September News – ICON Award + recording adventures on the water⛵
This summer I recorded vocals in a midnight waterlock, saxophone in a canal with confused dogs, and bass on a lake with chirping birds. Every sound became part of the music.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
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2025
01/04/25 – Kompaan Binnenhaven The Hague Netherlands
01/11/25 – Kaffee Damast, Kortrijk, Belgium – w. Dominique Vantomme & Wim Ramon
01/27/25 – Shapeshifter Brooklyn – tickets
02/15/25 – iBeam Brooklyn tribute to Fred Ho – info
03/14/25 – SHE: Festival of Women in Music, Fayetteville, Arkansas – info
03/20/25 – Intercontinental Barclay Midtown – tickets
06/07/25 – iX Café Brooklyn
06/21/25 – Make Music NYC, Naval Cemetery Landscape Memorial Park, 11am
06/21/25 – Make Music NYC, Prospect Heights Community Farm, 3pm
06/27/25 – iBeam Brooklyn with Eva Novoa
07/22/25 – Workshop Ostratice Jazz, Slovakia
07/26/25 – Múzeum Červený, Kláštor Slovakia (more info)
08/10/25 – Start Album recording Sail Boat Netherlands
9/30 – Open Mind Open Mic, workshop with Shea Rose, Berklee, Boston, 6pm
10/6 – Berklee Alumni Panel NYC, 7:30pm
10/26 – Performance with Art Jones at Brooklyn Boathouse, NY
10/28 – Open Mind Open Mic, workshop with Shea Rose, Berklee, Boston, 6pm
July news – Awards, podcasts, and a boat…
We’re so close: already at 95% of our fundraising goal for Current!! … The more we raise, the more we can pay guest musicians fairly, hire top-tier engineers, press more beauti
June news – I’m recording an album on a sailboat ⛵
I’m so excited (and a little nervous!) to share something deeply personal and I need your help: I’ve just launched my new project Current, a full-length album that I’ll be re
May News – From the Grammys to writing 20 New Songs
The past few months have been a whirlwind—starting with the Grammys LA in February, which was an amazing and unforgettable experience… I’ve been teaching at Berklee, taking c
January 2025 News
“We still have the music,” I remind myself in moments when life feels overwhelming. If you’re feeling the same, take a deep breath and let this thought bring you some peace.
ViviTalks Podcast
ViviTalks is a podcast where I sit down with the 100 women who helped shape my album Typuhthâng. Each episode explores their stories, creative journeys, and the role of community
Leiden singer Vivienne Aerts uses lockdown to record album – Leidsch Dagblad
Singer Vivienne Aerts makes a lockdown album with hundreds of other female musicians. In addition to the music, buyers also receive a bar of chocolate.
My new project: women and chocolate!
I have finally started the pre-order and crowdfunding campaign for my new album project on INDIEGOGO! And yes, you can get a lot of chocolate!!
One – Note – Video for International Women’s Day
For International Women’s Day I recorded a one-note video in the kitchen: a small musical gesture honoring women’s voices, resilience, and presence.
Past performances
2024
02/11/24 – Rockwood Music Hall NYC 9pm
02/26/24 – Masterclass Boston Jazz and Gender Justice Institute
03/10/24 – Rockwood Music Hall NYC 4-6pm (info)
03/19/24 – Masterclass Boston about Performance Anxiety
03/29/24 – Jazz on main MtKisco 7 & 9pm (tickets)
03/31/24 – Arlene’s Grocery NYC 7-11pm (info)
05/03/24 – Concert with Harpist Tara Minton at the Metronome London UK (tickets)
05/12/24 – Exclusive desert and music show – Leiden Netherlands (tickets)
05/16/24 – Masterclass ETH Zwitserland
05/24/24 – Concert & Chocolate at Triad Theater NYC w. Eduardo Belo (b) and Rachel Therrien (tp) (info)
06/08/24 – iX Cafe Restaurant Brooklyn, 7-9pm (info)
06/23/24 – Rockwood Music Hall New York 7pm
07/05/24 – The Acoustic Guitar Project
08/06/24 – Universal Concert (streaming via this link)
08/17/24 – The Kompaan The Hague NL 9pm
09/05/24 – The Acoustic Guitar Project at City Reliquary Museum
09/13/24 – Tara Minton & Vivienne Aerts, Catharinakapel Harderwijk NL 8pm (more info & tickets)
09/14/24 – Nacht van de Ontdekkingen w. Vervool – Leiden
12/01/24 – Salon Lounge MUSIC at Funkadelic Studios NYC
12/06/24 – iBeam w. Eva Novoa and Ratzo Harris, Brooklyn (more info)
12/21/24 – Christmas Show with Music, Theater and Chocolate – Leiden Netherlands (more info)
2023
01/26 – 1/29 Dizzy’s Jazzclub Lincoln Center, NY, as a special guest to the Toots Thielemans tribute of Kenny Werner quintet w. Gregoire Maret, Antonio Sanchez, Scott Colley, Anat Cohen, Chico Pinheiro
