September 2019: The VPRO found original tapes. A new NJA-CD is compiled: Orchestra Ruud Bos: The secret all star band rec. 1964-1969, Nederlands Jazz Archief. Buy CD.
November 2017: The Diamond Five CD Brilliant is republished.
November 2017: John Engels presents: Diamond Five instore@Concerto.John Engels plays with Rob van Bavel (piano) and Ruud Ouwehand (bass) songs of the reissue of Diamond Five's Brilliant. Buy LP.
December 2015: Hilde Slinger in Management Team. Lessons of ordinary people doing unusual work. This week: Hilde Slinger (76), productiom manager of the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw (article is in Dutch only).
April 2015: "Hé vogel, wanneer spelen we weer?" For this 80st birthday wrote Jeroen de Valk a biografy about drummer John Engels (book is in Dutch only).
March 2015: A new CD has been distributed: Return a recording with Boy Edgar's Big Band by the Nederlands Jazz Archief. Click here for the line-up.
Jazzportrets: John Engels and Jacques Schols drummer and bassplayer of The Diamond Five talk about their career.
July 2014: A new CD has been discovered: Live in Hilversum, a recording with Ben Webster, Rob Langereis and John Engels by Domino Records.
Februari 2012: Tribute to Cees Slinger at Pavlov by Ruud Breuls, Simon Rigter, Juraj Stanik Jan Voogd en Joost van Schaik, starts 21.00.
December 2011: Tribute to Cees Slinger in the Regentenkamer, Den Haag by Ruud Breuls, Simon Rigter, Juraj Stanik, Jan Voogd en Joost van Schaik.
December 2008: Ode to Cees Slinger at the Regentenkamer, Den Haag by Ruud Breuls, Simon Rigter, Tilmar Junius, Jos Machtel en Gijs Dijkhuizen.