{"id":10422,"date":"2022-09-12T12:12:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T09:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/athensjazz.gr\/?page_id=10422"},"modified":"2026-07-10T10:15:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T07:15:38","slug":"kika-sprangers-quintet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/athensjazz.gr\/en\/kika-sprangers-quintet\/","title":{"rendered":"KIKA SPRANGERS QUINTET (Netherlands)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid qodef-section vc_custom_1652090445565 qodef-content-aligment-left qodef-grid-section\" style=\"\"><div class=\"clearfix qodef-section-inner\"><div class=\"qodef-section-inner-margin clearfix\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1491905695911\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"qodef-elements-holder qodef-responsive-mode-768\" ><div class=\"qodef-elements-holder-item\" data-item-class=\"qodef-elements-holder-custom-863633\" data-1024-1280=\"0 14% 0 0\" data-600-768=\"0 0 0 0\" data-480-600=\"0 0 0 4%\" data-480=\"0 0 0 4%\" >\n\t<div class=\"qodef-elements-holder-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qodef-elements-holder-item-content qodef-elements-holder-custom-863633\" style=\"padding: 0 35% 0 0\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1662973901802\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">KIKA SPRANGERS QUINTET (Netherlands)<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 10px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"western translation-block\">Kika Sprangers (saxophones), Anna Serierse (vocals), Koen Schalkwijk (piano, Wurlitzer), Alessandro Fongaro (double bass), Willem Romers (drums)<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"qodef-separator-holder clearfix  qodef-separator-left\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-separator\" style=\"border-color: #ffffff;border-style: solid;width: 32px;border-bottom-width: 6px;margin-top: 24px;margin-bottom: 25px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  archive-artist-anchors\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"western translation-block\">A saxophonist and composer, already one of the great talents of the Dutch jazz scene, Kika Sprangers has shown from her first album, \"Human Traits\", back in 2019, the uniqueness of her music and art. The result is accolades and awards and a second album, \"Mind's Eye\", just released by ZenneZ Records. Her compositional style, lyrical and narrative, combines jazz developments with saxophones and vocals on solid rhythmic foundations, producing delightful musical pieces. 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