Just finished a new arrangement: “The Door” by Teddy Swims. Did a little experiment in the middle-section: check it out!

Last week I wrote a big band arrangement of “Die With A Smile” by Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga for my Punk “N Jazz Orchestra. Nice song!

Last Saturday was the release party of our new Punk ‘N Jazz Orchestra Album: Players Only!

I wrote 5 arrangements and a composition for this album and we are very proud of the resulting record. It’s on Pink (or Punk)vinyl. More info and purchase-possibilities here.

Here’s a little taste of the 3-concert tour with Stageband Jazz Orchestra that I conducted.

I transcribed and arranged a new program for Bigband Friesland:

Lingus

Cliroy

Young Stuff/Thing of Gold (Medley)

Portal

Tarova/Trinity/Quarter Master (Medley)

Atchafalaya

Shofukan

Broken Arrow

Just before christmas i’m playing two big shows in the Amsterdam Ziggo-Dome with Noordpool Orkest. A very nice way to end 2023.

Hans Wijnbergen just mastered 2 recordings from the Brecker-Project: Midnight Voyage and Night Jessamine. We are very pleased with the result!

So we now have 4 tunes on Spotify:

1. Two Steps

2. Samba Lamento

3. Midnight Voyage

4. Night Jessamine

I would like to thank Bigband Friesland, Hans Wijnbergen and Loet van der Lee for their contribution.

The new Punk ‘N Jazz album is mixed and mastered. This contains 6 of my arrangements and compositions. Release will probably be in februari, I keep you posted. You can listen to an excerpt of Heartshaped Box: