Jan Akkerman in a live setting is a beautiful thing to behold, and on his new record, “My Focus – Live Under the Rainbow,” you can absorb his technical mastery and tone, where it was born to live – on stage. The live album will be released on 12 December via Artone/Music Theories Recordings and will be available on blue transparent vinyl, CD, and digitally.
“My Focus – Live Under The Rainbow” was recorded across Akkerman‘s 2025 February tour, with his band, Marijn van den Berg (Drums), David de Marez Oyens (Bass) and Coen Molenaar (Keys) as they played Bush Hall (London), The Fire Station (Sunderland), Philharmonic Hall (Liverpool), Oran Mor (Glasgow), The Met (Bury), The Stables (Wavendon), and The Apex (Bury St. Edmunds).
The album journeys through his timeless work with Focus — from the first song released from this release, “Answers Questions – Questions Answers,” through to the mega-hits, “Hocus Pocus,” “Sylvia,” “Focus I” and “Focus II” — songs that are still close to his heart.
“I play these songs because my soul and heart are in there. It’s a God given talent I have, which makes me feel proud of myself!” he says.
His incredible solo work stands tall amongst these giants, with “Piétons,” taken from 1983’s “Can’t Stand Noise,” along with outings from his 2019 solo album, “Close Beauty,” in “Tommy’s Anniversary” and the opening of the recording, “Spiritual Privacy.”
Watch the official visualizer for “Answers Questions – Questions Answers” via the YouTube player below:
Pre-Order/Pre-Save “My Focus – Live Under the Rainbow” here: https://lnk.to/janakkerman
Tracklist:
A1. Answers Questions – Questions Answers
A2. Focus 2
A3. Focus 1
A4. Anonymous
A5. Sylvia
B1. Big Sur
B2. Tommy’s Anniversary
B3. Piétons
B4. Hocus Pocus
Due to time constraints, 2 tracks are not on the vinyl release. However, they will be included in the album download.
• Spiritual Privacy
• Palace Of The King