conservatory Competition and therefore was of Amsterdam). Soon, her talents, endorsed by Amersfoort Jazz to the ambitions and skills were recognized Sena Performers International Jazz by her teachers, fellow students and Laureate Festival 2019. Sun was some attentive festival curators. also elected Young VIP, resulting She played with Karel Boehlee, in a multiform collaboration with Jasper Blom, Xavi Torres and Sanne Rambags, including series Daahoud Salim. With the latter, a of concerts, radio and television talented prize-winning pianist, Sun performances. In 2020 she releases gigged the festival Amersfoort Jazz her new album, also featuring Korean in 2017 and 2018. vocalist Song Yi Jeon. INTERNATIONAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

ESSIET OKON ESSIET Amersfoort Jazz presents its International Artist in Residence Essiet Okon Essiet (USA), who was a member of the legendary Art Blakey photo: Łukasz Szełemej and the Jazz Messengers. Essiet plays during the Festival Opener to Abdullah Ibrahim, Kenny Barron, Concert Evening in theatre De Lieve Kurt Elling, Kenny Garrett, Benny Vrouw on Thursday, May 14, with Golson, Freddie Hubbard, Cedar The Jazz Brigade, honoring the Walton, Bobby Watson, Mike Stern, legendary jazz drummer Art Blakey. John Abercrombie, Victor Lewis Essiet and The Jazz Brigade, also and his own Intercontinental Bush featuring some outstanding Dutch Orchestra. Essiet tours regularly with Next Generation musicians, play a The Jazz Brigade, led by the notable second time at Amersfoort Jazz, at Polish tenorist Sylwester Ostrowski, de Groenmarkt on Friday, May 15. founder of the Szczecin Jazz Festival and The Szczecin Academy of Essiet Okon Essiet (*1956, Omaha, Art. Sylwester Ostrowski toured Nebraska) is a bassist with Nigerian alongside artists like Bobby Watson, roots. In 1983 he moved to New York Wynton Marsalis, Darius Brubeck, City, playing with Art Blakey, next and Deborah Brown.

TRIBUTE TO ART BLAKEY The 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! FOCUS ON WORLD JAZZ F R O M H U N G A R Y Amersfoort Jazz presents some of the most current and outstanding World Jazz artists from Hungary

PÉTER SÁRIK TRIO MIHÁLY DRESCH QUARTET KÁROLY BINDER & ISTVAN BERTOK MIHÁLY BORBÉLY QUARTET VERONIKA HARCSA & BÁLINT GYÉMÁNT PETRA VÁRALLYAY TRIO SANTA DIVER TRIO VARGA BALÁZS

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. FOCUS ON WORLD JAZZ FROM HUNGARY C O N C E R T S

FRIDAY, MAY 15 MANNENZAAL 20:30 – 21:45 • Péter Sárik Trio 22:15 – 23:30 • Mihály Borbély Quartet

OBSERVANT STADSCAFÉ 23:00 – 02:15 • Babelcamp Session w/ Varga Balazs

THEATER DE LIEVE VROUW 23:15 - 00:15 • Petra Várallyay Trio

FOCUS NIGHT SATURDAY, MAY 16 MANNENZAAL at the theatre 14:30 – 15:45 The highlight of the particular focus • Harcsa Veronika-Gyémánt Bálint Duo element on World Jazz from Hungary 16:15 – 17:15 at the festival Amersfoort Jazz 2020, • Santa Diver Trio is the special Focus Night at the theatre De Lieve Vrouw on Saturday, THEATER DE LIEVE VROUW May 16, with concerts by Veronika 20:15 - 23:45 Harcsa Quartet, Péter Sárik Project FOCUS NIGHT and Petra Várallyay Trio. • Veronika Harcsa Quartet • Péter Sárik Project • Petra Várallyay Trio

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

SINT AEGTENKAPEL 14:30 - 15:30 • Károly Binder & Istvan Bertok

INTERNATIONAL JAZZ LAUREATE FESTIVAL 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.

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

WORLD JAZZ CONFERENCE 2020

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.

