The latest show:
- In my program this The New Orpheans, track from the cd “To Be Continued”
- New cd from Louise Alexandra ( great singer, lovely voice and meaningful lyrics)2 tracks from her cd “Crazy World of Love” recorded in 2025 with Rob van Bavel: piano, Vincent Koning: guitar, Frans van Geest: bass, Jan Menu: saxes, Marcel Serierse: drums, Benny Benack: flugelhorn and vocals
- Tenor saxophonist Tubby Hayes, track from “Tribute—pays homage to Victor Feldman, Milt Jackson, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz & Miles Davis” recorded may 11th 1966
- Tenor saxophonist Enric Peidro, 2 tracks from his new cd “Jazz Between midnight and Dawn” recorded December 11th 2025 with Richard Busiakiewics: piano, Queralt Camps: bass, Xavi Hinojosa: drums
- Tenor saxophonist Jed Levy and guitarist Phil Robson, track from the new cd “The Unpredictability of the Sea” new release on LIVIA Records, recorded November 2025 with Mark Hodgson: bass, Roberto Gatto: drums
- The Ravens ( Vocal Quartet)recorded december 18th 1952 Joe van Loan: lead tenor, Leonard Puzie: second tenor, Warren Suttles: baritone, Jimmy Ricks: bass
- The Ben Webster special, track 359/520 this week Ben’s lp “Johnny Otis and his Orchestra” recorded December 26th 1951
- Dinah Washington with the Jimmy Cobb Orchestra, recorded January 18th 1952 Dinah, vocals, Ben Webster & Wardell gray: tenor sax, Wynton Kelly: piano, Paul Chambers: bass, Jimmy Cobb: drums
- Second track from Louise Alexandra’s new cd “Crazy World of Love”
- Billie Holiday ( things/ songs ain’t what they used to be)
- Second track from tenor saxophonist Enric Peidro’s new release “Jazz between Midnight and Down”
- The Atlantic Family, track from the lp”Live at Montreux” recorded in 1977 with the Brecker Brothers, Herbie Mann, Sonny Fortune, Joe Farrell, Richard Tee, Dick Morrissey
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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