RADIOHOP
Exploring the merge between grooves and jazz, RADIOHOP is an Amsterdam based fusion/hip-hop group with members Johnny Biner (Guitar), Joshua Lutz (Keys), Joel F Svedberg (Bass) and Euan Jenkins (Drums). They look to push and explore new sonic areas, whilst maintaining the legacy and feel of the greats, gaining inspiration across the spectrum from Herbie […]
JAEL
Giovanni Jano, better known as JAEL, is a 28 year old Moluccan recording artist,producer, DJ and vocalist from The Hague, The Netherlands. His passion for music began from a young age where he grew up in a household surrounded by Moluccan Folk songs, Moluccan Gospel, Soul/Funk & Japanese Funk. His parents are true Funk/Soul and […]
The Nest Vol. 3
With The Nest, four or five emerging artists are invited annually to come together and make new music over the course of seven days in BIRD. They present the result of their work at least three times to the public: first during a try-out, the second time during the premiere at BIRDfest, and the third […]
Super-Sonic Family Vol. 2
This year we’ll release Super-Sonic Jazz Family Album Comp. Volume 2. The Super-Sonic Jazz community was invited to submit a track and the best of the best were selected for this album. Together we’ll widen the community, to connect and to inspire each other. Our invitation resulted in a 31 track album. What do Ava […]
SMANDEM
Amsterdam based SMANDEM. proves that an incredible skill set and an open-minded approach causes genre distinctions to blur into pure energy. Inspired by the likes of Herbie Hancock, Christian Scott and Wayne Shorter as well as Travis Scott and Drake, the four-friend-strong collective produces a sound that is deeply rooted into the jazz tradition, yet […]
Bnnyhunna
Musically coming to fruition due to Sunday service in church: it might feel like something of a different time – or at least here in the Netherlands. But for the young gifted Bnnyhunna, full name Benjamin Ankomah, church is the place where he became the magnificent multi-instrumentalist he is now. As son of a Ghanaian […]
muva of Earth
Like the most glistening flower from the most fertile soil, of which there is and will be only one… muva of Earth is an alternative jazz singer and ASCENDING SOULSTRESS from tribe ‘Crown of Ọṣun’ in Yorubaland, Nigeria. Born and raised in London and growing up in both London & Kent under the influence of […]
Samora Pinderhughes
Presenting Samora Pinderhughes, an elusively multi-disciplinary artist with an interesting story and even more compelling music. The name Pinderhughes might sound familiar, as his sister is jazz vocalist and flutist Elena Pinderhughes, who got introduced to us by trumpet player Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah) on his groundbreaking “Stretch Music” album. […]
ELS Di Incredible
Divine drummer and jam master. Emmanuel Afriye, or rather ELS, is an incredible artist, playing with the likes of Arp Frique and Jonna Fraser. He hosts his very own ELS Jam in the basement of the Volkshotel. With the ELS Jam, you can watch him playing everything from trap to amapiano. Guess there’s nothing he […]
SUPER-SONIC JAM w/ Bnnyhunna, ELS Di Incredible & Junya
Last year’s edition of the festival we were witness to a very special event: the Super-Sonic Jam Session. Was it something both musicians and music fans were missing, to create and to observe creation in real time? Or was it born out of the dire need to (re-)connect after two dark and often solitary years […]