AMSTERDAM JAZZ ORCHESTRA

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AMSTERDAM JAZZ ORCHESTRA

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About the band

In 2005, The Amsterdam Jazz Orchestra was founded.

In 2006, the band started a succesfull series of gigs in The Sugarfactory, Meander, the Bimhuis and Club 8, all renowned Amsterdam venues. Guestsoloists featured are inspiring and talented Dutch jazz giants such as Martijn Vink, Ilja Reijngoud, Tom Beek, Ruud Breuls, Sjoerd Dijkhuizen, Jasper Blom, Maarten van der Grinten, Fay Claassen, Simon Rigter and many more

. Also in 2006, the Amsterdam Jazz Orchestra won the Dutch Bigband Contest as well as the Alkmaar Jazz Festival. Amongst the many people who helped the band this year to develop our own sound and feel belong Michael Abene and Dick Oatts, who worked the band through a series of workshops.

This year, with the support of their sponsors, the Amsterdam Jazz Orchestra finalized their CD and tour, featuring the original compositions of Dutch composers and arrangers (Johan Plomp, Joan Reinders, Martin Fondse, Ilja Reijngoud, Willem Friede, Henk Huizinga). The band also appeared on the North Sea Jazz Festival.

The Amsterdam Jazz Orchestra is dedicated to playing all original repertoire, and to give stage to local composers, arrangers and performers

Contact

We appreciate your feedback!

Feel free to contact the Amsterdam Jazz Orchestra via our email michiel.poell( @ gmail.com , You can also call Michiel Poell on +31 (0) 619196943.

Bookings

Yes, we do play on any special occasion! Michiel Poell is pleased to discuss the possibility of the Amsterdam Jazz Orchestra playing at your festival, venue, party and so on. Michiel can be reached via cellphone on+31 (0) 619196943.

Live On Planet Art

Stichting Live On Planet Art has been founded in 2005 in order to support and enable the development of the Amsterdam Jazz Orchestra.

Members of the Board are:

  • Erik Winkelmann (chairman)
    Member of the Metropole Orchestra
  • Ruud van Dijk.
    Head of the Amsterdam Conservatory Jazz Department
  • Willem van Vliet
    Managing Director, Maxifect

Please contact the members of the board via the email adress info (at) amsterdamjazzorchestra.com

Sponsors

We appreciate the sponsoring of the CD project by the Thuiskopiefonds (for their website, click here ), Atelier Pfeiffer, Amsterdam Winds and Blaasinstrumenten Import Nederland - SELMER.

If you feel like contributing to the success of the Amsterdam Jazz Orchestra, please contact the us via our email adress michiel.poell( @ ) gmail.com