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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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.…
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.…
Day 1 of the festival: April 29 – HYPERACTIVE KID
Coming from improvisation-stronghold Berlin, Hyperactive Kid will give a vibrant,
energetic performance at the beautiful Bimhuis!
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April 29th / May 4th
This year’s Doek festival will present bands and musicians who typify the flourishing improv scenes in Amsterdam, Berlin and Chicago. It will be an action packed six days with music, film and dance all over town.
Let’s tell you a bit more about…..
Day 1 of the festival: April 29
At the Bimhuis these three bands will be playing
From Amsterdam Michael Moore Bigtet
Michael Moore, alto sax
Eric Boeren, clarinet
Wolter Wierbos, trombone
Giuseppe Doronzo baritone sax
Jorrit Westerhof, guitar
Kaja Draksler, piano
Arjen Gorter, double bass
Han Bennink, drums
From Berlin Hyperactive Kid
Philipp Gropper, saxophone
Ronny Graupe, guitar
Christian Lillinger, drums
and Chicago based These Things Happen
Keefe Jackson, tenor sax
Oscar Jan Hoogland, piano
Josh Abrams, double bass
Mikel Avery, drums
venue: Bimhuis
start: 20:30 hr
ticket at the door: €20 / €17 (CJP, Studenten-, Stadspas)
Free for ‘We Are Public‘ members
Festival pass whole festival: €55…
ABC 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.…