May 19, 2008 Pierre Courbois received the most prestigious Jazz prize of Holland, the VPRO/Boy Edgar Prize. Drummerszone.com was invited to the show, the award ceremony and was allowed to record the evening of one of the most renowned Jazz artists of the past 50 years. October 19, 2008, his celebration tour started with his Vijfkwarts Sextet, initiated by Music Centrum Holland and Dutch TV-channel VPRO. We celebrate this one more time by publishing videos of the performances of May 19 on Drummerszone.com.
The Pierre Courbois Vijfkwarts Sextet is:
Toon de Gouw (trumpet)
Jasper Blom (tenor + soprano sax)
Ilja Reijngoud (trombone)
Willem Kühne (piano)
Niko Langenhuijsen (double bass)
Pierre Courbois (compositions + drums)
Touring schedule
If you happen to be in The Netherlands, below you find the itinerary of the Quartet:
Tour schedule
October 19, 16.00 pm: Kerk Ruigoord, Ruigoord
October 31, 21.00 pm: Paradox, Tilburg
November 1 21.00 pm: SJU Jazzpodium, Utrecht
November 8 20.30 pm: USVA, Groningen
November 11, 21.00 pm: Jazz on the Roof, Glaspaleis, Heerlen
November 15, 20.00 pm: CK Theater, Roermond
November 19, 20.30 pm: LUX, Nijmegen
November 22, 21.30 pm: Galerie Windkracht 13, Den Helder
November 23, 16.00 pm: Porgy en Bess, Terneuzen
November 28, 21.00 pm: De Burcht (Tuinzaal), Leiden
November 30, 15.00 pm: De Harmonie, Leeuwarden
December 2, 21.00 pm: Groote Sociëteit, Maastricht
December 3, 20:00 pm: Muziekkwartier (Podium Twente), Enschede
December 7, 16.00 pm: Kunsthuis 13, Velp **
December 12, 20.15 pm: Beauforthuis, Austerlitz
December 13, 21.00 pm: Jazzpodium Artishock, Soest
December 14, 15.00 pm: Jazzpodium DJS, Dordrecht *
January 17, 2009: 21.00 pm: Huis Verloren, Hoorn
* Waterland Trio: Loek Dikker (piano), Leo van Oostrom (sax), Pierre Courbois (drums)
** Trio Courbois / De Haas / Courbois: Polo de Haas (piano), Kitty Courbois (vocals), Pierre Courbois (drums)
