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Frank Koulen – Founder of the Jazz Club Porgy and Bess

The life of Frank Koulen may well serve as a scenario for a feature film. The founder of the jazz club Porgy and Bess in Terneuzen, The Netherlands. Frank was born in Suriname...

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Eric Ineke – ‘Let There Be Life, Love and Laughter’ – CD review by Peter Beije

Last year was very special for drummer Eric Ineke, he turned 70. Eric celebrated this with a concert in one of the most famous jazz venues in the Netherlands, the Bimhuis in...

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Trumpeter Ellister Van Der Molen follows her heart: She plays Jazz!

At the age of ten she made her first steps into the music world. Now, thirty years later, Ellister van der Molen is a much sort after Dutch jazz trumpet player. She performs with...

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Yuri Honing’s CD Goldbrun: Harmonious Political Statement

The CD “Goldbrun” by Dutch Jazz saxophonist Yuri Honing is a political statement. He has made the album because he’s worried about the future of Europe. It is a great part...

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Free concerts during Tenth Swing Festival Breda (2017)

Sunday 29 October, in the city centre of Breda the tenth Swing Festival will be held. This year there are four free concerts in three venues in the Dutch city. A tradition is the...

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s’wonderful Ella Fitzgerald Live in Amsterdam 1957 & 1960 Reviewed by Peter Beije

The ease with which she sings, the musicality, the range of her voice, her control and diction. Ella Fitzgerald truly is one of the greatest jazz singers in history. And what sets...

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Mark Guiliana Impresses at Jazz Middelheim 2017

Editor’s note: Read Peter Beije’s daily roundup overview of his time spent at Jazz Middelheim 2017. I sometimes still question why I enjoy Jazz Middelheim that much....

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Herbie Hancock, Craig Taborn & Kamasi Washington shine at Gent Jazz 2017

Gent Jazz Festival 2017 held over seven music filled days between 6th and 16th of July. I was one of the 34, 000 people who came to the festival. I was able to spend six days at...

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Jazz Middelheim 2017 offers Antwerp sixteen top concerts including Van Morrison

The 36th edition of Jazz Middelheim will be held from 3rd through 6th August this year. The festival in the Belgium town Antwerp has a promising program with sixteen top concerts...

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Avishai Cohen ~ CD Review ~ Cross My Palm With Silver

The new cd from trumpeter Avishai Cohen is called ‘Cross My Palm With Silver’. It is the successor of the acclaimed album ‘Into The Silence’, both have...

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ZeelandJazz 09-18 June, 2017

Lew Tabackin is back in town! After years of absence, Lew Tabackin returns to Terneuzen. The famous American flutist and tenor saxophonist is one of the big names in JazzZeeland....

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