Over John Patitucci
(Dutch Blog) Professor and bassist John Patitucci visited Berklee, spoke about working hard, mastering many styles, and shared stories of touring with Chick Corea as a 19-year-old.
Ryles optreden
(Dutch Blog) I performed at Ryles with my vocal teacher David Scott, alongside Song Yi Jeon, Emily Miller, and Deborah Pierre, with Greg Feingold, Jiri Nedoma, and Jeremy Sauber ac
Mijn maandag
(Dutch Blog) On my busiest day at Berklee I had conducting class with Mr. Monseur, private voice with David Schott (prepping for a Ryles gig), improv training with Ed Saindon, and
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