(Photo: Hardy Klink)
(Photo: Karin van der Meul)
Composer, arranger and conductor (Photo: Hardy Klink)
(Photo: Hardy Klink)
It was a pleasure having Tom Beek as a guest soloist with Millennium Jazz Orchestra at MIMIK. He played two of his own compositions, in arrangements by Ilja Reijngoud and Rob Horsting, from his debut CD White & Blue.He won with the title track the prize for ‘best composition’ in the Dutch Jazz Competition 2005 […]
With his powerful, lyrical style and his very personal sound, Tom Beek is one of the most successful saxophonists of his generation. As a composer, arranger, producer and bandleader he self-released five albums, an EP (and a few individual songs). His music is regularly played on American and Japanese jazz radio stations and sold all […]
The Vereniging voor Nederlandse Jazzpodia en Jazzfestivals (Association for Dutch Jazz Venues and Jazz Festivals) has given a Composition Commission to ten composers for the WKVDJ and MJO leader Joan Reinders is one of them. In the WKVDJ (25 April – 1 May) the MJO will perform on two stages: Friday 29 April – Mystiek […]
In September, prior to the start of the theater tour O Verde do Brasil, the newest CD Bleeding Amazonia will be released. Five of eight compositions are sung by Brazilian singer Lílian Vieira.The CD Bleeding Amazonia will be released by ZenneZ Records. The première of the tour O Verde do Brasil is at Muziekcentrum Enschede, […]
So nice theaters are open again and we can play for audience! On February 6th, we played our first concert in 2022 and it was great being back at MIMIK. The super musical guitarist Peter Tiehuis played the stars of heaven and Millennium Jazz Orchestra was inspired by him. Beautiful solo contributions and strong […]
Next to playing in the local jazz clubs Peter Tiehuis joined internationally well known groups, such as: The Skymasters, Peter Herbolzheimers Rhythm Combination and Brass, Batida, Till Brönner’s ‘Ballad Joint’, The Wolfgang Haffner Band, The Chris Hinze Combination, Het Metropole Orkest (which he’s joining since […]
Playlist Sunday April 3 (15:00 hrs): Theater MIMIK, Deventer with ……mystery guest Friday April 29 (20:30 hrs): Mystiek Theater Enschede with Marjorie Barnes Sunday May 1 (15:00 hrs): Theater MIMIK, Deventer with Marjorie Barnes
Three new videos are on our YouTube channel: Crazy Moon – feat. Herman Nijkamp, vocals Bouwkunde Deventer, May 2 2018 Zugzwang – feat. Gerlo Hesselink & Leo Janssen, soprano saxophone Schouwburg Hengelo, May 15 2016 Swanee – feat. Suzan Veneman, flugelhorn & Joao […]
It was a wonderful Sunday afternoon at MIMIK with saxophonist Tineke Postma and the Millennium Jazz Orchestra Tineke played insanely beautiful. No doubt why she has won the Rising Star in the Downbeat Polls in 2019. Also two new compositions of band members Bart Tarenskeen and Job […]
Saxophonist and composer Tineke Postma, Rising Star for soprano saxophone in the American Downbeat Polls 2019, tours internationally as a leader and featured guest. She released seven albums as a leader, which have been received with great critical international acclaim. Tineke received various awards such as the […]
Composer and orchestra leader Joan Reinders is very pleased that he has received a composition assignment as part of the Week of Jazz – WKVDJ (Monday 25 April, 2022 to Sunday 1 May, 2022). It will come as no surprise that his composition will be written for […]
Saturday 18 September we played at the Jazzfesival Generations in Orpheus, Apeldoorn. Together with singer Marjorie Barnes we brought a nice selection of songs from the American Songbook. Barnes performs the songs in the style that we know from the great American singers such as Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormé, […]
The start of our new season at MIMIK was on a warm and sunny Sunday afternoon 5 September with trombonist Bart van Lier. There’s no words describing the playing of this great musician, we’re short on superlatives. Van Lier has a fabulous technique and is […]
On Sunday 27 June the Millennium Jazz Orchestra will share the stage with Sanna van Vliet. She graduated in two majors at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague: jazz singing and jazz piano. In Deventer Sanna van Vliet will be performing as a singer in new arrangements especially […]
