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A special musical evening with three album presentations and the announcement of this year’s three winning bands.

“There is often confusion about the meaning of the concepts of tradition and history. Tradition has a history, which we learn about to keep tradition alive. For us, the jazz tradition means a mixture of different styles and cultures. We share a love for contemporary popular music and strive for a sound that blends all our influences into something relevant to our time. ”

In addition to the presentations of the winners of the 2019 edition of The Records, this year’s winners will be announced. They are chosen earlier that day by the jury consisting of musicians and professionals from the field, including Rory Ronde (guitarist and producer), Koen Graat (programmer of Jazz in Duketown and De Verkadefabriek), Dineke Bogchelman (programmer of Hot House Jazz in Leiden) and Marzio Scholten (guitarist and programmer Jazz International Rotterdam). The seven finalists consist of a selection of jazz alumni submitted by the Dutch conservatories.

The three bands that win this year will receive a fully funded album production worth 10,000 euros, which they will present next year at the Bimhuis at the next edition of The Records in Concert!

The Records in Concert will be presented this year by jazz aficionado Wilfried de Jong and will be divided into three parts. In each part, an album presentation of one of the winners from 2019 is central and the winners of 2020 will be announced.

Keep an Eye The Records is a project of the Keep an Eye Foundation. The Keep an Eye Foundation works together with art schools throughout the Netherlands and beyond. The private foundation is committed to helping young studying musicians and artists at the start of their careers. With The Records, the Keep an Eye Foundation aims to annually support a number of CD productions of starting bands in the Netherlands financially and thus offer them a flying start in their career.

Rafael Sinay guitar, David Nino van der Grinten keys, Aäron Bouwman bass, Kick Woudstra drums