It all began 18 years ago and they are still going strong: Sven Hammond. Since their first live concert back in 2006, main man Sven Figee and his band of brothers have played hundreds of shows, both in their home country the Netherlands and abroad. They have so far released 6 studio albums and 5 live albums underlining their strong live reputation. Additionally the band extended to a big band and has featured as the ‘Sven Hammond Big Band’ in the Saturday night hit show ‘Matthijs Gaat Door’ on Dutch national TV for 4 seasons (40 episodes filled with music). An absolute highlight was a mega show at the Ziggo Dome for 17.000 people and TV. Their latest live album was a recording from their concert at the famous North Sea Jazz Festival (NL-2023) celebrating the music of Ray Charles. Now it’s time for the band to start releasing new material. They’ve been writing new songs since 2018 and will release singles and remixes this year followed by their 7th studio album scheduled for release in February 2025. On this album the band collaborated with their regular singers John Harris and Jared Grant but also with American vocal powerhouse Michelle David and renowned trumpet player and arranger Philip Lassiter The forthcoming album, titled ‘Cosmic Gold’ has brought the band into the era of disco and funk. Inspired by bands like Earth, Wind and Fire and Parliament / Funkadelic they sound more exciting than ever. Funky, exciting and very danceable describe the new material best.