Lionel Lioueke, Jason Lindner en Pat Metheny in een week…
(Dutch Blog) In one week I met Lionel Lioûeke at the Neal Smith lecture, ran into Jason Lindner in the Berklee lobby, and lost my jaw watching Pat Metheny live at the Berklee Perf
NYC – Jazz for Obama
(Dutch Blog) I attended a jazz concert in NYC in support of Barack Obama — reflecting on how music and democracy intersect, the power of voice, and what it means to sing for chan
NYC – Carnegy hall
(Dutch Blog) Jeroen and I visited MoMA, then I joined Aaron Goldberg’s crew night at Carnegie Hall — handed flyers for the Jazz for Obama concert, and ended the night in row 9
NYC – Concert Ravi Coltrane en Greg Hutchinson
(Dutch Blog) I hung out with Greg Hutchinson late into the night in NYC — we talked life, music, then he took me to his concert with Ravi Coltrane at the Village Vanguard. I sat
NYC in Oktober
(Dutch Blog) I hopped back to New York just weeks after Boston — caught Reuben Rogers & Ulysses Owens’ quartet at Dizzy’s, wandered Harlem & Central Park with Jeroen, dined j
Workshop Songwriting (verslag juli 2012)
(Dutch Blog) In July I led a 3-day songwriting workshop in Leiden: 12 participants crafted new songs, recorded them to CD, had a photoshoot, and performed in studio De Veste.
Wederom NYC
(Dutch Blog) I returned to NYC, sang with my teacher in a restaurant trio, stayed with Richard Padron when Joe’s couch was occupied, biked through the Bronx, and worked with Barr
TEDx Fulbright
(Dutch Blog) I was invited to perform at the TEDx Fulbright event in Boston on April 24, 2012 — I sang with contrabassist Brian Sandlin in the early 9:00 AM slot, then listened t
Top of the HUB
(Dutch Blog) Out for a night in Boston atop the Prudential Center, I ran into my ensemble teacher Ron Mahdi playing jazz — so of course I sang two songs with his trio. Didn’t e
Dap da dadada… New York…
(Dutch Blog) I crashed on Joe Cohn’s couch for a week, dodged worries about bedbugs, jumped straight into NYC jazz club nights — from Fatcat and Smalls to jam sessions at Smoke
St Louis – 2 – the Fulbright experience
(Dutch Blog) In St. Louis with Fulbright: I toured the Arch, visited Jefferson’s home, heard jazz in local beer gardens, and soaked in the city’s character between sessions and
St Louis – city museum
(Dutch Blog) In St. Louis I explored the City Museum: climbing through caves, sliding down a ten-story slide, playing the organ mid-grotto, and spending a night in the museum’s c
My new cd – polaroid – the stories behind the songs
(Dutch Blog) In this post I share the inspirations behind each track on Polaroid — memories of home, musical experiments, stories that shaped the songs.
Berklee deel twee
(Dutch Blog) After a month of “homesickness”, I dove into the Boston study grind: core classes, ensembles with no lyrics, early performances for assisted living, and completing
Op naar Boston
(Dutch Blog) I’ve been in Boston for a week — jetlagged but settling in. I shopped for shoes, met my host family, cycled to Berklee, and started my introduction week, excited t