In Urban Mosaic by the Utrecht Jazz Archipel and vocalist Henk Kraaijeveld, jazz, poetry and visual arts come together, with the city as a source of inspiration in all its attractiveness and dark sides. The audience views the city through poems by a.o. Kader Abdolah and Mia You, illustrations by Mirjam Debets and resounding jazz compositions by the Utrecht Jazz Archipel. As a result one faces the night parties and heat stress, next to the unprecedented possibilities and cultural frictions that characterize the 21st century city in every way. Two poets will be present in each performance to perform their poetry live, together with the ensemble, and thus pay tribute to the city's diversity.
Photo © Manuel Quesada
Credits Cast & Crew
Utrecht Jazz Archipel & Henk Kraaijeveld:
Henk Kraaijeveld (vocalist), Gerben Klein Willink (trumpet), Jessie Brevé (alto saxophone & bass clarinet), Ad Colen (tenor- & bariton saxophone) Kees Adolfsen (trombone), Dion Nijland (double base) Lida Brouskari (piano) Mees Siderius (drums).
Poets:
Kader Abdolah, Kees Adolfsen, Jasper Albinus, Hanneke van Eijken, Lucas Kloosterboer, Nisrine Mbarki, Martin Rombouts, Yentl van Stokkum, Martje Wijers, Mia You
Concept Utrecht Jazz Archipel i.c.w. Nanette Dankaarts
Composers Lida Brouskari, Jessie Brevé, Ad Colen, Gerben Klein Willink, Henk Kraaijeveld, Dion Nijland, Mees Siderius
Illustrations & Animations Mirjam Debets
Projectleader Nanette Dankaarts
Final Stage direction Annechien Koerselman
Lightdesign MartinJan Gaasbeek
Sound technics Jelle Pijnenborg
Organisation Urban Jazz Archipel, Utrecht
Calendar
2025
Utrecht (NL) TivoliVredenburg January 19, 2025
Utrecht (NL) Muziekhuis Utrecht (icw UJazz & TivoliVredenburg) November 21, 2025
2024
Haarlem (NL) Verhalenhuis October 04, 2024
Nieuwegein (NL) De Kom October 20, 2024
Oosterhout (NL) Theater de Bussel December 18, 2024
More information: Utrecht Jazz Archipel
Photos © Manuel Quesada
Urban Mosaïc is made possible in part by a financial contribution from the Cultuurfonds, KF Hejnfonds, Elise Mathildefonds, Fenteren van Vlissingen, NORMA fonds and the LIRA fonds.