April 2018
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Exciting musical rollercoaster by renowned quartet from Berlin and Cologne, led by saxophonist and (bass) clarinetist Frank Gratkowski. ‘Improvisation, from furious to subtle’ (nrwjazz.net). For many years Frank Gratkowski has been
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Exciting musical rollercoaster by renowned quartet from Berlin and Cologne, led by saxophonist and (bass) clarinetist Frank Gratkowski. ‘Improvisation, from furious to subtle’ (nrwjazz.net).
For many years Frank Gratkowski has been a familiar face at the Bimhuis, as the sax and clarinet player for BikBentBraam and the trio with Wilbert de Joode and Achim Kaufmann. In his improvisations he brings together jazz and contemporary classical music, focusing on sound and microtonality. In his current quartet he plays with rising stars from Cologne, where he teaches at the conservatory. The youngest member, drummer Dominik Mahnig, has previously performed with named performers such as Simon Nabatov and Mark Dresser.
Time
Thursday 19 Apr @ 20:30 - Thursday 19 Apr @ 22:30
Entry
€18 / €15 (CJP/Stadspas/Student)

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Four free-spirited, authoritative band leaders from France and the US share the stage for improvised music in a unique line-up: flutes, cello, piano and drums. The improvisations by The Sync have
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Four free-spirited, authoritative band leaders from France and the US share the stage for improvised music in a unique line-up: flutes, cello, piano and drums.
The improvisations by The Sync have a unique character, joining the various individual timbres in a fascinating ensemble sound. French flutist Sylvaine Hélary combines flutes of various sizes with vocals. Just as extraordinary is the (prepared-) piano playing of her compatriot Eve Risser, who recently performed at the BIMHUIS with Kaja Draksler. Cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm and drummer Mike Reed, who are both from Chicago, are established names in the international improv scene. The foursome has been active for a couple of years and has released an album through The Bridge Transatlantic Network for Jazz and Creative Music.
Reed holds down a pulse that rises and falls with great subtlety, while Risser serves a similar function, carpeting the performances with jagged runs using both prepared techniques and conventional playing. Hélary plays with fragility but underlines her flute lines with wordless vocals that swoop and hector, and Lonberg-Holm uses various effects to generate wonderfully acidic, guitarlike splashes that inject an electric dissonance into the proceedings. Still, the combo consistently privilege a deep ensemble sound in which individual contributions are secondary to what’s generated as a whole’ (Chicago Reader).
Time
Wednesday 25 Apr @ 20:30 - Wednesday 25 Apr @ 22:30
Entry
€18 / €15 (CJP/Stadspas/Student)
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Michiel Scheen - foto credit by Wouter Scheen Frank Rosaly - foto credit by Ibelisse
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Michiel Scheen – foto credit by Wouter Scheen
Frank Rosaly – foto credit by Ibelisse Guardia
13:30 doors open
14:00
SET 1
Michiel Scheen/piano
Frank Rosaly/drums
SET 2
Andre Roligheten/reeds
Andreas Wildhagen/drums
Jonas Cambien/piano
Raoul van der Weide/contrabass, percussion
Time
Saturday 28 Apr @ 13:30 - Saturday 28 Apr @ 16:30
Venue
'ATELIER 5'
Zuiderzeeweg 31
Entry
Donations welcome!
Organiser
'Atelier 5: Rencontres'

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Unique, globally influential cross between big band and chamber orchestra, spurred on by Holland’s most adventurous drummer Han Bennink. ‘Supremely gifted performers; this is fabulous music’ (London Jazz News). The ICP
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Unique, globally influential cross between big band and chamber orchestra, spurred on by Holland’s most adventurous drummer Han Bennink. ‘Supremely gifted performers; this is fabulous music’ (London Jazz News).
The ICP Orchestra is a unique phenomenon in the world, a cross between a big band and a chamber orchestra in which brass and string players improvise on the cutting edge. Instant Composers Pool was founded in 1967 by Han Bennink and Misha Mengelberg and has developed into a versatile orchestra, connecting American swing to European music, avant-garde and a healthy dose of absurdism.
The ICP Orchestra is not only legendary in the Netherlands, as was confirmed by reviews during the most recent international tour. ‘This is fabulous music’, cheered London Jazz News in reaction to a recent concert, and The Guardian spoke of ‘a miniature lesson on the evolution of European jazz-influenced improvisation.’ New York Times: ‘They are brilliant soloists, scholars and physical comedians, critics and joy-spreaders.’
The ICP repertory consists for an important part of compositions by pianist Misha Mengelberg, who passed away last year. Inspired by Duke Ellington he has selected musicians with very different backgrounds and styles. Current pianist is Guus Janssen, who also contributes as a composer. The group is spurred on by drummer Han Bennink, known for his extravert way of playing.
‘Dada humour everywhere threatens to infiltrate the sawing strings, riffing horns and leapfrog rhythms; the group’s stock-in-trade is to confound expectations by distorting the familiar and carousing with the irrational. Wear a safety helmet while listening’ (The Wire).
Time
Saturday 28 Apr @ 20:30 - Saturday 28 Apr @ 22:30
Entry
Seated €20/17 (CJP/Stadspas/(muziek)Student) ; Standing €17/15 (CJP/Stadspas/(muziek)Student)
May 2018

