Our Mission
The mission of Amersfoort Jazz is rooted in music discovery that is open, inclusive, and based on mutual alliance of emerging artists and festivals from around the world, while building new communities of World Jazz devotees and creating opportunities for the next generation.
LATEST NEWS
Amersfoort Jazz 2020 festival program complete!
The Amersfoort Jazz 2020 festival program is complete and will soon be announced in its entirety. To name some headliners: Boy Edgar Prize winner J...
SENA PERFORMERS INTERNATIONAL JAZZ LAUREATE FESTIVAL
Since 2017, the Rabobank Amersfoort Jazz festival has successfully organized the Sena Performers International Jazz Laureate Festival. Festivals fr...
SUN-MI HONG | NATIONAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Amersfoort Jazz proudly presents Sun-Mi Hong as its National Artist in Residence during the 42nd edition of the annual festival in 2020. The y...
JOIN US FOR AMERSFOORT JAZZ 2020
Join us for the 2020 edition of Amersfoort Jazz, an annual festival, held in the historic inner city of Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Over four da...
NEXT GENERATION OF WORLD JAZZ
“I’m gonna stay with the youngsters. Keeps the mind active.” Art Blakey (1919-1990) Amersfoort Jazz is a Next Generation festival, presenting...
Newspaper headlines: Amersfoort Jazz 2020
The Dutch newspaper AD/AC unveils the Amersfoort Jazz festival 2020 and its program. Journalist Dietmar Terpstra announces publicly -for the first...
Festival creation: Alto for Two
‘Alto for Two’ is an international joint venture of some of the most notable talents of The Netherlands and Spain: Kika Sprangers (sax) and Irene R...
Boy Edgar Prize: Jasper Blom
The Buma Boy Edgar Prize, the most prestigious award for jazz and improvised music in the Netherlands, has been awarded to saxophonist and composer...
Essiet Okon Essiet | International Artist in Residence
Amersfoort Jazz presents its International Artist in Residence Essiet Okon Essiet (USA), who was a member of the legendary Art Blakey and the Jazz...
Amersfoort Jazz | Festival Opener Concert Evening
Yearly, the festival Amersfoort Jazz starts with a double bill concert evening in theatre De Lieve Vrouw. On Thursday May 14, 2020, the programma c...
