Last summer, the Amsterdam North Sea Jazz Club was kind enough to lend us their highly sought after house band The Fresh Cuts, for a fun filled week at the Grachtenfestival Amsterdam. This year, we are thrilled to announce that they are back for more! The Fresh Cuts are: Alexander van Popta, piano; Bas van der Wal, guitar; Hugo den Oudsten, bass, and Salle de Jonge, percussion.
The band often shares the stage with artists like Ruben Hein, Benjamin Herman, Sabrina Starke, and many others. During Grachtenfestival Amsterdam, however, they invite ‘the jazz talent of the future’ on stage to come jam, swing, experiment and improvise with them.
Last fall, Mo van der Does won a First Prize at the Prinses Christina Jazz Concours with his band The Jazz Commotion. Mo and his saxophone have graced the stage of the North Sea Jazz Club with their presence before, but never with The Fresh Cuts. Who knows where this night’s Expedition will take these musicians!