"The goal is to make everyone else sound better and lift the music to a higher level."
— Jan van Voorst
The Story
Thirty Years of
Musical Dialogue
Jan van Voorst has been a musician and drummer in the New England area for over 30 years, leading his own groups and performing as a sideman across jazz, funk, and rock. The van Voorst Jazz group has taken many forms over the last 20 years — from organ-drums driven duos and small straight-ahead groups to outside jazz with hints of the hard sounds of the 60s and 70s.
Jan has worked and recorded with luminaries including Steve Shapiro (Steely Dan), Alex Foster (Miles Davis, Saturday Night Live), Oliver Lake, and Curtis Clark. His own recordings can be found on the Ludington/van Voorst record "Listening Post".
Notable Collaborations
Steely DanMiles DavisSaturday Night LiveOliver LakeCurtis Clark
