”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

• DEON will make recordings for a ‘cd’ in July and HOT has done the same in May (recording Sweelinck as starting point for a contemporary view on his ‘song variations’ – cd to be released in December)
• 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.
• HOT (Het Orgel Trio) has composed a new program with music based in the ‘song book’ of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. Watch & listen to Pavana Lachrimae (arrangment by Berry van Berkum) and a small compilation.

upcoming concerts

• June 25, Brokkenfestival, Het Bimhuis, Amsterdam, 20.00
• June 29, I PLAY ME (solo double bass), POM, Eindhoven, 20.30
• July 3, HOT, Jazzvesper, Nicolaïkerk, Utrecht, 17.00
• July 5 & 6, Recordings DEON @ www.peggy51.nl
• August 28, HOT, Catharijn Classique, Sint-Catharinakathedraal, Utrecht, 15.00 & 16.00
• September 3, HOT, Lutherse Kerk Den Haag, 15.30
• September 11, I PLAY ME (solo double bass), Bimhuis, Amsterdam, 15.00