All photos on these pages are provided by the artists or their agencies. 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 “I’m gonna stay with the youngsters. Keeps the mind active.” Art Blakey (1919-1990)

PRESENTS THE NEXT GENERATION OF DUTCH JAZZ Sun-Mi Hong drums Sanne Rambags vocals Anna Serierse vocals Tom Ridderbeekx trumpet Gideon Tazelaar sax Sebastiaan van Bavel piano Alistair Payne trumpet Nicolo Ricci sax Young-Woo Lee piano Alessandro Fongaro bass Teus Nobel trumpet Miguel Rodriguez piano Daahoud Salim piano ALTO FOR TWO Maarten Hogenhuis sax Kika Sprangers sax Irene Reig sax Alto for Two is an international joint venture of Thomas Pol bass some of the most notable talents of The Nether- Xavi Torres piano lands and Spain: Kika Sprangers (sax) and Irene Tim Hennekes drums Reig (sax). Kika is considered one the most promi- Donald Simoen sax sing talents, touring with her own groups as well Mo van der Does trumpet as with Dutch jazz masters and orchestras. Irene is Laura Overbeeke vocals from Barcelona, where she already studied piano Wouter Kuhne drums Tijs Klaassen bas before studying saxophone in Amsterdam. During Jasper van Damme sax the festival Amersfoort Jazz 2019 they were Fernando Sanchez Bouzon sax encouraged to join forces. The Alto for Two group Floriaan Wempe sax is completed with the gifted rhythm section Xavi Rik van den Bergh sax Torres (piano), Thomas Pol (bass) and Sun-Mi Hong Jos van den Heuvel trombone (drums). The latter, originally from South Korea but Pablo Martinez trombone living in Amsterdam, is National Artist in Residence Alba Pujals trombone during Amersfoort Jazz 2020. Alto for Two is the Bart van Gorp trombone Libbe Oosterman trumpet festival opener concert on Thursday, May 14, at Rodolfo Ferreira Neves trumpet theatre De Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort. Gidon Nunes Vaz trumpet Ellister van der Molen trumpet This project is a collaboration between Amersfoort Jazz and its Abriel Ferreira trumpet Spanish partners: Institut Ramon Llull, Jazz I Am International Simone v/d Weerden bandoneon Meeting Barcelona and Festival Jazz Terrassa. Tim van Emmerloot drums PETER BEETS & THE HENK MEUTGEERT Sergio Abdoelrahman piano Cas Jiskoot bass Paul van Kessel voc NEW JAZZ ORCHESTRA Coen Hamelink trumpet Abriel Ferreira trumpet Dutch jazz pianist Peter Beets (“A World Class Jazz Luc Stakenborg trumpet Act”, according to DownBeat) and band leader Henk Berend Verhoeff trumpet Meutgeert, are further developing their successful Richard Pijpers trombone collaboration as founders of their own orchestra, Arjan van Zuuk trombone consisting of the finest young talents of Dutch Jazz, Chris Mayer trombone Siûrd Bartstra b-trombone such as Anne Serierse and Maarten Hogenhuis Irene de Vocht sax Matthijs Klinkert sax DUTCH JAZZ Jaap Winder sax OF Jake McKay sax Sun-Mi Hong drums Babette Jane baritone sax Sanne Rambags vocals Lucas Roorda drums Anna Serierse vocals Bart Dijkstra percussion Tom Ridderbeekx trumpet Mohan Chadie Shaw congas Gideon Tazelaar sax Axel Blom keyboards Sebastiaan van Bavel piano Corné Los bass Alistair Payne trumpet Ivo Meijer guitar Nicolo Ricci sax Abe van der Woude drums ROUND MIDNIGHT ORCHESTRA Young-Woo Lee piano Peter Keijsers sousaphone Alessandro Fongaro bass Dirk Zandvliet baritone sax Lucas van Ee sax This orchestra consists of both established masters Teus Nobel trumpet and up-and-coming talent in Dutch jazz and it plays Miguel Rodriguez piano Mart van Baalen trombone with young crooners in the theaters. Daahoud Salim piano Jeroen Verberne trombone Maarten Hogenhuis sax Bo Floor trumpet Kika Sprangers sax Luc Janssens trumpet Irene Reig sax David Gútierrez Franco piano YOUNG TALENT BIG BAND Thomas Pol bass Matthias de Waele drums Xavi Torres piano Coen Witteveen leader Formed by (former) students from Codarts Tim Hennekes drums Efe Erdem trombone Rotterdam. Codarts is an international university of Donald Simoen sax Juho Valtonen viool applied sciences in Rotterdam that offers high-quality Mo van der Does trumpet Çisem Özkurt viool art education in the field of music, dance and circus. Laura Overbeeke vocals Kardelen Buruk altviool Wouter Kuhne drums Eva van Schaik cello Anton Davidyants bas CVA CONCERT BIG BAND Tijs Klaassen bas Jasper van Damme sax Tuur Moens drums The internationally renowned Conservatory of Fernando Sanchez Bouzon sax Floriaan Wempe sax Amsterdam (CvA) presents its Concert Big Band, Rik van den Bergh sax consisting of talented master students. At Amersfoort Jos van den Heuvel trombone Jazz the orchestra (led by Johan Plomp) plays with Pablo Martinez trombone Boy Edgar Prize winner Jasper Blom (sax). Alba Pujals trombone Bart van Gorp trombone Libbe Oosterman trumpet AMSTERDAM FUNK ORCHESTRA Rodolfo Ferreira Neves trumpet Gidon Nunes Vaz trumpet The largest funk band in the Netherlands was Ellister van der Molen trumpet founded in 2014 by Efraim Trujillo (musical director) Abriel Ferreira trumpet and has since become one of the rising stars in the Simone v/d Weerden bandoneon clubs, both in the jazz and pop circuits. photo: Nico Brons whole historic ofAmersfoort city immersed inworld jazz music.” “Itissuch apleasure to seethe HERITAGE De Observant. intimate World Jazzconcertat spoken), leading uptoan a guidedcitywalk(English Walk onSaturday, May16: the AmersfoortJazzHeritage These locationsare includedin of eachother. venues, withinwalkingdistance unique locationsasfull-fledged the festivalincludesseveral Amersfoort JazzHeritage, its festival.Undertheheading city asauniquebackdrop for cherishes thebeautifulinner The AmersfoortJazzfestival and monasteries. towngates, churches, chapels market squares, citywalls, city centre withcanals, well0preserved latemedieval 1259 AD)isknownforits Amersfoort (cityrightsin Mahesh Babu(India) AMERSFOORT JAZZ HERITAGE WORLD JAZZ CONCERTS AT HISTORIC LOCATIONS 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)

