All that Jazz. Jan Schoonhoven at Galerij OREZ, The Hague

Lothar Wolleh, 1971, © Lothar Wolleh Estate, Berlin

Previoulsy unpublished photographs document an opening at Internationale Galerij OREZ, The Hague. The photographs are unmarked but were most likely taken at Schoonhoven's solo presentation at the gallery, 20 February-19 March 1971.

Many of such openings had live jazz performances. Anita Schoonhoven was a connoisseur and indefatigable promotor of jazz - we see her in the top image, far left. 

Anita Schoonhoven began organizing jazz concerts in the mid-1960s, for which she succeeded in bringing international renowned musicians to the Netherlands. Jan Schoonhoven supported these concerts financially, as well as making awards - in the form of reliefs - for the annual Smør-djes Festival in Delft, an event also initiated by Anita Schoonhoven.

Selected exhibitions at Internationale Galerij OREZ, The Hague

• 'Decemberexpositie' (group) , 3–31 December 1960
• 'Sculpturen en Plastieken' (group), 15 December 1961–15 January 1962
• 'Nieuwe Tendenzen' (group), 18 January–10 February 1962
• 'Jan Schoonhoven' (solo), 13 March–15 April 1966 (parallel to a solo presentation of Armando)
• 'Jan Schoonhoven' (solo), 3 November–15 December 1967 (parallel to a solo presentation of Yayoi Kusama)
• 'Jan Schoonhoven' (solo), 4–23 April 1970
• 'Jan Schoonhoven' (solo), 20 February–19 March 1971 (parallel to a solo presentation of Nanda Vigo)
• 'Galerie m in Holland' (group), 5 November–21 December 1971
• 'Jan Schoonhoven' (solo), Galerie OREZ mobiel, 28 August–26 September 1981
• 'Tekenen' (solo) Galerie OREZ mobiel, 15 January–30 March 1990