Ton Mijs has created a beautiful photo book to document the performance of I Hear a Smell from Doek Festival #12. This performance, created by Tobias Delius and Ciska Jansen, mixed sight, smell, sound and taste. This unique book, which is available as a limited edition print-on-demand, is available on Ton’s website here.…
Wouter Kooij, graduate student at Hogeschool van Amsterdam, has created a survey to try to understand the relationship between different experimental music organizations and their audiences and how this relationship is impacted by the various types of media and marketing used by said organizations. If you have a minute, please take the time to fill out this quick survey and help Wouter, as well as Doek as a whole, get a better idea of how we can reach our audience.…
THE JOB from Jochem van Tol on Vimeo.
This excellent video shows The Job on their tour through Japan which took place in March and April of 2014. Filmed and edited by Job member Jochem van Tol, this video offers a glimpse of life on the road with the quartet as well as some exclusive performance footage.…
Ada Rave is next up to perform solo as part of Herbert Nouwens’ exhibition, Angels’ Share, in Westerpark on August 9. Ada will begin at 17:00 in front of the twin sculpture Angels’ Share which stands just west of Pacific Parc.
Ada Rave, originally from Argentina, moved to Amsterdam just over a year ago and immediately integrated into the improvised music community. Performing regularly throughout town, her saxophone playing shows a wealth of knowledge and technique ranging from a deep understanding of traditional jazz harmony as well as a variety of extended techniques all showcasing a beautiful, warm tone that can easily shift from the delicate to the robust.…
BBQ @ Vondelpark 15:00
Fresh meat courtesy of Nicolas Chienteroli, Ada Rave and Mark Morse
And featuring the worlds hottest chilli: The Bhut Jolokia
Music @ Vondelbunker 21:00
Donné et Desirée
Dead Neanderthals
Dagora featuring Phil Wood
For the July edition of Doek @ XYZ we will be enjoying the summer sun in Vondelpark for an afternoon bbq followed by three amazing live acts at the Vondelbunker.
For the BBQ we have asked Argentinian power-couple Nicolas Chienteroli and Ada Rave to slow cook some meat in the proper Argentinian fashion.…
This Saturday Wolter Wierbos will be performing solo in Westergasfabriek as a part of Angels’ Share, a sculpture exhibition presenting the work of Herbert Nouwens. This exhibition features a different musical performance every Saturday until the final day of the exhibition on August 31.
Wolter Wierbos has toured throughout the world as a soloist. A brilliant improviser known for his spontaneity, these giant, metallic sculptures offer him the perfect point of departure for a voyage into the unknown. As was the case for the previous performances, Wolter will begin in front of the twin sculpture Angels’ Share at 17:00.…