A new CD, new shop

Number seven of the Reinier Voet & Pigalle44 catalogue is out! Karin van Kooten guests on violin. The recordings were made in the legendary Hilversum Studio, where Django did a live radio broadcast in 1937.[…]

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Pigalle44 with Dick Vanderharst

With Dick Vanderharst

Reinier goes back a long time with guitarist, composer and bandoneonplayer Dick Vanderharst. Already at Reinier’s graduation at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague they were musical friends. Since then they have been working together[…]

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Pigalle12

In the winter of 2017 Reinier, Jan and Karin were invited to play in Hotel Central in Den Bosch together with bassist Eric Timmermans. As we had to pass some time we wandered around in[…]

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With Sims and Maggie

Jan met Sims and Maggie, of Harmonious Wail, in the late 1990ies while touring the US with the Robin Nolan Trio. What fun it was to host an evening with these musical friends in Kapitein[…]

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Feature in magazine

Reinier and the band are featured in Robin Nolan’s Gypsy Jazz Guitar Secrets magazine, and happy with Robin Nolan’s kind words! “Kings Of Amsterdam Swing: Reinier Voet & Pigalle44” I’ve known Reinier Voet and Jan[…]

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Jet Stevens

Jet Stevens joined the band in 2008 and My Room is her first full album with  Pigalle44. Together with Jan she is responsible for a tight and swinging  rhythmsection.  

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