De Kompaszaal biedt als cultureel centrum voor iedereen geweldige ervaringen. Van swing jazz/Lindy hop danslessen en vrijdansen tot rock ’n roll-feesten, zwoele salsa-avonden en Argentijnse tangosalons – vaak met live muziek!
Voor het meest actuele overzicht, check:
Explorer Day – free swing dance tasters

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Swing Philosophy
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- KZ - Kompaszaal
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TWO DAYS full of FREE taster classes. Choose your location and day and be ready to explore Blues, Shag, Tap, Lindy Hop, Solo Jazz & Balboa!


TUESDAY 26 AUGUST (SP CLUB NORTH – Papaverweg 29G)
19.00 – 19.40 Solo Jazz Beginners
19.50 – 20.30 Lindy Hop Beginners
20.40 – 21.20 Balboa Beginners
11.30 – 14.00 LUNCH (please reserve your spot, the view is stunning)
12.00 – 12.40 Blues Beg
12.50 – 13.30 Shag Beg
13.40 – 14.20 Tap Beg
14.30 – 15.10 Lindy Beg
15.20 – 16.00 Solo Jazz Beg
16.10 – 16.50 Balboa Beg



is all about making friends, silliness and history. An Afro-American dance that will enrich your life and a music culture that will make you feel alive! We love our silly and knowledgeable team and they love to dance with old & new friends!
https://swingphilosophy.com/courses/





Openingsconcert Jazz en de Walvis – Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest

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Jazz en Walvis
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- KZ - Kompaszaal
Gratis openingsconcert Jazz en de Walvis!
11:30 Lobby beneden open, drankjes verkrijgbaar (kijk ook even boven bij het terras!)
12:30 Concert in Lobby
13:20 Drankjes verkrijgbaar boven in de Balzaal, met terras
Ook dit jaar trappen we de festivaldag weer af met een gratis openingsconcert in de Kompaszaal op het KNSM-eiland. En deze editie doen we dat met het Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest. Het Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest speelt verschillende muziekvormen van Granada tot en met Bagdad uit diverse tijdsperioden en stijlen. Van het rijke Arabo Andalus repertoire tot en met de mystieke Oosterse muziek, en van de geraffineerde improvisatiemuziek uit de Arabische wereld tot en met de
volkse muziek uit de Maghreb. Ze zijn echte ambassadeurs van Andalusische muziek. Speciaal voor dit concert komt het Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest met een paar leden, om het klein en intiem te houden. Verwacht een vrolijke set van gevarieerd Arabisch repertoire waarbij iedere musicus zijn of haar favoriet met het publiek deelt.
Salah Eddine Mesbah – zang en percussie
Haytham Safia – ud
Modar Salama – percussie
Hannelore De Vuyst – viool
Tot dan!
Big Band Night – Season Opening, West End Big Band live!

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Swing Philosophy
Locatie
- KZ - Kompaszaal
This is our SEASON OPENING for our Big Band Night in KZ!
West End Big Band will open our Big Band Night Season this year!
We are all about the glorious music of the 1930&40, mixed with nowadays life. It’s an experience for young and old, for the listener and for the dancer, for the party animal and for the wallflower. We have the space for all of it in the allure of our 1956 stunning art-deco venue.
WHAT: Live Music by West End Big Band – a night full of live music, tasty drinks and if you feel like it a dance!
WHEN: 21.00 – 00.00
WHERE: KNSM-Laan 311, Amsterdam
COST: Donations based, we advise EUR 15 for the live music
BLUES BURNER – Season Opening w/ Lightning Bug & Free Taster

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Swing Philosophy
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- KZ - Kompaszaal
We’re BACK — and it’s time to kick off the season with some fine BLUES & dancing all night long !
We’re opening the season with the incredible LIGHTNIN’ BUG!
Blues music and blues dance come from a rich Afro-American History, it was always a way to forget your sorrows and feel alive. BURN your blues away with the best blues music and dancing in one of the finest blues LIVE Music venues in Amsterdam!!
BLUES BURNER PROGRAM: 20.00 – 21.00 Blues Dancing FREE Taster
21:00 – DJ set to get you moving
21:30 – First live set
22:30 – Second live set
About the band – LIGHTNIN’ BUG
LIGHTNIN’ BUG is an all-star lineup. Martin and Donné are the drummer and bassist for bands like the well-known band T-99. Danny, my father, was the guitarist for many American blues artists who toured here, such as Louisiana Red and Boyd Small.




