doek compilation
A trip through the many and varied sounds of Doek, from improvised piano to cumbia, from Anthony Braxton to Superinca. “These are the bright moments.” Enjoy!
Compilation made by Seeltje van Boeckel.…
Anthony Braxton
Featured Artist – Anthony Braxton
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Anthony Braxton saxophone
“I know I’m an African-American, and I know I play the saxophone, but I’m not a jazz musician. I’m not a classical musician, either. My music is like my life: It’s in between these areas.”
Anthony Braxton is recognized as one of the most important musicians, educators, and creative thinkers of the past 50 years, highly esteemed in the creative music community for the revolutionary quality of his work and for the mentorship and inspiration he has provided to generations of younger musicians.…
Featured artist – Eric Boeren
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Eric Boeren cornet
Eric Boeren made his first steps in music with the brassband of Ulicoten, a small village in the south of Holland. He played solo euphonium, then moved over to the Eb tuba. At eighteen, after attending his first concerts of improvised music, he switched to cornet, his first love. He attended workshops at Amsterdam’s Bimhuis, and developed his interest in melodic shapes, musical cues, texture and sonority. In the following ten years Boeren played with the Maarten Altena Ensemble, Willem van Manen’s Contraband, Ab Baars Tentet and the Paul Termos Tentet.…
DOEK FESTIVAL # 13
Tri-Centric Foundation and Doek
The music and legacy of Anthony Braxton
June 2-7, 2015
Bimhuis and other Amsterdam venues
The Doek festival has developed over the years into a significant event for improvised music. For the next edition, we’re collaborating with the Tri-Centric Foundation to present the music of one of the greatest living composers and improvisers, Anthony Braxton.
Musicians from Tri-Centric who will be joining include Taylor Ho Bynum, Vincent Chancey, Nate Wooley, Ingrid Laubrock, Mary Halverson, James Fey, Brendon Seabrook, Tomeka Reid, and Anthony Braxton himself.…