Masterclass & concert Marius van den Brink

Every week, our jazz students are taught by a USA teacher as part of our ‘New York comes to Groningen’ programme. On Monday afternoon at 15:30, the USA teacher of that week gives a masterclass and concert in the Jazz Club of the Prince Claus Conservatoire. By listening and participating, students will learn all about harmony, rhythm, improvisation, timing, playing in an ensemble and much more. Inspiring and educational!

Marius Van Den Brink

Marius’ strong and original voice as a composer makes me think of a modern Horace Silver” Sean Jones Marius is a winner of the Pathways to Jazz Awards. After moving from Amsterdam to Brooklyn, New York, Marius has performed and recorded with well-known artists such as Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Joel Frahm, Fransesco Mela, Ingrid Jensen, Ara Dinkjian, Sean Jones, Haley Reinhart, the Birdland Bigband and the Tonkunstler Orchestra.

As a leader and side men Marius has performed at world class stages such as the North Sea Jazz Festival (Rotterdam), Birdland Jazz Club (NYC), GroudUp Festival (MIA), Smalls Jazz Club (NYC) Dizzy’s Club (NYC), Sony Music Hall (NYC), The Cretan World Music festival (Greece), Mezzrow (NYC) Jazz Forum and the Bimhuis (Amsterdam).

His album Blauw has been released on Januari 30th, 2022 and contains solely his original compositions. The album features the amazing Ingrid Jensen on trumpet, Doug Weiss on bass and Jeff 'Tain' Watts on drums.

In March 2023 Marius recorded a new studio album as well as a live album at Dizzy’s Club, Jazz at Lincoln Center. Both albums have been recorded with a stellar band: Sean Jones on trumpet, Stacy Dillard on Saxophone, Noah Halpern on trumpet, Matt Penman on Bass, Willie Jones III on drums and Keita Ogawa on percussion.

The studio album ‘New York Knock’ has been released on January 14th ’24 accompanied by a sold out album release concert at Dizzy’s Club.

’Man, it’s just fantastic. One of the best recordings I’ve heard in a long time, and the writing truly knocked me out.' Jim Rotond