Concerts

A Doek December – real live music

ByJohn Dikeman Concerts


We have a number of shows happening in December. Things have changed recently, again, in the Netherlands, but it is still possible to perform live music in a safe and responsible way. Bear in mind, all these shows have audience limits so if you want to make it out, be sure to reserve in advance.

December

05 Sexy Planet IV w Meral Polat Trio, Wolter Wierbos solo, Michael Moore / Onno Govaert, Sanem Kalfa / George Dumitriu, Sexyland, Amsterdam
06 Dikeman, Glerum duo, Juniper Fields, The Church, Amsterdam
06 Bacchanalia, De Ruimte, Amsterdam
11 Impro Train w Blood Cloud and Han Bennink & Oscar Jan Hoogland, Bimhuis, Amsterdam
14 Onno Govaert Solo, Dikeman, Glerum duo, Huis de Pinto, Amsterdam
16 Blood Cloud, Paviljoen Ongehoorde Muziek, Eindhoven
17 Sexy Planet V w Jasper Stadhouders/Tristan Renfrow, ZivTaubenfeld/Nico Chientaroli/Wilbert de Joode/Sun-Mi Hong, Harmen Fraanje solo.…

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Doek Workshop – Wolter Wierbos

ByJohn Dikeman Concerts, News


Photo Peter Fey
December 19
Splendor
Workshop 12.00 -14.30 and 15.30 – 18.00
“What We Did Today” performance 19:30

Doek is organizing a series of workshops in Splendor in Amsterdam. Doek musicians are renowned for their skills and experience in the field of improvised music. They are keen to share their knowledge with you!

Wolter Wierbos is world renowned as a trombonist but also as one of the greatest group improvisers/instant composers in the field. A longstanding member of the seminal ensemble ICP, his large ensemble experience also includes Bik Bent Braam, Sean Bergin’s M.O.B.,…

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Doek Workshop – Michael Moore

ByJohn Dikeman Concerts, News

21 November 21
Splendor
Workshop 12.00 -14.30 and 15.30 – 18.00
“What We Did Today” performance 19:30

Doek is organizing a series of workshops in Splendor in Amsterdam. Doek musicians are renowned for their skills and experience in the field of improvised music. They are keen to share their knowledge with you!

Michael: ‘For my contribution to the Doek improvisation workshop series I will concentrate on non-idiomatic improvisation. In order to play this music well, and to be aware of all the possibilities, the player needs a specific set of listening skills.…

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Doek Composes – Passage by Kaja Draksler

ByJohn Dikeman Audio, Concerts

Doek Composes for solo improvisers, a new and ongoing series on Doek RAW featuring original artwork by Lena Czerniawska

The second publication in this series on Doek RAW is composed by pianist Kaja Draksler. She wrote a piece called Passage. When we asked her to write a short text to accompany her composition, she created a poem by combining definitions from the Cambridge dictionary.

Passage

A way of escape.

The passage of time- the process of time going past.…

The Impro Train – Oscar Jan Hoolgand, Han Bennink Duo – Delayed

ByJohn Dikeman Concerts

Concert has been cancelled due to new Coronavirus regulations
New date to be announced


Friday, November 6
The Bimhuis

19:00
Ada Rave solo
Oscar Jan Hoogland, Han Bennink Duo
20:30
John Dikeman solo
Oscar Jan Hoogland, Han Bennink Duo
22:00
Ab Baars solo
Oscar Jan Hoogland, Han Bennink Duo

With full speed ahead, Bennink, Hoogland, Rave, Dikeman and Baars take you on the first Impro Train.

The Impro Train

Three different shows from the same band in one night. Three shows where the musicians pull out all the stops.…

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Doek Composes – Enkhuizen by Eric Boeren

ByJohn Dikeman Audio, Concerts

Doek Composes for solo improvisers, a new and ongoing series on Doek RAW featuring original artwork by Lena Czerniawska

The first publication in this series on our Bandcamp label Doek RAW is composed by cornettist Eric Boeren. He wrote a piece called Enkhuizen, which is a small town on the coast of the Ijsselmeer in the province of Noord-Holland in The Netherlands. Eric is, amongst many other things, an avid cyclist, and this is Eric’s explanation of how this composition came about:

“With my composition Enkhuizen I have tried to bring one of my theories into practice.…