ADINDA Meertins
PAST PROJECTS
MONSIEUR PERINE
One of Colombia’s hottest bands. A self-described “experimental laboratory of popular music with an old school spirit”. Monsieur Periné’s unique blend of sounds and emotions has earned itself its own genre called “Suin a la Colombiana,” which is a cultural, artistic, and rhythmic fusion of traditional Latin American music, Jazz, and a French adaptation of American swing music. |
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VAN MERWIJKS MUSIC MACHINE
'CUBAN GOLDEN CLASSICS'
Drummer Lucas van Merwijk has been playing cuban music for many years mainly in large ensembles such as his 20 piece Cubop City Big Band and Nueva Manteca. In this years edition of his Music Machine he is looking for a more intimate setting and found cuban master pianist Ramon Valle to join him.
Together with Thelonious Monk Award winner Ilja Reijngoud on trombone and rapidly up and coming basstalent Adinda Meertins they interpretate the rich cuban repertoire with a personal and contemporary approach.
ZULEMAX
Bandleader, flutist, percussionist, composer and founder of ZuleMax Zulema Hechavarria Blanco graduated at the Cuban Instituto Superior de Artes and got her Master Degree in Music as a flutist at the Royal Antwerp Conservatory. |
Zulema has collected the best female musicians from Belgium, The Netherlands and France to start the biggest all female latin orchestra of Europe. |
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FUSE
A Fusion String Ensemble consisting of young, talented musicians who far exceed the boundaries of their musical genres and grands FUSE with its stylish, qualitative and provocative musical character. FUSE has played several large Dutch venues and festivals such Parkpop, Paradiso, Melkweg, De Uitmarkt and The Hague Jazz Festival and played with artists likeWouter Hamel, Moke, Benjamin Herman, Live, Marco Borsato, Schradinova and New Cool Collective. FUSE is also featured on various film and television productions, including the soundtrack for Dutch blockbuster movie ‘Gooise Vrouwen'. |
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HOW ABOUT EVE
4 stylish women with different musical backgrounds brought together on one stage by vocalist Elles Springs (The Voice of Holland 2). This female pop group has a unique acoustic sound by the use of only piano, percussion, guitar and double bass.