Bernard van Rossum is an Amsterdam-based saxophonist, composer and arranger. As well as playing his original music and touring regularly with his quartet, he also leads the innovative and award-winning BvR Flamenco Big Band. We get a taste of both in Makhanda in a gig that begins with his quartet and then adds a powerful South African horn section to showcase some pared-down Big Band music. Van Rossum has garnered several awards for his solo and ensemble projects and performed in popular venues around the globe, and he is also active as an educator, teaching saxophone, music theory and arranging as well as leading flamenco-jazz workshops.