Be-bop | Peter Beets - The New Jazz Orchestra

A collection of the finest jazz talent The Netherlands has to offer. That is what master pianist Peter Beets brings to the table with his New Jazz Orchestra. Hand-picking tomorrow’s bandleaders keeps Beets close to the scene and allows him to provide young musicians with a platform to develop and present themselves.
Ranging from the age of 20-40, Beets’ Orchestra is more than a big band; it’s a community, giving participating musicians enough space to develop their own sound and projects whilst safeguarding the band’s artistic qualities. A steppingstone for promising Conservatoire graduates, the Orchestra embraces the age-old jazz tradition of older generations mentoring their younger peers on the band stand.
Developing talent often means, ultimately, losing it to other projects. For Beets’ New Jazz Orchestra, that isn’t an issue; soloists in the community sub for each other whilst being encouraged to maintain their own groups and develop their own ideas. That means the New Jazz Community consists of an impressive alternating 12 saxophonists, 10 trombonists, 3 drummers, 3 bassists and 10 trumpeters.
Be-Bop (Dizzy Gillespie, arrangement Henk Meutgeert)
Soloists: Peter Beets - piano, Ian Cleaver - trumpet, Pablo Martinez - trombone, Maarten Hogenhuis - alto saxophone, Tim Hennekes - drums
Line up:
Henk Meutgeert - Conductor
Peter Beets - Piano
Steve Zwanink - Double Bass
Tim Hennekes - Drums
Maarten Hogenhuis - Alto Saxophone
Jasper van Damme - Alto Saxophone
Mo van der Does - Alto Saxophone
Gideon Tazelaar - Tenor Saxophone
Floriaan Wempe - Tenor Saxophone
Rik van den Bergh - Bariton Saxophone
Oliver Emmitt - Trombone
Pablo Martinez - Trombone
Peter Keijsers - Trombone
Bart van Gorp - Bass Trombone
Gidon Nunes Vaz - Trumpet
Ian Cleaver - Trumpet
Libbe Oosterman - Trumpet
Rodolfo Ferreira Neves - Trumpet
Suzan Veneman - Trumpet

[@enricocampari2012]

Eccezionale band con giovani musicisti dotati di notevole tecnica strumentale e creatività con assoli ricchi di swing. Scontata la oramai nota bravura al piano di Peter Beets che stupisce in tutte le esecuzioni sia con orchestra che con trio e quartetto 👍

[@DanLoFat]

Great band, camera work is awful OR completely automated (and also)