Rembrandt Frerichs & Efraïm Trujillo
Dutch pianist and composer Rembrandt Frerichs and saxophonist Efraïm Trujillo bring an inspired energy to this Pocket Concerts performance – an encounter between two improvisers who move fluidly between genres and traditions.
Rembrandt Frerichs is celebrated for his cross-cultural approach to composition and performance. With his Rembrandt Frerichs Trio, he explores the intersection of jazz, classical, and Middle Eastern music, performing on both modern and historical instruments. As a composer, Frerichs has written works for ensembles such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Amsterdam Sinfonietta, weaving improvisation into classical frameworks. His albums Same Self, Same Silence and A Wind Invisible Sweeps Us Through the World exemplify his lyrical, borderless artistry.
Efraïm Trujillo, equally versatile, is known for his soulful sound on tenor and soprano saxophones. A founding member of The Preacher Men – winners of the Edison Jazz Award in 2019 for Blue – FraFra Sound and the New Cool Collective. He also performs with the high-energy fusion group The Ploctones, showcasing his love for groove, blues, and adventurous improvisation.
Together, Frerichs and Trujillo strip music down to its most essential form: a dialogue of melody, intuition, and shared imagination.
SETLIST
Telkens Weer (R. Bos) *Digging the Archives
Call the Hotline (R. Frerichs)
Dramatic Chipmunk (E. Trujillo)
050 (A. Goudsmit)
* Digging the Archives
Ruud Bos (1936-2023) had already written the melody of ”Telkens Weer” for the film Rooie Sien (1975), starring Willeke Alberti. Friso Wiegersma (1925-2006) was asked by Bos to write lyrics for it, which came about after a hard struggle. It became Alberti’s signature song, the film is practically forgotten, but “Telkens Weer” has gained an iconic status in the Netherlands as one of the most successful unions between lyrics and music.
MUSICIANS
Rembrandt Frerichs – piano
Efraïm Trujillo – tenor & soprano sax
POCKET CONCERTS TEAM
Production Pocket Concerts: Arjan Went
Production injazz: Co de Kloet
Digging the Archives: Frank Jochemsen (NJA)
Sound: Wijnand de Groot
Camera: Arnaud Heymel (Heymel Visual)
Camera assistant: Anne Reijman Hinze
Camera assistant: Yara Heijmel (AllYouMedia)
Editing: Arnaud Heymel (Heymel Visual)
Design: Marcel van den Broek (Oak)
Host: Ide van Gelder
THANKS
Mark van Schaick (Buma Cultuur), Toni De Toni (injazz), Patrick Heeregrave (injazz), Astrid Schenk (worldofjazz.nl), Jasper van den Broek, Niklaas Hoekstra, Sem de Jongh (Concertzender), Theater Kikker Utrecht
Pocket Concerts is made possible by Worldofjazz.nl, injazz, Nederlands Jazz Archief, Podiumkunst.net and Buma Cultuur.