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Von Henning Bolte. Das Duo ist die höchste Form einer musikalischen Begegnung. Keine Schnörkel, keine Unterstützung. Die Musik entspringt der Substanz der beiden Protagonistinnen. Eine von beiden kann schweigen, um…
Frage: was wäre wenn : alle musizierten statt … Ja statt : zu sprechen, zu reden, umsonst zu denken – kommuniziert wird, was Widerhaken hat oder erzeugt – Musik zum…
Eine Reise durch die Geschichte von BIMHUIS mit einer großen internationalen Gruppe unter der Leitung von Oscar Jan Hoogland. In den letzten fünfzig Jahren war unser Veranstaltungsort die Achse eines…
Mit seiner punkigen Interpretation von Avantgarde-Jazz und nordischer Volksmusik sorgt der dänische Gitarrist Teis Semey für Aufsehen in der europäischen Jazz-Szene. Sein lustiges und fröhliches Quintett besteht aus aufstrebenden Stars…
„Jazz und Flamenco sind Brüder“, sagt Daniel García Diego, einer der spannendsten Pianisten der neuen spanischen Jazzgeneration. Für seine jüngsten Alben Travesuras und Vía de la Plata hat er sich…
Miguel Zenón ist in erster Linie ein großartiger Altsaxophonist, der für seinen vollen Ton, sein kraftvolles Spiel und seine fantasievollen Improvisationen bekannt ist. Als Komponist beschäftigt er sich oft mit…
A performance by Reijseger, Fraanje and Sylla is an emotional experience, full of fire and honest beauty. These master musicians connect various musical worlds in their evocative melodies and improvisations.…
Hermine Deurloo presents her new album Riverbeast with a superband from New York, featuring the legendary drummer Steve Gadd. ‘Recording an album with Steve Gadd was like a dream come…
British pianist Kit Downes garnered acclaim for his recent solo album Obsidian on ECM Records, on which he plays various church organs.
Guitarist Reinier Baas played a spectacular improv-set at the BIMHUIS Café and alto saxophonist Ben van Gelder gave a guest performance on the BIMHUIS stage with Enemy, the trio featuring…
‘Høiby comes to life in a wonderful musical environment created by the musicians around him. His playing is fluent, harmonic and ever so challenging.’ (Written in Music). When it comes…
His new album Live in Paris is a bold statement by Elliot Galvin. Solo, entirely improvised and recorded live. At the BIMHUIS he will perform solo as well. The British…
As a drummer Kendrick Scott is a household name among jazz’s greatest: Herbie Hancock is a fan and he played in the bands of Charles Lloyd and Terence Blanchard. As…
On his most recent album Do Your Dance all kinds of dance music are incorporated, from funk and hip-hop to grooves and beats from Africa and Brazil. In live performances,…
‘The Scandinavian drummer is a fearless daredevil. Anton Eger carefully crafted a music that’s in its own peg hole; evocative of many, replicative of none. The main appeal of Æ…
‘The best music – within the jazz world and beyond it – can contain a multitude of ideas and sounds, reference endless genres and tell listeners something about the moment…
The four musicians in Michael Moore’s Fragile Quartet find challenges in their differences in age and experience. Michael Moore has written the compositions especially for them: song-like melodies, often without…
The internationally renowned horn player and Dutch jazz legend celebrates his birthday with his favourite musicians. ‘His solos seem as natural as birdsong’ (Rough Guide to Jazz). As a trumpet…
Trumpeter Avishai Cohen and pianist Yonathan Avishai have been outstanding global jazz ambassadors throughout their careers, performing in the top jazz clubs and festivals from New York to Tokyo, after…
„Jasper Blom Quartet“ + „ZILT“ + „Jasper Blom Tentet“ + Final act. After the break a real generation-transcending band will be on stage. Jasper Blom Quartet The Jasper Blom Quartet,…
With his band Sound Effect, Ben Williams swings, funk and rocks through his original music, which he prefers to call ‘soul’, but which actually doesn’t fit any box whatsoever. The…
Blessed with a wonderful voice and the ability to craft compelling songs bordering on pop, rock, folk and jazz. The musicality that speaks from every note is astounding’ (Heaven). This…
‘The New Orleans trumpeter and composer continues to stretch the language of jazz, further embracing electronics and an increasingly broad approach to rhythm’ (Pitchfork). Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah reaches a…
The BIMHUIS has been around for 45 years! How can a single anniversary evening do justice to all those people and trends who have shaped the BIMHUIS in the recent…
Saxophonist Melissa Aldana can measure herself with tenor heroes of past and present, as first female winner of the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. Melissa Aldana is one of the…
For those in the know he’s an icon and for new listeners a revelation: Tom Harrell’s trumpet sound is among the most beautiful and sophisticated ever. His precision and sense…
