New Cool Collective, Deelder & Ger Sax Live In Luxor proves that the cozy backstage moments after a jazz performance can also bear fruit. During one of these moments, the idea arose between Jules Deelder and saxophonist Benjamin Herman, leader of NCC, to go on tour together. In many cases it is just an idea, but in this case the deed was added to the word. This is how it came about that the
… Netherlands Best Dressed Man 2000 together with Netherlands Best Dressed Man 2008 were shown together on one stage. The concert was introduced with Jazz Past, perhaps the most honest poem ever written about jazz. As usual, New Cool Collective runs like a well-oiled machine where Deelder clearly knows how to enjoy himself enormously. He recites, drums, plays the saxophone and even sings, despite his enormous aversion to vocal parts in jazz. The repertoire of NCC, expanded for this occasion with Deelder's regular sideman Ger 'Sax' van Voorden, consists as usual of boogaloo, latin jazz and afrojazz. The DVD plays the fun and Deelder seems to be having the time of his life. (AD)more