Friday July 11th will be starting day of the 33rd North Sea Jazz Festival. One can again experience, for 3 days in a row, the magic of many music styles with a blues highlight day on Sunday. Friday brings the American jazz and pop singer Al Jarreau, the neo soul artist Angie Stone and funk pioneer Bootsy Collins. Saturday will be the day for Chaka Khan (pop/funk/disco), American jazz guitarist George Benson and soul machine Tower of Power to show their talent. And the blues on Sunday! Read more

On 11th, 12th and 13th of July coming for the 28th time the international pop festival Bospop takes place. However this year there is a wider choice of blues music, and not with just somebody. First there is on Friday 11th the kick-off with Neil Young. On Saturday 12th Blues fans can eat their heart out with the young English Band Tantrum. Boys from around 20 years, that are renewing the blues scene in their homeland. (a more detailed article of this band will follow !) Read more