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Top-shelf arrangements. Top-shelf band. Marius Van Den Brink returns to our bandstand. You know what to do!

Marius Van Den Brink - piano
Noah Halpern - trumpet
Stacy Dillard - tenor saxophone
Matt Penman - bass
Ari Hoenig - drums

Pianist and composer Marius Van Den Brink has gained quick critical and popular acclaim, with his album ’New York Knock’  being featured in the JazzWeek top 50 chart for 11 weeks in a row. His latest album, “Live at Dizzy’s Club”, was recorded live at Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Ruth Fisher from Jazz FM UK, called New York Knock one of her favorite’s of the year.

Marius 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).

"Van Den Brink with top piano chops, first-class compositional ability and keen band-assembly skills, is one to watch in 2025." — Jim Motavelli, NYC Jazz Record

"Marius has attracted the attention of important mainstays of the jazz world in a relatively short amount of time." — Christopher Knox, Hothouse Jazz Magazine

“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