Ekseption was a Dutch symphonic rock band that was mainly active in the 1960s and 1970s. Ekseption had several hits and won an Edison in 1970. The group became known for its early progressive rock with jazz improvisations, based on classical works. Ekseption originated in 1967 from the Haarlem school band The Jokers, which was founded in 1958 by Hans Alta (bass), Rob Alta (guitar), Rein van den Broek (trumpet, flugelhorn, saxophone), Tim Griek (drums), and Huib van Kampen (guitar/saxophone). In the first year, Ton Heydenrijk (saxophone) and Hans Timmer (organ) also played with them. https://hvdommelen.nl/e/Ekseption.html (translated)

