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Doek RAW – Net Label

Doek RAW is a new pay what you want, download only label documenting various projects from the members of Doek. It also features artwork by 2015 Doek photographer in residence, Sara Morris.

Doek RAW 01 John Dikeman, Aleksandar Škorić – …Again comes the rising of the Sun…
Doek RAW 02 Jason Nazary, Terrie Ex, Jasper Stadhouders – Live at Space is the Place

Coming soon – Boerenbond and Constellation100

The purpose of this label is to document music which we feel is artistically of high standing, yet, for one reason or another, is not available in another format.…

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Doek bands highlights of Zomer Jazz Fiets Tour

The Zomer Jazz Fiets Tour, this year in its 31st year, proved once again to be one of the most inspirational and down-right fun festivals in the Netherlands, attracting an audience of roughly 1,500 that biked from barn to church to museum in surprisingly good weather. Doek was well represented with Dikeman, Parker, Drake; Duo Wolter Wierbos/Kris Defoort; the Dutch Impro Academy; the PolyBand and Wilbert de Joode Core Trio. Doek groups were listed as being highlights of the festival, both by word of mouth as well as reported in a number of reviews.…

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5 New Releases – Wierbos, Stadhouders, Daisy; Hook, Line & Sinker; Dikeman, and more


Wierbos, Stadhouders, Daisy – Sounds in a Garden (Relay Recordings)

Wolter Wierbos – trombone
Jasper Stadhouders – guitar, electric bass
Tim Daisy – drums

Hook, Line & Sinker – DVD (De Platenbakkerij)
Tristan Honsinger – cello, voice
Antonio Borghini – double bass, voice
Tobias Delius – tenor sax, clarinet, voice
Axel Dörner – trumpet, voice…

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Doek Festival 2017 part of The Present is Present

In a departure from tradition, this year’s Doek Festival will be part of a larger event, The Present Is Present, a week long festival highlighting the rich and diverse universe of creative music in Amsterdam. The scene is flourishing, with new artists, groups, venues and series popping up all over town, crossing generations, genres and boundaries and injecting new life into the city. The Present Is Present celebrates this vibrant scene. It also marks the launch of a new website, presentsoundsamsterdam.…

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COUNTDOWN TO DOEK FESTIVAL 2016 – JASON ROEBKE OCTET

Day 2 of the Festival: April 30 – Jason Roebke Octet – Chicago

Composer and musician Jason Roebke exemplifies all that is fascinating and unique about Chicago jazz. He will bring six of Chicago’s finest improvisers to this year’s Doek Festival. Their sound is deeply rooted in rich Ellingtonian harmony while re-imagining the approach with exciting individual interplay between the soloists and ensemble.

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COUNTDOWN TO DOEK FESTIVAL 2016 – Warelis / Govaert / de Joode

Day 2 of the Festival: April 30 – Marta Warelis / Wilbert de Joode / Onno Govaert

The trio Warelis / de Joode / Govaert emerged from Amsterdam’s flourishing improvised music circuit and unites two generations of improvisers: the young, up-and-coming Onno Govaert and Marta Warelis with ‘old dog’ and Doek member Wilbert de Joode.