Luister deze week (6t/m 10 Oktober) naar Den Haag FM, elke dag worden er cd's van Rik Mol weggegeven en toegangskaarten voor zijn concert in Den Haag op vrijdag 10 Oktober. RikMolGroup feat. Lex Empress.

On Thursday the 2nd of October 2008 Rik Mol received the Stimuleringsprijs of the Prins Bernard Cultuurfonds from the Commissaris van de Koningin Karla Peijs.
In Porgy en Bess Jazz Club in Terneuzen, in the south west part of the Netherlands, filled with bigwigs and jazz fans, he received a cheque of 10,000 euro and a beautiful work of art by Paul and Menno De Nooijer. Rik Mol will use the money to produce his second album. "When I heard the message that I would receive this price, I needed money for my second album, becauce I had a budget deficit" he explained. Rik Mol receives this award beause he delivers a contribution to the renewal of jazz, by mixing them with influences from pop, hip hop, funk and dance he creates a sound that is very attractive for a young audience. The music at the perfomance was jazz. After all those South American rhythms it is good to play jazz again, he refered to his tour with the Nueva Manteca along South America last month.

2Oktober Porgy&Bess Terneuzen inloop vanaf 19.30uur; prijsuitreiking Prins Bernhard Cultuurprijs aan Rik Mol om 20.00 uur +live set.
4 Oktober Nieuw& Diep Den Helder 21.00 uur
5 Oktober Gouda Spiegeltent 15.00-17.00 uur
8 Oktober Middelburg Schuttershof theater 2130uur aanvang
10 Oktober Prospero Den Haag (Institute of Social Studies) 2130uur
19 Oktober Verkadehuis Roosendaal 1500uur

06 November Rik Mol Group WMDC Rotterdam
19 November Arsenaaltheater Vlissingen prijsuitreiking Lion’s cultuurprijs aan Rik Mol om 20.00 uur

 Rik is still in the race for the Edison Award with his album What's on Tonight?! so please vote for him one more time. Thank you very much! This is the link: http://www.edisonjazz.nl/html/standaard/nl-N

We are very proud to tell you that thanks to all YOUR votes Rik Mol has landed in the top 3 of the Edison Nominations, together with Room Eleven and Sensuàl. The Edison Award is the oldest Dutch music award. It exists since 1960 and is awarded to high quality recordings. Rik Mol is still in the race for winning this award. We ask you once more to vote for Rik Mol at the Edison Jazz website. You can vote with all your email addresses (and other email addresses) The more the better!....

Rik Mol with his album ‘What’s On Tonight’
“Everyone agrees that this album is astonishing. Trumpettist Rik Mol has made a very contemporary album with a wonderful mix of Hardbop, Hip Hop, sensual Soul and spicy Funk.”

VOTE HERE!

The Lion’s club cultuurprijs,with a prize money of 5000 Euro was given to Rik Mol. The Lion’s club recognise and celebrate the achievements of arts and cultural organisations, projects and individuals, who have contributed to the thriving and vibrant country we live in. The Awards celebrate artistic and cultural activity, covering a wide spectrum from the arts to museums, heritage to cultural events and performances. The award ceremony will be on November 19 at Arsenaal-theatre Vlissingen. Rik will also play a set with his live band.

Trumpeter Rik Mol (1985) receives the Stimuleringsprijs 2008 from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds.
The award ceremony will be on Thursday October 2, led by Commissioner of the queen Karla Peijs. Rik will also play a live-set with his band at the ceremony. this all happens in jazzpodium Porgy and Bess in Terneuzen.

According to the cultuurfonds the trumpeter delivers ' a contribution to the renewal of jazz. " ,, By mixing them with influences from pop, hip hop, funk and dance he creates a sound that is very attractive for a young audience, "says the fund. Mol recently released its first own CD: What's on tonight? on Challenge Records Int.

The prize is a sum of 10,000 euros. That money has to be spend on a second CD. Who wants to attend the concert can sign up through the Cultural Fund: 0118-682500 or zl@cultuurfonds.nl. The cards are distributed in order of notification.

Rik Mol is also in the race for the Edison Award, which will be handed out at the end of november. Except Mol, there are two candidates: Sensuàl and Room Eleven. VOTE HERE!

7 september 10.30 uur – 11.30 uur Nederland 1
In Vrije Geluiden een verslag van Jazz op het Dak 2008. De zesde editie alweer van dit inmiddels gerenommeerde tweedaagse festival; Jazz en grootstads contouren versmelten op magistrale wijze.
Met: The Low Frequency Tuba, vier virtuoze tubaïsten met repertoire van Frank Zappa en Jimmy Hendrix; Rik Mol het grote jazz en trompettalent van Nederland die door MTV en ander jeugduitingen probeert vooral jongeren te bereiken en uit Italië de virtuoze neobop saxofonist Stefano di Batista.

