Jazz adventurer Rik van der Made on tour with top British band.

Jazz adventurer Rik van der Made on tour with top British band.

Rik van der Made - tenor saxophone

Immy Churchill - vocals

Benji Bown - piano

Niklas Lukassen - bass

Jonah Evans – drums

With youthful spirit, Dutch tenor saxophonist is taking concert stages by storm. His emotional music is very much of our time: a dazzling mix of contemporary jazz and atmospheric folk. His love for pure melody and harmony resonates in every note. He laid the foundation for his musical ambitions at the Tilburg Conservatory, then spent two years refining his style and technique at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Tonight, Van der Made presents his debut album Morning Light – Silence of a Winter's Dawn with his British quintet. On stage, the saxophonist will be joined by soulful singer Immy Churchill, pianist Benji Bown, bassist Niklas Lukassen, and drummer Jonah Evans. These are passionate musicians who have already performed with top artists such as Emma Rawicz, Dave Holland, Liane Carroll, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Kit Downes. His band members see Van der Made's rich compositions as a springboard for lush improvisations. In London, Van der Made's adventurous spirit was already rewarded with the Scott Philbrick Jazz Prize and Craig Ball Award Jazz Saxophone, and earlier this year he was selected for the Music HUB Brabant talent program.

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