Wicked Jazz Sounds
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Wicked Jazz Sounds is a Dutch music collective and event organizer located in Amsterdam founded in 2002.[1]
History
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In May 2002, DJs Phil Horneman and Manne van der Zee organised their first WJS event. It took place at Aknathon, in Amsterdam.[1]
Horneman had previously used the Wicked Jazz Sounds name for a show on the Amstelveen local radio station, starting in 1998.[2][1]
Club Zyon
[edit]Later in 2002, weekly clubnights began taking place at Club 020 (now Club Zyon).[3] WJS organised a special event in March 2004 featuring electronic music by 4hero.[4]
Sugarfactory
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In 2005, WJS moved to Sugarfactory.[1][5] Their 10 year anniversary was celebrated in May 2012 with an event at Melkweg, which was broadcast live on NPO Radio 6.[5] Earlier that year, the record label Wicked Jazz Sounds Recordings was created, starting with the debut album of Kris Berry.[6][5]
The collective announced in December 2018 that their 14-year tennure at Sugarfactory would come to an end, due to uncertainty over the venue's future, moving their events across the street to Melkweg instead.[7][8] The Sugarfactory venue filed for bankruptcy in January 2019.[9]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Elke week, elke zondag: Wicked Jazz Sounds". DJBroadcast. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ Vugt, Jasper van (2014-09-12). "Wicked Jazz Sounds: dance with a smile". Jasper van Vugt (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "Wicked Jazz Sounds". Trendalert.nl (in Dutch). 12 August 2004. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "4Hero exclusief bij Wicked Jazz Sounds!". Trendalert.nl (in Dutch). 10 February 2004. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ a b c "10 jaar Wicked Jazz Sounds". AAA2010 (in Dutch). 10 May 2012. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "Wicked Jazz Sounds start muzieklabel in jubileumjaar". Entertainment Business (in Dutch). 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "Wicked Jazz Sounds vanaf 2019 naar Melkweg". Het Parool (in Dutch). 31 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ^ "Wicked Jazz Sounds vanaf januari in de Melkweg". Facebook (in Dutch). 27 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ^ "Sugar Factory failliet, club per direct dicht". Het Parool (in Dutch). 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2020-06-05.