Year: 2017

Dutch Impro Academy – Early Bird Rates till July 21

The Hague (NL), 20 – 26 August 2017

Han Bennink drums
Anne La Berge flute, electronics
Oscar Jan Hoogland electric clavicord
Wilbert de Joode double bass
Michael Moore reeds
Mary Oliver violin, viola

Six top musicians from Doek musicians’ collective and the Instant Composers Pool will come together to teach, work and play with you at the Royal Conservatoire in the Hague (NL). To round off the week, a short concert tour will include Amsterdam’s renowned Bimhuis.

Attention! We are extending the ‘early bird’ rate of € 350 for tuition until July 21st, 2017.…

DOEK, BAREFOOT & ILK: A COLLECTIVE OF COLLECTIVES

De Ruimte: Thursday 29 & Friday 30 June
Copenhagen Jazz Festival: Wednesday 12 t/m Saturday 15 July

Doek musicians are looking forward to playing for the first time with improvisers from two Copenhagen collectives, Barefoot Records and ILK Music. In a voyage of discovery the 10 musicians will play free improvisations as well as utilizing composed elements. Come along on Thursday and Friday evening to hear music fresh from the makers!
Then Doek heads to Copenhagen from July 12 – 15 to perform in various constellations on the Barefoot and ILK stages at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival.…

The Present Continues to be Present

The Present Is Present Festival finished with an all-nighter in De Ruimte that will definitely go down as legendary! The week of concerts in the Bimhuis, Splendor, Huis de Pinto, Zaal 100, Broedplaats Surinameplein, Occii, De Tanker and De Ruimte confirmed, if anyone doubted it, the depth and breadth of talent and the diversity of music in the Amsterdam impro scene. Thanks to everyone who took part – if you want to know who they were, go to the Present Is Present page of the Present Sounds Amsterdam website.…

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Doek Festival 2017 part of The Present is Present

In a departure from tradition, this year’s Doek Festival will be part of a larger event, The Present Is Present, a week long festival highlighting the rich and diverse universe of creative music in Amsterdam. The scene is flourishing, with new artists, groups, venues and series popping up all over town, crossing generations, genres and boundaries and injecting new life into the city. The Present Is Present celebrates this vibrant scene. It also marks the launch of a new website, presentsoundsamsterdam.…

THE PRESENT IS PRESENT BIKE TOUR


Sunday, May 14th, 13.30 (sharp: ferry departure time!) – 17.30

START: 13:30 at Azartplein ferry stop (KNSM island) or 13:30 at Zamenhofstraat ferry stop (Amsterdam North)

This year’s Amsterdam Bicycle Tour, curated by Kaja Draksler and Oscar Jan Hoogland, takes place in the open air: on the water, in the woods and meadows and on the picturesque Nieuwerdammerdijk, ending in the garden of a freshly squatted building. The musicians will be traveling along with, against, around and towards the biking audience.…