'Muziekvrienden', music friends, that's how trumpet player Jan van Duikeren puts his relationship to drummer John Engels. Their chemistry lead to the establishment of the quartet JvD4 in 2015. Even before the recording of 'Dear John' started, in June of this year, the quartet was invited to play at Tokyo Jazz on September 6. Afterwards, they will play at a Dutch Jazz Night in Tokyo on September 8 and close the tour on September 12 at the Hiroshima Museum of Art. Jan is to be seen in Japan almost every year, with Candy Dulfer, Trijntje Oosterhuis or Jazzinvaders. John, who turned 80 this year, experienced one of his career highlights in Japan in 1987, when he recorded a live record with Chat Baker. The record of JvD4 will be available through Challenge Records early next year.