Monthly Highlights

The music and culture scene of The Netherlands has been praised for its creativity and diversity. The country boasts a rich jazz history, numerous amazing festivals and many beautiful venues. Stingray DJAZZ presents two iconic venues – the Melkweg and BIRD – from the country’s biggest cities, Amster…

Every month, Stingray DJAZZ presents a new 'Audience’s Choice', where jazz lovers are invited to select which concert or documentary is broadcast on the last Thursday of the month. The poll is found on Stingray DJAZZ's Facebook page. The community has chosen a winner for the August edition: on Augus…

Like every month, Editor’s Choice presents a hand-picked favorite of Stingray DJAZZ's editor-in-chief. Hashima, a jazz quartet from Belgrade, Serbia, takes its name from a Japanese ghost island. Hashima’s music is strongly connected to the island’s murky, dissonant atmosphere, which dominates the gr…

Miles Davis once summarized the history of jazz in four words: “Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker”. While Armstrong is considered jazz's first genius, Charlie Parker most strongly influenced the course the genre was to take. Not only did the virtuoso alto saxophonist completely reshape jazz improvisat…

Every Sunday evening throughout August, Stingray DJAZZ premieres new concerts at 21:00 CEST. This month, special attention goes to the 2019 edition of Jazz in Duketown in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. This annual jazz festival is the largest free outdoor jazz festival in the country, where jazz…