The new CD of Jazz Connection has not been released yet, but the whole world can hear it ! DJ Jesse Miner from San Fransisco USA paid attention to our CD in his show, editon #54 of June. This new jive and swing music CD has been recorded a few months ago in a fully packed Cafe Oncle Jean in Breda.
Hey Mister Jesse is a podcast hosted by DJ Jesse Miner that celebrates the swinging music that lindy hoppers and swing dancers love. Jazz Connection proud that our music can be heard on this well known poscast. Download and listen to the June show at heymisterjesse.com !
It was a great moment to perform again at the Breda Jazz Festival. To all fans, visitors and friends who visited our concerts: thank you very much for your enthusiasm!!
The JUMP THE NIGHT AWAY concert: Jazz Connection and the great guest singer Chris Peeters. Together with the gentlemen of the Dirty Dozen we played until late at night a wonderful jazz battle… Soon you will see some more about this on this website.
On Saturday on the Havermarkt stage Jazz Connection did the traditional performance. The Havermarkt was fully packed and we had also a group of Lindy hop dancers with us. It was a great party! Click here: www.bredajazzfestival.nl
Jazz Connection performed on May 8 @ International Wiehler Tage in Germany. We performed in fully packed theater before the Chris Barber Jazzband and we were proud to meet these incredable great musicians including living legend Mr. Chris Barber.
Jazz Connection was on tour in the UK in April.
The Concorde Club (Photo: Gordon Sapsed).
Jazz Connection performed @ Friends of Upton Jazz Festival, The Concorde Jazz Club, The Swan Inn, Jazz in the Boston Spa, Jazz Club 90 (Harp) and The Trout Inn. Look at what 13 year old Olivia made for us:
See here an impression:
We enjoyed our stay in England and will be back in September for a tour including the Bude Jazz Festival.
Jazz Connection winnaar van de Sgt. Pepper’s Jazz Award 2009.
Op zondag 17 januari is in een bomvolle Sgt.Pepper’s Jazz-Club in Enkhuizen voor de tweede maal de Jazz Award uitgereikt. Dit keer was het de traditional jazzband Jazz Connection die de prestigieuze prijs onder een luid applaus in ontvangst mocht nemen. De band was blij verrast met deze waardering en dankte het publiek hartelijk. De muzikanten Rob Henneveld en Bart Maassen ontvingen namens hun gehele band een prachtig bronzen beeld van Sgt.Pepper himself gemaakt door Marga Slagers, eeuwige roem en een gastoptreden op het Jazzfestival Enkhuizen in mei dit jaar.
De Jazz Award, ingesteld in 2008, is uniek in Nederland en dient als aanmoedigingsprijs voor traditionele jazzbands en muzikanten. Indirect verhoogt het de kwaliteit van de optredens in de jazzclub. Optredende bands worden beoordeeld door een vakkundige jury bestaande uit bestuursleden en medewerkers van de jazzclub, bezoekers en bestuursleden van het Jazzfestival Enkhuizen. Zij beoordelen de bands aan de hand van een aantal criteria: ritmiek, repertoire, zuiverheid, collectief, soli en presentatie. Vorig jaar kwam de Enkhuizer formatie Freetime Old Dixie Jassband als winnaar uit de bus.
Jazz Connection will celebrate their 20 years anniversary in 2010. To mark his special moment, the band has recorded in live DVD in Theatre De Avenue in Breda, Holland. The theme of this DVD is the music and dance of the years 20-30-40. Jazz Connection has a special guest that day: the talented singer Chris Peeters. From all over The Netherlands lindy hop dancers traveled to Breda to dance with us. It was an exciting afternoon! Click here for a preview:
In October Jazz Connection was invited to perform at a remarkable Jazz place in Germany: theater Kulturpalast in Dresden. Der Kulturpalast Swingt! An event about the celebration of 40 years Kulturpalast.
Jazz Connection performed for an enthusiastic audience of 1.200 people in the centre of Dresden.
Free Jazz is all around in Bonn, Or so it seems these days. The Rheinaue Season is well underway and the Sommergarten Sunday shows in Museumsplatz are also a regular (fortnightly) attraction. In the end what to see or not to see depends very much on the weather. Friday threatened rain so I headed to Sundays show next to the KAH in Museumsplatz. You’ve guessed it… the rain arrived on Sunday.
