Isla van Hout, jazz vocalist

Musician, Vocalist

Isla Van Hout is a jazz vocalist, concert producer, and (tour)manager residing in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She graduated Cum Laude from the Conservatory of Amsterdam in 2020 with a degree in Jazz Performance (Jazz Voice) and has played with many prominent jazz musicians from the Netherlands.

In her original compositions, she combines her love for soul, jazz, and pop music resulting in Bring It On, her solo debut released on November 13th, 2020.

As a producer, Isla works at one of the most prominent jazz venues in the Netherlands, BIMHUIS. Among other things, she is the prime contact for bands from all over the world, in charge of drafting contracts, taking care of logistics, and produces concerts on a daily basis. She was head of production at Theater de Roode Bioscoop and led successful projects such as De Roode Bioscoop Sessies and Shorter Days.

Isla was selected as the Dutch agent taking part in Footprints Europe, a 4-year programme to support young European artists and agents in order to improve the skills and know-how of new professionals in the music sector. Focusing on the social, ecological and economic aspects of artistic careers. She works closely with Øyvind Larsen, artictic director of Oslo Jazzfestival.

As a freelancer, Isla is active as (tour)manager for several bands such as Blackbird and Fuensanta. Being a musician as well as a producer makes Isla an expert in all areas of the work field in the jazz scene. Isla sang (with Jetse de Long) at the Musique Cordiale Festival in 2019.

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