State of Monc just got back from an intense week in Jakarta, where they performed twice at the great Java Jazz and at clubs such as the Black Cat and the Erasmushuis. This year’s edition of Java Jazz, the biggest indoor jazzfestival in the world, covered bands like Breakestra, George Duke, Roy Hargrove and John Legend among many many others. “North Sea Jazz without rain” you might say! State Of Monc met an enormous crowd at the outdoor stage and an even bigger one on the next day, when 7000 people were digging their sound in the main hall. As the Dutch embassador put it: “Great to have a Dutch band over here, playing such innovative and exciting music… The best way to promote The Netherlands as a forward looking country!”