The latest show:
- In my program this; the Francy Boland/Kenny Clarke Big Band, track from the lp “All Smiles” recorded may 13 & 14th 1968 with Derek Humble: alto sax, Sahib Shihab: baritone sax, Johnny Griffin, Ronnie Scott and Tony Coe: tenor saxes, Erik van Lier, Nat Peck and Ake Persson: trombones, Benny Bailey, Idrees Sulieman, Jimmy Deuchar and Sonny Grey: trumpets, Boland on piano, Jimmy Woode: bass and Clarke on drums
- Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, track from “JazzHouse, Hamburg” recorded august 22nd 1973 with Thomas Clausen: piano, Lukas Lindholm: bass, Leif Ostergard: drums
- Bassist Jo Didderen with 2 tracks in this program from the new cd “Toutes Directions- L” Equipe Lab” recorded in 2025with Marc Huynen: trumpet & flugelhorn, Tim Daemen: trombone, Rob Sijben: saxes, Bart Oostindie: guitar, Simon Oslender/ Johan de Haan: piano and keyboards, Jo Didderen: bass, Jerome Cardynaals: drums, Steffen Thormahlen: percussion
- Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson and tenor saxophonist Harold Land, track from “Jazz House- Hamburg” recorded may 29th 1970 with Hal Galper: piano, Reggie Johnson: bass, Joe Chambers: drums
- The Ben Webster special, track 349/520 this week Ben’s lp “Live at Kings and Queens” recorded December 7th 1963 with Michael Renzi: piano, Bob Petterutti: bass, Joe Veletri: drums
- Drummer Art Blakey, track from “Live at the Fabrik- Hamburg” recorded October 11th 1985 with Kenny Drew: piano, Gunther Lenz: bass, Lou Donaldson: alto sax
- Trumpeter Ack van Rooyen meets the Jerry van Rooyen Orchestra, track from the lp “Didn’t we?” recorded in 1970 on keyboards Rob Franken
- Second track from bassist Jo Didderen
- The N.D.R. Jazz Workshop, track from “Live at the Vestlandhalle—Recklinghausen” recorded june 26th 1964 with Benny Bailey & Donald Byrd: trumpets, Hans Koller: alto & tenor sax, Klaus Doldinger, Johnny Griffin, Rolf Kuhn: tenor saxes, Sahib Shihab: baritone sax, Ingfried Hoffmann: piano & organ, Niels Henning Orstd Pedersen: bass, Egil Johanssen: drums
- Trumpeter/ flugelhorn/ superbone/ slide trumpet Lasse Lindgren, track from the cd “Plays the ABBA Songbook—In a Big Band Atmosphere” recorded in 2015 with the H.R.T. Jazz Orchestra
- Pianist John Di Martino, track from the cd “Passion Flower” recorded in 2020 with Eric Alexander: tenor sax, Boris Kozlov: bass, Lewis Nash: drums
About Take 5 Jazz
In the weekly show of Take 5 Jazz I will take you into the great world of Jazz. Beyond the mainstream and well known recordings, my show is an entrance to the vast range of all the various styles within the genre, such as Bebop, West Coast jazz, and most notable: Latin. Jazz music knows many faces: from the old American Jazz standards to the British scene, and from big bands to Cool Jazz; ranging from the oldest to the most recent of recordings, every week some of the finest from my collection will be played.
One of my aims is present something unknown every week; to give some airplay to those musicians to whom people pay too little attention to, as well as providing rare recordings of well-known musicians. Take 5 Jazz offers a blend of the familiar and unfamiliar, mostly jazz and sometimes a bit of blues, but always with the intent to find something new and interesting.
Jan Klein, the man behind Take 5 Jazz
An article in a Dutch newspaper, marking the 300th show of Take 5 Jazz.
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Back in 1997 people, who knew about my passion for Jazz, asked me to start a radio show at a local radio station. Rather than generic pop music usually aired, this new show, Take 5, offered the best Jazz and Blues that was within my ever-expanding collection.
My collection spans a great number of LPs and CDs, and started in the early seventies. At the time, as a little boy, I bought my first LP: Cal Tjader’s Latin Kick. This marked the beginning of my love for the genre. The quality of his sound and the quality of performance drew me to Ben Webster. Ben, like Cal, is one of the cornerstones of my collection.
For several years I aired this music, but times change. Progressing from a small local radio station to the World Wide Web, I became fully independent. Now I am able to share my love for the music with an audience from all over the world!
For over forty years after I collected every known recording that Cal Tjader produced, making me one of the few in the world who managed to complete the entire discography of Cal. The combination of Jazz and Latin was what started my love for Jazz, and thus it was something I wanted to give special attention in my show. From October 14, 2002, to July 31, 2018, I aired my entire collection: one track a week, every week. It was a monumental task, and I am proud that I managed to complete it.
Once I reached the end of my Cal Tjader special, I had to switch to a different musician. A poll amongst my listeners finalized my decision: for 520 weeks in a row there will be at least one track of Ben Webster in my show!
Cal Tjader and Ben Webster are but two examples of the musicians that I count amongst my favourites. The long and wonderful history of the Jazz genre has brought forth many musical geniuses. And while Jazz might originate from the United States, those gifted in the art of music are born all over the world. The jazz scene in Britain, for instance, featured artists such as Tubby Hayes and Phil Seamen. And for me, hailing from Holland, there are many ‘local’ musicians whom I admire, whose albums I collected. The most notable of these are Jan Akkerman and Rob Franken.
For a more expansive summary of the musicians whose music I appreciate, click here.
A few years ago I picked up a hobby. Next to my big love for listening to jazz music, and sharing this passion through my show Take 5 Jazz, I’ve started painting.
Please take a look on this page, where I share some of my paintings.
Photos
In some cases, before or after concerts, I had the privilege of meeting some of the artists whose music is featured in my show.
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