The Ploctones @ VERKADEFABRIEK Den Bosch

ThePloctones is one of the most energetic jazz bands in The Netherlands,a solid formation that can weather the heaviest storms. A band thatcannot be categorized, with an incredibly flexible line-up. Expectthe unexpected: while the bass and drums can play the most gracefulmelodies, the guitar and saxophone can conjure up inimitable rhythmsand the most hip-twisting grooves.

Whilethe band has been on hold for a while, the band members have stayedactive. Martijn Vink has joined the fine fleur of European jazz andis increasingly involved in projects as a producer(including Olympians byMetropole Orkest & Vince Mendoza and Threnody byJazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw & Jim McNeely). BassistJeroen Vierdag performed all over the world with musicians such asTeus Nobel and Ramon Valle. Saxophonist Efraïm Trujillo won the 2019Edison Publieksprijs with his group The Preacher Men and recentlyreleased the album TheStandard Collections withpianist Rembrandt Frerichs. Founder, guitarist and court composerAnton Goudsmit made an album with his Ton Petit and toured with powerband BRUUT!, Fugimundi and soul jazz revelation Montis, Goudsmit &Directie, among others.

EfraïmTrujillo tenor sax, Anton Goudsmit guitar, Jeroen Vierdag doublebass, Martijn Vink drums