https://www.facebook.com/events/956998966551678


Jazz Lobby – Opening Season w/ MartÍ Mitjavila & Laura Dooge

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Swing Philosophy
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- KZ - Kompaszaal
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Amsterdam’s HOT Jazz Club the Jazz Lobby is BACK after our summer break. We have a SPECIAL for YOU! A TRIBUTE TO Billie Holiday played by MartÍ Mitjavila & Laura Dooge! So better don’t miss!
Ode to Lady Day is a band dedicated which originates from Martí Mitjavila (clarinet) and Laura Dooge (vocals) and their love for the music of influential jazz singer Billie Holiday. Whilst playing some of her most swinging numbers from her time with the Teddy Wilson Orchestra, this group also shines a light on Holiday’s facet as a composer, with songs with poignant lyrics and beautiful melodies.
21h Bar open for drinks

21h Opening Concert at the Lobby by Martí Mitjavila & Laura Dooge!
22h Jam session!

House Band Night

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Swing Philosophy
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- KZ - Kompaszaal
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We Present to YOU: The KZ House Band Night!


Join us for a night of swinging tunes



Emerge yourself in an unforgettable night that will leave you wanting more, and more we have as we offer live music every FRIDAY NIGHT!
When: 3 October, 21.00 – 00.00h
(we serve dinner soup from 18.00h)
Where: KNSM-Laan 311 (De Kompaszaal)
Cost: All events are donations based (suggested live music donation EUR 15pp) Link: https://jazzeventsamsterdam.com/house-band-nights/
The BIG BAND DAY – Live music, workshop & history

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SwingPhilosophy
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Website
https://swingphilosophy.wordpress.com/
Locatie
- Kompaszaal
- KNSM-Laan 311, Amsterdam
✨A day devoted to the BIG BAND! 🎶🎺THREE BIG BANDS, Lindy Hop Workshop & History Talk about the evolution of Big Band! This is bringing you Big Sounds, KZ and Jazz Events Amsterdam! Something that should happen more often and it’s such a rich world!✨
WHAT: A day full of LIVE music with CALEDONIAN Big Band, BIGGLES Big Band and JAZZALIKE Big band playing 🎺, a dance workshop for the newbies💃🏽, a history talk about the history of the Big Band🗣️, a fun quiz with prices and DJs playing only Big band music! 🎺
PROGRAMME:🗓️🕖
13.00 – 13.30 – Venue open for lunch and drinks
14.00 – 14.40 Lindy Hop workshop for beginners
15.00 – 16.00 CALEDONIANS Big Band
16.00 – 16.30 History Talk: The evolvement of the Big Band
16.30 – 17.30 BIGGLES Big Band
17.30 – 18.30 Dinner and Quiz
18.30 – 19.30 JAZZALIKE Big Band
19.30 – 23.00 Big Band DJs
💸 COSTS – PAY WHAT FITS YOUR BUDGET
EUR 17,50 — for those that don’t have much
EUR 20 — for those that can miss a bit more)
EUR 25 — for those that are all good
EUR 30 — for those that can support the ones that don’t have that much
Link: https://vintagejazzevents.com/big-band-day-presented-by-big-sound-jazz-events-amsterdam/
We are excited to celebrate BIG BANDS MUSIC with YOU!
For any questions call 📞 +31 6 53577930
Or email 📩info.vintagejazzevents@gmail.com us.
BAD ASS JAZZ Festival – The Latin Tinge

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Kompaszaal
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- Kompaszaal
- KNSM-Laan 311, Amsterdam
REGISTRATION OPEN, EARLY BIRD ends 31st of May!
Bad Ass Jazz Festival is a place of sharing, learning, inspiring each other and celebrating human expression through dance. BAZZ celebrates the legacy of Jazz by bridging dance communities like Swing, its descendant Street dances or other Afro-Diasporic dances together. With a goal of softening the borders between these styles while acknowledging their evolution and differences.
This is both dance & music festival, so equal importance is on live music. So rather than music being here for dancers, we share the space equally with musicians and fuel each other with energy and inspiration!
With an intention to celebrate and acknowledge Jazz and it’s legacy, at BAZZ you can also hear and party to variety of live & DJ music that falls into that spectrum, however, we will always centre Black American Old School Jazz!
Throughout the weekend you can learn from Bad Ass teachers and get down with amazing people to LIVE music by musicians who really know how to get people moving! In a charming city of Amsterdam, a monumental art nouveau building Kompaszaal will provide us with a space to learn during the day, and in the evening Kompaszaal will turn into a sweaty nightclub where you can enjoy live music covering the wide spectrum of genres from Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Hip Hop, Funk all the way to Amapiano, Afrohouse, and much more – Basically everything that makes us pump the chest and shake that butt.
Where: Kompaszaal (KNSM-Laan 311, Amsterdam)
What: 3 days of workshops and full on inspiration
When: 10 – 12 October 2025
Questions? Email: swingphilosophy@gmail.com or whatsapp: 0031653577930
LINDY HOP Special w/ Breonna & Tyedric (Part of BAZZ)

