Rik van den Bergh
baritone saxophone
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The Reeds

photo Govert Driessen

The Reeds is a unique combination of five Dutch top-saxophonists and one of the most swinging rythmsections of Holland. The saxophone section is a dreamteam. They are all involved with the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw and/or the Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra and this is the first time they play together in this combination. They are not only good team players but excellent soloists as well. They were performing with major colleages like George Coleman, Lew Tabackin, Teddy Edwards, Jimmy Halperin, Scott Hamilton and Lee Konitz to name a few.

Marco Kegel, Jan Smit (as), Simon Rigter, Sjoerd Dijkhuizen (ts), Rik van den Bergh (bars), Erik Doelman (pi), Frans van Geest (bs), Gijs Dijkhuizen (drs) / The Reeds >>> / The Reeds on Myspace >>>

Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra

This 18-piece group led by conductor Johan Plomp was founded in 2004. Their first CD came in 2005 en the next year the band played on the North Sea Jazz Festival.
Het RJO performed with Frank Lacy (Mingus Big Band), Michel Hatzgeorgiou (ode aan Jaco Pastorius), James Carter,
Carla Bley and Steve Swallow to name a few.

Martijn de Laat, Ray Bruinsma, Rob van de Wouw, Jan van Duikeren (trp).
Ron Oligschlaeger, Louk Boudesteijn, Frederik Heirman, Steven Verhelst (trb).
Marco Kegel, Bart Wirtz (as), Simon Rigter, Cyrille Oswald (ts), Rik van den Bergh (bars).
Hans Vroomans (pi), Aram Kersbergen (bs), Martijn Vink (drs).
Johan Plomp (cond) / Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra >>>

The Young Sinatras

Nine jazz musicians from the Netherlands are the heart of todays upcoming bigband vibe. They radiate onstage intensity and offstage frivolity. To top it off there is a smashing singer.

Paul van Kessel (voc), Raoul Garcia Vao, Gerben Klein Willink (tp), Henrik Söderlund (tb), Bart Wirtz (as/fl), Steven Dietvorst (ts/clar/fl), Rik van den Bergh, Jan Smit (bars/bssclar), Edgar van Asselt (pi), Kasper Kalf (bs),
Jasper van Hulten (drs) / Young Sinatras >>>