Exceptional talent
In 2022 Amersfoort World Jazz Festival presents the exceptional talent of the young Brazilian saxophonist Lucas Santana, winner of the Downbeat Student Award 2021, Keep an Eye Award (2020) and the Latin Grammy (2016), who is currently shaking up the Dutch scene with his refined playing. , high-profile performances and promising albums. Santana makes an appearance on various days of the festival, with his quintet, with a string ensemble, with a Brazilian act and as a guest soloist with the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw.