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Featured Artist – Onno Govaert

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Onno Govaert drums

While still in high school Onno Govaert (1987, Kaatsheuvel, NL) was already playing with such well-known Dutch jazz musicians as Eric Vloeimans and Harmen Fraanje. He moved to Amsterdam to study jazz drums and graduated cum laude from the Conservatorium of Amsterdam in 2009.
His playing has variously been described as ‘innovative’, ‘spectacular’, ‘relentless’, ‘possessed by the devil’ and ‘post Jim Black’. ‘Onno Govaert stokes the band’s fires with spazzy rumbles and unflagging motion’, commented Chicago Reader, and Volkskrant described his style as ‘full of initiative and uninhibited.’…

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Featured Artist – Nate Wooley

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Nate Wooley trumpet

He was born in 1974 in Clatskanie, Oregon. He began playing trumpet professionally with his father, a big band saxophonist, at the age of 13. His time in Oregon instilled in Nate a musical aesthetic that has informed all of his music making for the past 20 years.
Nate moved to New York in 2001, and has since become one of the most in-demand trumpet players in the burgeoning Brooklyn jazz, improv, noise, and new music scenes.…

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Featured Artist – Kaja Draksler

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Kaja Draksler is a jazz pianist and composer originally from Slovenia and now residing in Amsterdam. She obtained her Masters degree in classical composition at the Conservatorium of Amsterdam and her Bachelor in jazz piano at Prince Claus Conservatory in Groningen, The Netherlands in 2009. In 2008 she was spending a semester at Purchase Collage (NY). In 2005 she finished High School for Music in Ljubljana (jazz department) and Diocesan Classical Gymnasium Ljubljana.

Kaja Draksler’s current projects include Solo, several Duets; with Onno Govaert (Feecho), Matiss Čudars, and Susana Santos Silvam, and Trio- BadBooshBand.…

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Featured Artist – Ingrid Laubrock

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Ingrid Laubrock saxophone

Originally from Germany, Ingrid Laubrock resides in Brooklyn, NY. Between 1989 and 2009 she was active as a saxophonist and composer in London/UK. She performed and/or recorded with: Anthony Braxton, Dave Douglas, Kenny Wheeler, Jason Moran,Tim Berne, William Parker, Mark Helias,Tom Rainey,Mary Halvorson, Kris Davis, Tyshawn Sorey, Evan Parker, Luc Ex, Django Bates’ Human Chain,The Continuum Ensemble and many others. Ingrid’s current projects as a leader are Anti-House, Sleepthief, Ingrid Laubrock Orchestra and Ubatuba. Collaborations include LARK, Haste, Paradoxical Frog and Ingrid Laubrock/Tom Rainey Duo.…

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Doek Festival #12

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DOEK FESTIVAL #12

APRIL 29 – MAY 4
Tobias Delius’ I Hear a Smell
Eric Boeren Meets… Duos and interviews
Eddie and the Eagles
Sun Seven
Peter Evans Solo
Frank Gratkowski Quartet
Michael Moore – Sylvie Courvoisier – Mark Feldman
Kao – Make and Play
Stadhouders – Govaert – De Joode
John Dikeman – William Parker – Hamid Drake
Thurston Moore – Andy Moor – Anne-James Chaton
Amsterdam Real Book – Bicycle Tour
All Ellington

More info here.

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Cactus Truck – Scattered Ghosts tape release concert in Antwerpen: Jan 17

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Scattered GhostsCactus Truck is releasing their second cassette tape, Scattered Ghosts, January 17. It features two live performances, one from the Young VIP tour concert in Dordrecht featuring Peter Jacquemyn on bass, and another from the 12 Points festival in Ireland. For this performance at Factor 44, Cactus Truck will be biggified with the addition of Peter Jacquemyn, Gerard Herman, Tom en Cel Overberghe, and more tba
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