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The new season begins

ByJohn Dikeman Concerts, Image, News

After a refreshing summer filled with festivals and fun, the new season for improvised music has now begun. Amsterdam is chock-full of great venues and improvised series – be sure to check out Present Sounds Amsterdam to get an overview of everything going on. Here are some highlights featuring Doek ensembles.

Zaal 100

Impro Jazzcafe
Zaal 100 is back with regular shows every Tuesday night including the monthly showcase for All Ellington every third Tuesday of the Month.

De Ruimte

Space is the Place, Second Stop is Jupiter, Ditdit-dada-ditdit
Space is the Place at De Ruimte has already hosted a number of great shows and will begin their collaboration with Doek November 9 featuring Cactus Truck with special guest James Brandon Lewis as well as an incredibly rare, heavily amplified bass solo by Wilbert de Joode.…

Call for participants – Doek Festival Workshops

ByJohn Dikeman News

Doek is organizing an improvisation workshop in the Bimhuis during the Doek Festival 2018, from 14 – 17 June. During the workshop you will work alongside Doek musicians, all authorities in the field of improvised music. They are keen to share their knowledge and skills with you!

Complete information on the workshops and how to apply found here.…

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EDDIE AND THE EAGLES: Enough is Enough

ByJohn Dikeman Concerts, News, Video

March 31 – 22:00 – 05:00
The Bimhuis
€16 Regular, €13 CJP/Stadspas/Student

“Eddie and the Eagles is back for our biggest edition so far. You’ve been there at OT301 and De Ruimte. It’s time to hit the elite stage and turn it inside out. Backwards. Bottom up. The Bimhuis is ours till 5 o’clock in the morning.”

LIFT PROGRAM WITH EXPLICIT ELEVATOR MUSIC:

ENTRANCE THROUGH-> PARKING -1

PRACTICAL MUSIC! enter our ship through the engine room.
Oscar Jan Hoogland machines/ sirens/ recordplayers/ gokautomaat/ analogue synth/ electric clavichord/ real to real/ megaphones, Jasper Stadhouders guitar, Christian Lillinger drums

GO UP -> proceed, stay focused, tune in and get out.…

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Doek Festival 2017 part of The Present is Present

ByJohn Dikeman Concerts, Image, Uncategorized

In a departure from tradition, this year’s Doek Festival will be part of a larger event, The Present Is Present, a week long festival highlighting the rich and diverse universe of creative music in Amsterdam. The scene is flourishing, with new artists, groups, venues and series popping up all over town, crossing generations, genres and boundaries and injecting new life into the city. The Present Is Present celebrates this vibrant scene. It also marks the launch of a new website, presentsoundsamsterdam.…

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COUNTDOWN TO DOEK FESTIVAL 2016 – ANNETTE KREBS – KONSTRUKTION #2

ByColin McLean Concerts, Media, Uncategorized, Video

Day 2 of the Festival: April 30 – Annette Krebs – Berlin

In her sound sculptures, German artist Annette Krebs tries to approach a musical vision with the help of several techniques and working methods. At this years Doek Festival, Annette Krebs will be presenting her Konstruktion #2, a work consisting of specially designed set-ups of sound objects (metals, strings, wood, various objects), electronics (Max/MSP), and microphones.

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COUNTDOWN TO DOEK FESTIVAL 2016 – MICHAEL MOORE BIGTET

ByColin McLean Concerts, Media, Uncategorized, Video

Day 1 of the Festival: April 29 – Michael Moore Bigtet – Amsterdam

The California-born musician and Doek member Michael Moore combines the best of different worlds: the finesse of the American jazz tradition, the anarchy of New Dutch Swing and the interesting sounds of folk music from all over the globe.

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