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COUNTDOWN TO DOEK FESTIVAL 2016 – day 2

ByColin McLean Concerts, Uncategorized

DAY 2 – APRIL 30

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Warelis/Govaert/De Joode
Annette Krebs – Konstruktion #2
Jason Roebke Octet
Nederlands Jazzarchief Presents Jazz Portraits with Wolter Wierbos and Eric Boeren
Musical Treasure hunt – children’s program
Dance Workshop

On day two, we will start off with a dance workshop at Plantage Dok (start 11am) and a special children’s program at Maakland, with a magical mystery tour for young adventurers (start 2pm).

The day will continue at the Bimhuis with a film screening of jazz portrets featuring Wolter Wierbos & Wilbert de Joode (start 2.30pm) and will end with a diverse and entertaining line-up of artists from Amsterdam, Berlin and Chicago.…

ABC Doek Festival – Amsterdam Berlin Chicago – Capitals of Improvisation

ByJohn Dikeman Uncategorized

DOEKA6FEst_teaser-page-001ABC DOEK FESTIVAL 2016
Amsterdam – Berlin – Chicago
Capitals of Improvisation
April 29 – May 4

THESE THINGS HAPPEN
HYPERACTIVE KID
MICHAEL MOORE BIGTET
WARELIS/GOVAERT/DEJOODE
ANNETTE KREBS – KONSTRUKTION #2
JASON ROEBKE OCTET
BISHOP/BORGHINI/DIKEMAN/DRAKSLER/LILLINGER
HOOK, LINE & SINKER
JOSHUA ABRAMS’ NATURAL INFORMATION SOCIETY
JASPER STADHOUDERS’ POLYBAND
OKAPI
AMSTERDAM REAL BOOK FIETS TOUR
MONDAY MATCH
COLLABORATION WITH LINKS HALL
COMPOSITION WORKSHOP ENSEMBLE
plus DOEK FESTIVAL ON TOUR @ KORZO April 28
and more…

Doek is now in full force preparing for the upcoming Doek festival.…

Doek @ Zaal – February 28: the state of your equipment

ByJohn Dikeman Uncategorized

tut-trumpetDoek @ Zaal 100
Sunday 28 Febuary
20:00 – free entry!

Wolter Wierbos and Joost Buis talk about their trombones.
Eric Boeren speaks with Felicity Provan about cornets and trumpets.
Eric talks to pianist Marta Warelis about her instrument.

Musicians talk about their instruments. Sharing anecdotes, thoughts about brands, the different sounds they get from different instruments, what the ideal sound is and how they try to get it out of their gear, they’ll give you an inside look at how they manage to coax beauty out of these hunks of metal, wood, strings… Their experience with using their equipment to let them express what they need to express.…

Kaja Draksler and Jasper Stadhouders join Doek

ByJohn Dikeman Uncategorized

kajajasper3Doek is very proud to announce the addition of Kaja Draksler and Jasper Stadhouders to the artistic core. Kaja and Jasper represent the cutting edge of the Dutch improvisation scene. Both are instrumentalists of international acclaim but also artists who have been a big part of creating the bustling improv scene we have in Amsterdam today. Not only through their own projects but also by curating and organizing.…

BRAND! NL

ByJohn Dikeman Uncategorized

09.jazzfestival_web_hoofd_outlinesNONA and Cultural Mechelen organize the 2nd edition of the jazz festival BRAND! to take place February 12-13 in Mechelen, Belgium. As well as the official festival there is a second program RAND! which will take place throughout the month.

BRAND! provides a platform for a new generation of musicians in collaboration with illustrious veterans of the music. This year, the focus of the festival is on Belgian/Dutch combinations. A number of groupings featuring Doek musicians will be performing including Ambush Party, Cactus Truck, Eric Boeren, Wilbert de Joode, Teun Verbruggen, ICP and The Ex.…