The 3JS are Jaap, Jaap and Jan, three artisan musicians from Volendam who are often mentioned in the same breath as their fellow villagers Jan Smit and Nick & Simon but have clearly different ambitions. Rooms Van Mijn Hart from 2008 was praised by leading magazine OOR as 'one of the best Dutch pop records of the year'. Instead of going to the party tents and cattle halls, the 3JS opted for an
… acoustic tour of the Dutch theaters, accompanied by drummer Ton Dijkman, bassist Wilbrand Meischke, violinist Monique Lansdorp and keyboardist Arjen Mooijer. The 3JS appear to be capable of convincingly presenting their well-kept mainstream pop songs. However, it does not want to become more than unpretentious entertainment. The 3JS are skilled musicians but not theater animals. The talks in between are meaningless ('we're going to talk about love tonight, ladies and gentlemen') and the songs don't go into depth. (MS)more
