Kunsthal Rotterdam Hosts 50 Years of North Sea Jazz Photography Exhibition

Kunsthal Rotterdam is presenting an exhibition titled 50 Years of North Sea Jazz Photography in Hall 7, running from 5 September 2026 to 11 October 2026. The display marks the 50th anniversary of the North Sea Jazz festival and is organised in collaboration with the festival and main partner Nationale-Nederlanden.

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Visitors can view behind-the-scenes images and photographs of iconic performances captured by three photographers: Paul Bergen, Rico D'Rozario, and Andreas Terlaak. The featured works highlight decades of music history involving major jazz artists as well as pop, rock, soul, and blues performers.

Photographers and Background

Paul Bergen, born in 1957, is a Dutch music photographer whose work features live photographs and artist portraits of major acts like Nirvana, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, U2, Herbie Hancock, and Sonny Rollins. Rico D'Rozario began as a musician before transitioning to photography, winning the Silver Camera's Portrait Prize twice and shooting images of artists such as Mick Jagger, Miles Davis, Prince, and Beyoncé. Andreas Terlaak, born in 1976, combined his passion for music with concert photography, serving as Neil Diamond's regular tour photographer and winning the Silver Camera's first prize for photographs of Amy Winehouse and the dance company Conny Janssen Danst.

Festival History

The anniversary edition of the NN North Sea Jazz Festival took place at Ahoy Rotterdam on 10, 11, and 12 July, opened by Queen Máxima. Fifty years ago, the inaugural festival was held at the Nederlands Congresgebouw in The Hague with six concert halls, 300 musicians, and 9,000 visitors. Over the decades, the event has hosted legendary names including Miles Davis, James Brown, Ray Charles, Prince, and Alicia Keys, alongside serving as a debut platform for emerging artists who later achieved fame, such as Amy Winehouse, Adele, and Gregory Porter.