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New electric band led by New York drummer Jim Black. ‘Grizzly EFX ride above Black’s forceful attack, tempered by whispery sax articulations’ (All About Jazz). Restless, agile, but with a steady
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New electric band led by New York drummer Jim Black. ‘Grizzly EFX ride above Black’s forceful attack, tempered by whispery sax articulations’ (All About Jazz).
Restless, agile, but with a steady course: that is how one could describe the malamute, the Alaskan sledge dog, and it’s also appropriate for the eponymous New York band. The four musicians cannot be pinned down on one genre. Together they create a unique style with seemingly incompatible elements: warm-blooded tenor sax, jumpy keyboards and propulsive bass and drum grooves.
Drummer Jim Black keeps the shifting boundaries of jazz and rock and he played in very diverse bands such as Human Feel (featuring Kurt Rosenwinkel), Bloodcount (with Tim Berne) and Tiny Bell Trio (with Dave Douglas). He founded Malamute to be able to collaborate with the Icelandic jazz saxophonist Óskar Guðjónsson. Elias Stemeseder plays keyboards and Chris Tordini electric bass.
‘On Malamute, Black leads a multinational acoustic-electric quartet that gels to off-kilter frameworks, centered in odd-metered phrasings; scalding rock grooves, progressive rock type blitzes and budding thematic developments. Here, saxophonist Óskar Guðjónsson’s cozy and somewhat humble passages offer thought-provoking contrasts to pieces also devised with spooky electronics implementations, jostling cadences and mysterious sojourns. Keyboardist Elias Stemeseder’s grizzly EFX and noise-shaping treatments ride above Black’s forceful attack, tempered by the saxophonist’s whispery, low-key sax articulations’ (All About Jazz).
Time
Thursday 3 May @ 20:30 - Thursday 3 May @ 22:30
Entry
€18 / €15 (CJP/Stadspas/Student)
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PINTOTONICS n+1 HUIS de PINTO St Antoniebreestraat 69 1011 HB Amsterdam www.huisdepinto.nl www.presentsoundsamsterdam.nl (020)3700210 SET 1 MICHIEL SCHEEN/piano solo SET 2 ULDIS VITOLS/contrabass LINUS KLEINLOSEN/alto sax
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PINTOTONICS n+1
HUIS de PINTO
St Antoniebreestraat 69
1011 HB Amsterdam
www.huisdepinto.nl
www.presentsoundsamsterdam.nl
(020)3700210
SET 1
MICHIEL SCHEEN/piano solo
SET 2
ULDIS VITOLS/contrabass
LINUS KLEINLOSEN/alto sax
Time
Monday 14 May @ 20:00 - Monday 14 May @ 23:00
Entry
€10 / €7 (students/CJP)
Organiser
Raoul van der Weide + George Hadowmoc.l1524164588iamg@1524164588ediew1524164588dvluo1524164588ar1524164588

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In our series for contemporary chamber music NIEUWE NOTEN, composer Jasna Velickovic gives a final presentation for her residency at Buitenwerkplaats Amsterdam. Velickovic will stay from 29
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In our series for contemporary chamber music NIEUWE NOTEN, composer Jasna Velickovic gives a final presentation for her residency at Buitenwerkplaats Amsterdam. Velickovic will stay from 29 of April for one week at Buitenwerkplaats to work on a new piece for velicon and percussion, collaborating with the percussionist Marijn Korff de Gidts.
Her work focuses on sound extension of traditional instruments. She creates a new sound narratives deriving from existing music. Velicon is Jasna’s most recent performing setup made out of permanent magnets and coils as part of her ongoing artistic research whose aim is the creation of tools that facilitate playing on instruments or objects using the transformative acoustic possibilities of electromagnetic field.
Please reserve via Aspasia Nasopoulou: aspnas2000@yahoo.
NEXT Nieuwe Noten Amsterdam 3 june 2018 @ Roode Bioscoop
Fie Schouten, Eva vd Poll, Keiko Shichijo (Trio Arti)
Time
Sunday 20 May @ 14:30 - Sunday 20 May @ 17:00
Entry
on donation
Organiser
Nieuwe Noten / Fie Schoutenln.et1524164588miure1524164588defac1524164588@neto1524164588newue1524164588in1524164588

