Already during his early years at the Codarts University for the Arts (Rotterdam), trumpeter Teus Nobel toured all over Europe with the Rotterdam Ska Jazz Foundation. They played in clubs an festivals all over Europe and Russia and received international praise for their album “Motif Loco” (2007). In 2010, Teus joined the Dutch Royal Airforce Orchestra as their jazz soloist. Together with the renowned Metropole Orkest, this orchestra is the only fulltime jazz- and pop-orchestra of the Netherlands. Teus released 6 albums, from which 2 are dedicated to Ivan Lins (Tanto Amor 2021) and Antonio Carlos Jobim (Saudade 2019).