Under the Surface is an improvisational jazz band formed by drummer Joost Lijbaart, vocalist Sanne Rambags, and guitarist Bram Stadhouders. Sanne Rambags is one of the few vocalists of her generation who is able to improvise effortlessly.
Featuring Jason Moran and Robert Glasper.
A brilliant interplay between the two musicians and combines the several worlds of jazz, Malian and classical music.
The world-renowned North Sea Jazz Festival features a wide variety of genres.
An intimate and beautiful show in the antique theatre of Vienne.
Jimmy Smith shows why he is the uncontested king of the jazz organ in this concert filmed in Paris. He's joined in by his longtime guitarist Eddie McFadden and drummer Charlie Crosby.
Rotterdam's `BIRD' is a club, café and restaurant with a live music programme that's deeply rooted in jazz, and also branches out towards soul, funk, hip-hop and electronic music.
With José James; Takuya Kuroda; Kris Bowers; Solomon Dorsey and Richard Spaven.
Portraits of artists, concerts and festivals that give good impressions of the jazz world. Both famous and less famous jazz artists will give new insights in their life, such as why they wrote a certain song and what was the first record they bought.
Innovative contemporary jazz and improvised music, the search for modernity, mind blowing sounds, rock and pop. A performance from the Tilburg based Bertus Borgers and his Young Retro's backing band.
Portraits of artists, concerts and festivals that give good impressions of the jazz world. Both famous and less famous jazz artists will give new insights in their life, such as why they wrote a certain song and what was the first record they bought.
Nicknamed `the father of Congolese rumba', Papa Wemba became a legend despite himself. He was a member of well-known Congolese and African rumba groups such as `Zaïko Langa Langa', and became one of Africa's most popular musicians in his day.
Conrad Miller is active all over the world in styles ranging as widely as jazz, fusion, funk, R&B and rock. In this 2021 performance in Stuttgart, Germany, Miller plays contemporary jazz with his bandmates David de Marez Oyens and Enrique Firpi.
Three concerts filmed in 1963 and 1964 in Holland, Switzerland and Belgium that highlight the bebop legend's classic style and silky tone.
The bustling streets of Tel Aviv resonate in the music of the new generation of Israeli jazz artists. The series offers an eye-witness account of the incredible inventiveness and diversity of the Israeli jazz scene.
The French big band `Le Sacre du Tympan' was founded by bassist and composer Fred Pallem. Pallem's oeuvre is strongly influenced by the music of as diverse a range of composers as André Popp, Charles Ives, Duke Ellington and Neil Young. The wide variety of his musical sources of inspiration can b...
Always respectful of the blues roots he inherited, the charismatic singer adds soul, funk, country and gospel to his musical range; the memories of his American youth.
A journey back to the roots of music. It shows the enormous impact traditional music from all over the world has had on contemporary jazz. This programme includes famous musicians, as well as upcoming youngsters.
L.A. born Saxophonist Kamasi Washington and trombonist Ryan Porter co-founded West Coast Get Down - a musical collective fusing jazz and funk with hip-hop. The musicians join forces and take the vibes of Los Angeles to jazz club BIRD in Rotterdam.
An exploration of the musical universe of a new generation of New York artists. With diverse origins and all having a unique history and background, these musicians gave birth to a new sound that still influences the music scene around the world.
The bustling streets of Tel Aviv resonate in the music of the new generation of Israeli jazz artists. The series offers an eye-witness account of the incredible inventiveness and diversity of the Israeli jazz scene.
Linus, a duo of two composers and improvisers: baritone guitar player Ruben Machtelinckx and tenor saxophonist Thomas Jillings.
Jazz in Duketown is the largest free outdoor jazz festival in the Netherlands. It's a real gathering for jazz addicts, inviting internationally renowned artists.
Stemming from Brazil's São Paulo, Bixiga 70 is a brass and percussion-based instrumental dance ensemble that combines jazz, funk, and Afro-Brazilian music, incorporating elements from dub, reggae, electronics, cumbia, carimbo, Ethio-jazz, and samba.