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Less is Moore: this clarinet and alto player can do surprisingly many things with few notes’ (Vrij Nederland). Michael Moore plays the BIMHUIS with his Fragile Quartet. Alto sax and clarinet
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Less is Moore: this clarinet and alto player can do surprisingly many things with few notes’ (Vrij Nederland). Michael Moore plays the BIMHUIS with his Fragile Quartet.
Alto sax and clarinet player Michael Moore is renowned all over the world for his beautiful tone and his rich musical imagination. The California-born reeds player combines the best of different worlds: the finesse of the American jazz tradition, the anarchy of New Dutch Swing and the unusual sounds of non-Western folk music. In his Fragile Quartet he plays with pianist Harmen Fraanje, double bassist Clemens van der Feen and drummer Gerry Hemingway.
Michael Moore is active in the Amsterdam improv scene as a writing member of ICP Orchestra, as the leader of his own bands and as the owner of the Ramboy label. Moore won important international awards and collaborated with, among others, Joey Baron, Misha Mengelberg, Lee Konitz, Dave Douglas, Han Bennink, Kenny Wheeler and Mark Feldman.
‘One of the finest jazz musicians working anywhere, either in the mainstream or the avant-garde’ (Chicago Reader).
Time
Sunday 20 May @ 20:30 - Sunday 20 May @ 22:30
Entry
€18 / €15 (CJP/Stadspas/Student)

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Eight international musicians from Amsterdam come together in the group of pianist Kaja Draksler, who alternates songs and improvisations with compositions inspired by modern classical music. The Kaja Draksler Octet is
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Eight international musicians from Amsterdam come together in the group of pianist Kaja Draksler, who alternates songs and improvisations with compositions inspired by modern classical music.
The Kaja Draksler Octet is a colorful group featuring very diverse musicians from different countries, with Amsterdam as their home base. The music of pianist Kaja Draksler varies from simple songs to intricate compositions with refined textures inspired by modern classical music. Greek artist Andriana Minou wrote various lyrics especially for this group.
Improvisation plays an important role in the work of Kaja Draksler, who made name in a relatively short time with an extremely varied oeuvre. She released seven albums as a band leader/composer, alongside her solo album The Lives of Many Others. From a review in Downbeat: ‘The young Slovenian pianist Kaja Draksler shows off a wealth of sturdy ideas on this stunning solo recording.’
Time
Thursday 24 May @ 20:30 - Thursday 24 May @ 22:30
Entry
€18 / €15 (CJP/Stadspas/Student)
June 2018
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Ziv Taubenfeld/bass clarinet Michael Moore/clarinet Alistair Payne/trumpet Giuseppe Doronzo/baritone sax Marta Warelis/piano George Hadow/drums Raoul van der Weide/contrabas, compositions Playing a fermenting mix of challenging improvisations and catchy compositions
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Ziv Taubenfeld/bass clarinet
Michael Moore/clarinet
Alistair Payne/trumpet
Giuseppe Doronzo/baritone sax
Marta Warelis/piano
George Hadow/drums
Raoul van der Weide/contrabas, compositions
Playing a fermenting mix of challenging improvisations and catchy compositions by Tristan Honsinger, Bert Koppelaar, Guus Janssen, Michiel Scheen and Raoul van der Weide.
Time
Saturday 2 Jun @ 20:30 - Saturday 2 Jun @ 23:00
Entry
€16 / €10 (students/CJP/Splendor members)
Organiser
Raoul van der Weidemoc.l1524164588iamg@1524164588ediew1524164588dvluo1524164588ar1524164588

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Fie Schouten ((bas)klarinet), Eva van de Poll (cello) , Keiko Shichijo (piano) Froukje van der Ploeg (poëzie) Het trio dat ooit in de Roode Bioscoop ontstond speelt deze middag muziek van Helmut
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Fie Schouten ((bas)klarinet), Eva van de Poll (cello) , Keiko Shichijo (piano)
Froukje van der Ploeg (poëzie)
Het trio dat ooit in de Roode Bioscoop ontstond speelt deze middag muziek van Helmut Oehring, Isang Yun, Wolfgang Rihm.
Dichter Froukje van der Ploeg omringt de muziek met poëzie.
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NEXT Nieuwe Noten Amsterdam: hopelijk volgend seizoen weer!
Time
Sunday 3 Jun @ 16:00 - Sunday 3 Jun @ 18:00
Entry
€18 / €15 (children, students)
Organiser
Nieuwe Noten / Fie Schoutenln.et1524164588miure1524164588defac1524164588@neto1524164588newue1524164588in1524164588