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John Dikeman solo USA tour

ByJohn Dikeman News

This April John Dikeman completed his first ever solo tour performing 23 concerts in one month across the USA. Aside from solos John also collaborated with Ava Mendoza, James Brandon Lewis, Rob Mazurek, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Stefan Gonzalez, Jonathan F. Horne, Death Posture, Adam Shead, Owen Davis, Chris Merz and more. Photographer Sara Anke also joined for part of the trip to document the hours one the road, travelling through the south. Photos coming soon!

May

28 John Dikeman solo, Schlippenbach Trio, Constellation, Chicago, IL, USA
29 John Dikeman solo/duo w Adam Shead, Spot Tavern, Lafayette, IN, USA
30 John Dikeman w Adam Shead, House FitzGerald, South Bend, IN, USA
30 John Dikeman w Adam Shead, McCormicks, South Bend, IN, USA
31 John Dikeman solo, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

april

01 John Dikeman solo, James Brandon Lewis solo, Kate Mohanty solo, Sax TrioH0L0, New York, NY, USA
03 John Dikeman solo, Ava Mendoza solo, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA, USA
04 John Dikeman solo, Ava Mendoza solo, Red Room, Baltimore, MD, USA
05 John Dikeman solo, Ava Mendoza solo, Rhizome, Washington DC, USA
06 John Dikeman solo, Ava Mendoza solo, Kings, Raleigh, NC, USA
07 John Dikeman solo, Ava Mendoza solo, Revolve, Asheville, SC, USA
08 John Dikeman solo, Ava Mendoza solo, Bastion, Nashville, TN, USA
09 John Dikeman solo, Ava Mendoza solo, and quartet w Evan Lipson and Bob Stagner, Sluggo’s Vegan Cafe, Chattanooga, TN, USA
10 John Dikeman solo, Ava Mendoza solo, Zeitgeist Theater, New Orleans, LO, USA
14 John Dikeman recording session for Astral Spirits w Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Stefan Gonzalez, Jonathan F.…

join the Doek market!

Bydoek News

During Doek’s two festival nights on 14 and 15 June the Bimhuis will be transformed into a bustling market with stalls, performers, dancers, rabble rousers and, of course, lots of music! Friday’s market theme is City, Saturday is a Bazaar. Would you like to have a stall at the The Market? Send us a mail at with your idea. You can sell almost anything except drinks and food to go. Tarot readings, spices, your gran’s dresses, advice to the love-lorn, cookies, sets of steak knives – get them here!…

doek festival 2019: the market

Bydoek News


It’s coming up to Doek Festival time of year again. This year we’re turning the Bimhuis upside down for our own production: The Market. For two glorious days the Bimhuis will be transformed into a meeting place where all sorts of exchanges take place, from goods and services to smells, flavours, cultures, sounds, glances, blushes, curses and currency. On Sunday 16 June we’ll finish with a Bacchanalia party – time and place to be confirmed. Watch this space and follow us on Facebook for news and updates.…

interested in helping the Amsterdam creative music scene?

Bydoek News

Gezocht: enthousiaste mensen die de Amsterdamse avontuurlijke muziekscene in kaart willen brengen
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De Amsterdamse scene voor jazz, geïmproviseerde en andere avontuurlijke muziek moet beter in kaart gebracht worden. Vrijwel dagelijks spelen en organiseren de meest creatieve muzikanten op uiteenlopende plekken in de hoofdstad: kleine én grote podia tot en met intieme huiskamerconcerten en eenmalige initiatieven.

Om een georganiseerde agenda te ontwikkelen en bij te houden, zoeken we naar een groep enthousiaste mensen van muzikanten, muziekfanaten en/of organisatoren die een paar uur in de maand willen besteden aan hetgeen wat bruisende wereldsteden als Berlijn en Chicago wél hebben, maar Amsterdam ontbeert en zo nodig heeft: een overzichtelijk beeld van wat er per dag te zien en horen is.…

Space is the place ft doek/The 2nd stop is jupiter

Bydoek News

We are super happy with the programmes for the coming three evenings of SITP ft Doek/The 2nd Stop is Jupiter in De Ruimte:
March 8
Space is the Place ft. Doek
Barre Phillips / Gerry Hemingway / Michael Moore
Hupata! Marta Warelis / Ada Rave / Yung-Tuan Ku
The 2nd Stop is Jupiter
69AY & Zebra Street Band

April 12
Space is the Place ft. Doek
Jasper Stadhouders / Akira Sakata / NIcolas Field
Onno Govaert / Fabio Galeazzi / Frank Rosaly
The 2nd Stop is Jupiter
The Ambush Party & Zebra Street Band

Ada Rave (photo Peter Gannushkin)

May 10
Space is the Place ft.…