In less than a week, on 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 three was the Dappermarkt, with Wolter Wierbos, Jasper Stadhouders and Onno Govaert. Film: Elsie Vermeer.…
See you at The Market: Oscar Jan Hoogland
The enfant terrible of the new Dutch impro scene, Oscar Jan Hoogland sprung onto the Amsterdam landscape approximately a decade ago, at the forefront of the latest group of improvisers to arrive and simultaneously uphold the tradition of New Dutch Swing even while tearing it apart. He is currently on faculty for the composition department at the Royal Conservatory of the Hague and the Mime department for the Academie voor Theater en Dans in Amsterdam.…
In just over a week, on 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, kicking off at the Ten Katemarkt with Eric Boeren, Michael Moore, Wolter Wierbos and Onno Govaert.…
See you at The Market: Onno Govaert
Onno Govaert’s percussion abilities, which display a rare combination of seemingly unlimited technical resources, great orchestral sense, fearless decision making, sensitivity and unbound energy, all add up to making him one of the best young drummers in improvised music. He’s a member of numerous Doek ensembles: Cactus Truck, Feecho, Kaja Draksler Octet, Stadhouders/de Joode/Govaert, Omawi and The PolyBand. He’s also involved in Doek adjacent ensembles including Bacchanalia and the Zebra Street Band. Besides playing with absolutely everyone in the Dutch music scene, Onno has performed with Peter Brötzmann, William Parker, Joe McPhee, Ken Vandermark, Rodrigo Amado, Linda Sharrock, Jeb Bishop and countless others.…
See you at The Market: Mola Sylla
Mola Sylla is a Senegalese vocalist and percussionist who possesses one of the most powerful voices around. His ability to stay authentic and true to his Dakar roots while improvising with musicians of all backgrounds has made him an incredibly in demand vocalist. He’s collaborated extensively with Ernst Reijseger, often in trio with Harmen Fraanje: aside from their excellent albums, their music has been featured in the films of German film legend Werner Herzog.…