”The wonderful eagerness with which Nijland explores the possibilities of his instrument is contagious and leaves you wanting more.”

Dion teaches double bass at the Jazz & Pop department  of the ArtEZ Conservatory in Arnhem.

news

• Dion’s composers grant application was awarded by FPK, he’ll be writing for DEON and a string trio during the upcoming period
• DEON debut album will be released in September 2023
• HOT’s 3rd album (containing contemporary arrangments of song variations of Sweelinck) will also be released in September 2023
• Dion’s solo-cd I PLAY ME has been reviewed more then 10 times in De Volkskrant, Trouw, Jazzism, Jazznu and more. A highlight quote session can be witnessed here.

upcoming concerts

• May 13, Frans Vermeerssen Trio, The Trail, Rowolde, 20.00
• May 15, impro session by Raoul van der Weide, Amsterdam, 20.00
• May 21, Utrecht Jazz Archipel, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, 15.00
• May 29, HOT, Oosterhout, 15.00
• June 4, HOT, Jazzversper, Nicolaïkerk, Utrecht, 17.00
• June 11, HOT, Lutherse Kerk, Apeldoorn, 13.00
• August 24, HOT, Grote Kerk Wageningen, 20.00
• September 9, HOT, preview new album Sweelinck – Jazz from the 17th century, Utrecht, 15.00