Month: January 2017

  • Wilbert de Joode Boy Edgar Prijs Tour – Core & More

    ByJohn Dikeman Uncategorized

    Wilbert de JoodeThe Boy Edgar Prize award night at the Bimhuis was a beautiful evening honouring one of the greatest bassists in improvised music, Wilbert de Joode. It also featured some exceptional performances by a who’s who of musicians from all over the world.

    Starting this February, Wilbert will present 10 concerts in the Netherlands with the ensemble Core & More.

    He will be touring with 2 different ‘CORE’s :
    1: WdJ + Jasper Stadhouders, Onno Govaert, Tobias Delius
    2: WdJ + Marta Warelis, Onno Govaert, Tobias Delius

    The “MORE”: for each concert there will be one or two of these fantastic musicians joining the Core.…

  • The Second Stop is Jupiter

    ByJohn Dikeman Uncategorized

    Late night dance party at De Ruimte.
    23:00 – 3:00
    Second Friday of every month.

    Lineup houseband:
    Oscar Jan Hoogland keys
    John Dikeman saxophone
    Pino Polis guitar
    Fabio Galeazzi drums

    Every second Friday of the month, De Ruimte will explode with a burst of the craziest live music in town. Come shake off all your troubles with some wild after midnight dancing. If you’re still standing by the end, the party moves to the Ethiopian night club around the corner.…

  • January

    ByJohn Dikeman Uncategorized

    Doek is propelling itself into 2017 with exciting events near and far. In January we’re well represented in the Netherlands as well as the Going Dutch festival in Newcastle, UK which features three Doek Musicians as well as a great selection of the Dutch impro scene joining UK improvisers for a day filled with new collaborations as well as presentations of established bands including Feecho and Cactus Truck.
    JANUARY
    11 Twenty One 4tet, De Ruimte, Amsterdam
    13 OORSPRONG curated by John Dikeman, Julyen Hamilton and Gagi Petrovic, Bimhuis, Amsterdam
    17 All Ellington Zaal 100 Amsterdam
    19 So It Goes with The Ambush Party, Toneelschuur Haarlem
    22 Kaja Draksler, Jasper Stadhouders, Onno Govaert, John Dikeman, Wilbert de Joode Jazz North East: Going Dutch Newcastle UK
    30 Polyband at IFFR, Rotterdam…