John Dikeman

DOEK @ ZAAL – September 27, shhhhhh live recording!

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Sunday 27 September
20:00 – free entry!

Luis Vicente – trumpet
John Dikeman – saxophone
Wilbert de Joode – bass
Onno Govaert – drums

This month we will be doing a live recording in Zaal 100 with a quartet chosen by Portuguese trumpet monster Luis Vicente. It could be argued that live performance is the ideal environment for recording improvised music. So much of the music draws on the energy of the room and the audience. Come be a part of the process and hear this quartet in action!…

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Dikeman, Parker, Drake CD/LP Release tour

ByJohn Dikeman Audio, Media

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Two new albums are coming out now from the Dikeman, Parker, Drake trio. Live at La Resistenza on El Negocito / Tractata Records will be available September on CD and coming soon on vinyl!
Cleaning the Mirror, recorded live at Cafe Oto, is available now as digital download from the new Cafe Oto store OTOROKU.

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Live at La Resistenza – Gratitude (excerpt)

As well as these new recordings, the trio will be touring this September including performances at Ai Confini tea Sardegna e Jazz, the first ever Brighton Alternative Jazz Festival, and for our Dutch friends, a Bimhuis performance September 9.…

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Featured Artist – John Dikeman

Bydoek Audio, Image, Video

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John Dikeman was born in Nebraska in 1983 and grew up in Kemmerer, Wyoming. Thanks to the extreme isolation of his hometown, he spent most of his free time practicing and studying music. He quickly discovered the music of John Coltrane, Cecil Taylor, John Zorn, and Albert Ayler and instantly connected to the unmatched expressive power of free jazz. John was very fortunate to meet and collaborate with many excellent improvisers at a rather early age.…

Doek @ zaal 100 April 26 – Ken Aldcroft, Scott Thomson, Kevin Shea

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Sunday 26 March
20:00 – free entry!

Ken Aldcroft – guitar
Scott Thomson – trombone
John Dikeman – saxophone
Kevin Shea – drums

We’re celebrating Koningsnacht with some amazing musicians from the New World. I’m sure they’ll wear orange though.

Ken Aldcroft and Scott Thomson have been performing together since 2005. In addition, they have worked together extensively as co-founders of the Association of Improvising Musicians Toronto (AIMToronto), a musicians’ collective that hosted many exceptional visiting musicians, including Evan Parker, William Parker, Eddie Prévost, Joe McPhee, and Urs Leimgruber, always in collaboration with Toronto musicians.…

Dikeman/Parker/Drake broadcast on BBC Radio 3

Bydoek Uncategorized

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Listen to the second set of their live performance at Cafe Oto which took place last year just after they performed at Doek Festival #12. It will be available for one month here.

Watch the Cafe Oto site for more – they are about to launch a new digital subscription service featuring downloads of numerous concerts including the first set from this concert. https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/…

Cactus Truck @ USA

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cactus truckCactus Truck and guests including Ava Mendoza, Chris Corsano, Joe McPhee and William Parker, are almost half way through their USA tour. Tonight they will play at the Conundrum Music Hall in West Columbia and in a few days they will be heading for NYC.
They’ve got their brand new cd ‘Seizures Palace’ on the Not Two label with them. They hope to also have a re-release of their already out of print ‘Live in USA’ cd as a limited edition tape on the Astral Spirits label.…