In 1956 Jan became world champion Harmonica, after he had won several national and international competitions.

The Rambling Trio: The Rambling Trio: World Champions 1956. From left to right: Piet de Wit, Jan van der Nent and John Gutlich

From then on, he toured the world and appeared on cinema and tv screens everywhere.

The Three Spots: The Three Spots: From left to right: Arno Palli, Jan van der Nent and Joop Winterberg

Now, years later, he is still very active in the harmonica world and still makes many recordings and has live performances.

Jan in his studio

Jan has always settled for nothing less but the top, and he can rightly claim to belong to the best players in the world. Sometimes he plays with others as well, like the professional violinist Athena Norcia.

Jan and Athena: Duo Capriccioso: Jan van der Nent & Athena Norcia