On Saturday 27th of August I will join Novack at the Grolsch Podium (Museumplein) at 14:00.
Big stage, and great music. you can check them out here in advance.
Several dates booked in France and Luxembourg with the Blazin' Quartet and Benoit Martiny Band.
First off is France, La Maison Des Arts in Aubusson d'Auvergne on the 3rd of July, and Macadam Jazz in Le Bourg on the 5th, with the Blazin' Quartet.
Then to Luxembourg for concert with BMB at Soul Kitchen - July 7th, and Merscheid - July 8th.
On tour the next couple of weeks with the Benoit Martiny Band, most exited about Oerol Festival in Terschelling. Will be there with the Benoit Martiny Band from the 20th til the 24th of June, directly from Luxembourg City.
I'll be performing with Felix Schlarmann and the band at Jazzdag 2011 in Rotterdam on the 24th of June in the evening.
Also that day will be a performance by the Amsterdam Jazz Orchestra at the Lantaren Venster.
I'm extremely proud and exited to announce that on the 18th of May I will be traveling to Brazil with the Blazin' Quartet to play at the Jazz Festival in Sao Paolo: JAZZ NA FÁBRICA
We will be giving four performances including a television broadcast. The Blazin' Quartet are:
Joao Driessen: Saxophone, EWI
Michael Rorby: Trombone
Misho Ivanov: Bass
Srdjan Ivanovic: Drums
Impromptu performance at Podium Mozaiek on saturday 7th of May starting at 20:00.
Featuring:
Joao Driessen
Kiki Manders
Philippo Castelazzi
Jonathan Ihlenfeld Cuniado
Igor Plzak
May 9th at 18:00 an evening concert with the Eclectomatic Big Band (MD: Jos Heutmekers)
Free entrance, featuring soloist: Joao Driessen, Maarten Hogenhuis, Paul van der Veen, Natalio Suéd.
Benoit Martiny Band on tour in Luxembourg City.
Sunday afternoon (12:00) Apéro's Jazz at CCRN Brasserie, Abbaye de Neumünster.
Line up:
Jasper van Damme - Alto Saxophone
Joao Driessen - Tenor Saxophone
Frank Jonas - Guitar
Sandor Kem - Bass
Benoit Martiny - Drums
We'll be celebrating the kickoff into Queen's Day on friday night on the Westerstraat, the heart of the Jordaan in Amsterdam. As is the case every year, it will be packed with people joining the festivities and looking for great night out.
We will perform at 22:00 on the main stage on the Westerstraat:
Joao Driessen: Tenor Sax
Tine G: Keyboards
Joe Tal: Guitar
Jonathan Ihlenfeld: Bass
Srdjan Ivanovic: Drums
Will be performing on the radioshow Mijke's Middag on Radio6.
The performance will be in the afternoon on the 22nd of April, live at the Panama (Amsterdam).
Line up:
Joao Driessen: Tenor Sax
Floris van der Vlugt: Alto Sax
Franz von Chossy: Piano
Lucas Dols: Bass
Felix Schlarmann: Drums