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This article originally appeared on Examiner.com
The Netherlands is gearing up for one of its most popular events, the North Sea Jazz Festival. Formerly held in The Hague, the festival moved to a larger venue in Rotterdam in 2006 and attracts upwards of 70,000 visitors each year. As the countdown to the event begins, here are six reasons to be “jazzed” about this festival:
1. SIMPLY THE BEST
North Sea Jazz has been declared the best jazz festival in Europe by leading jazz magazine JazzTimes and Time Magazine lists it as one of the top 10 events of the world. |
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2. IT'S A BIG DEAL
North Sea Jazz is the world’s biggest indoor jazz festival with a number of musical genres represented, from New Orleans, swing and bop, to fusion, electronic and avant-garde jazz. Blues, hip-hop, soul, latin and world music will be included as well.
North Sea Jazz is the world’s biggest indoor jazz festival with a number of musical genres represented, from New Orleans, swing and bop, to fusion, electronic and avant-garde jazz. Blues, hip-hop, soul, latin and world music will be included as well.
3. CELEBRATION OF LEGENDARY ARTISTS
Over the years jazz legends such as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, Wynton Marsalis and Al Jarreau, as well as contempory artists as diverse as Angie Stone, Youssou N’ Dour and Alicia Keys have graced the stage of the North Sea Jazz festival. Each year the festival also features an artist in residence who performs on all three days, each time with a different line up.
Over the years jazz legends such as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, Wynton Marsalis and Al Jarreau, as well as contempory artists as diverse as Angie Stone, Youssou N’ Dour and Alicia Keys have graced the stage of the North Sea Jazz festival. Each year the festival also features an artist in residence who performs on all three days, each time with a different line up.
4. RECOGNITION OF NEW TALENT
Not only does North Sea Jazz honor the legends, it also celebrates and cultivates new talent. The Paul Acket Award is given to an artist whose talent deserves wider recognition. Some of the artists who have received this honor include Shirley Horn, Roy Hargrove, Rachelle Ferrell and Stefon Harris.
Not only does North Sea Jazz honor the legends, it also celebrates and cultivates new talent. The Paul Acket Award is given to an artist whose talent deserves wider recognition. Some of the artists who have received this honor include Shirley Horn, Roy Hargrove, Rachelle Ferrell and Stefon Harris.
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5. THE ART OF NORTH SEA JAZZ
In addition to offering spectacular musical performances, North Sea Jazz also features an art show with jazz related art and photography. There is also a book available for purchase filled with more than 200 pages of 3 decades worth of North Sea Jazz posters, artwork and photography from celebrated photographers, journalists and musicians.
In addition to offering spectacular musical performances, North Sea Jazz also features an art show with jazz related art and photography. There is also a book available for purchase filled with more than 200 pages of 3 decades worth of North Sea Jazz posters, artwork and photography from celebrated photographers, journalists and musicians.
6. NORTH SEA ROUND TOWN
In the days leading up to the festival there are a series of concerts performed on various stages set up around Rotterdam at places such as the Euromast and the Old Harbor. There are also lectures, master classes, after-parties and the North Sea Jazz festival’s opening act, the North Sea Jazz Gala.
In the days leading up to the festival there are a series of concerts performed on various stages set up around Rotterdam at places such as the Euromast and the Old Harbor. There are also lectures, master classes, after-parties and the North Sea Jazz festival’s opening act, the North Sea Jazz Gala.
For more
information visit the North Sea Jazz Festival website.
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