d’Z links with Ben Matthews on “One”

d’Z is an artist who combines his skills as a talented professional drummer with his accomplished compositional ability to make his own style of funky jazz music. The moniker of Hans-Peter de Zeeuw, who’s based in Arnhem in The Netherlands, he answers his artistic calling to make rhythmic and soulful music dripping in good vibes and injects his sound with infectious grooves.

As a songwriter that doesn’t sing on his compositions, he links up with various collaborating vocalists to bring his sonic vision to life and in doing so, crafts each song personally around each singer he works with. Unveiling his project as d’Z in 2018, he released his album Connected and debut single “Conviction” which featured Freddi Lubitz and has since shared a further five singles over the last few years that perfectly showcase his sound, racking up over a hundred thousands streams of his music on Spotify alone.

Now, following the success of 2021’s single “Sunlight” with Vivian Veronique which hit the #1 spot on the Jazz Juice Radio indie-chart, he brings us his latest work with his new track titled “One”. This time enlisting the talents of composer and pianist Ben Matthews, on “One” the pair lay down a fiercely grooving and stunningly upbeat jam that invokes the enduring vibes of acts like Earth, Wind & Fire, blended with subtle acid jazz aesthetics.

Lifted by a joyous arrangement of shimmering vocals carrying instantly memorable and uplifting melodies, with “One” d’Z drops yet another dazzling song that’s already received the recognition it deserves by winning an AEE Music Award for Best Jazz Single this year. Energising and danceable, “One” is the latest glorious and timeless song from a visionary composer and performer.

Listen to One (feat. Ben Matthews) below