21st Century Band and Izaline Calister now part of The Pure Jazz Movement in Holland

September 16, 2009 Leave a comment

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The 21st Century Band of Dion Parson and Curaçao’s Izaline Calister were just in Holland sweating it out before going on stage at The Pure Jazz Movement. The 21st Century Band helped Kick Off The Pure Jazz Movement at the Theater aan het Spui (Spui Theater) in The Hague on Saturday, September 12, 02:00pm Caribbean time. Calister was one of those capping off the Movement on Sunday 13.

One of the finest drummers around, this St. Thomas born musician rallied a seven-piece band around him for the gig. In the line up, was Parson‘s countrymen in trombonist Reginald Cyntje and pannist Victor Provost.

Provost (far left), Parson (center) Cyntje (second from right)

As an aside, trombonist Reginald Cyntje headed back under the lights at 08:30pm on Friday, August 28, 2009 with Thad Wilson. The show took place at Twins Jazz at 1344 U St. NW,Washington, DC.

Next up for Cyntje was a gig with the D.C. Jazz Collaborative at the Amin Gumbs Harman Center at 610 F St. NW, Washington at 11:00pm on Saturday, August 29. Performing with Cyntje were panman Victor Provost and bassist Herman Burney.

Victor Provost on Facebook – had a great show tonight…the room was beautiful, audience was engaged, listening, and appreciative. Thanks to those of you that came out!

Cyntje and Provost then flew off to Holland to hook up with Dion Parson and the 21st Century Band for the September 12 performance.

September 19, it was back to the Bohemian Caverns on 2001 11th St. NW, Washington, DC for an 08:00 o’clock with the Reginald Cyntje Nu Group. The “Nu” Group is Cyntje (trombone), John Lamkin 111 (drums), Victor Provost (steel pan) and other fine musicians.

Reginald Cyntje has another couple of shows coming up. One is on September 21, 2009 at Vicino in Silver Spring, MD, the other on September 25 at Metro Macy, Washington, DC.

Come November, Cyntje will be in the United States Virgin Islands where he grew up to continue playing the groove.

Calister, who is taking a break from promoting her new album Speransa, fronted the Peter Beets Trio for a set of contemporary arrangements of music from George Gershwin’s famous opera, Porgy and Bess, that she and Beets put together for the Movement. Calister is fresh from a stint at the Aruba Caribbean Sea Jazz Festival in the first week of September.

By the end of the two-day event, The Pure Jazz Movement will have put 150 artists on five stages at eight Locations around The Hague. Apart from the ticketed shows, a free programme and an after party was on tap.

Sources: (1)purejazz.nl; (2) purejazz.nl

Filed under Aruban Jazz, Caribbean Jazz, Entertainment, Guadeloupe Jazz, Jazz, Jazz Music, Martinique Jazz, Music, USVI Jazz Tagged with 21st Century Band, Bohemian Caverns, Herman Burney, Izaline Calister, John Lamkin 111, Peter Beets Trio, Reginald Cyntje, Speransa, The Pure Jazz Movement, Victor Provost

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