The Jazz department of Codarts embodies the wealth and vitality of the rich Rotterdam jazz tradition. Whoever comes to live and study here as a student and departs as a jazz musician has played in large and small line-ups. Codarts wants to shake the unknown, adventurous jazz of the future awake in every new student. ....Jazz rags. Jazz mops. Jazz doodles. Fiddles. Needles. Socks. Jazz ears. Jazz eyes. Jazz laughs. Jazz cries. Jazz hustles. Bustles. Shuffles. Flies. Jazz frees. Jazz fights. Jazz runs. Jazz rights. Jazz cleans. Jazz clears. Jazz cures. Jazz heals. Jazz charms. Jazz flirts. Jazz thrills. Jazz stirs. Aloof. Alight. Alive. Alert. Jazz hot. Jazz cool. Jazz black. Jazz blue. Jazz works. Jazz reigns. Jazz rules. (Jules Deelder)