Benjamin Herman

Dutch saxophonist and bandleader Benjamin Herman is a prolific artist whose music blends modern bebop jazz traditions with the soul, Latin sounds, and even art-punk influences. He is the founder of the New Cool Collective and has released both small group and big-band albums, including 1999's Get In, 2005's The Itch, and 2018's Bughouse. He has also collaborated with pianist Misha Mengelberg, vocalist Anna Serierse, and others. In 2025, he delivered the post-modern, punk-jazz experimentalism of Nostalgia Blitz.