Rhapsody in Blue | Peter Beets & New Jazz Orchestra ft. Joris Roelofs & Practicum Musicae Orchestrae

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. Line up: Henk Meutgeert - Conductor Peter Beets - Piano Steve Zwanink - Double Bass Wouter Kuhne - Drums Joris Roelofs - Clarinet Mo van der Does - Alto Saxophone Loek van den Berg- Alto Saxophone Patrieck Bonnet - Tenor Saxophone Joao Driessen - Tenor Saxophone Jessie Breve - Bariton Saxophone Pablo Martinez - Trombone Maarten Combrink - Trombone Peter Keijsers - Trombone Bart van Gorp - Bass Trombone Florian Sperzel - Trumpet Suzan Veneman - Trumpet Gidon Nunes Vaz - Trumpet Ellister van der Molen - Trumpet Abriel Ferreira - Trumpet