„Get the Blessing“ Live at Bimhuis 19.05.2019 !!!
Their most recent album Bristopia features guest appearances by Portishead guitarist Adrian Utley and can be considered the highlight of their oeuvre to date. ‘Bristopia climbs right up the walls…
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„Joris Roelofs Solo“ Live at Bimhuis 18.05.2019
Joris Roelofs excels at alto saxophone as well as bass clarinet and is rightfully praised as ‘an excellent reeds player’ (Trouw). He has lived in New York, where he formed…
„Kuhn Fu“ Live At Bimhuis 25.04.019 !!!
Kuhn Fu, led by guitarist Christian Kühn, will present its new album Chain the Snake in March 2019, with bass clarinet player Ziv Taubenfeld adding a deeper dimension to the…
„Nature Work“ Greg Ward, Jim Black, Eric Revis, Jason Stein Live at Bimhuis 05.05.2019
This spring sees the release of the debut album by this new supergroup and the first clips on YouTube are convincing in every way: imaginative, fluid themes by the founders…
„3times7“ Live At Bimhuis 25.04.2019
Their background is in jazz, but they can easily switch between punk, funk, classical music and psychedelic rock: Kuhn Fu and 3Times7 both consist of great international talents living in…
„Tijn Wybenga & Am.OK“ Live at Bimhuis 29.04.2019
First presentation of the 14-piece AM.OK (Amsterdams Modern Orkest) led by Tijn Wybenga, maker at BIM Productions. Tijn Wybenga (1993) made the transition from jazz pianist and arranger to composer,…
„Marquis Hill Blacktet“ Live at Bimhuis 04.05.2019
Trumpeter Marquis Hill leaves a great impression with the way he connects jazz to spoken word, hip-hop and contemporary beats and breaks. In his Blacktet he plays with musicians from…
„Linda May Han Oh Quartet“ Live At Bimhuis 28.04.2019
Super quartet from New York led by Linda May Han Oh, bassist of the year according to the Jazz Journalists’ Association, who previously played with Pat Metheny. Linda May Han…
„Jeremy Pelt Quintet“ Live At Bimhuis 19.04.2019
On his new album The Artist (February 2019) the famed American trumpeter/composer delves into the legacy of French sculptor Auguste Rodin. In the five-movement Rodin Suite he muses not only…
„Mike LeDonne/Vincent Herring Quartet“ Live At Bimhuis 14.04.2019
Superior groove jazz by known performers from New York, including Hammond B3-organist Mike LeDonne, who played with Sonny Rollins, and saxophonist Vincent Herring, who played with Horace Silver. Mike LeDonne…
„Irreversible Entanglements“ Live At Bimhuis 01.05.2019
Irreversible Entanglements came together in Brooklyn, New York, to perform at a Musicians Against Police Brutality event organized after the death of Akai Gurley, which was caused by police brutality.…
„Floors“ Live at Bimhuis 30.03.2019
„Floors“ the part acoustic and part electric trio with some of the most intriguing young musicians of the new Italian jazz scene. Guitarist Francesco Diodati is praised for his captivating…
„Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom“ Live at Bimhuis 22.03.2019 !!!
Allison Miller is regarded as one of the leading jazz drummers of today. Her motley ‘family’ Boom Tic Boom from New York presents the album Glitter Wolf. At the BIMHUIS…
„Enemy“ Live At Bimhuis 15.02.2019 // Kit Downes, Petter Eldh, James Maddren !!!
Fiercely intense and beautifully intricate, Enemy spotlights three brilliant musical minds: bassist Frans Petter Eldh, pianist Kit Downes and drummer James Maddren. ‘Remarkably vital, passionate and intense’ (Written in Music).…
„Konrad Kosseleck Big Band mit Chris Bajema“ Live at Bimhuis 22.02.2019
Konrad Koselleck band leader Coen Kaldeway: sax, Marike van Dijk: sax, Joao Driessen: sax, Kees van Lier: sax, Kees van Dooremalen: sax, Charlie Biggs: trumpet, Florian Sperzel: trumpet, Suzan Veneman:…
„Dan Weiss Starebaby“ Live At Bimhuis (07.03.2019) !!!
