Waterloo as a jazz ballad. Money, Money, Money in swing. Judith transforms ABBA songs into jazz. A creative musical feast of surprise and recognition. One thing is certain: ABBA will never sound the same again.
A creative, musical and surprising jazz concert
We play A Jazz Tribute to ABBA with enormous enthusiasm and with fine stories around it. We chose the ABBA songs that are closest to us. And we turned them into something of our own.
For jazz lovers and new audiences alike
ABBA’s music is familiar to a great many people, young and old. And we turned it into real jazz arrangements. It is wonderful to see that both new audiences and dedicated jazz lovers come to listen, and enjoy it.
Worldwide success
We have played A Jazz Tribute to ABBA on sold-out stages all over the world. From Europe to Australia, Indonesia and Japan. A wonderful experience, every single time.
Judith Nijland | vocalsTico Pierhagen | pianoPieter Althuis | bassArie den Boer | drums
Touring the world
Reviews
The reason A Jazz Tribute to ABBA turned out to be such a strong album is the careful, professional and creative way in which Nijland and her band arranged the songs.
Hans Invernizzi, Jazzflits
Using a standard acoustic jazz ensemble, Nijland ably transforms the ABBA songbook. This could have been one of those ambitious projects that so often go so wrong. But Nijland pulls it off, making “Waterloo,” “Head Over Heels,” and “Dancing Queen” sound fresh and new.
C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz
Chapeau for this highly musical and original production!
Bob van Eekhout, jazz critic
(…) Some pieces have even been, to quote the late Gerrit Komrij, irreparably improved: ‘Thank You For The Music’ is arranged so well that it sounds more as though ABBA covered a Judith Nijland song than the other way round.
David Cohen, Jazzenzo Magazine