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Marius Van Den Brink - piano
Stacy Dillard - tenor saxophone
Matt Penman - bass
Ofri Nehemya - drums

Marius Van Den Brink is a winner of the Pathways to Jazz Awards. After moving from Amsterdam to Brooklyn, New York, Marius has performed and recorded with Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Joel Frahm, Francisco Mela, Ingrid Jensen, Ara Dinkjian, Sean Jones, Haley Reinhart, the Birdland Big Band and the Tonkunstler Orchestra. As a leader and sideman, Marius has performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival (Rotterdam), Birdland Jazz Club (NYC), GroundUP Festival (MIA), Smalls Jazz Club (NYC) Dizzy’s Club (NYC), Sony Music Hall (NYC), The Cretan World Music Festival (Greece), Mezzrow (NYC) Jazz Forum and the Bimhuis (Amsterdam).

His studio album ‘New York Knock’ was released on January 14th, 2024, accompanied by a sold out album release concert at Dizzy’s Club at Lincoln Center. The album was been featured in the JazzWeek top 50 chart for 11 weeks in a row. Ruth Fisher from Jazz FM UK, called New York Knock one of her favorite’s of the year. The album has been highly praised by numerous jazz critics and musicians.

“Man, it’s just fantastic. One of the best recordings I’ve heard in a long time, and the writing truly knocked me out.“ — Jim Rotondi

“Marius’ strong and original voice as a composer makes me think of a modern Horace Silver.” — Sean Jones