Jan Akkerman – My Focus

Guitarist Jan Akkerman performs music from his career including Focus favourites as part of his 80th birthday celebrations.

Jan Akkerman returns to The Apex as part of his 80th birthday celebrations, performing music from across his long career including his favourite Focus tunes and more recent compositions. He is joined on stage by Coen Molenaar on piano, Marijn van den Berg on drums and David de Marez Oyens on bass. Akkerman gained international fame with Focus from 1969 to 1976, recording the hit 'Hocus Pocus', and was named 'World's Best Guitarist' by Melody Maker in 1973.