EHBO ft. Han Bennink, Benjamin Herman, Ernst Glerum & Oscar Jan Hoogland

Name: EHBO ft. Han Bennink, Benjamin Herman, Ernst Glerum & Oscar Jan Hoogland
Start: 2027-01-02T20:30:00+01:00
End: 2027-01-02T23:30:00+01:00
Location: Bimhuis

Sat, 2 Jan 2027 · 20:30

Bimhuis, Amsterdam

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EHBO - the quartet of Han Bennink, Benjamin Herman, Ernst Glerum and Oscar Jan Hoogland - returns to Bimhuis with new album material.

About: Han Bennink

Han Bennink is a Dutch jazz drummer and percussionist, born in 1942, long regarded as one of the most distinctive voices in European free improvisation. In the 1960s he played alongside Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins and Eric Dolphy, and in 1967 he co-founded the Instant Composers Pool with Misha Mengelberg - the collective that put Dutch free jazz on the map.

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: Ernst Glerum

Ernst Glerum is a Dutch double bassist with a long career at the heart of the Dutch jazz and improvised music scene. He has collaborated with figures such as Han Bennink and Misha Mengelberg, and is a familiar presence in European free jazz circles. His playing spans both composed and freely improvised settings.

About: Oscar Jan Hoogland

Oscar Jan Hoogland is a Dutch jazz pianist with roots in improvised music. He collaborates regularly with key figures in the Dutch jazz scene, including Han Bennink, Ernst Glerum and Benjamin Herman. As part of the quartet EHBO, he brings his piano playing to a tradition of free improvisation that has long been a hallmark of Dutch jazz.

EHBO ft. Han Bennink, Benjamin Herman, Ernst Glerum & Oscar Jan Hoogland

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