Photoshoot RAW
We wanted to look like an unconventional chef and singer — so we turned ourselves into rockstars! With Anja Mendillo’s makeup artistry and Trudy Giordano’s photography, we cr
ChocoJazz June ’16
This summer Teddy and I launched an experimental event called ChocoJazz: one night, ten courses, ten songs, 100 guests. The NieuwPlaatz was packed with people enjoying food, drinks
Photoshoot w/ Karen van Gilst
Dutch photographer Karen van Gilst visited New York for her Streetnotes project. We met in Prospect Park, where she shot photos and filmed an improvised music video using the sound
Singing at the Blue Note
I played three nights at the Blue Note Jazz Club with Kenny Werner’s New Quintet — alongside John Patitucci, Chris Potter, Marcus Gilmore, and Ambrose Akinmusire. An unforgetta
Interview and live performance Leiden Living
Please check out my latest video, and interview, made by Christopher and Jenny for their blog Leiden Living!! I'm playing my new original song "why wouldn't you .... with ipad loo
Jazz & Chocolate in NYC
After graduating from Berklee I spent three months in the Netherlands with family and friends, before returning to Boston. Now I’m preparing to head to New York for new projects
Singing for Beatrix
I performed at the reopening events of the Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague, playing with Jernej Bervar, Marciej Dormeradski, Frans van Geest, and Martijn van Iterson. A highlight w
Illuminus Boston
Last weekend I went to Boston Illuminus Festival, an evening with lights projected on buildings, interactive art and technology.
HONK & PRONK: Two days of Streetbands
In October I joined the Honk Festival in Harvard Square and the PRONK Festival in Providence — days of parades, street bands, and wild performances that ended with crowdsurfing a
Summer hang with Jernej & Tina
I spent a tour week with Slovenian guitarist Jernej Bervar in the Netherlands — from concerts on water stages and boats to playing for Princess Beatrix, sightseeing, and enjoying
Terence Blanchard in the Bimhuis
Back in the Netherlands, I saw Terence Blanchard perform at the Bimhuis — an intimate, packed concert that felt like a continuous stream of thought. His trumpet playing was a pro
Sleutelstad 071 Concert
On July 16th, 2014 there was a live radio show in Leiden, Scheltema from Radio Sleutelstad Fm. There were a lot of bands performing an evening of music. I had the fortune to play w
Article in NRC next
Yesterday my name appeared in the Nrc Next - a Dutch national Newspaper. It was an article by Anouk Vleugels about crowdfunding. It tells about new ways to fund your studies, like
Songwriting workshop @ Leiden University LAK
I taught a four-day songwriting workshop at Leiden University’s LAK center where students wrote and recorded their own songs. From lyrics to melody and final recordings, each par