Stormzy, Buddy Man Confirmed For 2023 North Sea Jazz Competition

The NN North Sea Jazz Competition, the world’s largest indoor music competition, has introduced the primary wave of artists for its hugely-anticipated return to the Ahoy Centre in Rotterdam this July. Happening from Friday 7 – Sunday 9 July 2023, this yr’s occasion will current a lineup bursting with enormous worldwide stars from throughout the worlds of jazz, blues, soul, pop and past.

Amongst over 60 artists introduced at this time are celebrity UK rapper and singer Stormzy, multi-Grammy-winning singer Lizzo, music royalty Tom Jones, visionary singer and songwriter Van Morrison, the really legendary blues singer and guitarist Buddy Guy, fascinating soul trio Gabriels, R&B and neo soul powerhouse Jill Scott and gospel phenomenon Mavis Staples amongst many others.

The competition has additionally confirmed an array of a few of the world’s most celebrated jazz artists together with South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, revered trumpeter and educator Wynton Marsalis along with his Jazz at Lincoln Middle Orchestra, pioneering guitarist Pat Metheny with Facet-Eye, Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, Maria Schneider & The Oslo Jazz Ensemble, Invoice Frisell, Hermeto Pascoal, Stanley Clarke, Yussef Dayes, Ezra Collective and plenty of extra. Go to the occasion’s official website for additional info.

Welcoming greater than 75,000 music followers every year, the North Sea Jazz Competition has constructed an incomparable fame since its inaugural yr in 1976 internet hosting a string of musical icons over time from Miles Davis and Count Basie to Amy Winehouse and Adele. This summer season the competition expects greater than a thousand musicians, unfold out over 150 performances and fifteen completely different phases. Lower than an hour’s plane-ride away, a direct prepare from London St Pancras or ferry journey, the North Sea Jazz Competition is definitely accessible from the UK and completely fitted to a weekend retreat.

NN North Sea Jazz Competition 2023 – Rotterdam Ahoy Centre:

Friday 7 July: Alabaster DePlume; Andrew Cyrille Quartet; Invoice Frisell FOUR ft. Greg Tardy, Gerald Clayton, and Jonathan Blake; Buddy Man – Dammn Proper Farewell; Cha Wa; Fergus McCreadie Trio; Jasper Blom Quartet with Pablo Held; Jazz at Lincoln Middle Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis; Kenny Barron Quartet; Linda Might Han Oh; Marco Mezquida Trio; Maria Schneider & Oslo Jazz Ensemble presents ‘Knowledge Lords’; Mavis Staples; Mette Rasmussen Trio North; MonoNeon; Stormzy; SuperBlue: Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter with the Huntertones Horns; Terri Lyne Carrington; The Teskey Brothers; Van Morrison; Yussef Dayes; Zwangere Man & Lander Gyselinck.

Saturday 8 July: Anna Webber Easy Trio; DeWolff & Daybreak Brothers current Double Cream; Eloise; Fred Hersch, Drew Gress, Joey Baron; Gard Nilssen’s Supersonic Orchestra; Jacob Banks; Jan Garbarek; Jill Scott; Kenny Garrett Quintet; Kokoroko; Lucas Santana 5tet; Marcus Miller; Olivia Dean; The Staples Jr. Singers; Tom Jones; Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & GURLS; Vloeimans Goudsmit Fraanje ‘Fugimundi’.

Sunday 9 July: Benny Sings; Branford Marsalis Quartet; Cymande; EZRA Collective; Gabriels; Hermeto Pascoal; Kandace Springs; Latanya Alberto; Laufey; Lizzo; Oded Tzur; Pat Metheny Facet-Eye; Samara Pleasure; Sampa The Nice; Son Little; Stanley Clarke N’4Ever; Teis Semey Quintet.