So, Doek Festival 2019 is over. The Market packed up and moved on, and Saturnalia ended in a cloud of smoke and Cumbia. A big thank you to all who came, to all who performed, to all who volunteerd, to those who documented it, to the stall holders, to Bimhuis, to Sociëteit SEXYLAND. It was a blast. Onwards and upwards to 2020! Here a selection of photos from Friday 14 June, Doek Festival day 1, all courtesy of Festival photographer Renate Beense.…
Only a couple of days to go until Doek Festival 2019, The Market, begins in the Bimhuis. Friday morning we’ll be taking out all the seats and building market stands. On Friday you can buy CDs, LPs, drawings and cardboard art, watch card tricks, make cut-out art, even order a sound studio. On Saturday, besides buying CDs, LPs, merch and drawings you can also have your fortune told, get married or consult a high priest. You can put all your goodies into a fabulous Doek IMPRO bag!…
At the end of this week, 14 and 15 June, Doek will be bringing The Market to the Bimhuis. In May we brought the concert hall to four markets in Amsterdam. Number four was the Anton de Komplein, with Wolter Wierbos, Jasper Stadhouders and Onno Govaert. Film: Elsie Vermeer.…
See you at the market: Bacchanalia – La Orquesta
Bacchanalia, which first began as part of the Second Stop is Jupiter series at De Ruimte, has been taking over the Dutch scene with its fiery free improvisational approach to Cumbia music. The band’s performances are chaotic and exhilarating, and inspire no small amount of dancing. Their inspiration comes from Bacchus, the Greco-Roman god of wine, freedom, intoxication and ecstasy, all of which we will have in abundance at Sexyland for the closing performance of the festival.…
See you at The Market: Wolter Wierbos
Wolter Wierbos is widely regarded as one of the leading trombonists in improvised music. His playing is wholly unique and alway effortlessly musical. Wolter plays with such passion and intuition that one can sometimes forget how mind-blowing his abilities on the instrument really are. As fellow trombonist Jeb Bishop said: “There are things on the trombone Wolter can do that no one else can do”. However, it’s still his strengths as an improviser that shine the brightest.…
See you at The Market: Wilbert de Joode
Wilbert de Joode is widely regarded as one of the foremost bassists in improvised music. He plucks, prods, bows and scrapes his bass with impeccable intuition and a vast vocabulary drawing from all corners of improvised music. Completely self taught, his approach to the instrument and improvisation in general is wholly unique. Wilbert is also one of the most attentive listeners around, which ensures phenomenal tone regardless of setting. Whether playing fiery free jazz with the likes of Charles Gayle and the late Sunny Murray, sensitively negotiating abstract sonic landscapes with Christine Abdelnour and Le Quan Ninh or mischievously coaxing singing timbres out of a wine glass at a fine Italian eatery, quality of sound is always of utmost importance.…