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. Calling our artists, crew, and visitors ‘family’ isn’t something we do without intention: It’s our goal to unite, connect, and inspire each other. Apart from organizing events and releasing music, we share background stories about the artists we love and extend knowledge about past and present music. We are building this community together.

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.

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.

Super-Sonic Jazz Records operates as a non-profit label committed to spotlighting music from Dutch and international artists. Centered on physical releases, we strive to offer emerging Dutch talents a platform for their music and help them amplify their presence within the jazz community. By investing in these artists this early in their careers, we cultivate ongoing promotion and celebrate the vibrant Dutch music scene.

It’s our mission to bring together music aficionados and musicians, while disconnecting a little more from our online lives. You can join and support us by becoming a member for €5 per month. In return, you’ll receive an ‘old school’ offline mailing every few months. A short recap on what the Super-Sonic Jazz: The Movement is. For us, it is an expansion on the way we are able to communicate with both artists and audience. A way to stray away from short-lived online marketing and connect directly with members of our community. To create things that will last longer – and in the physical world.  

By subscribing, YOU will directly contribute to local jazz talents. One of the, if not the most important, pillar on which the house of Super-Sonic Jazz is built, is enabling young artists to take their first steps. From primary managerial advice to distributing debut albums and giving them a spot between the renowned names on our festival. By continuing your subscription for €5,-, you’re directly adding extra cement to Super-Sonic Jazz’pillar, creating more opportunities for these musicians to put out more music. In return, through this off-line mailing we are able to bring you closer to the artists. Give you pieces of behind-the-scenes footage, early recordings or other insights into the creative process. No artists without an audience – so let’s make it a two-way street!