Michael Moore

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Doek Composes – Timbrical Reflections by Ada Rave

ByJohn Dikeman Audio, Media

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

TIMBRAL REFLECTION is a sound poem, a little excuse to arouse the reflection of the movement inside one sound.

Doek Composes
One of the main pillars of Doek is how improvising musicians deal with composed musical elements. When the world was struck by the corona virus and all of us were asked to isolate ourselves as much as possible, we thought: what can we do to perpetuate our music and still share it with our audience and each other?…

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.…

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Doek Workshop – Michael Moore

ByJohn Dikeman Concerts, News

21 November 21
Splendor
Workshop 12.00 -14.30 and 15.30 – 18.00
“What We Did Today” performance 19:30

Doek is organizing a series of workshops in Splendor in Amsterdam. Doek musicians are renowned for their skills and experience in the field of improvised music. They are keen to share their knowledge with you!

Michael: ‘For my contribution to the Doek improvisation workshop series I will concentrate on non-idiomatic improvisation. In order to play this music well, and to be aware of all the possibilities, the player needs a specific set of listening skills.…