New Cool Collective

New Cool Collective is a Dutch musical ensemble founded in 1994, core members are Benjamin Herman (sax), Joost Kroon (drums), Frank van Dok (percussion), Willem Friede (keyboard / arranger), Jos de Haas (percussion), Leslie Lopez (bass) and David Rockefeller (trumpet). There is also a New Cool Collective Big Band of 19 musicians who sometimes occurs along with New Cool Collective. The occupation of the big band: two altsaxophones, two tenor saxophones, a baritone saxophone and bass saxophone, four trumpets, three trombones and bass trombone, guitar, fender rhodes, percussion, congas, drums and vocals. In 2000 they won the Edison Jazz Award, the most prestigious music award of the Netherlands. Trivia edit: The song titled Lang Lang refers to the eponymous pianist Lang Lang from China.

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