 

Saxophonist Ben van den Dungen and Rik Mol founded their first band together when Rik was only 17years old. They started playing hardbopjazz, but nowadays they lead a band that is a mix of danceable grooves, fresh funk and jazz. For the first time they are going to make a record together as co-leaders of the group. The band will be the live band that Rik played with last year during his “What’s on Tonight?!” concerts. From right 2 left: Eric Hoeke- Drums, Sven Figee-hammond/keyboards Rik Mol-trumpet, Ben van den Dungen-sax, Marius Beets-Bass. Also Rob van Bavel (not on the picture) will be featured on rhodes/grand piano.

We are very proud to announce Rik's latest album "What's on Tonight?!" is nominated for the Edison Jazzism Award 2008 (Dutch Grammy) Thanks for your vote! All we need you to do now is vote one's more for RIK MOL-What's on Tonight?! on the Edison website. Out of the 10 nominees, eventually 3 will be selected for the final nomination. Just click on the Edison logo, and vote!

Thank you very much... :)

Click on the picture to watch a movie-clip from one of the writingsessions for the new Rik Mol album. You'll see a clip where Rik is going crazy in the studio, producing, writing, arranging and making it all happen together with Sven Figee and Roland Dirkse. Around October Rik will be recording in London with Derrick McKenzie on drums, Rob Harris on guitar and Paul Turner on bass. And in the Netherlands we are going to record with some very special guests like Candy Dulfer! On his youtube channel he will post movieclips like this one to give you a exclusive look at the making of the new RIK MOL album (Marmalade Studio Delft) 

Other artists on the cd: Till Bronner, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Michael Brecker, Lewinsky Quartet, Tutu Puaone, Lou Rawls, Rembrandt Frerichs, Margriet Sjoerdsma, Jose James, Peter Beets, Candy Dulfer, Monty Alexander, Duke Robillard, Rosenberg Trio, Sensual, Nina Simone, Rik Mol, Queen Latifah, Al Jarreau, Oscar Peterson, Kenny G, Bobby McFerrin, Toots Thielemans, Stacey Kent, Spyro Gyra, Gare du Nord, Astrid Seriese en Piet Noordijk.

After 2,5 hours of steaming improvisations in funk on DJ Maestro's Blue Note Trip dj set at the North Sea Jazz Festival 2008.

BOL.COM interviewed Rik Mol and Ro Krom for Bol.com TV. Rik Mol shines his light on his Challenge records release 'What's on tonight' and upcoming events and plans, Ro Krom promotes his Supertracks/Challenge records release 'The Fatty Boom Project', his departure from Kraak & Smaak and more. The interview ends with a trumpet and percussion freestyle, live & direct from NSJ at Night.

Bol.com is Dutch leading Media webshop. Check out Bol.com live at North Sea Jazz: CLICK IMAGE. Direct link Also check out the interviews with Sergio Mendes, Hans Teeuwen, Alain Clark, Dweezil Zappa and more. One of the biggest newspapers in Holland Algemeen Dagblad made an edit of the movieclip and put it on their site. Rik was very suprised to see the edit and never said he's going to record a duet. It is true that the musicians Derrick McKenzie-drums Rob Harris-guitar and Paul Turner-bass also play in a English popband tough . Also sax diva Candy Dulfer will be featured as a guest on the album as well as some vocalists. (1 of them is also from London) Click on the image to see the videoclip.

Rik: "I'm very excited to work with this group of extraordinary musicians. I have a lot of respect for them, and admire their musical ingenuity. I can't wait to get in the studio with them and start recording the music for my CD."

At the moment Rik is still writing songs and busy with pre-production for the album. Next week Omroep Zeeland TV will come to the studio for an interview with Rik and to make some shots of the writing session.

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Rik Mol played with his band at the "Jazz op het Dak" festival in Amsterdam. The Dutch television (VPRO) recorded 2 songs and a short interview with Rik. They will broadcast it in the Dutch music program "Vrije Geluiden" (Free Sounds) The interviewer also invited Rik to come on the show for a extended interview and to play some more with his band. We will give an update as soon as more information is available. 
jazzophetdak.radio6.nl

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Concertdatum Rik Mol is ivm EK-voetbal gewijzigd van 26 in vrijdag 27 juni

27 juni 2008 Rik Mol Group & Rose - jazz/hip hop/dance -
+ Visuals 'Jazzimation' door Oerd van Cuijlenborg + Dj Jay P

Stand Up Jazz & Visuals is een uniek project aan het Bloemendaalse strand. In 'Tropen aan Zee' wordt jazz en beeldende kunst op bijzondere wijze gecombineerd. Musici en beeldend kunstenaars, waaronder Vj's en filmmakers, geven van april tot december zes bijzondere concerten.

http://www.standupjazz.nl/

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Downtown is featured on the sampler of this Month's Issue of JAZZISM magazine. (June/July 2008) So get it! And if you want the full album go to BOL.COM and order Rik Mol-What's on Tonight?!

