Happy Newyear Hope that everybody had happy holidays, I am happy and busy with shaping the new year for my music projects. This year I will be again at the APAP music conference in New York from Jan 7-11 to promote my own bands: Duo Laroo/Byrd - organic jazz Saskia Laroo Band - funk with improjazz & freestyle rap Jazzkia - pure straight ahead & acoustic jazz Saskia's Solo Act & Deejay - Dance Afrobop - Afrobeat with bebop Also I will bring along booklets about Dutch world & jazz . It will be my pleasure to see you for an appointment at the Hilton Hotel, NYC: by email in advance: saskialaroo@hotmail.com or phone me during the event at: +1(860)869-9531 Highlights of 2014: my first DVD release and by many requests as well the CD release & many wonderful performances in the Netherlands, USA, Poland and Germany 2015 brings many good things, I am writing new music and booking performances and gigs for my bands, I would like to hear from you, don 't hesitate to approach me for a big or small event, we'll make it work. Jazzy greetings, Saskia Laroo new website: saskialaroo.com US cell: +1 860 8699531 | NL mob: +316 55713113 Skype: saskialaroo2 >buy my new DVD + CD Saskia Laroo Band - Live in Zimbabwe: http://saskialaroo.com/music >book me solo or with my bands: http://saskialaroo.com/bands check my agenda check my latest videoclip Afrika Dancin' "Some fools say jazz is also a monolith. Not as long as there are vibrant energizers like Laroo's crew playing. Her stage was small scale, but her performance was large. It was exactly the kind of thing that keeps jazz alive." By Philip Woolever for AllAboutJazz, Nov 18, 2014 | | |