This page is merely a selection of some videos that have been shot in recent years. The quality of the recordings may vary, but nonetheless I think it’ll give a good impression of who I am and what I do. Hope you’ll enjoy!
When you see more titles summed up, the video is actually a playlist. Feel free to skip back and forth.
New York Round Midnight Preview video
Take The A Train / Better Get Hit In Your Soul
Spok Frevo Orchestra & Ellister van der Molen live at the North Sea Jazz Festival 2015
Nino o Pernamboquino / backstage view
Bob Wijnen & Ellister van der Molen
The Star-Crossed Lovers / Ik Niet
Bob Wijnen – piano
Ellister van der Molen Quartet live at the North Sea Jazz Festival 2014
Argument in Eb
Jeremy Manasia – piano, Jos Machtel – bass, Matthias Dewaele – drums
Hear Here Jazz Orchestra
Robbert Scherpenisse, Jenny Thorisse, Kurt Weiss – trumpet | Vincent Veneman, Matthias Konrad, Peter Keijsers, Erik van Lier – trombone | Jasper Staps, Floris van der Vlugt, Mischa van der Wekken, Peter Peuker, Kees van Dooremalen – sax | Bob Wijnen – piano | Sven Schuster – bass, Haye Jellema – drums
Trumpet player Thomas Welvaadt was the initiator of this project bigband, with which we played a variety of tunes off his bucket list. I was lucky to get a feature on this beautiful song.
Come Sunday
Triplicate featuring Rick Margitza
Rick Margitza – tenor saxophone, Bob Wijnen – piano, Johnny Daly – bass
I have been playing a lot with this band and to have a saxophone heavyweight like Rick join forces with us is a real treat!
Treehouse / Tuesday / Homage
Ellister van der Molen – Tini Thomsen Quartet live at Waterweg
Fall Out / Bernies Tune / Lonesome Boulevard
Tini Thomsen – baritone sax, Jos Machtel – bass, Niek de Bruijn – drums
A concert in Schiedam in which we payed tribute to Gerry Mulligans period with Art Farmer. The pianoless quartet gives loads of space to the hornplayers to fill in their own harmonic ideas.
Rein de Graaff 70th Birthday Party
Bag’s Groove
Rein de Graaff – piano | Benjamin Herman, Ben van Gelder – sax | Martijn van Itterson – guitar | Marius Beets – bass | Eric Ineke – drums
A great night at the Bimhuis
Ellister van der Molen Quartet live at Bloom
Tuesday / Witchery / Funky Burger / Smalls NYC / Green Dream
Jeremy Manasia – piano, Jos Machtel – bass, Matthias Dewaele – drums
These are videos that my father shot by hand. They are very dear to me. Not only because this concert was our actual launch of the CD Smalls NYC, but most of all because there were so many people in the audience who are very close to me. You will surely notice the somewhat loose atmosphere A very special summer evening!