Fay Claassen (born 2 December 1969 in Nijmegen) is a Dutch jazz vocalist who has built a career spanning Europe and beyond, collaborating with the Metropole Orkest, WDR Big Band, and jazz legends such as Toots Thielemans and Mike Stern. She studied at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and has won four Edison Jazz Awards - the Dutch Grammy equivalent - making her the only contemporary Dutch musician to have achieved this. She also holds a Golden Record and the Chet Baker Award for her double album Two Portraits of Chet Baker.
Fay Claassen participated in the TV program Beste Zangers, which was broadcast on national television in autumn 2026.
With the album SOULPRINT, Claassen was nominated for the Edison Jazz Award 2026 in the National Vocal category and for the Edison Jazz Audience Award 2026.
The live album Fay Sings Barbra Streisand was released on April 4, 2026, recorded during the first four performances of the eponymous theater tour.
Claassen released her album SOULPRINT on November 14, 2025 - for the first time an album consisting almost entirely of her own compositions.
On July 11, 2025, Fay Claassen performed at the NN North Sea Jazz Festival for the tenth time, this time with the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw.
Fay Claassen performs a theatre show of Barbra Streisand's Christmas songs, interpreted through jazz.
Fay Claassen and the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw present a concert of jazz standards and classic pieces.
Dutch jazz and pop vocalist Fay Claassen takes the stage at Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie in Leeuwarden.
Pianist Ivan Paduart performs with vocalist Fay Claassen, guitarist Toon Roos and bassist Patrick Deltenre in Burgh-Haamstede.
Jazz vocalist Fay Claassen performs at Theater De Vioolkist in Hilversum.
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