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www.equinoxjazzquintet.com The band Equinox is a collective of five like minded musicians who share the desire to celebrate a common sense of balance; that between tension and resolution, between dissonance and consonance, between the present and the past.

Based in the Netherlands, Equinox is co-lead by Guitarist Dan Nicholas and bassist Johnny Daly. Nicholas comes from New York City and Daly is a native of Dublin, Ireland. Both musicians have made the Netherlands their home, inspired by the rich jazz climate they found there.

Joining Nicholas and Daly in Equinox are three of the country’s top jazz musicians; the soulful and powerful tenor saxophonist Sjoerd Dijkhuizen, the elegant and adventurous pianist Bob Wijnen and master drummer Marcel Serierse.

The band plays a mix of vivid original pieces, personal arrangements of standards and classic jazz repertoire by the likes of Thelonious Monk, Billy Strayhorn, Charles Mingus and Horace Silver.

Equinox is deeply rooted in a wide spectrum of jazz tradition, which constantly informs the band’s musical explorations. The individual members of the band all draw inspiration from this tradition in the development of their own personal avenues of musical expression.

“...Great playing and strong writing... They have forged their own musical identities while addressing the roots of the music. This is a great band that we will be hearing many great things from in the future.” Guitarist Peter Bernstein

www.equinoxjazzquintet.com Guitarist Dan Nicholas grew up in New York City and New Jersey. At the age of 18 he began to study Bassist Johnny Daly is a native of with the world renowned jazz Dublin Ireland, where he paid his pianist and educator, Dr. Barry dues playing alongside the legendary Harris. In the years following, guitarist Louis Stewart, former he had the opportunity to play member of the George Shearing with a number of New York City Quintet. He also spent several jazz greats including Jimmy Vass, years in the early 2000s performing, George Braithe, Leroy Williams, touring and recording with the Jimmy Lovelace and Frank Gant. Mexican guitar duo, Rodrigo y Sjoerd Dijkhuizen is a powerful Marcel Serierse is one of Holland’s Gabriella. and soulful tenor saxophonist and best drummers. A flexible and Nicholas moved to Holland in a mainstay on the Dutch jazz scene. versatile musician, he has performed Bob Wijnen is a pianist of great 2001 and since that time he has He has resided in The Netherlands He performs regularly as a member with Bob Brookmeyer, Michel sensitivity and depth. Much in performed with a formidable since 2002, during which time he of the Eric Ineke Jazz Express, the Petrucciani, Johnny Griffin, Toots demand as an accompanist, he is range of Dutch and International has worked with Ferdinand Povel, Peter Beets Group and the Jazz Theilmans, Al Jarreau and a wide known for having some of the best musicians including John Ruocco, David Schnitter, Dave Leibman, Orchestra of the Concertgebouw. range of Holland’s finest musicians. ears around. He is also an elegant Ferdinand Povel, Dave Glasser, John Ruocco, Dave Glasser, Simon He has shared the stage with the Serierse comes from a musical and adventurous soloist who has Benjamin Herman, Jimmy Halperin, Rigter, Ack Van Rooyen, Jeremy likes of Jimmy Heath, Tom Harrell family and began playing drums absorbed a great deal of the history Joris Roelofs, Dado Moroni, Peter Pelt, Barry Harris, Dado Moroni, and James Moody and has toured at the age of six. As a teenager he of jazz piano. He has worked with Beets, Frans Elsen, John Marshal, Frans Elsen, Juraj Stanik, Martijn in small group settings with Lew toured with the European Youth Toots Theilmans, Benjamin Herman, Ruud Jacobs, Greg Hutchinse, and Van Iterson, Joe Cohn and Eric Tabakin, Dave Leibman, Bert Joris Big Band and studied with Mel Ferdinand Povel and Deborah Owen Hart Jr. Ineke. and Grant Stewart. Lewis and Steve Gadd. Carter among many others.

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