Nita Aartsen Trio
Nita Aartsen (piano & vocals), Olaf Keus (drums), Dave Sahanaya (bass), with special guest Alexander (vocals)

Pianist and vocalist Nita Aartsen brings her musical artistry to the stage in collaboration with her longtime musical partner, drummer Olaf Keus from Amsterdam. Over the years, they have toured together extensively across Europe and Asia, developing a deep musical connection and a shared passion for Latin jazz.

Bassist Dave Sahanaya has been an integral part of this collaboration, performing with Nita and Olaf for many years in various ensembles and on numerous stages. Together, the trio creates a rich, dynamic sound, blending experience, chemistry, and a love for the music.

Nita Aartsen en Olaf Keus have been touring Europe and Indonesia together for the last 6 years, with beautiful concerts in Spain, Germany, England, the Netherlands and Belgium.

Our music style is latin jazz with big influence of Brazilian music, Afro Cuban and Flamenco Jazz. One of the albums of Nita called “all night out” is an interpretation of classical tunes from Mozart, Bach and Beethoven into Latin jazz approach.

General information
Nita Aartsen, was the state piano player for Indonesia for a period of 15 years. A virtuoso pianist, specializing in the connection between classical, Latin Jazz and contemporary music, she has played all over the world with some of the best Latin and Jazz musicians. A regular performer at JavaJazz and many other festivals, Nita has released 3 international solo albums to date, and is well known for her own unique brand of high energy, contemporary Latin Jazz.

Olaf Keus from Amsterdam is a master of rhythm, he is playing drums and a wide range of percussion instruments and Bodypercussion. He has traveled all over the world playing in international festivals in Azia, Afrika, Amerika and of course Europe. He is specialized in Latin Jazz and Brazilian rhythmes with a high energy and dynamic playing.

For additional information, please visit www.nitaaartsen.com which contains youtube links as well.

For additional information of Olaf Keus please visit www.Olafkeus.nl  and his extensive youtube channel