After nearly 20 years, our KC Jazz Big Band returns to North Sea Jazz with The New Los Angeles Sound, featuring special guests Nicole McCabe and Jon Hatamiya.
Led by Claudio Jr De Rosa, the band explores the vibrant energy of today’s Los Angeles jazz scene through original music by Jacob Mann, Nicole McCabe and Jon Hatamiya. The programme brings together rich rhythmic textures, colourful orchestration and a fresh, adventurous sound.
North Sea Jazz and the KC Jazz Big Band share a long history together. From the late 1980s until 2006, the band was a regular presence at the festival, collaborating with artists including Jim McNeely, Kenny Wheeler and Maria Schneider. This return marks a new chapter in that longstanding connection.
The KC Jazz Big Band is performing on Friday 10 July at 15.30 at the Mississippi stage.
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Claudio Jr De Rosa, conductor
Nicole McCabe, alto saxophone
Jon Hatamiya, trombone
Antonio Torralbo, alto saxophone
Alberto Boente, tenor saxophone
Guillermo Campos, tenor saxophone
Eider Berrocal, baritone saxophone
Jelle Janswaard, trumpet
Johannes Kavanagh, trumpet
Remi Keupink, trumpet
Tom Kruize, trumpet
Can Öztürk, trombone
Yiannis Bontis, trombone
Jack Price, bass trombone
Imanol Emede, guitar
Jakob Sedmak, piano
Ashim Tamang, bass
Egidio Gentile, drums