Jasper Stadhouders

Vancouver International Jazz Festival features Dutch Artists

ByJohn Dikeman Concerts

This June, the Vancouver International Jazz Festival will feature performances from three Dutch trios, all of which are Doek related.
The Dutch focus will premiere on 26 June 2021 at 17:30 (PST) on the YouTube channel of Coastal Jazz.

OMAWI Trio
Marta Warelis – piano
Wilbert de Joode – bass
Onno Govaert – drums

From Amsterdam’s flourishing improvised music circuit, OMAWI unites rising stars Onno Govaert (Cactus Truck) drums and Marta Warelis (Michael Moore, Ab Baars) piano with ‘old dog’ bassist Wilbert de Joode, one of European improv’s most recognized and active players and the 2016 winner of the Netherlands’ most prestigious jazz award, the Boy Edgar.…

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Doek Composes – A Bunch of Little Gestures by Jasper Stadhouders

ByJohn Dikeman Audio, Media

Doek composes for solo improvisers, a new and ongoing series on Doek RAW featuring original artwork by Lena Czerniawska.

“I wrote a series of little musical phrases and gestures with space for improvisation in between, around, underneath, above, throughout. A way to approach the piece is seeing it as a dialogue between the improviser and the composed elements in the score, which ideally trigger a certain way of improvising.…

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Doek Composes – Emptier by Michael Moore

ByJohn Dikeman Audio, Media

Doek composes for solo improvisers, a new and ongoing series on Doek RAW featuring original artwork by Lena Czerniawska.

“Emptier was written after hearing news of Cor Fuhler’s passing. The title refers to both how life is during the Covid-19 pandemic and how it is without Mr. Fuhler.
It’s sappy, I know, and Cor would have hated it, but I remain true to myself, as Cor always was.”
Michael

Doek Composes
One of the main pillars of Doek is how improvising musicians deal with composed musical elements.…

Best of 2020 lists

ByJohn Dikeman News

Kaja Draksler, and her Octet release Out For Stars, has been all over best of lists for 2020. But she’s not the only Doek artist receiving accolades. Here is an abbreviated list of Doek mentions for last year.

Kaja Draksler: 20 women who caused waves in jazz
Kaja Draksler/Kaja Draksler Octet: Out For Stars;
Vicente, Dikeman, Parker, Drake: Goes Without Saying, But it’s got to be Said Jazz.pt Best of 2020
Kaja Draksler Octet: Out For Stars Free Jazz Blog’s Top 10s
Kaja Draksler Octet: Out For Stars A Kind of Best Of 2020
Kaja Draksler; Kaja Draksler Octet; Jasper Stadhouders; John Dikeman; Gratkowski, de Joode, Kaufmann, Buck; Hupata!…

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The Impro Train: Blood Cloud & Oscar Jan Hoogland, Han Bennink Duo CD presentation

ByJohn Dikeman Concerts, News

December 11 – Bimhuis
Blood Cloud
Oscar Jan Hoogland, Han Bennink Duo
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For the second edition of the Impro Train (which has actually become the first), we have a stellar line-up of Blood Cloud, a quintet led by Jasper Stadhouders that performed at this years Doek LIVE! festival, as well as the CD presentation of Goede Reis! by Oscar Jan Hoogland and Han Bennink.

Oscar Jan Hoogland, Han Bennink Duo
Goede Reis!
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Although the incredible duo of Oscar Jan Hoogland and Han Bennink has existed for about a decade, Goede Reis!…