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against the background of climate change, the millennium jazz orchestra gives a fascinating performance dedicated to water and poetry. band leader joan reinders has put wonderful poems of climate conscious poets to music, which will be sung by the charismatic izaline calister. together with the young harpist sanne bakker, the orchestra conjures up magic, from warm blooded ballads to exciting latin jazz with caribbean influences. together with de stad verbeeldt from the city of zwolle, the story about water and climate change is made visual. a special focus lies on the vulnerable position of islands. ‘queen izaline’, who’s born and raised on curaçao, has made a selection of poems about islands. some have literal references and some are more intuitive. these are poems with a ‘sea feeling, i have to hear it splashing”, says izaline. islands, waterfalls, rivers, creeks, brooks, beaches, sea, rain and storm are all included. the lyrics are in dutch, english and papiamento.

(from monday 2 dec 17.00 to 3 dec we will switch to a different ticket system. ticket sales will then be temporarily unavailable) saxophonist jasper blom strives for a synthesis of jazz, pop, classical and improvised music. this makes him a perfect match for the metropole orkest. melody and adventure are keywords in the work of blom, who has been composing for a wide variety of ensembles for many years. he shared the stage with jazz legends, but now it’s all about his smooth and versatile playing. a key figure in dutch jazz, jasper blom has led countless bands and sessions. as a tenor and soprano saxophonist, he has performed with stars such as lee konitz and chet baker. not surprisingly, he received the buma boy edgar prize in 2019. his dream of collaborating with the metropole orkest is now coming true. their joint album will take centre stage at this concert.