In June I conducted 3 concerts on one day with “Stageband Jazz Orchestra”. We played a new program of 12 compositions by (former) band members. The concert was entitled “Noorder Rondritten” because all compositions are about places and scenery’s of an old dutch ice-skating route. My composition was about the village’s of Leens and Zoutkamp. It was very nice to be back with the stageband after 6 years. We’ll do one more concert with this program on the 23 of september.

Last Friday we played the first concert of the Brecker series. The band played amazing and we had a lot of fun. 22nd of April is the next gig at Rode Hert Studio in Roderwolde.

On 2nd, 3rd and the 4th of februari we recorded the 3rd studio-album at Wisseloord Studio’s in Hilversum. This album is all about the music of Peter Gabriël. 5 arrangers wrote a suite witch in total contained 30 Peter Gabriël songs. This resulted in more than a hour of instrumental orchestral Pop-Rock-Jazz-Music. We played a concert with this music in December at Oosterpoort Groningen. (pictures below) Of course we hope to keep playing this music.

28th of januari Big Band Friesland won the big band contest in Lelystad. The band played an excellent 40 minutes concert witch resulted in the “happy-picture” below.

We started rehearsing a new program i’ve been writing the last few months. All Michael Brecker and Brecker-Brothers compositions: Ode to the do da Day, Squish, Night Jessamine, Broadband, Slang, Midnight Voyage, Minsk, Chime This, El Niño and Never Alone. Really challenging for the band and for me. I’ll keep you posted for concerts in 2023.

Last weekend we recorded most of the trumpets parts at Key Studio’s Akkrum. One more session to go!

Check out my arrangement of Samba Lamento, recorded by Big Band Friesland, featuring Ella de Jong and Jeroen Divilee. Recorded and mixed by Hans Wijnbergen at Rode Hert Studio’s.