Alongside jazz and Indian music, Dan Weiss is equally at home in metal and electronica. The stark contrasts, but also the similarities between these worlds fuel his band Starebaby. On…
„Jorge Rossy Vibes Quintet feat Al Foster & Mark Turner“ Live at Bimhuis 13.01.2018
Jorge Rossy, known as the drummer with Brad Mehldau, switches to vibes in his all-star quintet featuring saxophone hero Mark Turner and drum veteran Al Foster. In his current quintet…
„Ziv Taubenfeld’s Full Sun“ Live at Bimhuis 09.01.2019
Bass clarinet player Ziv Taubenfeld’s new band is rooted in Amsterdam’s creative music community. Ancient cultures and jazz pioneers inspire the graphic scores, vibrant grooves and improvisations. Full Sun was…
Erika Stucky – Tuba Kong Live at Bimhuis 4.1.2019
Is it art, kitsch or camp? Erika Stucky ignores all the rules with extraordinary vocals, accordion and films. In collaboration with FM Einheit (ex-Einstürzende Neubauten) Film classics such as King…
„Kinan Azmeh CityBand“ Live at Bimhuis 20.12.2018
With his New-York-based CityBand, clarinet player Kinan Azmeh strikes a balance between classical, jazz and music from his homeland Syria. ‘Intensely soulful’ (NY Times). Clarinet player and composer Kinan Azmeh…
„Ziv Ravitz Trio“ Live at Bimhuis 14.12.2018 / ZIV RAVITZ ‘NO MAN IS AN ISLAND’
Ziv Ravitz, born in Israel and based in Brooklyn, New York, has an excellent reputation as a drummer with famous trumpet and saxophone players such as Avishai Cohen, Mark Turner…
„Rembrandt Frerichs Trio“ Live at Bimhuis 09.12.2018
Flute player Joce Mienniel and saxophonist Sylvain Rifflet, both of them European jazz greats, collaborate with the piano trio of Rembrandt Frerichs, for the concert series Made in Europe. Pianist…
„Bruut!“ Live at Bimhuis 15.12.2018
From Nagasaki to Vlieland, BRUUT! has made people sweat, scream and, above all, dance. Raw Hammond sounds, hard grooves and sixties surf blend together into a danceable whole. Eye-catcher of…
„Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog“ Live At Bimhuis 05.12.2018
From garage rock and no-wave to cocktail jazz: former Tom Waits and Elvis Costello guitarist Marc Ribot pulls out all the stops with Ceramic Dog. Ribot has torn the roof…
Jasper van ‚t Hof, BUMA Boy Edgar Prize Live At The Bimhuis 6.12.2018
Jasper van ‘t Hof is a pianist and composer. He is widely known for his virtuosic technique on the keyboard, and is one of the most active jazz musicians in…
„Shai Meastro Trio“ Live at Bimhuis 22.11.2018
As the newest acquisition of ECM, Shai Maestro becomes part of the line of famous jazz pianists who have defined the label: Keith Jarrett, Paul Bley and Chick Corea, among…
„Jaimie Branch’s Fly or Die“ Live at Bimhuis 07.11.2018
Jazz with groove and (indie) rock energy by gifted American trumpeter. ‘Sounds like Art Ensemble of Chicago jamming at an art-punk loft’ (Rolling Stone). Jaimie Branch’s debut album Fly or…
„Dinosaur“ Live at Bimhuis 02.11.2018
‘While inhaling all matter of electrical jazz—from Miles Davis to Dave Douglas’ High Risk, via Soft Machine and Thundercat—Dinosaur has nevertheless concocted its own dynamically hybridized signature sound’ (Downbeat). These…
„Ben Wendel Seasons Band“ Live at Bimhuis 28.10.2018
Ben Wendel recently appeared with Seasons, a remarkable video series on YouTube: 12 duets, composed for and dedicated to 12 musicians he admires, released over 12 months. The project was…
