In September and October 2022, the first edition of the Jazz Express took place and drove all around Amsterdam, making several stops at primary schools to bring jazz music closer to the kids. In June and July 2023 the Jazz Express will make its way through Rotterdam.

The Jazz Express is a truck that transforms into a concert hall. The mission is to introduce more kids to the world of improvising, rhythm, and the language of (jazz) music. The Jazz Express builds on its successful predecessor founded by Prinses Christina Concours, The Classic Express, which has been bringing classical music to schools for over 14 years. In this current collaboration, New Amsterdam Jazz partnered up with the Prinses Christina Concours and Aslan Muziekcentrum (Amsterdan) and SKVR (Rotterdam)

Musicians affiliated with New Amsterdam Jazz were invited to play a workshop in a trio setting with a young guest artist selected by Prinses Christina Concours. Together they were asked to build a workshop for children showing them the basics of jazz music. Questions were asked, instruments were played, dances were danced and a lot of fun took place!

2022 Line ups:

Peter Somuah, Jens Meijer, Marijn van de Ven ft. Eva van der Sterren
Timothy Banchet, Cas Jiskoot, Yoràn Vroom ft. Nadine Serhalawan
Gijs Idema, William Barrett, Tim Hennekes ft. Tijs Scholten
Anna Serierse, Tomek van Leeuwen, Linus Eppinger ft. Jelle Willems