Drummer, percussionist, and bandleader Lucas van Merwijk guarantees ardent, exotic swing. He has been at the forefront of the European jazz, latin and percussion scene for more than 25 years and has been playing cuban music for many years mainly in large ensembles such as his 20 piece Cubop City Big Band and Nueva Manteca. Van Merwijk also was elected 'Best Jazz Drummer' in the Benelux countries by the readers of De Slagwerkkrant many times running between the years 1993 and 2013 and has won the prestigious Global Act Award 2010 for his work in the World Music field. For this performance of Van Merwijks Music Machine he invited the absolute master of the kaval (shepherd's flute) Theodosii Spassov, the internationally much sought after percussionist Martin Verdonk (whose collaborations include work with Richard Bona, Prince, Steve Winwood), pianist Stormvogel and bassist Reno Steba. All in all, a fantastic colloboration which is unprecedented!