HANGIN'In with Joan Fort feat. Lachy Hamilton | Live concert recording from Amsterdam.

Joan Fort (g), Lachy Hamilton (ts), Philip Llewin (b) and David Puime (d).

Joan Fort (1997) is a Spanish guitarist and composer based in Amsterdam (NL). He holds a Master’s degree in Jazz Guitar from the prestigious Conservatorium van Amsterdam and Temple University in Philadelphia.

Throughout his career, Joan has had the privilege of touring, performing and collaborating with renowned musicians such as Dick Oatts, Jeremy Pelt, Vincent Herring, Sarah Hanahan, Jesse Davis, Grant Stewart, Jorge Rossy, Bill McHenry, Benjamin Herman, Michael Weiss, Jasper Blom, Rita Payés and Virginia MacDonald.

His latest acclaimed record, Hangin' In (2026), was recorded in New York among a stellar line-up: Grant Stewart on tenor sax, Michael Weiss on piano, David Wong on bass, and Aaron Kimmel on drums.

One of his co-led projects, The Dam Jawn, has released two critically acclaimed albums: Master St (2023) and Forward (2024), both featuring the legendary New York saxophonist Dick Oatts. The first album earned a nomination for the Edison Jazz Award. In 2024, Joan performed with The Dam Jawn at the North Sea Jazz Festival, joined by the renowned trumpeter Jeremy Pelt as a special guest.

Joan has performed at prestigious festivals and venues worldwide, including the North Sea Jazz Festival (NL), Unterfahrt (DE), BIX (DE), Chris’ Jazz Café (USA), Bimhuis (NL), the Voll-Damm International Barcelona Jazz Festival (ES), and Windmills (IN).


Because of the world-famous jazz programs at the Dutch conservatories, young cats from every corner of the globe touch down in the Netherlands. And for decades, every Wednesday night they’ve been hittin’ up Sociëteit de Kring — a 100-year-old arts and culture clubhouse right off Leidseplein in Amsterdam.
At this channel we want to introduce incredible cats from the Amsterdam scene, young and older. Experience and starting but all with groove, digging deep and playing with a soul.

Sociëteit de Kring is a place where we played jazz for more then 100 years, to dance, listen and play. A legacy of Dutch musicians and international guest played here like Misha Mengelberg, Benjamin Herman, Ben van Gelder, Reinier Baas, Timothy Banchet, Thomas Pol, Miguel , Joost Patocka, Eric Ineken, Kika Spangers, Rodriques, Roy Hargrove, Phillip Harper, Jasper Blom, Ian Cleaver, Gideon Tazelaar, Suzan Veneman, Simon Rigter, Lucas Santana, Shirma Rouse, Jesse van Ruller, Leona Philippo, Glenn Gaddum Jr., Jamie Peet, Ernst Glerum, Jerôme Hol, Jeroen Vierdag, Jasper van Hulten.
Playing music inspired by the great dominant jazz musicians as Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Ornette Coleman, Stan Getz, Wayne Shorter, Eric Dolphy, Paul Desmond, Jackie McLean, Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt, Albert Ayler, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Donald Byrd, Booker Little, Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Horace Silver, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Ahmad Jamal, Cecil Taylor, Dave Brubeck, Red Garland, Wynton Kelly, Charles Mingus, Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Scott LaFaro, Jimmy Garrison, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Roy Haynes, Tony Williams, Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall, Grant Green, Ella Fitzgerald

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