CrimeJazz is a literary crossover program in which different styles of Spoken Word are interwoven with Hip Hop, Folk, NuSoul, Jazz and other related music genres..

Next to classical forms of poetry and prose, CrimeJazz hass its focus on more contemporary styles such as Rap Poetry and Spoken Word. The strength of CrimeJazz is that on the one hand there is a broad variety in literature and on the other hand there is a divers music programming. The emphasis of all the different aspects of the program is on innovation, originality, and topicality. A mix of established and starting, local and international artists were programmed. CrimeJazz has been an important platform for emerging artists in the field since its start in 1998 till it's last edition in december 2008.

CrimeJazz a John106 production