Oriental Jazzband

‘Gigging season’

Robert — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:04:22 +0000

After a winter of rehearsing and investing time in the making of a new cd, we are always glad when it turns May. Because that’s the time that the Oriental ‘Gigging season’ starts. We started off with 2 nice gigs on the Enkhuizen Jazzfestival. Both the concerts, one during the pub jazz, the other on the Bloody Mary concert, were fully packed. Enkhuizen always is a nice ‘start off’ with all of our friends around. This year the Bloody Mary gig had a special twist. We decided to present our new cd: ‘Oriental Jazzband & Kristel de Haak’ during the concert. 100 copies were sold straight away!!

A week later we performed at the Keswick Jazzfestival. It was an honor to play with Greg Stafford from New Orleans. He really inspired all of us. Thanks Greg!

In the beginning of June we traditionally play the Abersoch Jazzfestival (this already was the 9^th year we went there). If you have never been to Abersoch then here’s a description of the fest: One big orgy of music, great weather, a lovely beach, wicked musicians and a lot of late night jam sessions. The jam sessions are held in the living room of one of the organizers of the festival named Jen. This year Jen had moved to a bigger house. Which meant a larger living room and more space for jamming people. Some of the jamming people were: Adrian Cox, TJ Johnson, James Evans, Jamie Lawrence, Bubu and Graham Hughes. Never heard ‘My blue heaven’ in a reggae version? Then you never been to the Abersoch jam sessions!

Last weekend was the band’s debut in a horse stable. We never would have thought that we’d make it to stage in a horse stable. The gig was in Senden, Germany. Quite a drive but the audience made it worth it.

Coming weekend we head towards Silkeborg in Denmark. It’s the second time for the Oriental to perform at the ‘Riverboat festival’ (as it is called). Last time we had the biggest audience the band had played for so far. See if we can beat that record this year.

If you have nothing to do, come to the ‘Riverboat festival’! Otherwise we hope to see you at some other place in the ‘gigging season’.

Newest CD available online!

Lauryan — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:36:10 +0000

It’s now possible to order the newest CD online. The CD, which was released in May 2010, contains 9 tracks performed by the Oriental Jazzband. Both the old bassplayer Joppe as the new one, Lauryan, are playing on the CD. It also features vocals from Barry, Bob and Kristel.

The CD is now available online for only € 10,-.
Click here to add this new CD to your jazz collection!

Album cover:

The following tracks are recorded on the new album:

At the Darktown Strutter’s Ball
A Tisket A Tasket
Autumn Leaves
I’m Walkin’
Fine and Mellow
Big Bad Handsome Man
Saratoga Shout
What A Difference A Day Made
Mardi Gras In New Orleans

Jazzfestival Keswick summary

Oriental Jazzband — Mon, 17 May 2010 18:22:05 +0000

We’re back in the Netherlands after a long weekend in the beautiful ‘Lake District’ in the United Kingdom, where the 19th edition of Keswick’s Jazzfestival was held. The great environment, the great musicians and venues and a warm audience were waiting when we arrived Friday morning. We played three really nice gigs, listened to some great musicians and had the pleasure of receiving many warm compliments from the audience.

Special guest: Gregg Stafford

A special guest was asked to play with us this festival. Gregg Stafford (from New Orleans) joined us on our Saturday night gig in a packed venue. It was really great to play with an experienced player with such an musical background. We hope to see him again in the near future to play some more with him.

To give an impression of the time we had a few photo’s of the band, Gregg Stafford and a beautiful picture taken just outside on of the venues we played. How can one not like such an inspiring view?

Jazzfestival Enkhuizen & CD presentation

Lauryan — Mon, 10 May 2010 06:21:30 +0000

This weekend we really enjoyed playing at Jazzfestival Enkhuizen. Fridaynight we played at ‘pub jazz’, which went very well, with special guest Ronald Anderson from Denmark on guitar. Sunday we opened the ‘Bloody Mary’ party. It was nice to see the audience growing.
At this gig we also had good news to spread; our newest CD was just delivered to us the day before, so we were able to present the new CD! We are proud of the package and will bring it with us this season.

Next week we’ll play at Keswick Jazzfestival in the United Kingdom.

Recording our new CD

Lauryan — Mon, 03 May 2010 23:01:27 +0000

In the last weekend of April we drove to the southern part of the Netherlands to record the last part of our new CD. The recordings really went well, so we’re looking forward to hearing it and even more to present it to the world. As of now the artwork is being finished and the latest tracks are being mixed. We hope to bring the new CD with us during the coming season. Don’t hesitate to ask for it at one of our gigs.

Some nice details about the new CD are that it features both our previous bassplayer Joppe and his replacement, Lauryan. It’s also the first CD with the nice voice of Kristel on it. As if these weren’t enough reasons for us to be happy about it we also believe there are some really good songs on it.

More news should be coming soon!

New website online

Lauryan — Mon, 03 May 2010 22:17:28 +0000

It has been a while since there has been an update, but a new season means a new look and feel for this website. You may not find all the information yet. The entire content should be online by the end of this week.