By Roy Lie A Tjam.
A dazzling festive Latin jazz concert took place in The Hague on 2 December 2016. Societeit De Witte jazz aficionados Ronald Blom and Robbert Coops were assisted by Marnix Bosman, sound engineer, and Sonia Meijer of the Latin American Table and Honorary Consul of El Salvador.
The concert attracted a slew of jazz and Latin America music lovers. Its ambition was to strengthen ties between Latin America and the Dutch society by means of music.
The Henrique Gomide Quartet, led by pianist and composer Henrique Gomide of Brazil, has a wide musical formation, working both with Brazilian jazz and classical musicians. The quartet’s other members are Caspar van Wijk, a highly-regarded Dutch talent on the saxophone, André Cayres of Brazil on bass, and Antoine Duijkers of the Netherlands on drums.
The interpretation of the Brazilian composer, multi-instrumentalist and music educator Moacir Santos delivered a particular sweetness of sound that was appreciated by the many guests.
Among the concert’s attendees were well known Dutch entrepreneurs, together with leading members of the diplomatic community in The Hague.
The Jazz Concert was the final item on the calendar of the Latin America Table for 2016. Sonia Meijer can reflect on a successful inaugural year of this lively initiative, and look to the future with optimism.
A dinner concluded the delightful evening.
