Bonjour! The Église Réformée Wallonne de La Haye Proudly presents an evening of swinging Jazz from internationally renowned players.

The Gary Kavanagh/ Simon Rigter Quintet

Friday 18th June

1st concert 19:00 - 20:00

2nd concert 20:30 - 21:30

Gary Kavanaghh & Simon Rigter Jazz Quintet

Let’s make it a night to remember. Feel the music again. Let’s enjoi the jazz vibes together.

Gary Kavanagh

Born in Jersey (Channel Islands) in 1964, Gary started playing trumpet at the age of 6. He began playing professionally in local bands from the age of 15.

His main influences are Art Farmer and Kenny Dorham. Gary studied with Ack Van Rooijen, Frans Elsen and John Rocco at the Dutch Royal Conservatory. He now continues his studies with Barry Harris. During his twelve years in the Netherlands he has gigged throughout Europe.

Simon Rigter

Simon Rigter (1973) speelt 1e tenor in The Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw daarnaast leidt hij zijn eigen kwartet en ontving hij in 2020 twee Edison nominaties voor de CD “Rise and Shine” die hij met het Ruud Breuls/Simon Rigter Quintet uitbracht. Naast de optredens is Simon hoofdvakleraar aan het Conservatorium van Amsterdam.

Cas Jiskoot

Cas Jiskoot (1998, The Hague) started playing guitar when he was seven years old, five years later he started to play electric and acoustic bass. He had lessons with Ron Carter and Marius Beets and he played with the likes of Dick Oatts, Philip Harper, Benjamin Herman, Peter Beets, Jesse van Ruller and many others. He plays in a lot of ensembles like the Gijs Idema Trio, Idema/Serierse Quartet and The Dutch Jazz Collective.

Timothy Banchet

TIMOTHY Banchet (2 maart 1987) started playing the piano at age 4. Thanks to his father’s huge record collection, he came into contact with jazz, soul and gospel music at an really young age. He tried to figure out the music he listened to on the piano. He graduated summa cum laude from the Amsterdam Conservatory in 2012.

Timothy is now in great demand and is developing an international reputation.

Sander Smeets

Sander Smeets (20th of June, 1996) started taking drumlessons at the age of 5. At only 16 years of age he started his studies at the Fontys Academy of Arts in Tilburg. A year later he started his studies at Codarts Conservatory in Rotterdam where got lessons from the great Hans van Oosterhout, Joost Patocka and Mark Schilders. During his 4th year at Codarts he went on an Exchange to the University of New Orleans where he studied with the great Ricky Sebastien, Herlin Riley and Jason Marsalis. At a young age he has already played with some of the mayor names in Dutch and International Jazz in the likes of: Roy Hargrove, Ellis Marsalis, Rufus Reid, Peter Beets, Philip Harper, Khari Allen Lee, Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw and many others.