Peter Beets & the New Jazz Orchestra | Live at Bimhuis
6 videos • 402 views • by Peter Beets A collection of the finest jazz talent The Netherlands has to offer. That is what master pianist Peter Beets brings to the table with his New Jazz Orchestra. Hand-picking tomorrow’s bandleaders keeps Beets close to the scene and allows him to provide young musicians with a platform to develop and present themselves. Ranging from the age of 20-40, Beets’ Orchestra is more than a big band; it’s a community, giving participating musicians enough space to develop their own sound and projects whilst safeguarding the band’s artistic qualities. A steppingstone for promising Conservatoire graduates, the Orchestra embraces the age-old jazz tradition of older generations mentoring their younger peers on the band stand. Developing talent often means, ultimately, losing it to other projects. For Beets’ New Jazz Orchestra, that isn’t an issue; soloists in the community sub for each other whilst being encouraged to maintain their own groups and develop their own ideas. That means the New Jazz Community consists of an impressive alternating 12 saxophonists, 10 trombonists, 3 drummers, 3 bassists and 10 trumpeters. Bimhuis Amsterdam, 15 oktober 2018 Line up: Peter Beets - Piano Tijs Klaassen - Double bass Wouter Kühne - Drums Jasper van Damme - Alto saxophone Mo van der Does - Alto saxophone Floriaan Wempe - Tenor saxophone Fernando Sanchez Bouzon - Tenor saxophone Rik van den Bergh - Baritone saxophone Jos van den Heuvel - Trombone Peter Keijsers - Trombone Alba Pujals - Trombone Berend van Gurp - Bass trombone Libbe Oosterman - Trumpet Suzan Veneman - Trumpet Gidon Nunes Vaz - Trumpet Ian Cleaver - Trumpet Abriel Ferreira - Trumpet