Dozens of CvA students, teachers and aluni will perform at the next North Sea Jazz Festival, July 10-12, 2015. An overview:
* Keep an Eye Concert Jazz Band Conservatorium van Amsterdam, The Big Band Music of Joe Henderson conducted by Justin DiCioccio, featuring Jesse van Ruller, Fri 10 18.30-19.30h Mississippi
* Reinier Baas (alumnus), debut performance of commissioned composition, Sun 12 19.30-20.45h Madeira
* Dominic J Marshall Trio (alumni) Fri 10 18.15-19.30h Volga
* Maarten Hogenhuis Trio (alumni) Fri 10 20.00-21.15h Volga
* Jasper Blom Quintet (teacher) Fri10 21.45-23.00h Volga
* BRUUT! (alumni) Fri 10 23.45-00.45h North Sea Jazz Club
* The BvR Flamenco Big Band (conducted by alumnus Bernard van Rossum), Sat 11 18.30-19.30h Mississippi
* Tommy Moustache (alumni) Sat 11 23.30-00.30h North Sea Jazz Club
* Gideon van Gelder Lighthouse (alumnus) Sun 12 16.00-17.15h Yenisei
Commissioned composition
Every year the North Sea Jazz Festival invites a promising Dutch jazz composer to compose a work for the festival. This year CvA alumnus Reinier Baas had the honour of being commissioned to write a composition, which will be premiered in Sunday July 12.
North Sea Jazz Festival
Fri 10, Sat 11 and Sun 12 July 2015 at Ahoy Rotterdam
Tickets: www.northseajazz.com, www.ticketmaster.nl and 0900 - 300 1250