Online pop-up store

Welcome to this pop-up store The Art of the North Sea Jazz Posters 1976-1993

Here, you can scroll through the collection of unique NSJF Art and Artist posters, and purchase one or more online .  But beware : these posters are the original ones, printed in the 70’s, 80’s and ‘early 90’s in a limited edition .  So buy now, while stock lasts . As we say in Dutch: “Op is Op !”

And that would be a pity, ‘cause there is a special story to this collection :

Unique NSJF posters of the Paul Acket Archives : the story behind

June 2016:  I was standing in the basement of Karin Acket’s former family house.

After the death of her father Paul (1992), who had started up the NSJF in 1976, a lot of festival material had remained in the house . No one had bothered about it .   At least not for 23 years.

For example, there were a few piles of Art Posters which have become so typical for the festival . Also program journals (who = who) and the characteristic large black-and-white festival posters with star announcements for the city of The Hague and, at a later stage, also for other large Dutch cities, were collecting dust in the basement.

Together with those who organize the NSJF as well as with Karin Acket, I was wondering around in that basement, snooping around yet with humble respect, admiring, flicking through piles of documents carefully . I felt I was in a goody department store !  All of us decided, we couldn’t leave all those treasures behind . Especially not since I have been selling jazz posters on the festival myself for years, and still sell them in my shop .

Therefore, I am happy to announce the treasures we found will now go on sale . Please flick through this special collection displayed here on my website.

The number of items varies . Sometimes, only 1 item is left, in other cases there might be 15 . Either way, the numbers are limited, so don’t wait too long to decide !

You will notice we have applied a watermark, to prevent copying . Of course, there is no such text on the posters you can purchase .  As usual, you will get the original posters from the old days in a round tube .

All our posters are ORIGINALS ones and in  good condition: However, slight paperloss or tear are possibly present, as wel as grease or adhesive stains, but not in image or crucial design area.

On behalf of Karin Acket and Jan Willem Luyken, director of the NSJF, I wish you lots of happy memories and fun . Have a jazzy look around !

Best wishes,

François Majeau, Wallthatjazz

Special thanks to Dutch photographer Paul Bergen for the great back ground pictures.

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