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Upcoming gigs:

29
May
Thu
Jazzfestival Breda
16:15 - 18:00
Kasteelplein Noord
13
Jun
Fri
Jazz & Swing Night, Jazzfestival Enkhuizen
20:00 - 21:00
Landje van Top
14
Jun
Sat
Saturday City Jazz, Jazzfestival Enkhuizen
15:15 - 17:00
Podium Tussen Twee Havens (Rijksmagazijn)
15
Jun
Sun
Jazzfestival Enkhuizen
21:00 - 23:00
Het Station (Stationsrestauratie)
28
Aug
Thu
Bude Jazz Festival (UK)
20:00 - 22:15
Falcon Hotel
29
Aug
Fri
Bude Jazz Festival (UK)
12:15 - 14:30
The Parkhouse (The Ivor Potter Hall)
29
Aug
Fri
Somerset (UK)
20:00 - 22:30
Cossington Village Hall
30
Aug
Sat
Worcestershire (UK)
20:00 - 23:00
Little Witley Village Hall
31
Aug
Sun
Great Bookham (UK)
14:00 - 16:00
Old Barn Hall
20
Sep
Sat
Domburg
15:00 - 17:00
Jazzfestival Domburg
21
Sep
Sun
Veendam
15:00 - 18:30
50 Jaar Dorpshuis de Wending
5
Oct
Sun
Arnhem
12:00 - 16:30
Storyville Jazzclub
26
Oct
Sun
Enkhuizen
14:00 - 17:00
Sgt. Peppers Jazz-Club
30
Dec
Tue
Enkhuizen
20:00 - 23:00
Restaurant De Eendracht- van Bleiswijk


2026:

14
Mar
Sat
Wildeshausen (DE)
20:00 - 23:00
Jazz Freunden Wildeshausen
15
Mar
Sun
Zutphen
14:30 - 17:00
Jazz and so Zutphen
20
Mar
Fri
Worcester (UK)
20:00 - 22:30
Pershore Jazz Club
21
Mar
Sat
Darlington (UK)
12:30 - 15:00
Darlington New Orleans Jazz
21
Mar
Sat
Louth (UK)
20:00 - 22:30
Louth Jazz Club
22
Mar
Sun
Blisworth (UK)
12:30 - 15:00
Live Jazz at The Walnut Tree Inn
26
Apr
Sun
Zeijen
14:30 - 18:00
Jazz Club Assen
5
Jun
Fri
Enkhuizen
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Jazzfestival Enkhuizen
6
Jun
Sat
Enkhuizen
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Jazzfestival Enkhuizen
7
Jun
Sun
Enkhuizen
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Jazzfestival Enkhuizen
Freetime Old Dixie Jassband Eindejaarsconcert 2025

Dear Jazz Friends,


On December 30, we warmly invite you to a delightful, swinging evening with the Freetime Old Dixie Jassband at De Eendracht - Van Bleiswijk. From 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM, we’ll fill the venue with warm jazz sounds, a relaxing atmosphere, and the cheerful energy you’ve come to expect from us. Admission is completely free, so feel free to bring friends, family, or neighbors and end the year with a smile, a drink, and a generous dose of old-style jazz. We look forward to seeing you and creating an unforgettable evening together!

rob vlam

Rob Vlam

Trombone, Vocals, Arrangements

Rob has been a band member of the Freetime from the very beginning. As a leader/arranger he had a great influence on the creation of the characteristic "Freetime sound". In his younger years he was taught by Henk van Bergen (for many years a member of the Concertgebouworkest), later he graduated from the conservatory of Alkmaar. His very own style still has a lot of imitation with other trombonists and certainly in Enkhuizen his influence can be heard clearly. Rob himself was inspired by trombonists such as Jack Teagarden, J.C. Higginbotham, Chris Barber and Dick Kaart.

piet de wit

Piet de Wit

Banjo

Piet is also co-founder of the Freetime. As a banjo player, Piet has developed his own style, in which traces of Eddie Smith, Ari Ligthart and Jim McIntosh can be heard. Furthermore, he is known as the banjoist with "the lowest hanging banjo in Europe". Together with brother Jaap he had an audio shop in the city center of Enkhuizen. Because of his organizing qualities, he is the driving force behind the band. In the past he has also been closely involved in the organization of the Enkhuizer Jazz festival.

jaap de wit

Jaap de Wit

Double Bass, Sousaphone, Bass Saxophone

Jaap (also from the formation of the band) his original instrument was trombone, but when Rob already played this, he took up the double bass. He immediately purchased the famous sousaphone, which he plays to this day. With this instrument he has demolished stages and just barely blown down walls, although this often made little difference. Despite his violent musical excesses, Jaap loves peace in daily life. He knows how to convey the love for jazz music, this is evident from the fact that his sons are also part of a jazz formation.

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