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                  About the JOC

                  The Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw belongs to the absolute top big bands in Europe. It presents a strong vision on and respect for music in all its forms, played by a world-class rhythm section and brass sections. The JOC bears the name of the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the only concert hall in the world that, in addition to a classical orchestra, also has a jazz orchestra attached to its name.

                  International
                  The JOC has worked with a wide variety of international guest soloists, from Roy Hargrove to Chick Corea, Branford Marsalis to Oleta Adams, Jose James to Jazzmen Horn. Having toured all over the world at all the large festivals and in the most beautiful jazz clubs - from Birdland New York to North Sea Jazz Capetown, from Tokyo to Moscow and from Rio to Budapest - the JOC is also highly respected internationally.
                  Find out about our current international projects

                  Our music
                  On our solo albums our musicians play at the top of their abilities and we play a significant role in the development of contemporary jazz. Our latest albums Crossroads, Jazz Influencers and Threnody were widely praised by the press.
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                  Our programs
                  The JOC connects through jazz. We are on top of the latest developments in the scene and work with emerging talents, but also pay tribute to the rich jazz history, spanning more than a hundred years of music. We dive into adventurous crossovers, varying from soul to kaseko and from tambu to pop. 

                  Education & talent
                  We keep jazz music alive and kicking. We are constantly committed to introducing a broad and diverse group of young people to jazz. We do this  by interacting with kids and young people, from 8 year onwards, through various talent development projects such as the JOC Boot Camp program, and with students from several Dutch conservatories (JOC Big Band Academy). 

                  Awards 
                  The JOC won two Edison awards in the Jazz&World category: one for the album Blues for the Date (2010) and one for Crossroads (2019). Blues for the Date was also named one of the best large ensemble albums of 2010 by the authoritative New York magazine All About Jazz from New York.

                  Musicians

                  All Musicians

                  Marco Kegel

                  Marco Kegel

                  Altsaxofoon, dwarsfluit, klarinet, lead

                  Marcel Serierse

                  Marcel Serierse

                  Slagwerk

                  Simon Rigter

                  Simon Rigter

                  Tenorsaxofoon en dwarsfluit

                  Frans van Geest

                  Frans van Geest

                  Contrabas

                  Martijn van Iterson

                  Martijn van Iterson

                  Gitarist

                  Ilja Reijngoud

                  Ilja Reijngoud

                  Trombonist, arrangeur/componist, dirigent

                  Martin van den Berg

                  Martin van den Berg

                  Bastrombonist

                  Juan Martinez

                  Juan Martinez

                  Artistiek leider, Baritonsaxofoon, klarinet en basklarinet

                  Erik Veldkamp

                  Erik Veldkamp

                  Trompettist

                  Ruud Breuls

                  Ruud Breuls

                  Trompettist

                  Peter Beets

                  Peter Beets

                  Pianist

                  Wim Both

                  Wim Both

                  Trompettist, lead

                  Martijn Vink

                  Martijn Vink

                  Slagwerk

                  Jan van Duikeren

                  Jan van Duikeren

                  Trompettist

                  Suzan Veneman

                  Suzan Veneman

                  Trompettist

                  Bert Boeren

                  Bert Boeren

                  Trombonist

                  Ellister van der Molen

                  Ellister van der Molen

                  Trompettist

                  Jan Oosting

                  Jan Oosting

                  Trombonist, lead

                  Chris Muller

                  Chris Muller

                  Dirigent en arrangeur JONG JOC

                  Jasper van Damme

                  Jasper van Damme

                  Altsaxofoon

                  Sjoerd Dijkhuizen

                  Sjoerd Dijkhuizen

                  Tenorsaxofoon en klarinet

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