Wicked Jazz Sounds
Formation2002
LocationAmsterdam, The Netherlands

Wicked Jazz Sounds is a Dutch music collective and event organizer located in Amsterdam founded in 2002.[1]

History

In May 2002, DJs Phil Horneman and Manne van der Zee organised their first WJS event. It took place at Aknathon, in Amsterdam.[1]

Horneman had previously used the Wicked Jazz Sounds name for a show on the Amstelveen local radio station, starting in 1998.[2][1]

Club Zyon

Later in 2002, weekly clubnights began taking place at Club 020 (now Club Zyon).[3] WJS organised a special event in March 2004 featuring electronic music by 4hero.[4]

Sugarfactory

In 2005, WJS moved to Sugarfactory.[1][5] Their 10-year anniversary was celebrated in May 2012 with an event at Melkweg, which was broadcast live on NPO Radio 6.[5] Earlier that year, the record label Wicked Jazz Sounds Recordings was created, starting with the debut album of Kris Berry.[6][5]

The collective announced in December 2018 that their 14-year tenure at Sugarfactory would come to an end, due to uncertainty over the venue's future, moving their events across the street to Melkweg instead.[7][8] The Sugarfactory venue filed for bankruptcy in January 2019.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Elke week, elke zondag: Wicked Jazz Sounds". DJBroadcast. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  2. ^ Vugt, Jasper van (2014-09-12). "Wicked Jazz Sounds: dance with a smile" (in Dutch). Jasper van Vugt. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  3. ^ "Wicked Jazz Sounds" (in Dutch). Trendalert.nl. 12 August 2004. Archived from the original on 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  4. ^ "4Hero exclusief bij Wicked Jazz Sounds!" (in Dutch). Trendalert.nl. 10 February 2004. Archived from the original on 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  5. ^ "10 jaar Wicked Jazz Sounds" (in Dutch). AAA2010. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  6. ^ "Wicked Jazz Sounds start muzieklabel in jubileumjaar" (in Dutch). Entertainment Business. 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  7. ^ "Wicked Jazz Sounds vanaf 2019 naar Melkweg" (in nl-NL). Het Parool. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  8. ^ "Wicked Jazz Sounds vanaf januari in de Melkweg" (in Dutch). Facebook. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  9. ^ "Sugar Factory failliet, club per direct dicht" (in nl-NL). Het Parool. 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2020-06-05.