Entrance Fee 門票: $300

music starts 表演 : 9.30pm

The Amsterdam Jazz Connection (A.J.C.) is a Dutch project, founded in 2010 by Joost Swart (piano), and Sebastiaan Kaptein (drums). Sebastiaan lives in Okinawa, Japan, where he works as a drummer/teacher/producer since 2008. Together with Bassist Jeroen Vierdag, the trio worked intensively together in Holland in different projects (Jesse van Ruller, Francien van Tuinen, Ben van der Dungen) and performed at renowned venues as the Bimhuis, at festivals like the North Sea Jazzfestival. As well as many clubs and festivals abroad.

After a first succesfull tour in Japan in 2010, the A.J.C. recorded their first album ‘Live in Jazz Cafe Alto’ with guest Benjamin Herman on alto sax. It was released by Tokyo based record label ’55 Records’ in 2011 and another Japan tour took place in the same year when the A.J.C. featuring Benjamin Herman performed on the prestigious Tokyo Jazzfestival and many other places throughout the country.

In March 2014, the A.J.C. recorded a 2nd CD featuring highly talented and sought-after trumpet player Rik Mol.
The music can be described as organic, energetic, with search for freedom, respect towards the jazz history though with an wayward Dutch flavor.

The CD is to be released this summer.

Line up:
Rik Mol- trumpet  (www.rikmol.com)
Sebastiaan Kaptein – drums
Joost Swart – piano (www.joostswart.com)
Cyrille Briegel – bass