The fifth edition of the Dutch Jazz-day will take place in Rotterdam on Friday the 24th of June 2011 in the LantarenVenster. Since the North Sea Jazz Festival moved from The Hague to Rotterdam in 2006 the city has become one of the major jazz centers in the Netherlands. The Jazz-day will mark the start of two weeks of jazz pleasure in Rotterdam including the festivals North Sea Round Town and the world famous North Sea Jazz festival.
Co-promoter of the Jazz-day, Alexander Beets stated recently that one of the goals of the Jazz-day is to promote the Dutch jazz scene both nationally and internationally and he believes that the move to Rotterdam will add value for all those participating.
This year’s event will be held in Rotterdam’s new jazz venue the LantarenVenster and will include seminars, workshops en presentations from organizations involved in the Dutch jazz industry. In the evening the venue will present a number of showcase concerts featuring local jazz artists. The organization expects more than 1000 national and international jazz professionals to attend including representatives from recording companies, booking agencies, venues and promoters.
Dutch bands can submit applications to perform in one of the showcase concerts via the Jazz-day website www.jazzdag.nl . Applications close on 10 March. A panel comprising promoters and A&R managers will select 25 acts that will then be invited to perform.
The Jazz-day is an initiative from Buma Cultuur and the JazzNL foundation.