The Millennium Jazz Orchestra was in the Wisseloord Studios in June making new CD recordings. It’s gonne be a CD with the collaboration of the Brazilian-Dutch singer Lílian Vieira, known among others of the group Zuco 103. Central are Brazilian poems about the Amazon rainforest. These poems […]
We will start the new season 2021-2022 on Sunday afternoon 5 September, with guest soloist Bart van Lier, trombone. Reservations MIMIK – 15:00 hrs Achter de Muren Vispoort 8 – 10 7411 SL Deventer Other dates: 2021: November 7. 2022: 6 February; April 3rd and May 1st. Guest […]
On 18 September we will play on the third edition of the Jazzfestival Generations, Apeldoorn together with singer Marjorie Barnes. It’s going to be a beautiful concert with very nice repertoire, arranged especially for Marjorie Barnes by conductor Joan Reinders. The songs have been selected from the […]
Trumpeter Ian Cleaver is a young up-and-coming talent from the Netherlands. Since the age of 16 he is performing on the professional jazz stage, in various groups and big bands. On Sunday afternoon 29 November, the Deventer audiences could enjoy his playing as a guest […]
Trumpeter Ian Cleaver (1996) is one of the great promises of Dutch jazz. Born and raised in Amsterdam, he started improvising at a young age. Working professionally since the age of 16, he performed with various small/big bands at venues like the Concertgebouw, North Sea […]
Fascinating Rhythm is the newest video on our website and our YouTube channel. This famous song is arranged by conductor Joan Reinders for the Gershwin Celebration Tour in 2019. This is a special arrangement for vocal, string quartet and big band. Recorded live at the Philharmonie Haarlem November […]
Our first concert in September at theatre MIMIK was a great success. A nice big stage, the orchestra could sit at an appropriate distance according to the COVID regulations and more importantly: the hall sounds great! Another important thing: it […]
On September 27 you can hear the Millennium Jazz Orchestra at MIMIK. It is our first concert at this stage and it is our first concert after a long period of not being allowed to play together. We are very looking forward to it! Our guest is Volker […]
A beautiful concert review of The Millennium Jazz Orchestra featuring Andy Hunter, March 1 2020. CONCERTRECENSIE. The Millennium Jazz Orchestra featuring Andy Hunter, Theater Bouwkunde, Deventer, 1 maart 2020 beeld: Ton van Leeuwen door: Cyriel Pluimakers Het Millennium Jazz Orchestra (MJO) geeft al dertig jaar lang concerten in […]
On Sunday 1 March trombonist Andy Hunter (USA) is our guest soloist at Theater Bouwkunde! Born in Northern Michigan and musically raised on the diverse scenes of Cleveland, Shanghai and New York City, Andy Hunter now resides primarily in Cologne, Germany where he performs regularly […]
This season the Millennium Jazz Orchestra celebrates 30 years of performances at Theater Bouwkunde! Time flies, who would have imagined that the orchestra would come to Deventer year after year to perform on this stage. It feels like home. Thank you Heleen and Pieter for allowing us to […]
A video recording of Slap That Bass from the Gershwin Celebration Tour. With Fay Claassen, Matangi Quartet and the Millennium Jazz Orchestra. Slap That Bass Composed by George Gershwin Arranged by Joan Reinders Recorded live at the Philharmonie Haarlem, The Netherlands, November 23 2019 Video: Bigears Productions Sound […]
A beautiful concert with the Millennium Jazz Orchestra and Maaike den Dunnen on Sunday 12 January at Theater Bouwkunde Deventer. She sang a few of her own compositions, arranged for big band by Suzan Veneman and Joan Reinders and a previously written arrangement by Ed Partyka. […]
On Sunday, January 12th, Maaike den Dunnen will sing a concert with the Millennium Jazz Orchestra in Theater Bouwkunde, Deventer. Two of her original tunes will be played. Suzan Veneman, trumpeter/composer/arranger has arranged ‘The Deep’ and Joan Reinders, leader of the MJO, has made an arrangement of Den […]
The Gershwin Celebration Tour has finished. We can look back on very successful concerts, that were greatly well received by the audience and we had a wonderful collaboration with the soloists: the Matangi Quartet and singer Fay Claassen. […]
A video recording of Rhapsody in Blue, with the Matangi Quartet as a soloist and the Millennium Jazz Orchestra is on our YouTube channel. Rhapsody in Blue Composed by George Gershwin Arranged by Joan Reinders for Matangi String Quartet and Millennium Jazz Orchestra Recorded live […]
