Finals Jazz & Pop Arnhem

Breaking genres, colouring outside the lines and challenging expectations - that’s what the graduating Jazz & Pop students in Arnhem do. Throughout June, eleven graduation projects transform the ArtEZ Concert Hall into a vibrant space for live music, surprising collaborations and musical experimentation.

From energetic band performances and multidisciplinary evenings to intimate showcases and fully developed artistic concepts: every final presents a different artistic direction. Over the past four years, these musicians have developed their own sound, deepened their musical identity and learned to collaborate through curiosity and imagination. Now they step onto the stage with confidence, ready to share their vision of what music can be today.

Click here for an impression of the finals from: Thijs Buijing, Nele Claassen, Jochem Janssen, Manolis Matthaiakis, Inas Mujadzic, Inari Soro, Orion Tsartsalis, Max van der Weerden and Jasper Weynans!

These students presented their ArtEZ final in 2026:

• Thijs Buijing trumpet)
• Nele Claassen (drums)
• Dax Hemelrijk (piano & keys)
• Jochem Janssen (drums)
• Manolis Matthaiakis (guitar)
• Inas Mujadzic (bass guitar)
• Inari Soro (flute)
• Orion Tsartsalis (guitar)
• Joep Vlaar (piano & keys)
• Max van der Weerden (piano & keys)
• Jasper Weynans (bass guitar)
• Sem Willemsen (drums)
• Georgie Zeitoun (voice)