KEVIN HAYS IN UTRECHT

ConcertLab Jazz Performance 

Join Grammy Award winning celebrated pianist, composer and singer-songwriter Kevin Hays, for an intimate evening of jazz music on December 1, 2026 at 20:00 (doors open 19:15).

Kevin Hays

With a prolific career spanning 40 years, Grammy Award winning celebrated pianist, composer and singer/songwriter Kevin Hays has often defied labels. His immediately recognizable sound alongside a deeply expressive, melodic sensibility and keen rhythmic sense, continues to delight audiences worldwide. 

From his first recordings on Blue Note Records it was clear to listeners, elder musicians, and critics alike that a musician had arrived on the scene who was (as guitar legend John Scofield put it) “all encompassing, and phenomenally so!” 

Early years in NY would find Kevin being tapped to play with many of his heroes including jazz giants Sonny Rollins, Roy Haynes, and Joe Henderson along with many of his gifted contemporaries such as Joshua Redman, Chris Potter, and Kurt Rosenwinkel. Subsequent collaborations with Brad Mehldau, Lionel Loueke, Steve Gadd, and numerous others would highlight his deep roots in the jazz tradition without being bound by any fixed definitions of that tradition. 

Critical acclaim will have Hays listed in the company of veteran musicians such as Bill Frisell and Joe Lovano (New Yorker Magazine’s ‘Best Records of the Year’), the New York Times, and other major media outlets. Whether it be at Carnegie/Zankel Hall with fellow pianist Mehldau or with his trio at The Village Vanguard, he will hold a rapt audience. 

One night he can be heard at the most intimate listening rooms in New York’s West Village and the next, a stadium stage accompanying singer/songwriter legend James Taylor. His most recent recording ‘Kevin Hays Trio Live at the Village Vanguard’ featuring bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Brian Blade will be released Spring of 2027.

General Information

📍 Location: ConcertLab Studio, Servaasbolwerk 1a, 3512 NK Utrecht
📅 Date: December 1, 2026
🕗 Time: 20:00 (doors 19:15)
⏳ Duration: Approximately 60 minutes
👤 Admission: Open to all ages
♿ Accessibility: Wheelchair-friendly

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Parking Information

24-hour parking: €16.50 per car
Railway Museum (Spoorwegmuseum), located across the Singel from ConcertLab.

Address:
Spoorwegmuseum
Maliebaanstation 16
3581 XW Utrecht

Upon entry, you’ll receive an exit ticket. On the back, scan the QR code to pay by phone. After payment, you have 15 minutes to exit the parking area.

About ConcertLab

ConcertLab is the world’s first filming studio purpose-built for Fine Arts Music — spanning classical, jazz, folk, art song, and experimental electro-acoustic genres.

Based in a 16th-century monument in the heart of Utrecht, ConcertLab offers artists a unique space combining illuminated staging, adjustable acoustics, and the world’s only silent indoor drone camera.

Each performance is captured with a single flying camera, choreographed to move seamlessly into the heart of the music-making process. All films are produced in high-resolution RAW formats with fully immersive sound — scripted, edited, and mastered in-house.