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 unforgettable experience sharing the stage with today’s jazz giants

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 — while Ted, aka ChocoTed, begins his pastry internship there. Life after Berklee feels like

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 was seeing Princess Beatrix among the guests.

Illuminus Boston

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 and chaos in a parking garage under the bridge.

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 great food together.

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 profound journey, and I felt blessed to experience it.

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 with two amazing peeps: Frans Heemskerk on piano and Tom Beek

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 I did before going to Berklee. Actually I'm humble and proud to say