Naomi Adriaansz, Instrumental and Smooth jazz Artist

Saxophonist Naomi Adriaansz has as her role model the Dutch saxophonist Candy Dulfer, with whom she established contact at a very young age.

With harmonica player Tim ‘Harmony’ Welvaars, she founded the duo Team Harmony. They released “Two Souls One Breath” in 2015. She continued their collaboration with the formation of Amsterdam Connection. Their second project was entitled “Isn’t She Lovely” (2017). A Stevie Wonder cover album, which received high accolades by critics and fans.

Born: Breda, Netherlands

Genre: Jazz, Smoothjazz

In 2019 Naomi started her solo career and released two singles “Soul Smile” and “Bye For Now”. She has included both singles in her first EP Soulstice, which became available May 1, 2020. All the songs on Soultice are composed and co-produced by Naomi, and Frank Pels, who plays Mini Moog and synths on the album. Based on a funky deep synth bass Naomi developed in her song Soulstice along with the main melody, she has created a groovy overall impression, which strongly approaches the techno scene.

On her second single Bye For Now Frank Pels dives deep into the programmed synths in the style of Pete Townshend, while Naomi starts her explosive escapade. The energetic Tribal Groove is direct, genuine and punchy. The uplifting Soul Smile is a sparkling firework of synth and sax. On My Way is somehow inspired by Weather Report’s Birdland. At least that’s what the powerful synth bass says.

Naomi Adriaansz’s album Soulstice is without any doubt nonconformist, if you compare it to the usual smooth jazz offerings. This is probably also due to the jazz fusion part of Frank Pels.

Biographical information courtesy of Naomi Adriaansz; for more reading see link below

http://www.smooth-jazz.de/starportrait/Adriaansz/Soulstice.htm