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Swing Philosophy
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- KZ - Kompaszaal
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WE could not miss the chance of doing some Lindy Hop with Thy and Breonna while they are in town!
This event is part of BAD ASS JAZZ FESTIVAL, for the whole event check here
The workshops are oriented towards higher level dancers. For both of the workshops you need to be comfortable with Swing Outs, Sugar Pushes, Charleston and faster tempo dancing. You should have been dancing for more than 2 years, or you have been taking unlimited classes with Swing Philosophy for at least a year. If you have less experience, but you think you can handle it, reach out to Teodora from Swing Philosophy.
TICKETS AVAILABLE 1st of MAY
WHAT
17.00 Doors open for drinks
17.30 – 19.00 Lindy Hop Workshop 1
19.10 – 20.40 Lindy Hop Workshop 2
20.30 – 21.00 Dinner
21.00 – 01.00 Party Swing Night with Eric Peidro Swing Band
WHERE
Kompaszaal (KNSM-Laan 311, Amsterdam)
COST
1 workshop EUR 30
2 workshops EUR 50
2 workshops & Friday Party EUR 70
Solidarity price for those in struggle, PAY WHAT YOU CAN, no questions asked, just email us
Questions? Whatsapp 0653577930 or email swingphilosophy@gmail.com
BAZZ Friday Night Swing Jazz

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Swing Philosophy
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- KZ - Kompaszaal
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BIG BAND NIGHT – Jazz Warriors Big Band

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SwingPhilosophy
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Website
https://swingphilosophy.wordpress.com/
Locatie
- Kompaszaal
- KNSM-Laan 311, Amsterdam
JAZZ WARRIORS Big Band are playing for us at our Big Band Night in KZ!
We are all about the glorious music of the 1930&40, mixed with nowadays life. It’s an experience for young and old, for the listener and for the dancer, for the party animal and for the wallflower. We have the space for all of it in the allure of our 1956 stunning art-deco venue.
WHAT: Live Music by Jazz Warriors BIG Band – a night full of live music, tasty drinks and if you feel like it a dance!
WHEN: 21.00 – 00.00
WHERE: KSNM-Laan 311, Amsterdam
COST: Donations based, we advise EUR 15 for the live music
You can donate cash at the door or digitally at: https://vintagejazzevents.com/big-band-night/
Questions: info.vintagejazzevents@gmail.com or whatsapp 0031653577930
Jazz Lobby – MATHIEU NAJEAN & HOUSE BAND + Jam Session!!

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SwingPhilosophy
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Website
https://swingphilosophy.wordpress.com/
Locatie
- Kompaszaal
- KNSM-Laan 311, Amsterdam
Amsterdam’s HOT Jazz Club the Jazz Lobby! A great opening concert by guest artist(s) followed by an old school jam session. This is where the party is happening, so come and groove with us.
-Program:
21h Bar open for drinks
21h Opening Concert at the Lobby by MATHIEU NAJEAN & HOUSE BAND!
22h Jam session!
About the band:
Mathieu Najean began his musical career by learning the classical bassoon in Angoulême, where he grew up. He also began playing jazz, a few years later on the tenor saxophone. He studied jazz saxophone at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.
Since 2018, Mathieu Najean has been based in Paris, where he formed a septet to perform his compositions. In 2020, he released his first album under his own name. The album “Panorama” by the Mat Najean Jazz Band was well received by critics.
In 2023, he released a second album of compositions, this time in collaboration with New York singer Cait Jones.
In 2024, he released an album of quartet standards featuring vibraphonist Maxime Prébet as a guest.
-Costs:
*Party: EUR 15 (in cash) at the door OR online > https://vintagejazzevents.com/jazz-lobby/
Suited up and elegant is the suggested dress code
Voluntary donations for the band are very much appreciated!
“The Jazz Lobby” is situated in the unique monumental/art deco Kompaszaal, that used to be the waiting hall of the Dutch Kings Steam Shipping Company.
More info & questions:
www.vintagejazzevents.com | info.vintagejazzevents@gmail.com