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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

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

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

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