As a reward for his triptych Deelder Draait, the Rotterdam night mayor Jules Deelder has an Edison on his bedside table. The jury report was full of praise: 'With his series Deelder Draait, Jules Deelder sets an ultimate example. His danceable selections are not only fun for jazz freaks, they allow a wide audience to taste the joys of jazz music. Rarely did old music sound so topical. ' The energy
… of his compilation CDs are of the same strength as his performances on stage: raw and uncompromising. In doing so, he removes all prejudices against jazz music that are prevalent among lay people. Boring and complicated? On the contrary, steaming and bubbling with life energy. He has now worked for two years on the successor to Deelder Draait. He used that time to thoroughly dig through his extensive record collection. Deelderhythm continues in the same way and is again full of explosions of force. Big band swing is effortlessly alternated with soul jazz and bebop. As long as it's uptempo and it swings like hell. (AD)more