This time a throwback to only 4 months ago, when Amber Gomaa , Eva Korse and I were invited to play as soloists together with the Buitenkunst Funkjazz project bigband. Drummer Eva Korse wrote the (small) bigband arrangements. Amber, Eva and I had a great afternoon rehearsing and performing these tunes the band already practised for 2 days. Really nice to perform this song from album "Saxify" live! Berenice van Leer had written the lyrics to. And it was so cool that Amber took the effort to really study the song precisely as Berenice had recorded it but also added her own personality to it. The bigband consists of parttime musicians, often teachers or musicians who used to be professional but changed jobs later in life. Buitenkunst is a great institution; people can go camping or glamping and follow workshops in music and other arts. Thank you for the invitation, Arthur Schmidt (Buitenkunst)!
Due to copyrights I cannot post the whole clip on YouTube, only 60 secondsBut it's on Facebook and InstagramThis true classic always works... Man with the Red Face (Here's the Hardwell Remix)Haarlem's Grand Market was on fire!So lovely to see so many people enjoying our performance.Dennis van der Geest & Bjørn (dj's)Jackie Lou (vocals+filming)Susanne Alt (saxophone)Filmed by Robert Glass and Jackie Lou on August 15th, 2025 during Haarlem Jazz & More, the Netherlands - This time a throwback to only 4 months ago, when Amber Gomaa , Eva Korse and I were invited to play as soloists together with the Buitenkunst Funkjazz project bigband.Drummer Eva Korse wrote the (small) bigband arrangements. Amber, Eva and I had a great afternoon rehearsing and performing these tunes the band already practised for 2 days.Really nice to perform this song from album Saxify live! Berenice van Leer had written the lyrics to. And it was so cool that Amber took the effort to really study the song precisely as Berenice had recorded it but also added her own personality to it. The bigband consists of parttime musicians, often teachers or musicians who used to be professional but changed jobs later in life. Buitenkunst is a great institution; people can go camping or glamping and follow workshops in music and other arts. Thank you for the invitation, Arthur Schmidt (Buitenkunst)!P.s. here's the original track:
