The Bimhuis, the Amsterdam City supported Jazz concert house provides a perspective on Dutch and international music in over 300 concerts annually, in which a variety of jazz and improvised music can be enjoyed. The focus is on new developments, but the Bimhuis also offers a significant selection of more mainstream music.

We bring you the detailed programmed of Bimhuise for the month of May. Enjoy!

MAY 2010

saturday 1 may 20:30 € 20  in collaboration with Radio Nederland Wereldomroep

CYRO BAPTISTA & BANQUET OF THE SPIRITS

Cyro Baptista percussion/vocals, Brian Marsella keyboards, Shanir Blumenkranz bass, Tim Keiper percussion

Percussionist Cyro Baptista collaborates with major artists in all genres, from Herbie Hancock to Yo-Yo Ma, John Zorn and Sting. In all his projects Baptista displays a refined musicianship, a theatrical feel and a unique sense of humour. Banquet of the Spirits elaborates on advanced Brazilian pop music. ‘A tasty steam table of soulful music - touched by a cartoon sensibility that makes room for... surf rock, trad jazz, devil horn metal and ritual music' (JamBase).

sunday 2 may 20:30 € 25

ROY HAYNES' 85TH BIRTHDAY WITH HIS FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH BAND

Jaleel Shaw saxophones, Martin Bejerano piano, David Wong bass, Roy Haynes drums

Roy Haynes is one of the drummers that laid the foundation for jazz as we know it today, alongside Max Roach and Kenny Clarke. Through their innovative playing their instrument, the drums gained a prominent role in the band. Haynes has more than 60 years of experience. He played with Lester Young, as well as with the founders of bebop. He performed with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane. Haynes was born to entertain and at his mature age he still knows how to enchant an audience. ‘One of the seven wonders of modern jazz' (Billboard).

monday 3 may 20:30 free admission

MONDAY MATCH

Dance & Music Impro Lab

Curators: Manuela Tessi & George Cremaschi

Dancers: Valentina Campora, Simon Beyer-Pedersen, Helen Pokrovskaia, Manuela Tessi

Musicians: George Cremaschi bass, electronics, Matthew Ostrowski electronics

Light: Emese Csornai

Once a month, during Monday Match, dancers and musicians collaborate to create unique improvisational performances on-the-spot in front of a live audience. The unusual pairings will inspire performers and audiences alike.

Afterwards, 22:00: DJ PHILIPPONA Jazz Lost & Found

Dance till midnight to the eclectic mix of hidden treasures & crazy grooves

tuesday 4 may free admission

20:00 WORKSHOP led by Arnold Dooyeweerd

22:00 SESSION (in the café) led by Jasper Blom, in collaboration with Conservatorium van Amsterdam

wednesday 5 may 20:30 € 15        in collaboration with Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam

SVEN RATZKE PRESENTEERT: DE DUITS-NEDERLANDSE NACHT

Wisdom and vanity, comedy and camp

with a.o. Romy Haag, Mathilde Santing, Theo Maassen, Sven Ratzke, Thomas Pigor

accompanied by the Konrad Kosselleck Big Band

A Dutch-German party on May 5, the day the Dutch celebrate liberation from the Germans? Entertainer Sven Ratzke, a Dutch-German bastard himself, believes the time is right. This is a night to break taboos and you can leave that up to Ratzke, with his experience in the Berlin nightclub scene. He chose a historic date that lends itself perfectly for peace and reconciliation. Ratzke invited Romy Haag, Mathilde Santing, Theo Maassen and Thomas Pigor for a party that combines the best of both worlds, from Dutch chatter to German vocal art - or vice versa.

thursday 6 may 20:30 € 16

HARMEN FRAANJE TRIO AVALONIA & MICHAEL MOORE

Presentation cd Avalonia

Harmen Fraanje piano, Clemens van der Feen bass, Flin van Hemmen drums

Special guest: Michael Moore alto sax/clarinet

Pianist Harmen Fraanje seeks challenges in diversity; he plays in jazz groups with Jesse van Ruller and Eric Vloeimans, while at the same time collaborating with classical pianist Igor Roma and singer-songwriter Charlie Dee. With his new piano trio Fraanje presents the CD Avalonia, featuring his own compositions. On this CD and at this concert the special guest is reed player Michael Moore.

friday 7 may 20:15u € 23              In collaboration with: Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ 

This concert will take place in the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ Concert hall

SCLAVIS/PORTAL/DROUET/TEXIER/QUERREC

L'OEIL DE L'ELÉPHANT

Louis Sclavis (bass)clarinet/soprano sax, Michel Portal clarinet/bass clarinet/saxophone, Jean Pierre Drouet percussion, Henri Texier bass, Guy Le Querrec photography

For decades both jazz and Africa have been prominent themes in the work of Guy Le Querrec, photographer for the prestigious agency Magnum. The elephant's eye, as photographed by Le Querrec, is the point of departure for this audiovisual concert. Projections of photographs serve as scores for an ensemble of French jazz veterans. The rhythm section of Henri Texier and Pierre Drouet is its propulsive engine and the wind section of Louis Sclavis and Michel Portal provides surprise, with virtuosic variations in tempo. ‘Sclavis creates an ‘imaginary folklore' from American, Breton and North-African elements... brilliant playing on soprano saxophone and clarinets... Henri Texier is a magnificent bass player as well as a composer that dashes off the most graceful melodies' (de Volkskrant).

Ticket sales: http://www.muziekgebouw.nl/, 020-788 2000

saturday 8 may 20:30 € 20

HENRY THREADGILL & ZOOID

Henry Threadgill alto sax/flute, Liberty Ellman guitar, Stomu Takeishi bass, José Davila trombone/tuba, Elliot Kavee drums

Henry Threadgill & ZOOID's most recent album, This Brings Us To, Vol. 1, topped the annual critics' polls of New York Times, Village Voice, Washington Post and many other publications. This proves once again that saxophone and flute player Threadgill is an icon of the American avant-garde and ‘one of the most important composers working today in jazz.' (Downbeat). Threadgill creates rich music that clearly reveals his history in brass bands as well as classical ensembles. He made name as a soloist when playing in legendary formations like Air and Very Very Circus. ZOOID is his current group, which features talented guitarist Liberty Ellman. ‘Zooid, a term from biology referring to cellular locomotion, is an apt moniker for the way Threadgill keeps tuba, guitar, drums, electric bass, and his own alto or flute moving in harmonious opposition' (Village Voice). ‘One of last year's most scintillating albums' (New York Times).

sunday 9 may 20:30 € 18

IL SOUND DEL GIRO

BAREND MIDDELHOFF QUARTET FEAT. ED VERHOEFF

Barend Middelhoff tenor sax, Paolo Benedetinni bass, Allesandro Minetto drums, Ed Verhoeff guitar

GABRIELE MIRABASSI QUARTETTO CANTO DI EBANO

Gabriele Mirabassi clarinet, Paolo Alfonsi guitar, Salvatore Maiore bass, Alfred Kramer drums/percussion

MIKE DEL FERRO TRIO TRIANGULAR VIEW FEAT. MARIA PIA DE VITO

Maria Pia de Vito vocals, Mike del Ferro piano, Marco Ricci bass, Maxx Furian drums

This year the Giro d'Italia visits Amsterdam for one stage of the cycling tour. A flock Italian jazz musicians have descended on the Bimhuis for the occasion. Saxophone player Barend Middelhoff, formerly of The Houdini's, travels over from his current residency Bologna. His band has an Italian rhythm section, just like Mike Del Ferro's. Pianist Del Ferro and his trio accompany jazz vocalist Maria Pia De Vito, who is fascinated with baroque music as well as standard and contemporary improv. She regularly collaborates with Ralph Towner, Ernst Reijseger and Steve Swallow. Gabrielle Mirabassi became known as a clarinet player in the bands of Richard Galliano and Rabih Abou Khalil. He plays in all styles, from contemporary classical to Brazilian. ‘A combination of smoothly lubricated jazzy swing, classical purity and an insistent Mediterranean storyteller's witty intensity' (The Guardian).

monday 10 may 20:30 € 20

CHRIS POTTER UNDERGROUND

Chris Potter saxophones, Scott Colley bass, Adam Rogers guitar, Nate Smith drums

‘Chris Potter has grown into one of the major saxophonists of today' (Penguin Guide to Jazz). Potter's playing always sounds powerful, regardless of the line-up or style in which he operates. In his electric band Underground drummer Nate Smith, bass player Scott Colley and guitarist Adam Rogers provide solid support with complex, but funky grooves. With original compositions by the band members and covers of songs by Radiohead, Dylan and Strayhorn, Underground unites music from different genres and eras.

tuesday 11 may free admission

20:00 WORKSHOP led by Arnold Dooyeweerd

22:00 SESSION (in the café) led by Jasper Blom, in collaboration with Conservatorium van Amsterdam

wednesday 12 may 20:15 € 23      In collaboration with: Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ 

This concert will take place in the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ Concert hall

BRUSSELS JAZZ ORCHESTRA & RICHARD GALLIANO

Richard Galliano accordion/arrangements, Bert Joris arrangements

Richard Galliano began playing accordion at the tender age of four, and by the age of twelve he was regarded as a child prodigy. Galliano studied harmony, counterpoint and trombone at the conservatoire in Nice. In 1973, he decided to move to Paris. He was Claude Nougarro's musical conductor for seven years, during which time he also made recordings with such jazz musicians as Chet Baker, Eddy Louis and Michel Portal. In the nineties, along with guitarist Philip Catherine, Galliano launched the ‘new musette'. For these recordings, Galliano was awarded a Django d'Or, a prestigious Belgian jazz prize. With the Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Richard Galliano is working on a project that explores the common ground between jazz, tango and musette.

Ticket sales: http://www.muziekgebouw.nl/, 020-788 2000

thursday 13 may 20:30 € 15

BARNICLE BILL TRIO PRESENTS

JOHN ENGELS 75 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

BARNICLE BILL TRIO

Miguel Martinez alto sax, Mark Haanstra bass, John Engels drums

SESSION JOHN ENGELS 75!

Met o.a. Guus Janssen piano, Michael Rörby trombone, Kees van Lier saxophone, Berend van den Berg piano, Peter Björnhild bass, John Engels drums

John Engels, the ‘grand old man of Dutch jazz drumming' (de Volkskrant) keeps on looking forward. Right before the festive session to celebrate his 75th birthday he will present his brand new trio. Barnicle Bill, featuring alto player Miguel Martinez and bass player Mark Haanstra, operates in the same vein as the famous saxophone trios of leaders like Sonny Rollins and Lee Konitz. The repertoire contains jazz songs that never really became standards. Some of the countless artists with which John Engels has played include Chet Baker, Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis and all Dutch jazz artists of name. ‘A master of nuance' (NRC)

friday 14 may 20:30 € 20

ICP ORCHESTRA PLAYS MONK, NICHOLS, MENGELBERG

special guest: FAY VICTOR

Thomas Heberer trumpet, Wolter Wierbos trombone, Michael Moore alto sax/clarinet, Ab Baars, Tobias Delius tenor sax/clarinet, Misha Mengelberg piano, Mary Oliver viola, Tristan Honsinger cello, Ernst Glerum bass, Han Bennink drums, Fay Victor vocals

The ICP Orchestra plays group improvisation at the highest level. ‘These musicians can swing like mad when they want to, and can play the most sensitive café ballad at the drop of a hat. They also compose their own fantastic repertoire', says trumpet player Dave Douglas. In the 1960s pianist Misha Mengelberg and drummer Han Bennink founded the Instant Composers Pool. This company evolved into an eccentric orchestra of virtuosos that operates between fundamental jazz structures and contemporary improvisation styles. Tonight ICP plays compositions by Mengelberg and by his favourite composers, Herbie Nichols and

Thelonious Monk. Guest vocalist Fay Victor sings her own lyrics to the melodies of these composers. ‘Fay Victor has a rich, commanding voice that's matched by a sense of adventure' (JazzTimes).

AFTER THE GIG KEVIN WHITEHEAD WILL PLAY RECORDS FROM HIS COLLECTION IN THE BIMHUIS BAR

saturday 15 may 20:30 € 18         in collaboration with Flamencobiënnale Nederland

FLAMENCO BIENNALE INTERMEZZO

MORAÍTO CHICO & FERNANDO DE LA MORENA

SONIQUETE DE JEREZ - GIPSY SWING FROM JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA

Moraíto Chico guitar, Fernando de la Morena vocals, ‘El Bo', ‘Chícharo' palmas

‘It Don't Mean a Thing , If It Ain't Got That Swing'; Paco de Lucia rewrote this Duke Ellington standard into the flamenco classic ‘Si no tienes soniquete, ¡pa'qué te metes!' If there is one guitar player able to capture soniquete, or swing, with his strings then it's Moraíto Chico, the alias of Manuel Moreno Junquera (1956). Chico is without a doubt the most important and versatile guitarist to have come from the Jerez school of flamenco. He was born in a gipsy family with a long tradition in guitar playing. He grew up on the patios in the heart Jerez ‘s gipsy quarter Santiago, feeding on the flamenco rhythms that he mixes so masterfully today. Together with Fernando de La Morena, one of Jerez's great veteran singers,and accompanied by the clapping hands of ‘El Bo' and ‘Chicaro', Moraito lets the Jerez rhythms swing and shine in this second edition of the concert series Intermezzo Flamenco.

sunday 16 may 20:30 € 20

KONONO No. 1

(Congo)

Pauline Mbuka Nsiala vocals, Makonda Mbuta likembé, Augustin Makuntima Mawangu likembé, Waku Menga vocals, Vincent Visi percussion, Ndofusu Mbiyavanga percussion

The Congolese group Konono No. 1 creates exciting trance grooves with unusual instruments. The band was founded more than 25 years ago in the Congolese countryside, where they played traditional dance music. The migration to the city caused a problem: the band could not be heard above the din of urban noise. Their voices and instruments needed electric amplification, so the mbiras or thumb pianos were hooked up to microphones, made up of magnets and old car parts, that were plugged into amplifiers. This caused all kinds of sound distortion and unintended noise, but that gave the irresistibly funky music an edge similar to experimental rock and electro. ‘Feverishly pulsing percussion... this is music with its feet planted firmly on the street' (The Wire).

monday 17 may 20:30 € 18        In collaboration with: Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

EVAN PARKER ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC ENSEMBLE

BREAK-UPS

1 Walter Prati electronics/computer processing, Paul Lytton percussion/electronics, Marco Vecchi sound processing/sound projection

2 FURT: Richard Barrett, Paul Obermayer sampling keyboard/electronics

3 Joel Ryan sample & signal processing, Ichikawa Ko sho

4 Barry Guy bass, Lawrence Casserley signal processing

5 Evan Parker soprano sax/voice, Peter Evans (piccolo)trumpet, Richard Barrett, Paul Obermayer sampling keyboard/electronics

6 Agusti Fernandez (prepared) piano, Ned Rothenberg (bass)clarinet, Phil Wachsmann violin/electronics

Evan Parker (1944) is a key figure in European improvised music and one of the most important and ground-breaking saxophonists since John Coltrane. With tenor sax, soprano sax and electronics, he has developed his own individual vocabulary, a central feature of which is inventing new playing techniques. Since the sixties, he has worked with countless musicians; from like-minded avant-garde performers such as Derek Bailey and Cecil Taylor to rock adventurers like Robert Wyatt and contemporary electronics pioneers such as Squarepusher. Parker's fascination with the electronic distortion of sound is shown in his Electro-Acoustic Ensemble. The members of this ensemble have each made their own name in the international avant-garde music scene. Half of the impressive group comprises musicians who improvise on acoustic instruments, and the other half are sound artists, who use electronics to directly process the passages improvised on stage. The result is a new sort of orchestral music with a panoramic scope; layered and with infinite mutations.

On Monday May 17 the musicians of the Electro-Acoustic Ensemble will play in several compact line-ups together at the Bimhuis. The concert This Moment's Energy of the Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble will take place on Tuesday May 18 in the large hall of Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ.

tuesday 18 may 20:15 € 23          In collaboration with: Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ 

This concert will take place in the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ Concert hall

EVAN PARKER ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC ENSEMBLE

The Moment's Energy

Evan Parker soprano sax, Barry Guy bass, Paul Lytton percussion, Agustí Fernandez piano, Phillip Wachsmann violin, Ned Rothenberg saxophone, Peter Evans trumpet, Ichikawa Ko sho, Walter Prati, Lawrence Casserley, Joel Ryan, Richard Barrett, Paul Obermayer processing, Marco Vecchi processing/main mix

Ticket sales: http://www.muziekgebouw.nl/, 020-788 2000

See monday 17 may.

tuesday 18 may free admission

20:00 WORKSHOP led by Arnold Dooyeweerd

22:00 SESSION (in the café) led by Jasper Blom, in collaboration with Conservatorium van Amsterdam

thursday 20 may 20:30 € 20

KENNY GARRETT PRESENTS

Kenny Garrett saxophone, Kona Khasu bass, Johnny Mercier hammond organ, Nathan Webb drums

The last time that alto saxophone player Kenny Garrett set foot on the Bimhuis stage was in 1986, when he performed with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. At the time his flawless, powerful playing grabbed the attention of Miles Davis. After playing in Miles's band for five years he made huge steps as a solo artist with his crossover of bop and funk. On his recent album Sketches of MD he honours Miles as well as John Coltrane and McCoy Tyner. ‘In Garrett's best music, happiness and joy are intertwined with spiritual expression' (JazzTimes).

friday 21 may 20:30 € 18    in collaboration with Moers Festival

STEVE LEHMAN OCTET

Steve Lehman alto sax, Jeremy Viner tenor sax, Jonathan Finlayson trumpet, Tim Albright trombone, Chris Dingman vibraphone, Jose Davila tuba, Drew Gress bass, Tyshawn Sorey drums

Steve Lehman's Octet builds intricate musical structures, unmistakably influenced by hip-hop and contemporary electronic music. Critics agree that alto saxophonist/composer Lehman succeeds in bringing group improvisation to a higher level. The young New Yorker operates in the tradition of his former teachers Anthony Braxton and Jackie McLean. This concert is the European premiere gig of his octet, that is featured on his recent release Travail, Transformation and Flow. This acclaimed album topped the annual critics' polls in more than thirty authoritative newspapers and magazines, such as the New York Times, Chicago Reader, JazzTimes and Village Voice. ‘A blast of urban futurism at once hypnotic, kinetic and kaleidoscopic. And funky' (New York Times). ‘One of the most exciting saxophone voices on the current scene' (The Wire).

AFTER THE GIG KEVIN WHITEHEAD WILL PLAY RECORDS FROM HIS COLLECTION IN THE BIMHUIS BAR

saturday 22 may 20:30 € 20                   in collaboration with Radio Nederland Wereldomroep

JEFF BALLARD TRIO feat. LIONEL LOUEKE & MIGUEL ZENÓN

Miguel Zenón alto sax, Lionel Loueke bass, Jeff Ballard drums

Three world class soloists, all hailing from different continents, bring their musical roots and personal tastes to this trio. Jeff Ballard (USA), Lionel Loueke (Benin) and Miguel Zenón (Puerto Rico) display extraordinary rhythmic variety and abundance in their collaboration. They play original compositions alongside pieces by such contemporaries as Brad Mehldau, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Guillermo Klein. They also perform tunes by their favourite artists, that include Thelonious Monk, Silvio Rodriguez, Stevie Wonder and The Beatles.

sunday 23 may 20:30 € 15            in collaboration with Goethe Institut

MATTHIAS SCHRIEFL SHREEFPUNK PLUS BIG BAND

Matthias Schriefl trumpet, Johannes Behr guitar, Robert Landfermann bass, Jens Düppe, Jonas Burgwinkel drums, Benny Brown, Christoph Moschberger, Volker Deglmann, Matthias Knoop trumpet, Anette von Eichel vocals, Felix Fromm, Tobias Wember, Matthias Muche, Achim Hartmann trombone, Malte Dürrschnabel, Roger Hanschel, Niels Klein, Denis Gäbel, Benjamin Steil saxophones, flute, clarinet, balloons

Matthias Schriefl is an excellent trumpet and bugle player as well as a band leader with flair. At the age of 11 he had already led a big band. He has been playing in such well-established orchestras, as the WDR Big Band and European Jazz Ensemble, since the age of fifteen. He plays his own compositions, with his band Shreefpunk in which raucous, jagged sounds are interchanged with romantic passages. ‘It's got galloping Keystone Cops horns, heavy guitar-rock monster sounds, nursery-school vocals, raucous waltzes, farmyard noises and oompah music' (Guardian).

monday 24 may 20:30 € 20

PETER BRÖTZMANN CHICAGO TENTET

Ken Vandermark, Peter Brötzmann, Mats Gustafsson reeds, Joe McPhee trumpet, Jeb Bishop, Johannes Bauer trombone, Fred Lonberg-Holm cello, Kent Kessler bass, Per-Åke Holmlander tuba, Michael Zerang drums, Paal Nilssen-Love drums

Saxophonist, clarinettist and visual artist Peter Brotzmann is one of the founders of European free jazz. His raw, lyrical playing encompasses the whole history of jazz and avant-garde music. With his legendary octet he undermined musical traditions on the groundbreaking album Machine Gun (1968). For over ten years now the main aim of his Chicago Tentet has been collective improvisation. Saxophone player Ken Vandermark and cello player Fred Lonberg-Holm are the driving forces and anchormen behind the collective with a changing line-up that consists of musicians who have all made a name for themselves on the international improv scene.‘One of the most exhilarating jazz-oriented groups on the scene, reaching heights of nearly unbearable intensity and beauty' (Cadence).

tuesday 25 may free admission

20:00 WORKSHOP led by Arnold Dooyeweerd

22:00 SESSION (in the café) led by Jasper Blom, in collaboration with Conservatorium van Amsterdam

wednesday 26 may 20:30 € 20

COSA BRAVA: FRED FRITH, ZEENA PARKINS, CARLA KIHLSTEDT, The Norman Conquest, MATTHIAS BOSSI & GUEST SHAHZAD ISMAILY

Fred Frith guitar/bass/vocals, Carla Kihlstedt violin/vocals, Zeena Parkins harp/synthesizer/sampler/accordion, The Norman Conquest mixing/processing, Matthias Bossi drums/vocals, Shahzad Ismaily guitar/percussion/electronics

Pioneering avant-garde guitarist Fred Frith became a professor of composition after a 40-year career. In the 1970s he played in experimental rock bands like Henry Cow and Art Bears. Cosa Brava is a new band with an unusual line-up. With harpist Zeena Parkins Frith played in the art rock trio Skeleton Crew. Violin player Carla Kihlstedt and drummer Matthias Bossi, from the adventurous rock group Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, complete Cosa Brava. Special guest is multi-instrumentalist Shazhad Ismaily.

thursday 27 may 20:30 € 18

SAVINA YANNATOU & BARRY GUY

MEETING OF SPIRITS

Duo Improvisations

Savina Yannatou vocals, Barry Guy bass

Greek singer Savina Yannatou has mastered vocal techniques from all over the globe. Aside from traditional Mediterranean and Middle Eastern singing she experiments with throat singing and dissonance. She found a perfect improvisation partner in double bass player Barry Guy, a key player in the British jazz scene. ‘She proves she can reach the essence of the songs, most of which are gathered from afar... she ingeniously shifts between traditions and avant-gardist sonic eruptions' (de Volkskrant).

friday 28 may 20:30 € 16              in collaboration with VPRO Radio

GIDEON VAN GELDER SEXTET

Presentation cd Perpetual

Becca Stevens vocals, Lars Dietrich alto sax, Lucas Pino tenor sax, Gideon van Gelder piano, Rick Rosato bass, Flin van Hemmen drums

With his energetic and lyrical style pianist Gideon van Gelder has found his way in New York, where he collaborates with vocal prodigy José James and where he recorded his debut album. Tonight he will present this CD, Perpetual, with the help of his New York sextet. ‘Van Gelder plays with infectious nerve... there are not many pianists who have such a recognizable tone' (de Volkskrant).

saturday 29 may 20:30 € 18         in collaboration with VPROJazzLive

BOI AKIH PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE

Monica Akihary voice, Niels Brouwer (prepared) guitar, Maarten Ornstein tenor sax/clarinet, Ernst Glerum bass, Owen Hart Jr drums, I Made Subandi riyong/demung/barung

Boi Akih is first and foremost a duo. Monica Akihary sings in the language of her ancestors, who came from the Moluccas, specifically the island Haruku. The songs of Akihary and her partner Niels Brouwer reveal influences that include jazz, raga and flamenco. The duo regularly extends its line-up, this time with Balinese gamelan player I Made Subandi. Boi Akih has released two CDs on the renowned record label Enja. ‘Akihary's voice is very colourful, especially in the lower registers. Brouwer's contrapuntal parts are always spot on' (NRC).

VPROJazzLive

From September 2009 until June 2010 VPRO Radio will broadcast a special series of shows live from the Bimhuis. Tune in on Radio 6 or via live video stream at vprojazzlive.radio6.nl. Shows will be archived and made available on the website.

monday 31 may 20:30 € 12

BIG BAND BIZARRE

KONRAD KOSELLECK BIG BAND & FAY LOVSKY

Gerlo Hesselink, Werner Janssen, Alex Simu, Kees van Lier, Kees van Dooremalen reeds, Rini Swinkels, Robbert Scherpenisse, Florian Sperzel, Gerard Kleijn, trumpet/bugel, Bastiaan Woltjer, Vincent Veneman, Bart Lust trombone, Axel Schappert bass trombone/tuba, Kai von Rosenberg guitar, Charly Zastrau piano, Cord Heineking bass, Haye Jellema drums

From jazz to cabaret and from Christoph Willibald Gluck to Rammstein: band leader Konrad Koselleck creates brilliant arrangements for his eighteen-piece ensemble. Last season Ellen ten Damme and Greetje Kauffeld were among the guests at the festive concerts of the versatile big band. Multi-instrumentalist Fay Lovsky plays everything from Jew's harp to singing saw. With her elastic voice and her extraordinary command of the theremin she is the perfect guest for the Konrad Koselleck Big Band.

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