Daan Kleijn

I’m back in New York! I’ll be there until the 10th of June..! It’s going to be an exciting year with o.a. a tour in Italy and a recording for the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam..

I have also just posted a new blog.. Click here to read it..!

From the 23rd of December till the 12th of January i’ll be in Holland. So if interested in bookings, projects or lessons in The Netherlands, please send me an e-mail, at dkleijn@gmail.com. Hope to see you soon!

I have just finished recording a tune for the Groninger Museum…! From the 19th November till the 19th of April there will be an overview of the oeuvre of painter Jan Altink under the title “Iconen van het Groningerland” in the museum. They asked me to compose a song for one of the paintings as part of an audio tour.
Their might be an follow up on this next year, involving the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam!

Check this link for more info…!

I just posted a new blog for VPRO jazz jong, check it out

Tonight at 7 pm (dutch time) a few of my recordings and an interview will be played on the vpro jazz stream

http://radioplayer.omroep.nl/radio6-theme-jazz-jong

VPRO Jazz Jong just posted the live-recordings of the “Gasterra energizing future talent” – award on their website

http://jazzjong.radio6.nl/2011/08/31/gasterrra-energizing-future-talent-award-2011/

I arrived safely in New York last week, right now i’m looking for apartments. I’ll write a weekly blog for VPRO Jazz Jong, so if you are interested in my adventures, check http://jazzjong.radio6.nl/category/gastblog/

In this months edition of “jazzflits”, a dutch jazz magazine, there is a small article about the “Gasterra talent award”

If you are interested click on the link below to read the article!

http://www.jazzflits.nl/jazzfl​its9.12.pdf

And the good news keeps coming! This afternoon i won the “Gasterra Talent Award” on Swingingroningen. After competing with 5 other great musicians the jury awarded me with a 1000 euro prize and a professional Photo shoot !

After a great rehearsal today, I’ll be playing with Benny Golson at Swingin Groningen tomorrow! This performance is live broadcasted at radio 6!! tune in around 9 ‘o clock or come to “de grote markt” in Groningen!