Benjamin Herman trio ft. Tomoaki Baba

Name: Benjamin Herman trio ft. Tomoaki Baba
Start: 2026-11-07
End: 2026-11-08
Location: Doornroosje Poppodium

Sat, 7 Nov 2026 · — Sun, 8 Nov

Doornroosje Poppodium, Nijmegen · € 18,50

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Benjamin Herman trio ft. Tomoaki Baba — Doornroosje Poppodium, Nijmegen

Saxophonist Benjamin Herman takes the stage at Doornroosje with his trio, joined by guest musician Tomoaki Baba.

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Benjamin Herman

Tomoaki Baba

About: Benjamin Herman

Alto saxophonist Benjamin Herman spans jazz, funk, Latin and punk energy across more than fifty records. With New Cool Collective - the band he started in 1993 - and his solo output he has won five Edison Jazz Awards, capped by the Oeuvre Award in 2024.

58.7K

monthly listeners on Spotify

Edison Jazz Awards won (solo and with New Cool Collective)

50+

albums released

30+

years active with New Cool Collective

What's new

2026-03
Herman released The Tokyo Sessions on 27 March 2026, recorded in Studio Dede in Tokyo with Japanese musicians including guitarist Otomo Yoshihide.
2025-10
In October 2025 Herman presented the sixth edition of the European Alto Festival in Rotterdam, with guest saxophonists Erena Terakubo (Japan) and Miru Han (South Korea).
2025-09
Herman performed in September 2025 at the Concertgebouw with the New Cool Collective Big Band and guest vocalists Nana Adjoa and Kymara.

Tour

Den HaagHaarlem

Tracks

The Tokyo Sessionssolo album from 2026, recorded in Tokyo with Japanese musicians

Everything Is OKNew Cool Collective album from 2024

Nostalgia Blitzsolo album from 2023, punk jazz and atonal experiments; deluxe edition in 2025

True Love's Flamecollaboration with singer Anna Serierse (2022)

YUNIKōNNew Cool Collective album from 2021

Recent shows

May 17, 2025 DJS, Dordrecht
Mar 22, 2025 Scheltema Complex, Leiden
Feb 11, 2024 Kleine Zaal, The Hague

About: Tomoaki Baba

Raised in Sapporo and trained at Berklee, Baba made his name on the New York scene before returning to Japan. His tenor saxophone voiced protagonist Dai Miyamoto in Blue Giant (2023), and his record Electric Rider (2024) maps out his direction as a bandleader.

Selected from worldwide auditions for Blue Giant (2023)

Released albums as bandleader

Tracks on Electric Rider (2024)

What's new

2024-09
Electric Rider, Baba's major-label debut (his third album overall), was released on September 4, 2024 via Universal Music LLC, with BIGYUKI as co-producer.
2024-07
Baba performed together with BIGYUKI at the San Sebastián International Jazz Festival in Spain.
2024-09
Electric Rider was also released as a limited vinyl edition for Japan Record Day 2024.

Tracks

PRIMEOpening track from Electric Rider (2024), featuring BIGYUKI and JK Kim

Season of HarvestFrom Electric Rider (2024), featuring percussionist Weedie Braimah

BaBaBattleRoyaleFrom Electric Rider (2024)

Blue Giant (soundtrack)Baba performed the saxophone parts for main character Dai Miyamoto in the eponymous animated film (2023)

Still RememberClosing track from Electric Rider (2024), featuring vocalist ermhoi

Benjamin Herman trio ft. Tomoaki Baba

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