Bram Stoeken is the driving force behind the Delft Jazz Festival which this year ran over the weekend of 23rd – 26th August . . . There are about seventy bands, they come from all over the country and most of them are professional . . .
13th – 15th July. Michael League is the vibrant epicenter of Snarky Puppy. This contemporary jazz rock and funk band has shot up like a rocket over the past years and performs for a dedicated audience in sold-out clubs. This is mostly due to the Californian bassist and founder. At 34, Michael League is the…
‘Delft is bruisend.’ This often used description roughly means ‘Delft is heaving with activity’ or buzzing. Not a week goes by when there is not some festival or other. No sooner have we emerged from the brilliant Chamber Music Fest that the Jazz Fest was upon us all over town on big and small stages . . . In front of cafés, or, having heaved their basses onto one of the many barge-cafés, duos and trios played the more traditional jazz. What is remarkable is the age of the musicians – they were not, as one would expect in the UK, old and bearded.
Click on image for more information and a full programme of events Le Vagabond Nieuwe Binnenweg 99-B 3014 GG Rotterdam Bar: 010 4365293 The Vagabond bar has always been a popular hide-out among Rotterdam’s expat community. International students from Erasmus University, Willem de Kooning Academy and Codarts frequently find their way to this typical old…
Click on image for more information and a full programme of events Pieter de Hoochweg 125 Coolhaveneiland, Rotterdam Tel. 010 2444 515 From passionate Latin to unpolished hip-hop and from spherical jazz to intimate singer/songwriter music. Also in Grounds you will find a good café where you can go for a cup of coffee, acoustic…
Click on image for more information and a full programme of events De Gekke Geit Lutherse Burgwal 5 2512 CB Den Haag Tel 070-2204026 For everybody who loves a nice and cosy hostel, a very nice bar and Sunday jazz. Good live music, craft beers and you sleep a king for the smallest price. The…
Click on image for more information and a full programme of events Murphy’s Law Dr. Kuyperstraat 7 2514 BA The Hague Tel. 070 427 25 07 With jazz most evenings, Murphy’s Law is the only pub in The Hague which serves both the Murphy’s Stout and the Murphy’s Irish Red on draught. Also a wide…
Click on image for more information and a full programme of events Flora Theatre Verwersdijk 1, 2611 ND Delft Tel: 06 28261342 A small, charming but rarely used theatre hidden away in a back alley. One of the venues for the Delft Jazz Festival [ibid]
