Red Light Jazz: dinner concert with Bout du Monde

Explanation dinner concert: Inspired by legendary jazz clubs like the Blue Note in New York and Ronnie Scotts in London, Contra is now the one and only place in Amsterdam where you can combine mesmerising live music with a haute cuisine dining experience. A dinner ticket comes together with a menu for a set price that will be shared later on, there is also a small amount of tickets available without dinner. The concert will take roughly 2 hours and consist of 3 or 4 short sets with each 15-20 minute breaks in between. The breaks are for the audience to enjoy each others company, the sets are to listen to the music and don’t disturb the concert. Doubting on when to have dinner at Contra? Realize that dinner concerts are a concert in the 1st place. If necessary our staff can and will ask people to be attentive of the musicians and the other visitors that are there to enjoy the music. 

Bout du Monde [ENGLISH below]

Ontstaan in België-Wallonië aan het “Einde van de Wereld” is Bout du Monde een kwartet bestaande uit vier gerenommeerde Nederlandse muzikanten:

Robert Mollee – saxen
Joris Nederpelt Lazarom – piano/synth
Rob IJsendijk – basgitaar
Aad Faasse – drums

Robert Mollee (saxofoon) heeft een enorm palmares. Hij trad op met Denise Jannah, Thijs van Leer, Tim Knol, Fay Claassen en anderen. Joris Nederpelt Lazarom studeerde piano aan het Koninklijk Conservatorium, speelde met diverse grote en kleinere orkesten in binnen- en buitenland en is producer bij zijn eigen 12notes.nl. Rob IJsendijk is zijn bas-carrière begonnen in de popmuziek en via o.a. Berklee College of Music al snel in de jazz beland, speelde met ontelbaar veel verschillende muzikanten. Drummer Aad Faasse studeerde af aan het conservatorium van Hilversum en werkte o.a. samen met zangeres Deborah Brown. Ontwikkelde een eigen stijl met explosieve trekjes. 

Deze vier musici dagen elkaar ieder concert weer opnieuw uit, op zoek naar hun muzikale grenzen. Zij kennen elkaar uit diverse formaties en hebben in verschillende andere combinaties al veel samengespeeld. Zo waren zij ook jaarlijks te zien en te horen op eerdere edities van Red Light Jazz. Bout du Monde is echter hun eigen project. Hun eerste album genaamd ‘Hirondelle’ kwam uit in mei 2020, het tweede album ‘Uncovered’ verscheen in 2022. Het derde album wordt verwacht in 2026.

Formed in Wallonia, Belgium, at the “End of the World”, Bout du Monde is a quartet comprising four renowned Dutch musicians:

Robert Mollee         – saxophones
Joris Nederpelt Lazarom     – piano/synth
Rob IJsendijk         – bass guitar
Aad Faasse             – drums

Robert Mollee (saxophone) has an impressive track record. He has performed with Denise Jannah, Thijs van Leer, Tim Knol, Fay Claassen and others. Joris Nederpelt Lazarom studied piano at the Royal Conservatoire, has played with various large and smaller orchestras both at home and abroad, and is a producer at his own label, 12notes.nl. Rob IJsendijk began his bass career in pop music and, via Berklee College of Music among others, soon found his way into jazz, playing with countless different musicians. Drummer Aad Faasse graduated from the Hilversum Conservatory and has worked with, amongst others, singer Deborah Brown. He has developed his own style with explosive touches. 

These four musicians challenge one another anew at every concert, pushing their musical boundaries. They know each other from various ensembles and have already played together extensively in different combinations. They have also appeared annually at previous editions of Red Light Jazz. Bout du Monde, however, is their own project. Their first album, entitled ‘Hirondelle’, was released in May 2020, and their second album, ‘Uncovered’, appeared in 2022. The third album is expected in 2026.