Marta Warelis

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Marta Warelis – a grain of Earth

ByJohn Dikeman Audio, Media, News

Release concert at De Ruimte October 7

‘A grain of Earth’ is the first solo venture and expression of several years of working with instant composition and the timbral possibilities of an acoustic piano. This has been wrapped in an idea of realities beyond our perception, and a thought that we are a part of a big organism where everything goes endlessly bigger and smaller in scale of size, time and speed. Everything moves in constantly interfering waves of energy; echoing and reflecting, in ceaseless dance of creation and destruction.…

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Doek Impro Workshops @ Splendor

ByJohn Dikeman Concerts, Image, News

February 26 – Jasper Stadhouders
March 20 – John Dikeman
Splendor
2 sessions: 11-13.30 and 15-17.00
€20 / €15 for students
We’re finishing up our series of Doek Workshops in Splendor. Some of these have been rescheduled a few times, well hopefully these dates will stick.
The daylong workshop will comprise two sessions (11-13.30 and 15-17). Cost of the workshop is €20 and €15 for students. There is a maximum of 10 students per workshop.
We will follow all COVID-19 regulations and precautions that apply at the time of the workshop.…

Old Adam on Turtle Island, Live at Zaal 100

ByJohn Dikeman Concerts

Saturday November 27
Zaal 100
Doors open 18:30, concert starts promptly at 19:00
Entrance 10 Euros

John Dikeman – saxophones, composition
Marta Warelis – piano
Aaron Lumley – bass
Sun-Mi Hong – drums

Old Adam on Turtle Island is a new program composed by John Dikeman for this improvising quartet. This will be the first performance of this quartet featuring the incredible talents of Sun-Mi Hong on drums.

Sunday at De Ruimte on Bandcamp
“An example of all that is good in live modern jazz improvisation” David Roberts

Thanks to our dear friend covid 19, the concert must be finished at 20.00.…

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The Impro Train: Hupata! and Wilbert de Joode

ByJohn Dikeman Concerts, Image, News

Bimhuis and Doek Present:
The Impro Train
June 11, 2021
3 Sets at 19.00, 20.30 and 22.00
Tickets
Passepartout

The Impro Train is back, baby!
Three sets by two ensembles. Go to one, go to them all, either way it’ll be a fabulous evening.
Fabulous!

Saxophone, piano and percussion form the sound of Hupata!, alongside a wonky, wobbly, rickety, going hog wild wagon filled with toys, which transform and take shapes of birds, elephants, camels, taking you for a journey.…

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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Sunday at De Ruimte

ByJohn Dikeman Image, Media

Marta Warelis – piano
Frank Rosaly – drums
Aaron Lumley – bass
John Dikeman – saxophone

Hot off the press, this debut recording will be released digitally and as a CD this Friday in time for Bandcamp free Friday. Check Doek RAW on bandcamp. Featuring photography by Sara Morris.
Sunday at De Ruimte was recorded last year during the Doek LIVE! Festival. A tour of the Netherlands was expected this winter, thanks in part to the Balcony Scenes fund by the Fonds Podiumkunsten.…