Maastricht's own jazz club: The Pop-up Jazzclub. A unique place where jazz musicians and listeners meet for an intimate musical experience. Once a month, Jazz Maastricht, in collaboration with Theater aan het Vrijthof, transforms the foyer and theatre hall of Kumulus into a real jazz club. 

BOI AKIH is more than music; it is a movement of sound and feeling. Formed around award-winning vocalist and lyricist Monica Akihary (Boy Edgar Prize 2023) and guitarist/composer Niels Brouwer, this duo creates a unique musical language. 

Their energetic music transcends genres and cultures and is characterised by a deep connection with both jazz and European and Moluccan musical traditions. Poetic vocals, sometimes raw and intuitive, sometimes subtle and melodious, dance with layered guitar compositions. Together, they form a dialogue between worlds in English and Haruku (a Moluccan language) in which personal stories and universal emotions come together.

From the North Sea Jazz Festival and Jazzfest Berlin to the Freedom Concert on Ambon for 20,000 people. Their work can be heard all over the world. For anyone who dares to look further: BOI AKIH is an imaginary world tour, an encounter between voice and strings, where improvisation and identity merge.

‘BOI AKIH stands out from
every other style companion’

 - JazzNu