Flower Duet (from Lakmé) - Léo Delibes | Peter Beets & the New Jazz Orchestra

“Susan is one of the most refined musicians that I know, just listen to her arrangement of flower duet, possibly even more beautiful than the original!”
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.
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First Class Jazz Ticket to Paris
Libbe Oosterman - Conductor
Peter Beets - Piano
Steve Zwanink - Double Bass
Tim Hennekes - Drums
Sam Newbould - Alto Saxophone
Jasper van Damme - Alto Saxophone
Floriaan Wempe - Tenor Saxophone
Joao Driessen - Tenor Saxophone
Jessie Breve - Bariton Saxophone
Maarten Combrink - Trombone
Pablo Martinez - Trombone
Peter Keijsers - Trombone
Bart van Gorp - Bass Trombone
Alvaro Jimenez - Trumpet
Florian Sperzel - Trumpet
Gidon Nunes Vaz - Trumpet
Bram van de Glind - Trumpet
Suzan Veneman - Trumpet
Composer: Léo Delibes
Arranger: Suzan Veneman
Audiomix: Udo Pannekeet
Camera, edit: Harold Versluijs

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I've never seen a band with so many red haired players. Nice. This group reminded me of our high school dance band back in 1956. We played for dances in the school cafeteria, after the weekly football games. It was the first time getting paid to play. I liked it.