News

November 10 – 21:00
De Ruimte
€8 Space is the Place ft. Doek, €6 Second Stop, €10 combined ticket

Trio Rubato
Tristan Honsinger solo cello

Besides improvisations, Trio Rubato mainly plays Frankie Douglas’ compositions that reflect his musical roots in Curaçao. The lyrical, deceptively simple pieces are handled with elegance, passion and spirit by three fantastic improvisers.
Wolter Wierbos – trombone
Franky Douglas – guitar
Michael Moore – altsax, clarinet

Tristan Honsinger – ICP’s dada performer cello maestro. We have been amazed by his group Hook Line & Sinker and now we get to see and hear him play solo.…

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.…

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.…

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.…