C O N C E R T S SUNDAY, MAY 17 SINT AEGTENKAPEL FRIDAY, MAY 15 • Jef Neve, Teus Nobel (BEL/NLD) SINT AEGTENKAPEL ft. Koh Mr.Saxman (THA) • Jasper Blom & Sebastiaan van Bavel • Károly Binder & Istvan Bertok (HUN) • Cenk (TUR) meets... t.b.a. • Xavi Torres solo (ESP/NLD)

MANNENZAAL MANNENZAAL • Péter Sárik Trio (HUN) • Yoav Eshed Quartet (ISR) • Mihály Borbély Quartet (HUN) • Fernando Brox Quartet (ESP) • Stormvogel invites... (NLD) OBSERVANT SCHUTTER ft. Sanne Rambags / Tontrakul (THA) • Yoav Eshed Quartet (ISR/USA) OBSERVANT OBSERVANT STADSCAFÉ • Cenk (TUR) meets...Tineke Postma • Babelcamp Jam Session • Tineke Postma Quartet w/ Varga Balazs (HUN)

SATURDAY, MAY 16 SINT JORISKERK HUNGARIAN CHILDREN TRAINS • Amersfoort Jeugd Orkest (AJO) ft. Izaline Calister & Manoushka “Amersfoort Jazz inspires to share ideas about music.” Nuphar Fey (ISR, pianist)

“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)

“Great vibes, on a musical and a personal level.” Barry Davis (Jerusalem Post)

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

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

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