With a mix of brass synths and some intense beats, this quartet wants you to dance! Completely eschewing loops, everything is performed live with each musician helming multiple instruments to…
Immersed in repertoires of ancestral songs from secular oral traditions, a No Tongues concert is a singular experience. This quartet embraces free jazz, folklore, soft drones and explosive percussion for…
Expressive, energetic eight piece band led by drummer/composer Guy Salamon. Winner of the prestigious competition Keep An Eye The Records. Since its first appearance in early 2018, Guy Salamon Group…
Forged from the prestigious Jazz Academy in Trondheim, JUNO blasted onto the Norwegian scene in 2017 with their unique blend of pop-tinged, rap-infused, groove orientated improv-jazz. Featuring two vocals, sax,…
Using Muhammad Ali’s famed wordplay as a springboard for improvisation, Ikarai brings the worlds of classical composition and improvisation into the boxing ring, literally. Their music flows through the prism…
Hallo zusammen ! Auch für diesen Sonntag gilt meine Beitrags Pause. Für Eure Erkundungen durch meine letzten Beiträge kann ich Euch vieles Empfehlen … Die neue CD von Matana Roberts:…
Threesome who’s exploratory aesthetic centres on their collective intensity of expression. With traces of ’70s free jazz psychedelics and particles of contemporary club culture their electronics-infused, almost telepathic, interplay is…
Trombonist Vignato has been lauded in his home country, winning multiple awards with his pan-national trio. Through the somewhat unconventional combination of trombone, Fender Rhodes and drums the group deftly…
Prog rock, chamber jazz, dynamic ever-shifting rhythms, unusual instrumentation? Check! Vienna-based Sketchbook Quartet freely play with genre stereotypes. Form surf rock to squealing improv, their unorthodox instrumentation and elaborate compositions,…
Prodigies with a preference for jazz, hip-hop and analogue electronics. ‘This duo represents everything good about the fusion of hip-hop, electronica and jazz’, according to Jazzism Magazine. Keyboard player Niels…
A trio that inhibits the fringes of genre, exploring the space between sounds and creating a meditative soundscape that manages to be the opposite of introspective. This is thoughtful music…
Hypnotic, part acoustic and part electronic songs full of Turkish longing, Brazilian melancholy and Persian wisdom, by singer Sanem Kalfa and viola player George Dumitriu. This Turkish vocalist and Rumanian…
Channeling the powerful and freewheeling energy and momentum of the original guardians of the avant-garde, London’s Family Band are a modern take on the chordless jazz quartet. Expect moments of…
With his eponymous trio this Spanish pianist made a name for himself. Playing solo he channels his myriad influences, from Argentinian chacarera rhythms, to Mahler-inspired harmonies, into compositions and improvisations…
A sublime blend of harmonic imagination, lyricism and seemingly boundless creativity, the Kasia Pietrzko Trio hints at their Nordic Roots with echoes of EST. However, Pietrzko’s sound here is entirely…
One of the most promising young jazz artists in The Netherlands. Sun-Mi Hong’s music balances between jazz, impressionism and the Korean tradition. As a drum talent from South Korea, Sun-Mi…
The glowing playing of the best-known Dutch trumpeter is a perfect fit for the almost classical approach of French jazz pianist Frank Woeste, who played with Ibrahim Maalouf. These two…
Homage to Captain Beefheart and his ever so startling double album Trout Mask Replica, which was released 50 years ago, by a phenomenal ensemble fronted by actor Hans Dagelet. Hans…
Singing sensation King Ayisoba is the highlight of this scintillating evening with musicians from Ghana, brought together by Arnold de Boer (Zea, The Ex). It’s all about Kologo Power, raw,…
Discover Luedji Luna, the new diva of Brazilian music, a singer with a powerful appearance and a delicate voice, full of nostalgia towards her Afro-Brazilian roots. Luedji Luna transmits serenity…
Super trio led by double bass phenomenon from New York. Metropolitan jazz with melancholic Mediterranean undertones. ‘A fine player with a meaty sound and a thoughtful, lyrical approach’ (Downbeat). When…
Three jazz innovators, kindred spirits and born performers: The duo of Ben van Gelder (alto sax) and Reinier Baas (electric guitar), followed by ‘ECM recording artist’ Kit Downes (solo piano),…
Tenor sax and bass clarinet player David Murray has an instantly recognizable style, which encompasses soul, gospel and free jazz. Ever since he played the Bimhuis for the first time…
Maarten Hogenhuis is making name internationally with his exciting power jazz group BRUUT! Also, his trio is becoming a mainstay in Dutch jazz. The previous album Mimicry received rave reviews…