Super-Sonic Jazz

Super-Sonic Jazz is an Amsterdam-based non-profit platform for exciting artists who move within the universe of jazz. We release music on our independent record label, and in collaboration with Paradiso, we organize concerts, jams, and the annual Super-Sonic Jazz Festival. 

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Since 2017, the Super-Sonic Jazz Festival has been a prominent fixture in Amsterdam's cultural landscape, offering a diverse lineup of groundbreaking Dutch and international acts. Held across various venues in Amsterdam, including historic churches, our festival provides a unique platform for intimate performances and uninhibited improvisation, bridging the gap between global and local talent.

Past editions of the festival have featured electrifying performances by renowned artists such as Thundercat, Hiatus Kaiyote, Bilal, Yussef Dayes, Robert Glasper and Kokoroko, captivating audiences with their boundary-pushing music.

This year, Super-Sonic Jazz Festival will take place from November 13 to 17 at Paradiso, De Duif, and the Vondelkerk. Artists such as Brandee Younger, Lander & Adriaan, Butcher Brown, and Emma-Jean Thackray are just a small selection from the 2024 lineup.

Super-Sonic Jazz focuses on emerging local talent by organizing jam sessions with Super-Sonic Jam, a concept that originated in the basement of Paradiso during the annual Super-Sonic Jazz Festival. Since early 2024, Super-Sonic Jam has taken place at Skatecafe, where Super-Sonic Jazz collaborates with a different partner each time to host the jam. Editions have already been held with BIRD, House of Knowledge, Higherlife Collective, INI Movement, Els Jam, and Steam Down. The concept remains the same each time: a tight house band takes the floor in the center of the room, surrounded by visitors. Throughout an improvised set, dozens of guest musicians and vocalists are invited to join in.

There is no more space for talented artists to perform in Amsterdam. We shrink bands to a tiny size to play a tiny live session in the tiniest house next to Paradiso. ‘Cause what do you do when it’s impossible for music creatives to live and thrive in Amsterdam, when all space is taken up by greed and the cost of living goes up up up? You use every single little tiny space you’ve got, and shrink your dear musicians. Until the love for music in this city grows bigger than the greed that goes around, we need to find different ways to create space for musicians.

Throughout the year, Super-Sonic Jazz collaborates with Paradiso to curate a series of label concerts, featuring artists that align with our musical ethos. These concerts, promoted under the Super-Sonic Jazz banner, serve as immersive showcases of the diverse and dynamic world of jazz and improvisational music.