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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.…

Today, Sunday 4 May, the closing events of Doek Festival #12

Amsterdam Real book Bicycle Tour 14:00 – €12/5
Starts Poortgebouw in Amsterdam North (where Oorsprong series takes place), with a large ensemble led by William Parker, then moves on to De Ruimte and Roze Tanker, with two more bands with such musicians as Benjamin Herman, Ernst Glerum, Arno Bakker, Anton Goudsmit and Gerri Jäger. Don’t worry about getting lost, fearless tour leader Alfredo Genovesi will be there to guide you!…

Friday 2 May – in Splendor – 20:30 – €15
Moore/Feldman/Courvoisier
Michael Moore alto sax/clarinet, Mark Feldman violin, Sylvie Courvoisier piano

Frank Gratkowski Quartet
Frank Gratkowski alto sax/clarinet, Wolter Wierbos trombone, Dieter manderscheid double bass, Gerry Hemingway drums

Two highly creative groups playing in and out of improvisation and composition, classical music and jazz. By turns thoughtful, elegant, explosive and lyrical.…

Eddie & the Eagles: Sun Ra!

OT301 – 21:00 uur / €8 On the third night of the Doek Festival we bring you souvenirs from Saturn and other cosmic surprises, with:
SUN SEVEN Joost Buis trombone, André Goudbeek aalto sax, Tobias Delius tenorsax/clarinet, Oscar Jan Hoogland piano/clavichord Hugo Antunes bass, Michael Vatcher drums
Keyboard player, composer and bandleader Sun Ra named himself after the Egyptian sun god. Rumor has it that when he died Ra went back to Saturn, but his cosmic afro-futurist philosophy lives on here on earth, embodied in the persons of trombonist Joost Buis and saxophonist André Goudbeek, however unlikely that may seem.…

Eric Boeren Meets Joost Buis and Natalio Sued, and Michael Moore teams up with Peter Evans for interviews and duos. Tonight, Wednesday 30 april in Zaal 100. Starts at 20:30, tickets at the door €8.
Musicians spend remarkably little time talking together about their music. When they do, the subjects broached are rarely what you find in interviews: “What is tone?” ” How do you start a note?” “And how does one note lead to another?” “Playing in layers…” “Presence…”
Not trying to sit in the chair of the music journalist we want to delve into the inner lives of the invited musicians and partake in a frank discussion with the public.…

Tuesday 29 April: Zaal 100 Opening
Opening party & dinner 18:00 / I Hear a Smell 21:00: Ciska Jansen cooking performance, voice; Liz Allbee trumpet: Tobias Delius tenor sax, clarinet; Charly Birkenhauer vibraphone; Joe Williamson bass; Christian Lillinger drums

Wednesday 30 April: Zaal 100
Dinner 18:00 / Eric Boeren Meets…..20:30 Duos and interviews with Paul Lovens, Natalio Sued & Peter Evans

Thursday 1 May: OT301 21:00
Eddie & the Eagles: Sun Ra!
Sun Seven Joost Buis trombone; André Goudbeek alto sax; Tobias Delius tenor sax, clarinet; Oscar Jan Hoogland piano, clavichord; Hugo Antunes bass; Paul Lovens drums
Peter Evans solo trumpet
Eugene Chadbourne solo banjo, vocals
Breaking Levees Hector Wijnbergen vocals, guitar, keyboards; Thijs Elzinga vocals, guitar; Mano Hollestelle bass; Jesse Smits drums

Friday 2 May: Splendor 20:30
Moore/Courvoisier/Feldman Michael Moore alto sax, clarinet; Mark Feldman violin; Sylvie Courvoisier piano
Frank Gratkowski Quartet Frank Gratkowski alto sax, clarinet; Wolter Wierbos trombone; Dieter Manderscheid bass; Gerry Hemingway drums

Saturday 3 May: Zaal 100 14:30
KAO make and play (for children from 9 – 13)
Isabelle Vigier graphics; Makiko Ito dance; Anne La Berge and Jochem van Tol music
Eric Boeren Meets…..…