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COUNTDOWN TO DOEK FESTIVAL 2016 – JASON ROEBKE OCTET

ByColin McLean Concerts, Media, Uncategorized, Video

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

ByColin McLean Concerts, Media, Uncategorized, Video

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.

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COUNTDOWN TO DOEK FESTIVAL 2016 – ANNETTE KREBS – KONSTRUKTION #2

ByColin McLean Concerts, Media, Uncategorized, Video

Day 2 of the Festival: April 30 – Annette Krebs – Berlin

In her sound sculptures, German artist Annette Krebs tries to approach a musical vision with the help of several techniques and working methods. At this years Doek Festival, Annette Krebs will be presenting her Konstruktion #2, a work consisting of specially designed set-ups of sound objects (metals, strings, wood, various objects), electronics (Max/MSP), and microphones.

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COUNTDOWN TO DOEK FESTIVAL 2016 – MICHAEL MOORE BIGTET

ByColin McLean Concerts, Media, Uncategorized, Video

Day 1 of the Festival: April 29 – Michael Moore Bigtet – Amsterdam

The California-born musician and Doek member Michael Moore combines the best of different worlds: the finesse of the American jazz tradition, the anarchy of New Dutch Swing and the interesting sounds of folk music from all over the globe.

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COUNTDOWN TO DOEK FESTIVAL 2016 – THESE THINGS HAPPEN

ByColin McLean Concerts, Media, Uncategorized

Day 1 of the Festival: April 29 – THESE THINGS HAPPEN – Amsterdam/Chicago

The music of These Things Happen is a commuting between Chicago and Amsterdam, Composition and Improvisation, Sobriety and without hesitation, wild playfulness and purity. Starting with classical pieces and originals from the Dutch and American Jazz traditions, the trio will digress, covering new ground: Discover and ignore, grab and release, creating and letting go…

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Club 100 – curated by Kaja Draksler

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DrakslerClub100 Doek member Kaja Draksler curates Club 100
Wednesday 30 March
20:00

Kaja: I think this is going to be my first time playing classical music in public. With real pros!
Very much looking forward to this Wednesday (8PM!). Improvisations, compositions, dance, music theatre, folklore, classical, improvised, new and old music…

– Kusuda/Hewitt
Kenzo Kusuda- dance/ James Hewitt- baroque violin, dance
– Matīss Čudars
solo guitar
– Silova/ Heyndels
Elina Silova- voice/ Lennart Heyndels- bass
– Belle Di Mai: Travelling Voices
Alice Casarosa, Irene Raminga Rametta- voice
-For soprano, violin, and piano • M.…