POSTPONED: Dutch Swing College Band
The concert has been rescheduled for 6 November 2021
The concert programme of the Elbphilharmonie and the Laeiszhalle cannot go ahead as planned due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. This concert has been rescheduled for 6 November 2021, tickets retain their validity: Go to replacement event
Seventy-five years ago a group of enthusiastic young people were determined to listen to and play jazz music in Holland even though it was banned there at the time. They rehearsed in secret, learned new songs from illegal radio programmes and resolved to establish a jazz school – The Swing College – once the Second World War was over. The members held readings, organised jazz meets and gave jazz lessons. In 1960 the band became a professional orchestra and won numerous prizes, and it continues to perform around the world enjoying great success to this day.
Performers
Dutch Swing College Band
Keesjan Hoogeboom trumpet, vocals
Bob Kaper clarinet, alto saxophone
David Lukács clarinet, soprano, tenor and baritone saxophone
Andy Bruce trombone
Frenk van Meeteren banjo, guitar, vocals
Adrie Braat double bass
Anton Burger drums
Programme
»Rhythm Is Our Business«