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Jasper Somsen Invites
In 2017 Jazz in Wageningen and Loburg Live organize again a series of live jazzconcerts at thursday-nights. Our own Jasper Somsen invites the best Dutch jazz-musicians to the stage of Loburg. These concerts start at 20.30h and will last until around 22.30h. Admission is free and when you think "but how can JIW pay these professional musicians?" then we can tell you that Jazz in Wageningen exists thanks to her sponsors, friends and volunteers. And during these concerts there is a champagne-cooler standing near the door where you can leave your voluntary(!) contribution to make all this possible.
Jasper Somsen
Jasper is niet alleen programmeur bij JIW, maar ook een verrassend goede bassist en componist. Hij studeerde jazz en klassiek aan de conservatoria van Utrecht en Amsterdam. Hij speelde op vele internationale podia en met veel beroemde muzikanten waaronder bijvoorbeeld Joey Calderazzo, Enrico Pieranunzi, Bob Sheppard, Gabriele Mirabassi, John Engels, Toon Roos, Jeroen van Vliet, Yuri Honing, Rita Reys, Eric Vloeimans, Michiel Borstlap, Nancy Marano en Lori Lieberman. Hij maakte 2 prachtige CD's met zijn Jasper Somsen Group en speelde op meer dan 20 albums in jazz, klassieke muziek of filmmuziek. En in 2017 komen er weer pachtige nieuwe albums van hem uit. Hou 'm in de gaten!
Deborah Carter
Sebastiaan van Bavel
Pianist, composer Sebastiaan van Bavel is at the beginning of his career, but he already shows an impressive CV. Next to a number of smaller awards he has won the prestigious Prinses Christina Competition in the category Jazz (2008). Three years later he wins the same Competition but now in the category of Classical music (2011). This because of his exceptional talent in both Classical and Jazz music.
In Van Bavels music we can clearly hear his love for both genres. His imposing pianistic abilities are being exercised in compositions that structurally wise resemble a classical symphony and not a jazz-standard.