Op onderstaande link kunt u uw favoriete Jazzalbum van 2008 opgeven:
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Press about Rik Mol-What's on Tonight?!

HP/DETIJD: 'Mol toont zich op zijn debuut, noblesse oblige, een fabuleus trompettist met een toon en een techniek die je maar zelden hoort.'
JAZZISM: ' Rik Mol laat horen dat de wereld op hem kan rekenen.' 'Een trompettist die alles kan, maar smaak genoeg heeft om niet tot acrobatiek te vervallen. Een man met stijl, met smaak.'
JAZZ: 'Het klinkt allemaal griezelig volwassen voor het debuut van een jonge hond van 22'
NPS OUTPUT: 'Rik Mol heeft zijn vooruitgesnelde reputatie op deze cd volledig waargemaakt.'
HAARLEMS DAGBLAD: 'Rik Mol, het grootste kopertalent in Nederland sinds jaren'
NIEUWE REVU: 'Zijn tegen Miles Davis-aanleunende sound is sfeervol'
DRAAIOMJEOREN.NL: 'Hij is de meest veelbelovende trompettist van de jonge generatie'
HET PAROOL: 'Stoer!'
JAZZPODIUM.NL: ***** (5 out of 5stars)
JAZZENZO.NL: 'De Nederlandse Nu-jazztrompettisten vieren hoogtij. Rik wordt algemeen beschouwd als de meest talentvolle.'
VOLKSKRANT: 'Rik Mol. onthoudt die naam!'
SKALA LOKALA ‘De jonge Nederlandse trompettist Rik Mol mag zich een van de meest veelbelovende Europese jazztalenten noemen.’
NRC: 'Met zijn composities en toon heeft Mol het absoluut. Hopelijk brengt hij weer wat rock-’n-roll in de Nederlandse jazz.                                                                                      NEDERLANDS DAGBLAD: 'Zelden maakte een Nederlandse muzikant zo'n veelzijdig album als dit.'
KLASSIEKE ZAKEN: '..heeft een puur geluid dat je af en toe de rillingen over de rug jaagt' '..met aandacht voor sfeer en intensiteit, zonder de lyriek te bedelven onder tempoverdubbelingen en notenregens.'                                                                                                                                                                                                          HIFI VIDEO TEST: 'Ronduit imposant is zijn virtuoze maar hecht geconstrueerde bugelsolo in ‘Skydive’.

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We get a lot of messages from people who are concerned about Rik’s health, and if he is able to play live. Rik was in the hospital for 7 days because of a virus, and feels fully recovered now. The concert touring schedule will continue as planned. Rik was overwhelmed by all the cards and get well wishes. He would like to thank everybody for their support.

Rik Mol has started recording his second full-length album, which he plans to release around January 2009.

The trumpetplayer/producer is hunkered down in the still-being-completed studio "Marmelade Music", in Delft (NL). They're still busy with painting and laying the floor in the control room, but all the equipment in the studio is ready to get started. Take a look at the website of the studio: marmalademusic.nl

There are also recordings planned in London with some of the finest pop-musicians of that city. With this new record Rik's multi-faceted musical approach offers a jazzy and funky array of goodies for the Funk/Soul/Dance heads to get their teeth into.

Rik: "I try to balance the more accessible side of Funk and Dance-music with the twisted material that I love."

Rik's album 'What's on Tonight?!' has hit #5 on the i-Tunes Jazz Chart, which displays the most downloaded jazz albums.

Buy now at Bol.com or download the cd at iTunes

Hey! I know it's been a very long time since you've heard from me, actually this is the first time that I post a message on the site..
The old website never was up to date and then offline for months, but that's all going to change now. 

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At the moment we are planning concerts for Rik's live band. Rik teamed up with some of the best musicians in his genre:
Sven Figee (Anouk, Boris, Jamie Cullum) keys
Jeroen Vierdag (Trijntje Oosterhuis, Ilse de Lange) bass
Joost Kroon (New Cool Collective,Candy Dulfer,Kane) drums

They play a creative blend of groovy jazz overloaded with hiphop, sensual soul and fresh funk. This act is now available! In the projects section of this site you can find more information about the live act.

For booking information please contact: management@rikmol.nl

Today we've released a new version of this website!

More to see, more to do and more to click on... Hope you will enjoy it!