WEDNESDAY October 21st, 8pm @Observatory - JUDITH NIJLAND QUARTET

Judith is a jazz singer and composer. She likes to create stories and songs. And her concerts are little journeys with food for thought and a lasting smile.

Vocals | Judith Nijland

Piano | Tico Pierhagen

Double bass | Pieter Althuis 

Drums | Paul Smith

After graduating Greek and Latin, Judith studied Jazz at the Royal Conservatory in the Hague. She now mainly focusses on writing her own material and creating new versions of old songs. Jazz remains her true love.   Her clear and warm voice with a wide range is very flexible People often compare her voice to the sound of the late Karen Carpenter. On stage Judith takes you on a journey and above all clearly enjoys interacting with her band and the audience.  

Judith loves to sing live on stage. She has been touring all over Europe in Japan, South-Korea, Indonesia, the U.S.A., Thailand and Australië. She collaborates on her albums with musicians like Yuri Honing, Peter Beets, Rob van Bavel and Teus Nobel.
Judith released seven albums

‘Nijland’s voice and performance are joined in a most intimate tone. Nijland uses a simple acoustic jazz trio supplemented with trumpet, a format enhancing her striking arrangements that approximate a theoretical math equation run amok and fully realized’. All About Jazz