11-Day Jazz Performing Tour including
North Sea Jazz & Montreux Jazz

Festival dates: North Sea: July 7-9, 2006 & July 6-8, 2007 Montreux: June 30-July 15, 2006 & June 29-July 14, 2007 Day 1, flight Day 2, Schiphol, Rotterdam Welcome in Holland! Upon arrival at the airport you will be welcomed by Frau Antje, the famous Dutch Cheese Lady! Continue on to Amsterdam where you will have some time to stretch your legs followed by a canal cruise. Welcome dinner and overnight in Rotterdam. Rotterdam is a vibrant international city. A city that accommodates 600.000 people and no less than 160 different nationalities. Rotterdam is situated on the water and for forty consecutive years has been the world’s largest port. Day 3, Utrecht, Amsterdam, Rotterdam Morning visit of Utrecht, situated in the middle of Holland. Utrecht is a lively but intimate town with a maze of streets and numerous old buildings testifying to its long and rich history. Possible performance to be arranged on a boat in the canals with its wharves and many terraces. In the afternoon transfer to Amsterdam for dinner and performance. You can give a performance at the Dam Square, situated near the National Monument or in Casablanca, the oldest jazz bar of Holland. Overnight in Rotterdam. Day 4 & 5 North Sea Jazz Rotterdam The North Sea Jazz Festival is world-renowned for the many musical genres which it offers each year, ranging from traditional New Orleans jazz, swing, bop, free jazz, fusion, avant garde jazz and electronic jazz to blues, gospel, funk, soul, hiphop, r&b, world beat and latin. Consequently the list of musicians and bands who have performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival over the years reads like a virtual 'A to Z' of jazz and jazz-related music: from Nat Adderley, Erykah Badu and The Brecker Brothers to Miles Davis, Ibrahim Ferrerr, Ella Fitzgerald, Lionel Hampton, Al Jarreau, B.B. King, Wynton Marsalis, Bugge Wesseltoft, John Zorn and Joe Zawinul, to name but a few. In addition the North Sea Jazz Festival has also served as a breaking-ground for the introduction of new, hot talent. Enjoy North Sea Jazz and perform with your group on the main stages. Dinner and overnight in Rotterdam Day 6, Strasbourg (France) After breakfast drive to Strasbourg, located in the Alsace region and an important intellectual and cultural metropolis. Stops en route. Dinner and overnight in Strasbourg. Possible evening performance in local Jazz Bar. Day 7, Montreux Enjoy a scenic drive to Montreux, Switzerland. In the evening a Swiss welcome dinner. Overnight in Montreux or surroundings. Day 8 & 9 Montreux Jazz The Montreux Jazz Festival is an important event whose renown overcomes frontiers. Its audiences are ready to party for two weeks to the sounds of some of the world greatest artists. Besides the performances of world famous musicians there are almost 300 concerts on three main stages where European & American Jazz Ensembles and Big bands take part. Perform with your group on one of the Montreux Jazz stages and enjoy performances of others. Dinner and overnight in Montreux or surroundings Day 10, Frankfurt am Main Travel to Frankfurt am Main, the fashion metropolis of Germany and home of poet/writer and philosopher Goethe. Enjoy a typical German farewell dinner in a ‘’Stube”. Possible performance in Nordisk Club or the Jazzkeller. Overnight in Frankfurt Day 11, return home Drive to the airport for your return flight. Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye!

Inclusions: 9 nights accommodation in hotels including breakfast 9 dinners deluxe coach throughout multi-lingual tour guide throughout ticket for canal cruise Amsterdam participation in North Sea Jazz & Montreux Jazz Festival 3 additional performances besides the festivals