Dirk
Balthaus

Full of memories and hope

2024

Follow up of Meant for you, inspired by "Letters to Jan" by Esther Hesselink. Featuring vocalist Flora de Geus

A Celebration

2022

The "Grande Dame du Jazz" teams up with the Millennium Jazz Orchestra. A celebration of the contemporary American Songbook.

Colorful

2022

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

2022

Lyrical Modern Jazz. A tribute to Jan Hesselink.

Positive vibes

2020

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

2020

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

Cool und mit lässigem Swing

2019

The focus is on relaxed improvisations. Six instrumentals and five tunes featuring vocalist Eva Kurowski. Released on Vinyl.

Elegant, with rough edges

2019

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

Vintage sound

2018

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

Vulnerable, poetic and bold

2017

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

Smooth and swinging

2017

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

A voice black as coal

2016

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

Sharp, edgy and humorous

2015

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

A unique, amazing voice

2014

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

A pure jazz orchestra

2014

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

Lightly roughened and yet soft like velvet

2014

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

Refined, contemporary jazz

2013

With a lyrical note.

Flowering jazz

2012

Surprising, ironic and elegantly beautiful.

Here is a composer/arranger in the first place

2011

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

A superlative big-band album

2010

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

In an almost movielike abstract manner...

2009

Original and strong music, with three sparkling soloists.

An intimate reflection

2009

Poetic music that captures the ear, captures the heart.

A tribute to jazz and life

2007

Colorful and attractive.

Original grooves

2007

Music that touches the heart and triggers the brain.

A beautiful, lyrical album

2007

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

Well-known tunes of the great American composer

2006

Fresh and new, while still recognisable.

An adventurous journey

1998

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

... tinged with romance

1995

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