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 Amersfoort Jazz Foundation Team & Board JazzNL Foundation 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.