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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

                Wim Both

                Wim Both

                Trompettist, lead

                Marcel Serierse

                Marcel Serierse

                Slagwerk

                Martijn Vink

                Martijn Vink

                Slagwerk

                Chris Muller

                Chris Muller

                Dirigent en arrangeur JONG JOC

                Sjoerd Dijkhuizen

                Sjoerd Dijkhuizen

                Tenorsaxofoon en klarinet

                Martin van den Berg

                Martin van den Berg

                Bastrombonist

                Peter Beets

                Peter Beets

                Pianist

                Marco Kegel

                Marco Kegel

                Altsaxofoon, dwarsfluit, klarinet, lead

                Ruud Breuls

                Ruud Breuls

                Trompettist

                Jan Oosting

                Jan Oosting

                Trombonist, lead

                Jasper van Damme

                Jasper van Damme

                Altsaxofoon

                Martijn van Iterson

                Martijn van Iterson

                Gitarist

                Ilja Reijngoud

                Ilja Reijngoud

                Trombonist, arrangeur/componist, dirigent

                Frans van Geest

                Frans van Geest

                Contrabas

                Erik Veldkamp

                Erik Veldkamp

                Trompettist

                Suzan Veneman

                Suzan Veneman

                Trompettist

                Jan van Duikeren

                Jan van Duikeren

                Trompettist

                Ellister van der Molen

                Ellister van der Molen

                Trompettist

                Bert Boeren

                Bert Boeren

                Trombonist

                Juan Martinez

                Juan Martinez

                Artistiek leider, Baritonsaxofoon, klarinet en basklarinet

                Simon Rigter

                Simon Rigter

                Tenorsaxofoon en dwarsfluit

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