Jasper Somsen & Anton Goudsmit — Pocket Concerts

Coming to you from the studios of the Concertzender / World of Jazz: Pocket Concerts. In this edition: Anton Goudsmit and Jasper Somsen. Guitarist, composer, and Boy Edgar Prize winner Anton Goudsmit has been a creative force in the Dutch jazz scene—and beyond—for nearly 30 years. Known for his energetic and expressive playing, he has been part of acclaimed groups such as New Cool Collective, the Ploctones, and Ton Petit. Jasper Somsen is one of Europe’s most recorded jazz bassists of the past decade. His deeply expressive style extends across jazz, classical, global, pop, and film music. Their musical connection dates back to 1994, when they played together in the band of trumpeter Eric Vloeimans. Their duo collaboration began in 2014 and led to the live recording of the album Jasper Somsen invites Anton Goudsmit (Challenge Records) in 2025. This performance marks the very first Pocket Concert — an intimate live session series spotlighting leading voices in jazz and world music in the Netherlands. Filmed and recorded live in March 2025. SET LIST Hübsch (A. Goudsmit) Ernesto (A. Goudsmit) Intro: Desberato (A. Goudsmit) Pastéis de Nata (A. Goudsmit) Strange Meeting (B. Frisell) MUSICIANS Guitar: Anton Goudsmit Bass: Jasper Somsen POCKET CONCERTS TEAM Production: Arjan Went & Co de Kloet Sound: Wijnand de Groot Camera & editing: Jan de Wit (New Music NOW) Camera Assistant: Gleb Foulga Design: Marcel van den Broek (Oak Creatives) THANKS TO Mark van Schaick (Buma Cultuur) Theater Kikker, Utrecht Raph van den Driesschen Rimke Went (RimDesign) Niklaas Hoekstra (Concertzender) Sem de Jongh (Concertzender) Arnaud Heymel Jos Eilert (New Music NOW) Mas Montagne, Amerongen Daen’s Greenhouse, Utrecht Pocket Concerts is made possible by Concertzender World of Jazz, inJazz, and Het Jazz Archief. #AntonGoudsmit #JasperSomsen #DutchJazz #PocketConcert #JazzGuitar #JazzBass #LiveJazz