North Sea Jazz Festival
north sea jazz festival festival held annually second weekend july netherlands ahoy venue festival moved rotterdam demolition statenhal hague originally held november festival officially known nn north sea jazz festival founder threeday festival paul acket businessman jazz lover made fortune pop magazine publishing company acket sold company able start sponsor north sea jazz festival acket wanted present american jazz european avantgarde jazz first edition festival took place immediate success six stage thirty hour music performance drew visitor act included count basie james brown mile davis billy eckstine stan getz dizzy gillespie james taylor benny goodman sarah vaughan among others edison jazz award bird award presented north sea jazz festival two subfestivals introduced north sea jazz heat free festival performed pub throughout hague exclusive midsummer jazz gala take place evening festival musician performed midsummer jazz gala include tony bennett herbie hancock oscar peterson amy winehouse performed festival adele performed luis miguel performed edition held curacao festival grown fifteen stage musician visitor day festival present concert new orleans jazz swing fusion blue gospel funk soul drum bass festival acknowledged biggest indoor jazz festival world reputation showcasing different area jazz era medium related north sea jazz festival wikimedia common