Started in
1976, the North Sea Jazz Festival has become Holland's number one jazz event over the
years. . . The festival originally used to take place in The
Hague in the Nederlands Congresgebouw and moved to its current
location – Ahoy - in Rotterdam
in 2006.
“The
festival is widely acknowledged as the "biggest jazz festival in the
world", and has a strong reputation for showcasing many different areas of
jazz from all eras. As well as established artists it invites youth groups”;
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea_Jazz_Festival)
Starting
tomorrow, over 65.000 visitors are expected over the weekend to listen to more
than a thousand musicians, spread out over 150 performances and thirteen
different stages! Expect prestigious artists such as D'Angelo, Michael Kiwanuku
(BBC Sound of 2012), Robert Cray, Brad Mehldau, Jill Scott, Joe Bonamassa, Hugh
Laurie, George Benson and Rumer, as well as dutch Caro Emerald, Benjamin
Herman, The Kyteman Orchestra Rotterdam and the Dutch jazz
trumpeter Eric Vloeimans…
One of the
themes this year is the New Urban Jazz : “On Friday, Darling is the venue for a
new group of artists from big American cities like New
York and Los Angeles.
This new generation of jazz musicians has studied jazz history thoroughly and
has added to it fifty years of soul, R&B and hip-hop.”
(http://www.northseajazz.com)
We can
already hear the first notes rise in the air ...
Tickets for
an unforgettable way to start summer are still available!
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