Congratulations with your stop at the TangoJazz Nightclub El Elegante, the beloved nightlife destination for excellent live music and merry-making. Your host of the evening, Kay Sleking, combines the best tango & jazz musicians on stage and finds it a real pleasure to give you, beloved audience, a night to remember.
TangoJazz Nightclub El Elegante is located in the hidden pearl Bar Black at the Rembrandt square. One of the enchanting places in the centre of Amsterdam in the middle of the cultural highlife. Bar Black is a nightclub pur sang with a cosy dance floor. And as part of the four-star Hampshire Hotel Rembrandt Square, you can make your initial night-out into a weekend adventure with the special El Elegante Arrangements.
THE CAST
Kay Sleking
studied classical guitar at the Academy of Arts and the Rotterdam Conservatory and devoted himself to the Argentine Tango. In addition to guitar he plays doublebass and bandoneon and performs internationally as a soloist and with various tango ensembles. He leads a tango big band, the Orquesta Tipica Belgica, and has recorded several CD’s, including Guitarra Y Tango, Valdarno with Victor Hugo Villena (bandoneon), and Flor de lino with his guitar trio Guitarras tango. This year, his new CD from Buenos Aires will be released. Kay is a professor at CODARTS.
Daniel Clason
Was playing the organ in a church from the age of 6 and later started to play trumpet when he was 10. He was fortunate to have always been surrounded by music lovers in his family. He won a Scholarship in 2014 to attend Siena Jazz, Italy. He played lead trumpet in Jazz Focus (youth Bigband) and was soloist in the Nationaal Jeugd Jazz Orkest. He played with hiphop group ‘’Monta & mothers groove box’’. ’He is one of the most gifted young jazz musicians to have emerged in Netherlands in recent years and is a valuable addition to the European Jazz scene.’’ (Stephen Keogh). Daniels quote is “Simplicity is the final achievement.” — Frédéric Chopin
Matias Pedrana
341/5000 Matías Pedrana started his career as a flute player. In 2000 he moved to Europe and decided to study bandoneon. He obtained his bandoneon diploma at Codarts (Rotterdam) in 2008. Matias has performed with, among others, Orquesta Tipica OTRA, Nueva Manteca and Het Gelders Orkest. He also participated in CD recordings of Gotan Project.
Sebastiaan van Delft
Sebastiaan van Delft started with organ and piano lessons. He studied classical church organ at the conservatory of Hilversum. He also took jazz piano lessons with various jazz musicians. Sebastiaan played with Carel Kraayenhof's 'Sexteto Canyengue' for years. He plays in various tango, jazz and classical ensembles.
Sieta Keizer
Studied at the Amsterdam Academy of Arts and continued her studies at the Academy of Drama. She directed Opera and Music Theater and worked over the years with many musicians and actors as casting director, resident director at Stage Entertainment and artistic director at Theater MLab. She taught at CODARTS and Fontys Academy of Music and Performing Arts. Besides her artistic work field she is an inspiring coach for artists and loves to see people shine in daily live and on stage.
Christine van Stralen
Special guest appearance!
