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For our latest edition of Pocket Concerts, we were honoured to welcome guitarist Jesse van Ruller and saxophonist Maarten Hogenhuis to the studio.

Bringing together two generations of Dutch jazz, the duo creates an intimate musical dialogue shaped by curiosity, interplay and a shared instinct for sound.

Van Ruller has long been a defining presence in Dutch jazz. In 1995, he became the first European to win the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Guitar Competition and has since worked with artists including Roy Hargrove, Joe Lovano, Christian McBride and Peter Erskine.

Hogenhuis is one of the leading voices of a younger generation, known for his work with BRUUT!, his own ensembles and collaborations with musicians including Benjamin Herman and Anton Goudsmit.

Following their 2021 debut Spirits High, their second album Follow the Sound takes their musical dialogue further through jointly developed compositions and influences reaching well beyond traditional jazz. Together, they show how the Dutch jazz tradition continues to evolve through listening, exchange and new musical encounters.

Watch the full performance via the link in our bio.

Pocket Concerts is made possible by World of Jazz, injazz, Het Jazz Archief and Podiumkunst.net.

More than two decades of musical collaboration come together in our latest edition of Pocket Concerts, featuring Tineke Postma & Marc van Roon.

On alto and soprano saxophone, internationally acclaimed saxophonist and composer Tineke Postma joins pianist, composer and producer Marc van Roon for an intimate duo performance built around listening, responding and creating in the moment.

Both have built extensive careers on stages around the world, with Postma collaborating with artists including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding, while Van Roon has worked with names such as Dave Liebman, Clark Terry and Art Farmer. Their creative history also extends beyond the stage, with Van Roon producing Postma’s Edison-winning album The Dawn of Light.

Watch the full performance via the link in our bio.

Pocket Concerts is made possible by World of Jazz, injazz, Het Jazz Archief, and Podiumkunst.net.

For this edition of Pocket Concerts, Benjamin Herman was joined by bassist Thomas Pol and drummer, composer and producer Jimmi Jo Hueting for an intimate trio performance driven by curiosity, improvisation and a musical connection built over years of playing together.

A defining figure in Dutch jazz for more than three decades and recipient of the 2024 Edison Jazz Oeuvre Award, Herman has built a career moving freely between jazz, punk, soul, rock and experimental music. Alongside him, Pol brings a wide-ranging musical background spanning jazz and classical music, while Hueting — winner of the Erasmus Jazz Award 2015 and the force behind Jo Goes Hunting — moves between drumming, composition, production and electronic music.

Their latest collaboration, The Tokyo Sessions, was released in 2026. Produced by Hueting and recorded in Tokyo, the album reflects Herman’s long-standing connection with Japan and its rich musical culture.

Watch the full performance via the link in our bio.

Pocket Concerts is made possible by World of Jazz, injazz, Het Jazz Archief, and Podiumkunst.net.

As one of the closing acts of this year’s Grachtenfestival, Reinier Baas and the NJJO presented Opus Kaleidoskopus in the garden of the H’ART Museum in Amsterdam.

Under the guidance of guitarist, composer and multiple Edison Award winner Reinier Baas, sixteen young talents came together as part of the NJJO’s two-year coaching programme, joined for this special performance by drummer Jamie Peet.

The orchestra brought a surprisingly danceable programme to the garden, featuring music by progressive artists such as Fuensanta, Petter Eldh, Genevieve Artadi and Misha Mengelberg, alongside some of Baas’ own work in new arrangements. Improvisation met influences from across genres, bringing the evening — and Grachtenfestival — towards its final days on an adventurous note.