Year: 2014

Sculpture and Sound at Westergasfabriek

SAMSUNG DIGITAL CAMERA21 June – 31 August 2014

Herbert Nouwens has an exhibition of 25 of his fantastic and often monumental sculptures in the Westerpark. Doek will be interacting musically with these works from 21 June until 31 august. To open and close the exhibition we’re planning a little something with Available Jelly (21 June) and the Bakfietsband (31 August). At 17:00 every Saturday afternoon in between (28 June – 23 August) a Doek musician will perform solo around the sculptures. Details of who and where to follow………

Upcoming concerts

06 Duo Bennink Hoogland, Moers Festival, GermanyOJJ Hoogland
07 DJ Wolter Wierbos, Bimhuis, Amsterdam
10 E*cinema at EYE Caroline Ruijgrok Oscar Jan Hoogland.
15 Hi There Sean Bergin: film and concert with Eric Boeren cornet, Wolter Wierbos trombone, Jan Willem van der Ham en Michael Moore reeds, Mary Oliver violin, Franky Douglas guitar, Ernst Glerum double bass and Han Bennink drums, Serah Artisan, Zaandam
19 All Ellington, Zaal 100 , Amsterdam
21 Available Jelly, Westerpark, Amsterdam
29 Doek @ Zaal 100 with All Ellington, Zaal 100, Amsterdam

 

 

 

 

Oscar Jan Hoogland (right) plays with Han Bennink at Moers Festival…

Doek @ Zaal 100 – Sunday 25 May

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Doek @ Zaal 100 – Sunday 25 May – 8pm – free
On Sunday May 25 Doek returns to Zaal 100 for Doek @ Zaal 100, a monthly meeting place for music, discussion, art, drinks and friendship. It’s free and starts at 8 pm. This Sunday Michael Moore (alto sax, clarinet) meets, talks and plays with two Canadian guitarists who are passing through town – Ken Aldcroft, from Toronto, and Vancouver-based Jeff Younger (photo left). One point of discussion will be regional variations in improvised music and the importance thereof.…

Het mooiste improvisatiefestival van de Lage Landen

Here a review of Saturday 3 May in Bimhuis from Guy Peters (enola.be)
Voorlopig staat er nog altijd geen maat op het mooiste improvisatiefestival van de Lage Landen. Na de vijf dagen van 2013, wordt in 2014 uitgepakt met een zesdaags festival, waarbij opnieuw een resem internationale gasten grote sier komt maken aan de zijde van Doek-leden en andere improviserende Nederlanders. Net als vorig jaar kunnen we er enkel bij zijn op hoogdag 3 mei, en net als toen zagen we een paar indrukwekkende concerten.…

Doek Festival – see you next year

Horns All Ellington - Joost Buis, Jimmy Sernesky, Eric Boeren

All Ellington horn section – Eric Boeren, Jimmy Sernesky & Joost Buis.

Doek Festival #12 came to an end on Sunday 4 May in truly festive style. First off an afternoon of wonderful music during the Amsterdam Real Book Bicycle Tour. Three locations in Amsterdam Noord (thanks Open Coop, Café de Ruimte and Roze Tanker!) with William Parker, Mette Rasmussen, Kaja Draksler, George Hadow, Nico Chientaroli, John Dikeman, Ada Rave, Felicity Provan, Benjamin Herman, Oscar Jan Hoogland, Ernst Glerum, Onno Govaert, Anton Goudsmit, Arno Bakker and Gerri Jäger.…