Saxophonist Kees van Lier played among others in Friends of Jazz (Loosdrecht Jazz Prize), John Clayton Big Band (accompanying Sarah Vaughan), Midland Big Band (accompanying Greetje Kauffeld), Amstel Octet (recording with Chet Baker, performing with Tom Harrell at the North Sea Jazz Festival). Kees has also played with Nedley Elstak, Boy Edgar, Gijs Hendriks, John Engels, Lex Jaspers, Willem Breuker, Bert van den Brink, Toon Roos and Jose Koning.
