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doek at Rumor Festival


October 28 – 21:45
Theater Kikker
€17,- / €12,- (U-pas, student)
Amsterdam Real Book

Doekers Eric Boeren, John Dikeman, Kaja Draksler, Wilbert de Joode, Oscar Jan Hoogland, Jasper Stadhouders and Onno Govaert present a special edition of the Amsterdam Real Book during Rumor Festival 85 on Saturday 28 October. Come along to Theater Kikker to hear explorations, interpretations and improvisations based on repertoire by such Amsterdam greats as Misha Mengelberg, Sean Bergin, Guus Jansen, Michael Moore and The Ex.…

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Space is the Place/2nd Stop – Cactus Truck + Wilbert de Joode

October 13 – 21:00
De Ruimte
€8 Space is the Place, €6 Second Stop, €10 combined ticket

Cactus Truck
Wilbert de Joode Solo

The Second Stop is Jupiter starts again on October 13. The series has been a great success, combining late night dance party aesthetics with an improvisational flare. De Ruimte has become the place to be every second Friday after your main activity of the evening but before heading off into the Amsterdam night for some seriously late mischief.…

all ellington at work

This week All Ellington – Jodi Gilbert vocals, Mo van der Does alto sax/clarinet, Natalio Sued tenorsax, Giuseppe Doronzo baritone sax, Jimmy Sernesky trumpet, Eric Boeren cornet, Joost Buis trombone, Oscar Jan Hoogland piano, Wilbert de Joode bass, Frank Rosaly drums – are in Jazzcase Dommelhof in Neerpelt, Belgium for a 4 day residency. All Ellington was founded by Eric Boeren in 2012 with the intention of exploring well-known and minder well-known pieces by the legendary band leader Duke Ellington. As in Ellington’s orchestra, respect for the orginal compositions goes hand in hand with the individuality and inventiveness of the band memebers.…

Dikeman, Parker, Drake, European Tour

John Dikeman – saxophone
William Parker – bass
Hamid Drake – percussion, voice

08-25 Cafe Oto, London, UK (Trio with JD, WP, Onno Govaert)
08-26 ZomerJazzFietsTour, Groningen
08-27 – L’atelier Tampon-Nomade, Paris, FR
09-14 – Are You Free? festival, Dunajská Streda, Slovakia
09-15 – Kanjiža Jazz Festival, Kanjiža, Serbia
09-16 – Gromka, Ljubljana, Slovenia
09-17 – Parazzar, Bruges, Belgium
09-18 – Sexyland, Amsterdam, Netherlands
09-19 – Fri Form, Trondheim, Norway

The trio of John Dikeman, William Parker and Hamid Drake was formed for Doek Festival #12.…

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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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Zomer Jazz Fiets Tour

August 25, 26

Dikeman, Parker, Drake
Duo Wolter Wierbos/Kris Defoort
Dutch Impro Academy
The PolyBand
Wilbert de Joode Core Trio

This year at the Zomer Jazz Fiets Tour (Summer Jazz Bike Tour) in Groningen, Doek has 4 ensembles performing. The Fiets tour is one of our favorites in the Netherlands as it not only has excellent programming, it also happens to be one of the funnest festivals anywhere. (We even borrowed the idea for our own festival – Doek has included a bike tour in our last 4 festivals with great success.…