concerts

Wilbert de Joode Boy Edgar Prijs Tour – Core & More

ByJohn Dikeman Uncategorized

Wilbert de JoodeThe Boy Edgar Prize award night at the Bimhuis was a beautiful evening honouring one of the greatest bassists in improvised music, Wilbert de Joode. It also featured some exceptional performances by a who’s who of musicians from all over the world.

Starting this February, Wilbert will present 10 concerts in the Netherlands with the ensemble Core & More.

He will be touring with 2 different ‘CORE’s :
1: WdJ + Jasper Stadhouders, Onno Govaert, Tobias Delius
2: WdJ + Marta Warelis, Onno Govaert, Tobias Delius

The “MORE”: for each concert there will be one or two of these fantastic musicians joining the Core.…

The Second Stop is Jupiter

ByJohn Dikeman Uncategorized

Late night dance party at De Ruimte.
23:00 – 3:00
Second Friday of every month.

Lineup houseband:
Oscar Jan Hoogland keys
John Dikeman saxophone
Pino Polis guitar
Fabio Galeazzi drums

Every second Friday of the month, De Ruimte will explode with a burst of the craziest live music in town. Come shake off all your troubles with some wild after midnight dancing. If you’re still standing by the end, the party moves to the Ethiopian night club around the corner.…

COUNTDOWN TO DOEK FESTIVAL 2016 – ABC REAL BOOK BICYCLE TOUR

ByColin McLean Concerts

Day 3 of the Festival – Sunday 1st of May – ABC Real Book Bicycle Tour from 13:30 – 18:30 in various locations 

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After two evenings in the Bimhuis, hop on your bike and visit unusual locations in Amsterdam Noord for the now famous Amsterdam Real Book Bicycle Tour, this time interpeting the music of such great Amsterdam and Chicagoan improvisers as Guus Jansen, Sean Bergin, Sun Ra, Josh Berman and more.

During Doek Festival 2016’s ABC Real Book Bicycle Tour, festival artists from Amsterdam, Berlin and Chicago will give exciting performances in five special venues in Amsterdam Noord.…

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COUNTDOWN TO DOEK FESTIVAL 2016 – DAY 3

ByColin McLean Concerts, Uncategorized

DAY 3 – 1 MAYpicture TobiasDelius

ABC Real Book Bicycle Tour
Hook, Line & Sinker
Dance Workshop

On the third day of DOEK Festival 2016, things are getting to move!

As the day before, there will be a Dance Workshop at Plantage Dok, starting at 11am.

Afterwards, the whole festival gets mobile – with the ABC Real Book Bicycle Tour! The musical bike ride through Amsterdam will start at 2pm and will come to an end around 6.30pm with a cozy dinner at De Ruimte. …

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COUNTDOWN TO DOEK FESTIVAL 2016 – JASON ROEBKE OCTET

ByColin McLean Concerts, Media, Uncategorized, Video

Day 2 of the Festival: April 30 – Jason Roebke Octet – Chicago

Composer and musician Jason Roebke exemplifies all that is fascinating and unique about Chicago jazz. He will bring six of Chicago’s finest improvisers to this year’s Doek Festival. Their sound is deeply rooted in rich Ellingtonian harmony while re-imagining the approach with exciting individual interplay between the soloists and ensemble.

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COUNTDOWN TO DOEK FESTIVAL 2016 – Warelis / Govaert / de Joode

ByColin McLean Concerts, Media, Uncategorized, Video

Day 2 of the Festival: April 30 – Marta Warelis / Wilbert de Joode / Onno Govaert

The trio Warelis / de Joode / Govaert emerged from Amsterdam’s flourishing improvised music circuit and unites two generations of improvisers: the young, up-and-coming Onno Govaert and Marta Warelis with ‘old dog’ and Doek member Wilbert de Joode.

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