The Kompaszaal as a cultural center offers fantastic experiences for everyone. From swing jazz/Lindy hop dance classes and open dance sessions to rock ‘n roll parties, sultry salsa nights, and Argentine tango salons – often accompanied by live music!
For the most up-to-date overview, check:
Jazz Lobby – MATHIEU NAJEAN & HOUSE BAND + Jam Session!!

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SwingPhilosophy
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Website
https://swingphilosophy.wordpress.com/
Location
- 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
Big Band Night CHRISTMAS SPECIAL – Caldonians Big Band

Organizer
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Jazz Events Amsterdam
Location
- KZ - Kompaszaal


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.


COST: Donations based, we advise EUR 15 for the live music


Lindy Hop Special with Tadas & Pamela – SAVE THE DATE

Organizer
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Jazz Events Amsterdam
Other Organizers
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Swing Philosophy
Location
- KZ - Kompaszaal
LINDY HOP SPECIAL with Tadas & Pamela! We can’t wait!
Jazz Lobby – Honey Boulton + Jam Session

Organizer
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Jazz Events Amsterdam
Location
- KZ - Kompaszaal
21h Bar open for drinks

21h Opening Concert at the Lobby by Honey Boulton
22h Jam session!
Honey Boulton specialises in swing and bebop guitar, and has what is drescribed by Soweto Kinsch (of BBC 3) as “…a timelessly authentic sound” After recently returning to the UK from his hometown Wellington, New Zealand, he has become a solid proponent of the musical landscape that is the London jazz scene, performing at venues such as Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza Express Dean Street, The 100 Club, as well as regularly touring abroad, playing at clubs such as Duc De Lombards (Paris), and Unity Jazz Göteberg, and playing at international festivals, such as Festival Django Reinhardt. With a love of a wide breadth of styles and artists, he is able to play across the board stylistically, with a joy that is positively contagious.
*Party: EUR 15 (in cash) at the door OR online > https://jazzeventsamsterdam.com/jazz-lobby/

https://jazzeventsamsterdam.com/jazz-lobby or jazzeventsamsterdam@gmail.com
Lindy Hop Special with Nils & Bianca – SAVE THE DATE

Organizer
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Jazz Events Amsterdam
Location
- KZ - Kompaszaal
We are welcoming Nils & Bianca for a whole weekend to our beautiful space!