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)!
Happy New Year!Here we go: Jazz Biotic is the opening tune of Dark Horse (to be released on January 30th, 2026). Feel free to like and share! Every digital interaction is most welcome.So here I was, in February 2022, recording with a couple of my very favourite musicians... and what I didn't tell you when releasing Royalty For Real in 2024 that there was another album on its way! Well, here we are! Stay tuned for the newsletter with the official press release, it will be sent tomorrow and is available in Dutch, English and German.The album is available on vinyl and cd: Go to the Venus Tunes Music & Merchandise shop! If you haven't subscribed to the newsletter, you can do so by using the subscribe form on my website. - 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:
