Benjamin Herman & Thomas Pol @ De Roode Bioscoop

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Benjamin Herman & Thomas Pol performing live at the Roode Bioscoop in Amsterdam. Recorded live on January 15th, 2021.

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Benjamin Herman got his first saxophone at the age of twelve. At thirteen he was already playing on the professional club circuit. By the time he was twenty years old, he was appearing with different groups around the world and initiating projects of his own. His fame spread beyond jazz circles in the 1990s when he formed the groundbreaking ensemble New Cool Collective. Having made a name as a soloist while still a teenager, Benjamin Herman has appeared on over a hundred records with all kinds of artists, from Candy Dulfer to Misha Mengelberg. Herman has also built a career in The Netherlands and abroad as a composer. With New Cool Collective as well as with his smaller bands. He is a well-respected craftsman whose playing is firmly rooted in the jazz tradition. His gigs are strongly influenced by dance floor jazz, surf and punk music, free jazz, and traditional music from all over the world attracting adventurous music fans of all genres as well as straight-ahead jazz aficionados.

Thomas Pol (28) is a Rotterdam-based bass player who is well known in the Dutch and international scene. His spontaneous, strong, and grooving style is what defines him as a player. As a sideman, he is the strong foundation an ensemble needs and as a leader, he shows great potential with his debut album ‘In America’ out now. Thomas was raised in a very musical family. At age four, he started playing the violin and at age ten he started playing the upright bass. He began his studies at the Codarts Conservatory in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, where his talent and dedication were well received. In his 3rd year, he was approached by Hein van de Geyn (bassist/jazz coordinator/teacher) to follow an exchange program in New Orleans, home of jazz. In 2013 he was awarded a Fulbright, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Van den Ende and UNO distinguished musical scholarship to follow the master's program at UNO for 2 years. During that time he studied classical music, arranged for orchestra, worked his way deeper in the scene, started his career as a bandleader, and recorded his first album.

Benjamin Herman - saxophone
Thomas Pol - double bass

0:00 Crocodile Tear (Misha Mengelberg)
4:36 welcome Benjamin Herman
5:09 Lester Leaps In (Lester Young)

Credits
Video: Henk Huibers; Audio: Philip ten Brink; Lights: Nistal Wloczysiak; Video Editing: Kingdon Productions; Producers: Hanna Schreuders, Isla Van Hout, Kasper Stern, Martijn Grootendorst

Amarte Studio Concerts is a music platform dedicated to supporting and showcasing talented artists. With sessions recorded across unique locations such as the Roode Bioscoop or Studio 150 Bethlehemkerk in Amsterdam, Amarte Studio Concerts offers high quality live concerts with eclectic but also experimental programming focussed on four main genres: pop, jazz, classical, and world music. Amarte Studio Concerts is an initiative by the Amarte Foundation. The Amarte Foundation supports creators and artists that seek to create innovative projects and develop their art.

These series are organized in collaboration with Stichting New Amsterdam Jazz: Stichting New Amsterdam Jazz has the mission to amplify the sound of the jazz scene based in the Netherlands and connect it to jazz scenes around the world.

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