Now's the time that Amsterdam's own Saskia Laroo unleashes her latest album highlighting her jubilee (40 years on stage, 25 years of Laroo Records and Saskia Laroo Band)--and it's right on time! Saskia plays all her instruments on this album: trumpet, bass, sax and singing, with funky dance, hip hop, world grooves, and jazzy flavors melded

Now's the time that Amsterdam's own Saskia Laroo unleashes her latest album highlighting her jubilee (40 years on stage, 25 years of Laroo Records and Saskia Laroo Band)--and it's right on time! Saskia plays all her instruments on this album: trumpet, bass, sax and singing, with funky dance, hip hop, world grooves, and jazzy flavors melded together--all Saskia Laroo compositions and collaborations with vocalists and instrumentalists like keyboardist/vocalist Warren Byrd, trombonist Joseph 'Mr Defunkt' Bowie, rappers from Netherlands, US & Burundi and more! Be ready to groove from hip hop to bossa to reggae, from blues to funk with a smooth salsa-- with her and all that jazzy trumpet.

Jazz trumpeter Saskia Laroo and her eight-piece funk unit give a cooking live concert in Zimbabwe at the unique Harare international Festival of the Arts [HIFA] May 3, 2013. Saskia combines her jazzy sound with a rocking rhythm section, rappers Complex and Phantom, African percussionist Pape Seck and American pianist/vocalist Warren Byrd. Features

Jazz trumpeter Saskia Laroo and her eight-piece funk unit give a cooking live concert in Zimbabwe at the unique Harare international Festival of the Arts [HIFA] May 3, 2013. Saskia combines her jazzy sound with a rocking rhythm section, rappers Complex and Phantom, African percussionist Pape Seck and American pianist/vocalist Warren Byrd. Features the debut performance and a radio edit of their new single "Africa Dancin". The DVD version includes POV footage of their adventures in Greater Harare: a Hang in an African village; a lion park trek; a music workshop with aspiring local youth; scenes from performances at First Street, Harare center, and at a Dutch inauguration reception in Zimbabwe].

Brand new project and another change of pace from our Dutch jazz diva from the Netherlands, teaming as two with her amazing melifluous trumpet vis a vis Monk-master Warren Byrd pianist/composer/ vocalist for a Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk tribute with covers as well as the duo's new compositions, Byrd's scats and hand drums, Laroo's toggles

Brand new project and another change of pace from our Dutch jazz diva from the Netherlands, teaming as two with her amazing melifluous trumpet vis a vis Monk-master Warren Byrd pianist/composer/ vocalist for a Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk tribute with covers as well as the duo's new compositions, Byrd's scats and hand drums, Laroo's toggles between trumpet and upright bass--100% Organic Jazz

Saskia 's fifth release, presenting a melange of Funk, Dance, and Jazz using instrumental themes, vocals, rap, beatbox, and improvisation over hip grooves. Really Jazzy features Saskia Laroo playing trumpet, saxophone, upright bass & vocals. With Keyboardist/ singer/co-arranger Warren Byrd (USA), trombonist/vocalist Frank Lacey; drummers Gene

Saskia 's fifth release, presenting a melange of Funk, Dance, and Jazz using instrumental themes, vocals, rap, beatbox, and improvisation over hip grooves. Really Jazzy features Saskia Laroo playing trumpet, saxophone, upright bass & vocals. With Keyboardist/ singer/co-arranger Warren Byrd (USA), trombonist/vocalist Frank Lacey; drummers Gene Jackson and Ronald Wright; rappers Stewlocks, Firestorm and Phantom, beatboxer Eyesful.

Saskia Laroo meets Teddy Edwards ft Ernie Andrews Dutch female trumpet goddess is at it again with this straight-ahead jazz album that features two living treasures of the American jazz & blues scene - tenor player Teddy Edwards & blues singer Ernie Andrews; the album, recorded in LA,has cool, grooving standards & newly arranged

Saskia Laroo meets Teddy Edwards ft Ernie Andrews Dutch female trumpet goddess is at it again with this straight-ahead jazz album that features two living treasures of the American jazz & blues scene - tenor player Teddy Edwards & blues singer Ernie Andrews; the album, recorded in LA,has cool, grooving standards & newly arranged compositions by Edwards - also featured is Art Hillary, Wendell Williams & Gerrick King.

Dutch female trumpet phenom Saskia Laroo presents a straight-ahead acoustic jazz album of standards & originals in the Miles Davis mode - she mostly plays a muted trumpet while the heavy grooving rhythm section lays down a sweet & steady foundation for Saskia's slithery solos. Line up: Albert Sarko - piano, Jos Machtel - acoustic bass,

Dutch female trumpet phenom Saskia Laroo presents a straight-ahead acoustic jazz album of standards & originals in the Miles Davis mode - she mostly plays a muted trumpet while the heavy grooving rhythm section lays down a sweet & steady foundation for Saskia's slithery solos. Line up: Albert Sarko - piano, Jos Machtel - acoustic bass, Martin van Duynhoven - drums.

the second album from Dutch female trumpet virtuoso continues her amazing funky streak, combining hip jazz/acid jazz with dance music styles such as drum 'n bass, speed garage & big beat on all original cuts (except one tribute to Miles Davis) - she uses acoustic instruments in a unique way, soaking them with hip hop beats & booty shakin'

the second album from Dutch female trumpet virtuoso continues her amazing funky streak, combining hip jazz/acid jazz with dance music styles such as drum 'n bass, speed garage & big beat on all original cuts (except one tribute to Miles Davis) - she uses acoustic instruments in a unique way, soaking them with hip hop beats & booty shakin' dance grooves. Guest appearances by a.o. Rosa King (vocals) and Candy Dulfer (sax).

the debut album from Dutch female trumpet master combines the hippest elements of jazz & acid jazz with beefy, bottom heavy hip hop breakbeats, trancy house grooves, latin flavors, R&B & the rapping talents of Poetic Voice, Mac Maestro & QF Da Funkee P - flute (Ronald Snijders), sax (Hans Dulfer & Benjamin Herman), keys (Rob

the debut album from Dutch female trumpet master combines the hippest elements of jazz & acid jazz with beefy, bottom heavy hip hop breakbeats, trancy house grooves, latin flavors, R&B & the rapping talents of Poetic Voice, Mac Maestro & QF Da Funkee P - flute (Ronald Snijders), sax (Hans Dulfer & Benjamin Herman), keys (Rob Gaasterland, also co-production, recording& editing) & vocals (Johnny Kelvin) round out the mix.