The Ambush Party

BRAND! NL

ByJohn Dikeman Uncategorized

09.jazzfestival_web_hoofd_outlinesNONA and Cultural Mechelen organize the 2nd edition of the jazz festival BRAND! to take place February 12-13 in Mechelen, Belgium. As well as the official festival there is a second program RAND! which will take place throughout the month.

BRAND! provides a platform for a new generation of musicians in collaboration with illustrious veterans of the music. This year, the focus of the festival is on Belgian/Dutch combinations. A number of groupings featuring Doek musicians will be performing including Ambush Party, Cactus Truck, Eric Boeren, Wilbert de Joode, Teun Verbruggen, ICP and The Ex.…

The Ambush Party and e-cinema: visual music and the beat generation

Bydoek Uncategorized

Films from the Beat era, when writers and film-makers were inspired by the improvised patterns of bepop. Live accompaniment from The Ambush Party.

December 9 @ EYE 19:15 hr

An evening devoted to visual music by master animators such as Hy Hirsh and Jordan Belson and jazzy films of the Beat Generation. Many of the highlights from the history of abstract animation were made in the fifties, in a climate characterized by a unique mix of jazz, interest in ‘altered states’, eastern religions and modern technology.…

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Ambush Party – Circus LP Release Party Nov 1

ByJohn Dikeman Media, News, Video

Circus LP Release Party
November 1 @ Plantage Dok dinner 18:30, concert 20:30
Featuring live artwork by Theo Tomson

“Faithful to its name and to the circus life, The Ambush Party delivers a wild, engaging ride. ****”

Eyal Hareuveni, All About Jazz

The Ambush Party has released their second album, Circus, on Platenbakkerij. While the CD has been out for a couple months the LP is fresh off the press and they are celebrating with a huge night at Plantage Dok.…