03/02 – Album release show: Moooi Showroom New York, Private Pre-release party Typuhthâng Concert and tasting – 7 pm – Contact for more info with Vivienne Aerts (voice), Anastassiya Ana Petrova (piano), Ksenia Vasileva (bass), Clara Kennedy (cello), Hillai Govreen (clarinet)
03/03 – NY Album Release Typuhthâng
03/09 – Album release show: NLClub NYC, NY Album Release Concert and tasting Typuhthâng, 7:30 pm – Tickets. With Vivienne Aerts (voice), Anastassiya Ana Petrova (piano), Ksenia Vasileva (bass), Queralt Giralt Soler (cello), Milena Casado Fauquet (trumpet)
03/10 – Album release show: Triad Theater, NY Release Concert Typuhthâng, 7 pm, in collaboration with Fulbright Greater NY – Tickets. with Vivienne Aerts (voice), Anastassiya Ana Petrova (piano), Ksenia Vasileva (bass), Clara Kennedy (cello), Milena Casado Fauquet (trumpet)
3/21 – Masterclass Belgium – Kortrijk
3/23 – Album release show: Album release concert Netherlands @ Zuthphen Mr Jazz : w. Hermine Deurloo en Frank Ong-Alok
3/25 – Album release show: Album release concert Netherlands (private concert @ Breukelen) : duo w. Hermine Deurloo
6/6 – Soundshop’s Music Salon, (Williamsburg New York) an event in which musicians share their music and talk about it with an audience of musicians and music lovers. Click here to RSVP
8/15 – Seoul Korea tour: Cotton Club, Seoul Korea – w. Ga Young Bae (p), Seung-Ha Lee (b), Manuel Weyand (d)
8/17 – Seoul Korea tour: Evans Jazz Club, Seoul Korea – w. Ga Young Bae (p), Sean Pentland (b), Myungsup Shin (s), Jongdae Oh (d)
8/22 – Seoul Korea tour: Sung Am Art Hall, Seoul Korea – w. Ga Young Bae (p), Seung-Ha Lee (b), Myungsup Shin (s), Jeongsik Lee (s), JK Kim (d)
8/24 – Seoul Korea tour: Positive Zero Lounge, Seoul Korea – w. Ga Young Bae (p), Seung-Ha Lee (b), Myungsup Shin (s), Manuel Weyand (d)
8/26 – Seoul Korea tour: Minor Swing, Seoul Korea – w. Ga Young Bae (p), Sean Pentland (b), Jongdae Oh (d), HyunWoo Yeo (s)
8/28 – Recording date Seoul Korea – w. Ga Young Bae
12/23/23 – Netherlands: Christmas show with music, theater, and chocolate in Leiden– Tickets
2022
03/19 – Fairfield, CT, Sacred Heart University, as a special guest to the Kenny Werner trio w. Johannes and Dan Weiss
04/21 – New York, Composers Circle in Concert for Simona Smirnova — “Juana Meilė” (SATB a cappella w.Simona Smirnova, soprano; Vivienne Aerts, alto — Takuma Matsui, tenor; Erik Schark, bass) (More info)
4/29 – Belgium, Toots 100 tour : Bozar Brussels // w. Brussels Jazz Orchestra cond. Frank Vaganée Metropole Orkest cond. Vince Mendoza Guests: – Kenny Werner Piano – Grégoire Maret: Harmonica – Philip Catherine: Guitar – Tutu Puoane, Claudio and Ivan Lins and Vivienne Aerts: vocals – (More info)
4/30 – Belgium, Duo Concert with Dominique van Tomme – Kaffee Damast in Kortrijk, 22h. (More info)
5/2 – Netherlands Toots 100 tour : Heerlen // w. Brussels Jazz Orchestra cond. Frank Vaganée Metropole Orkest cond. Vince Mendoza Guests: – Kenny Werner Piano – Grégoire Maret: Harmonica – Philip Catherine: Guitar – Tutu Puoane, Claudio and Ivan Lins and Vivienne Aerts: vocals. (More info)
5/4 – Netherlands Toots 100 tour : Enschede Wilmink Theater // w. Brussels Jazz Orchestra cond. Frank Vaganée Metropole Orkest cond. Vince Mendoza Guests: – Kenny Werner Piano – Grégoire Maret: Harmonica – Philip Catherine: Guitar – Tutu Puoane, Claudio and Ivan Lins and Vivienne Aerts: vocals. (More info)
5/5 – Germany Toots 100 tour : Essen Philharmonie Alfred Krupp // w. Brussels Jazz Orchestra cond. Frank Vaganée Metropole Orkest cond. Vince Mendoza Guests: – Kenny Werner Piano – Grégoire Maret: Harmonica – Philip Catherine: Guitar – Tutu Puoane, Claudio and Ivan Lins and Vivienne Aerts: vocals. (More info)
5/7 – Netherlands Toots 100 tour : Utrecht Tivoli Vredenburg // w. Brussels Jazz Orchestra cond. Frank Vaganée Metropole Orkest cond. Vince Mendoza Guests: – Kenny Werner Piano – Grégoire Maret: Harmonica – Philip Catherine: Guitar – Tutu Puoane, Claudio and Ivan Lins and Vivienne Aerts: vocals. More info
5/8 – Netherlands Toots 100 tour : Amsterdam Theater Carré // w. Brussels Jazz Orchestra cond. Frank Vaganée Metropole Orkest cond. Vince Mendoza Guests: – Kenny Werner Piano – Grégoire Maret: Harmonica – Philip Catherine: Guitar – Tutu Puoane, Claudio and Ivan Lins and Vivienne Aerts: vocals. (More info)
6/8-6/10 Berklee Residency Teachers summit Effortless Mastery Institute
10/03 Birdland NYC with Marcello Pellitteri, Helio Alves, Joey Blake, Freddie Bryant, Roberta Gambarini, Lauren Kinhan, Nilson Matta, Darmon Meader, Kim Nazarian.