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Jives You Crazy! They are crazy… They are insane… and they are absolutely amazing live on stage. With authentic zoot- suits, flamboyance, Cadillac’s, dancers and cheap whisky. Jazz Connection is a true follower of the Jumpin’ Jive style that hit America’s black postwar population. With songs from f.e. Louis Prima like ‘’Just a gigolo’’, they bring a revival of the best and brightest star performers from these exciting years.

Founded 32 years ago (!) in ‘jazzy’ hometown Breda, Jazz Connection is running like a train, swinging and rolling through Europe with their Jazz & Jive show. They have performed at major festivals and clubs in Holland, toured in Belgium, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Bulgarian, France and Poland as well as in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The band performed at many editions of the Breda Jazz Festival in Holland. In 2008 Jazz Connection was invited to perform at the world famous Ascona Jazz Festival Switzerland together with Andy Cooper (UK) and Frits Landesbergen (Holland).

Together with lots of humor Jazz Connection produces their remarkable sound: transparent, sophisticated, catchy and groovy. Whether it’s a festive jive, tantalizing boogie or heartbreaking blues, you’ll recognize without doubt the sound of this unique sextet.

Jazz Connection: Jurgen Feskens – Trumpet, Flugelhorn and Vocals Peter van Steen – Trombone Rob Henneveld – Alto, Tenor sax and Clarinet Bart Maassen – Piano Bart Wouters – Double Bass and Vocals Robbert van Kalmthout – Drums

Awards

Sgt. Pepper Jazz Club Enkhuizen Holland 2009 2nd Award Jazz in Leiden


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Thanks, Freddy, for the jazz connection

Thanks, Freddy, for the jazz connection

Source: Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes

The fine pianist and singer Freddy Cole died Saturday, June 27, at age 88 at his home in Atlanta. He had been struggling with cardiovascular issues for a while. His manager, Suzi Reynolds, called him Mr. Magic. “He wove a web of sonic beauty with every note and kept listeners silently breathless with his casual, elegant storytelling...," she reflected Sunday via email. While working for many years in the immense shadow of his far-famous elder brother, Nat King Cole, Freddy ...

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Performance / Tour

Carolina Jazz Connection with Larry Reni Thomas at Durham County (NC) Library's Summer Jazz Jam

Carolina Jazz Connection with Larry Reni Thomas at Durham County (NC) Library's Summer Jazz Jam

Source: All About Jazz

By Larry Reni Thomas

Durham County Library presents SUMMER JAZZ JAM, Sunday, June 28, 2009, 2-6 pm, at the East Regional Library, 211 Lick Creek Lane, Durham, North Carolina. The event, “Express Yourself at The Library," will celebrate summer reading and will include a jazz jam session led by guitarist Scott Sawyer, vocalist Bobby Hinton, drummer Peter Joyner, bassist Freeman Ledbetter, keyboardist Bob Baldwin and reedman Stanley Baird. Young musicians, Tyler Montgomery and Alan Thompson are also scheduled to perform. ...

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Education

Carolina Jazz Connection with Larry Reni Thomas at Jazz Speaks at UNCW

Carolina Jazz Connection with Larry Reni Thomas at Jazz Speaks at UNCW

Source: All About Jazz

Jazz Speaks at UNCW (The University of North Carolina at Wilmington), a lecture series conducted by distinguished professor and master musician Joe Chambers, continues, with its second installment, February 15, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., at Beckwith Hall, in The Cultural Arts Building, at UNCW. The lecture will deal with jazz as social history and will cover the jazz experience of the 1940s and 1950s up to today s scene. The lecture will also include an added attraction with a scholarly ...

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Event

In Search of the Lost Riddim: The Jamaican Jazz Connection on February 26

In Search of the Lost Riddim: The Jamaican Jazz Connection on February 26

Source: All About Jazz

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR JAZZ STUDIES IN COLLABORATION WITH HARLEM STAGE PRESENTS... In Search of the Lost Riddim: The Jamaican Jazz Connection Featuring Cedric Brooks (saxophone), Ernest Ranglin (guitar), Orville Hammond (piano), Wayne Batchelor (string bass), Desmond Jones (drums), Cecil Sonny Bradshaw (trumpet & piano), Larry McDonald (conga), and Douglas Ewart (reeds & percussion) Thursday, February 26, 2009 Conversation at 6:00 pm Concert at 7:30pm Harlem Stage @ Aaron Davis Hall

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Radio

New Radio Program 'Jazz Connections' Links Jazz, Other Musical Styles

New Radio Program 'Jazz Connections' Links Jazz, Other Musical Styles

Source: All About Jazz

INTERLOCHEN, Mich. -- It's showtime in Studio E. A short, balding man with a thick black moustache pops on headphones in the radio booth and leans toward the microphone as a bouncy tune - one of his compositions - plays in the background. “Welcome to Jazz Connections," he says in a silky, inviting baritone. “This is Jeff Haas, your host for this hour of music exploring the art form of jazz and its connection to classic rock, R&B, blues, folk ...

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Music Industry

Warren Oree and The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble to Reissue Po/Jazz Connection CD at Philadelphia Museum of Art

Warren Oree and The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble to Reissue Po/Jazz Connection CD at Philadelphia Museum of Art

Source: All About Jazz

December 14, 2001— Philadelphia, PA, Warren Oree and The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble will perform the Po/Jazz Connection on Wednesday, January 2nd at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Ben Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia from 5:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Po/Jazz Connection will feature UVA who will perform intermittently throughout the evening, and an open mic forum that encourages other poets to perform their work while Warren Oree and The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble weave their music and instruments throughout the poetry, creating ...

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Music Industry

The Arpeggio Jazz and Music Ensemble to Kick off Po/Jazz Connection Tour at Brave New World on June 4, 2001

The Arpeggio Jazz and Music Ensemble to Kick off Po/Jazz Connection Tour at Brave New World on June 4, 2001

Source: All About Jazz

May 3, 2001 -- Philadelphia, PA, The Arpeggio Jazz and Music Ensemble will begin their Po/Jazz Connection Tour on Monday, June 4, 2001 at Brave New World, 720 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA at 7 p.m. The tour will continue to Tampa on June 23rd, where they will perform a solo concert at the Falk Theatre, hosted by WMNF-FM Radio. The group, (Warren Oree, acoustic bass; Umar Rahim - tenor and soprano saxophones; Greg “Ju-Ju""Jones - drums; Doug “Pablow" Edwards - ...

Louis Armstrong
trumpet and vocals
Louis Jordan
saxophone, alto
Louis Prima
trumpet and vocals

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Much Too young To...

Oops Records
2010

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I Wanna Be Like You

From: Much Too young To Lose My Mind
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