Dirk
Balthaus

Colorful

A 8-part suite based on a selection of poems by the Brazilian poet and environmentalist Thiago de Mello. Featuring Brazilian singer Lílian Vieira.

Thoughtful

Lyrical Modern Jazz. A tribute to Jan Hesselink.

Positive

Strong melodies go together with colorful chords while a groovy bass and tight drums glue it all together. Passionate solo’s and positive vibes.

Superb Sound Quality

A One Mic DXD Recording. The repertoire was specially written for this concert by Bert Lochs.

Cool

The focus is on relaxed improvisations. Five tunes feature singer Eva Kurowski. Released on Vinyl.

Elegant, with rough edges

Bert Lochs' compositions and arrangements are from another world, fairytale like and haunting.

Vintage sound

pictures the musical life of Eduardo Blanco in seven tunes consisting of five original compositions by Eduardo and two standards.

Vulnerable, poetic and bold

An exciting musical landscape, thoughtful lyrics and a voice that captures your heart.

Smooth and swinging

A warm voice, with a great sense of timing. Originals and pearls from the great jazzcomposers.

Sharp, edgy and humorous

The album on which they brilliantly set the jazz tradition on fire.

A voice black as coal

Eva Kurowski's very personal interpretations of the American songbook.

A unique, amazing voice

Refined in its detail, playful in its arrangements, honest, endearing and intimate.

A pure jazz orchestra

With the vibes one finds in a big city: surprise, special, conspicuous, spectacular and exciting.

Refined, contemporary jazz

With a lyrical note.

Lightly roughened and yet soft like velvet

Profound lyrics and first class arrangements. A journey that flashes by.

Flowering jazz

Surprising, ironic and elegantly beautiful.

Here is a composer/arranger in the first place

The sections are intertwined in many ways, with surprising sound colours as result.

A superlative big-band album

Clean sections, articulate and enterprising soloists, sharp and resourceful charts by Joan Reinders.

In an almost movielike abstract manner...

Original and strong music, with three sparkling soloists.

An intimate reflection

Poetic music that captures the ear, captures the heart.

A tribute to jazz and life

Colorful and attractive.

Original grooves

Music that touches the heart and triggers the brain.

Well-known tunes of the great American composer

Fresh and new, while still recognisable.

A beautiful, lyrical album

...inspired storytelling. Jazz is not only music, but also a way of living...very sympathic.

An adventurous journey

Traveling from Neobop with fast tunes and ballads to the world of funk-inspired contemporary jazz.

... tinged with romance

My debut. Music, where melancholy and optimism constantly fight to win.