New Cool Collective Big Band

Tickets 1 october 2025 - Het Concertgebouw

Recently, New Cool Collective celebrated its 30th anniversary. This celebration will be repeated tonight in The Concertgebouw. In the Main Hall you will hear and see a 19-piece big-band, XL version of New Cool Collective, reinforced with extra horns! It all started with saxophonist Benjamin Herman, who performed at Amsterdam's Soul Kitchen with DJ Graham B. Soon, musician friends hooked up and New Cool Collective was born, an ‘extremely tight unit’ that has played countless times in leading clubs, venues and festivals all over the world.

JONG JOC will play as support in the 'Spiegelzaal'. This young talent big band of the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw plays music from the 70s (Stevie Wonder) to the present (Gallowstreet). Before the main concert of New Cool Collective Big Band you'll hear the promising young counterpart of the adult  jazz orchestra (JOC) with a future of music ahead. The big band is led by Chris Muller.