Ack van Rooyen – A Master’s Class at the Royal Conservatoire

Royal Conservatoire The Hague: Kees van Baarenzaal on March 31, 2021

Last March, jazz icon and BUMA Boy Edgar Prize winner Ack van Rooyen honoured us with his presence in a profoundly inspiring masterclass. In the presence of several generations of players he has influenced – current students as well as faculty members Rik Mol, Martijn de Laat and Jarmo Hoogendijk and regular musical partner Juraj Stanik – he shared his immense wisdom generously with us.

This short film by San Bhugaloo documents the beauty of his musical and personal contribution and lets us understand once more why he is one of the most admired jazz musicians at the Royal Conservatoire, in the Netherlands as well as internationally.

Thank you for everything, Ack!

Ack van Rooyen – flugelhorn
Juraj Stanik – piano
Rik Mol – flugelhorn
Dani Font – guitar
Koen van der Linden – piano
Thor Johansen – double bass
David Puime – drums
Ronald Bergman – percussion


Trumpet students:
Niccolò Angioni
Reinis Ausmanis
Kristians Kalva


With Rik Mol
Martijn de Laat
Jarmo Hoogendijk


A film by Sandesh Bhugaloo
Produced by Susanne Abbuehl

Marko Uzunovski - recording engineer
Siamak Anvari - additional video recording
Simone Sacchi - audio & video recording assistant