Saskia Laroo

Welcome to my official site

I Love to make Miles on Trumpet!
I travel the world with my bands from 2 to 8 musicians.
My original and recorded music is a combination of jazz, pop, world and dance.
My mission is to connect audiences of different ages and cultures with interactive concerts.

>LIVE & ONLINE this week!!

>March 5, 2021: 51th Weekly Free Friday Feelgood concert by Duo Laroo/Byrd live & online

Dear Music Friends,

Moving towards spring!
We're happy, we hope you feel good!

Most concerts are still cancelled but we keep on bringing our weekly Duo Laroo/Byrd Friday Feelgood Concerts live & online via FB

Line up:

Saskia Laroo on trumpet, vocals, upright bass, and alto sax
Warren Byrd on piano/keyboard, vocals, and percussion

You can see us live here: https://www.facebook.com/SaskiaLarooOfficial/live
1 pm @ New York Time; 7 pm @ Amsterdam Time, Around Midnight @ Far East Time

You can see us back here:

>special projects coming up in 2021:

Dutch performances are planned with Jazzkia (Saskia Laroo Jazz Quartet ft Warren Byrd); on March 20 in Heerlen (ft Alexander Beets-ts) and April 10 in Hillegom, we keep you posted if they are on.
Let's also cross fingers that foreign touring can get back on track soon in 2021 to make up for the cancelled 2020 concerts of Portugal, Moldovia, Quatar, Crimea, Morocco, Thailand and more.

>Some highlighted projects in 2021 & 2020:

Feb 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 17: We were truly grateful to have received support from the Fonds Podiumkunsten(Dutch Performing Arts Fund) and did in February a special edition of our Feelgood concerts via their funding program: Balkonscenes (Balcony Scenes) from home for the neighborhood. Of course, you can see back these concerts online too.
Jan 8 & 9 2021: We were excited to be a part of the APAP, major performing arts conference in New York again, this time, however, not in the Hilton, but online with a showcase of a live-streamed Duo Laroo/Byrd Feelgood concert on January 8 and a pre-recorded concert of the Saskia Laroo Band & Trumpets Around The World presents Jazz Meets Hiphop @ Rabobank Amersfoort Jazz Online on January 9.
Nov 21, 2020: We played the Rabobank Amersfoort Online Jazzfestival with the Saskia Laroo Band. Here you can see it back. This concert concluded a successful concert tour supported by Stichting Norma (the Norma Foundation), performing the music of Saskia's latest album Trumpets Around The World, supported by SENA (Dutch international neighboring rights oranisation)
October 23, 2020: Premiere of an online collaboration film by the Erasmushuis, Jakarta of our Duo Laroo/Byrd meets Colladulur from Indonesia
October 8, 2020: Premiere of Jazzkia meets hiphop for the Korea Foundation's Virtual Concert Series Stay Joyful
February 21-23, 2020: Saskia Laroo Band - India Tour. Performances in Pune and Mumbai on the World Jazz Festival by Banyan Tree Events. This was our last tour before the Pandemic, supported by Fonds Podiumkunsten (Dutch Performing Arts Fund)