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North Sea jazz Festival 2001 - 13, 14 and 15 July, The Hague
26 Years ago Paul Acket, a hip jazz cat, came up with an idea to organize an indoor Jazz
Festival as he got inspired and motivated by friends abroad. It
became world famous, rebellious and a massive event. Which holds
no equal. 26 years ago I was born and... well that's the only
thing in common, but I'm working on it though. Last year if you
missed it you are the biggest loser ever. The D'Angelo concert was the best ever seen by the Dutch audiance. As many
witnesses express. Ain't nobody who can beat that show. One of
the biggest losers is me. That it was even my own fault that I
didn't got there makes me even the biggest loser of the biggest
losers.
This year we have bill collectors at the door and the program
of NSJF 2001 on the floor. "Yo, what you're going to do with your holiday?", -my colleagues asked me. "I go to North Sea Jazzzzz!" It's so damn expensive that I only can treat it as my summer
holiday. And to be honest, it is a journey into music and exploration
of HipHop roots. Not even to mention to find your way around, is an adventure
itself. Too many times running into small stands with so many
goodies and candies I need to have. But can't cause we ain't got
the money.
From young people making boring lounge smooth Jazz till running
grannies and grandpa's to get a seat in the front carrying their
own picknick chair. Seeing some old cats coming on to stage and
a moment later they blast you away with the dirtiest en rawest
sound you ever witnessed. A Bootsy Collins hitting his bass only once and you're already thrown back one
meter. Damn! It's the place where I saw The Roots perform for the first time. Everybody stood on the tables and
chairs, the basement went bezerk. That same basement was set on
fire last year by our own ART12's DTF when he performed with UJ And Friends. "It's nice if you can say you set THAT place on fire." says DTF with a big smile. Last year a small fire broke out in
the basement when they just finished playing the last note. This
year The Proove and 711 including ARE MC will represent. Ronald Snijders Bijlmer Jazz got our attention too. See what his sound is. Of course there
are many more you need to check . We definitely want to see Marlena Shaw. Gangstarr sampled her classic number California Love in their own song 'Check The Technique' on the album Step In The Arena. Another unbelievable good song is Woman Of The Ghetto. Which you know from the sample "I'm the ho that had your baby" used in a dance hit.
So we don't know how you are trying to get it but we wish you
all success. As ART12 we try to get press tickets so we can make
a full report with too many photo's. To join you in remembering
that good music and great fun. And in case you didn't go there,
it's to show it straight into your face: looooooooser! Now we
pray that we get the tickets, cause they're so damn too expensive
for us. If we don't, we stand next to you, looking into the mirror
and shout it to our selves. Don't let anybody tell you what it
is. Cause about that Jazz thing, you have to discover it, explore
it and feel it. Cause it's Jazzzz!
Hopefully we see you in The Hague!
Boombox AQ and Queen L
ART12
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