Description
Blue Sands is an indiejazz duo formed by Dutch bass guitarist Reindert Kragt and Belgian singer Esther van Hees. Together, they prove that voice and bass can create an exciting and intimate musical landscape. During our session on a canal boat cruising through the Utrecht canals, they also performed several songs from their latest album For You.
00:00 The Girl (music: Reindert Kragt, lyrics: Esther van Hees)
05:04 Sans Parapluie (music: Jan Huydts, lyrics: Esther van Hees)
09:17 Give Me the Time to Say Goodbye (music: Reindert Kragt & Esther van Hees, lyrics: Esther van Hees)
11:30 Blue Sands (music: Reindert Kragt & Esther van Hees, lyrics: Esther van Hees)
15:01 Tous les Garçons et les Filles
Their sound is cinematic, dreamy, and slightly quirky, drawing inspiration from Disney movie songs, 90s grunge, jazz standards, and classical composers. With just bass, voice, and a carefully curated selection of effect pedals, Blue Sands builds a unique sonic universe — one in which audiences and guest musicians are warmly invited.
In 2020, Blue Sands released their debut EP Flowers Made of Clay, followed by their first full-length album No Longer Blue in 2022.
Over the years, the duo has shared the stage with renowned musicians such as Mete Erker, Kika Sprangers, Ben van Gelder, Jef Neve, Jeroen van Vliet, Marta Arpini, Anton Goudsmit, and Hermine Deurloo.
Their most recent album For You (2025) was nominated for an Edison Award in the Jazz/Vocal category.
Editors: Melchior Huurdeman, Anne-Maartje Lemereis
Camera & lighting: Ramon de Boer, Marijn Zurburg, Marjolein Hoitinga
Sound: Ruben Kieftenbelt, Olaf Stuut
Producers: Olivier Schuringa, Nanouk Wouters
Director/editing: Reinier Bruijne
Editor in Chief: Sakti Khedoe
This video was recorded at De Domstad Rederij Schuttevaer (Utrecht)during Le Guess Who? festival 2025 for VPRO Vrije Geluiden: music program made by the Dutch public broadcast organization VPRO https://www.facebook.com/vrijegeluiden https://www.instagram.com/vrijegeluiden
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