„Kuu!“ Live At Bimhuis 18.10.2018
Kuu! Music as theatre, dark and mysterious. Featuring singer/actress Jelena Kuljić and prominent European jazz players Kalle Kalima, Frank Möbus and Christian Lillinger. KUU! creates a buzz in the Berlin…
„Donny McCaslin“ Live At Bimhuis 14.10.2018
Following his adventure as saxophonist/band leader on David Bowie’s Blackstar, Donny McCaslin presents an audiovisual performance based on his new album Blow. As the bandleader on David Bowie’s final album…
„Lionel Loueke Group“ Live at Bimhuis 26.09.2018
Lionel Loueke incorporates typical West-African rhythms and melodies from his youth in contemporary jazz. This fall sees the release of his new album The Journey featuring, alongside well-known guests, his…
„Art of the Duo“ Live at Bimhuis 20.09.2018 / ODE TO WOMEN – NEWLANDS FESTIVAL 2018
This evening they will appear as a duo for the very first time, performing a number of specially arranged compositions for this concert (by Mohamad Abdel Wahab, among others) from…
„Monty Alexander“ Live At Bimhuis 15.07.2018
Monty Alexander is back with his trio after his sold out Bimhuis gig in 2013; a fresh opportunity to catch the famous pianist in an intimate setting. Monty Alexander’s playing…
„Julian Lage Trio“ Live At Bimhuis 13.07.2018 (!!!)
Julian Lage conquers the guitar world with new, unadorned music that unites the best of early country, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll. ‘Immensely listenable’ (The Times). At a very young…
„Philipp Rüttgers – H.C. Andersen Uncensored“ Live At Bimhuis 11.07.2018
Each year, North Sea Jazz commissions a promising Dutch jazz composer to freely write a composition. For this occasion, pianist Philipp Rüttgers composed a fairy tale on music informed by…
„Afrika Negra“ Live At Bimhuise 06.07.2018 … Irressistible African Rumba from the Gulf of Guinea …
Irresistible African rumba by the band Africa Negra, who come from the islands São Tomé and Príncipe and have been renowned in Portuguese-speaking countries for decades. For the past 40…
„Doek Festival 2018 – This Is Our Music“ Live At Bimhuis 16.06.2018 / ERIC BOEREN 4TET / AB BAARS TRIO / THE COIMBRA RESIDENCY
‘This is Our Music’, the theme of Doek Festival 2018, signals the return of the Amsterdamse improv collective Doek to its roots: personal projects by its individual core members. The…
„Oded Tzur Quartet“ Live At Bimhuis 13.06.2018
„His ability to manipulate his instrument’s timbre borders on the impossible’ (de Volkskrant). ‘Urgency coexists with Zen-like calm on the darkly brilliant sophomore album by tenor saxophonist Oded Tzur‘ (Downbeat,…
„Bob Reynolds Group“ Live At Bimhuis (02-06-2018)
Soulful, danceable, dynamic, the missing link between Yellowjackets and D’Angelo: that’s how you could describe this Los Angeles-based group. The foursome started in 2015 and has been playing regular gigs…
„Larry Goldings / Peter Bernstein / Bill Stewart“ Live At Bimhuis (31-05-2018)
Brilliant melting pot of groove, melody and swing by three phenomenal American jazz heavyweights on Hammond organ, electric guitar and drums. ‘A killer organ trio’ (Downbeat). These phenomenal American musicians…
„Kaja Draksler Octet“ Live At Bimhuis 24.05.2018 (!!!)
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…
„Ralph Alessi & This Against That ft. Ravi Coltrane“ Live At Bimhuis 18.05.2018 (!!!)
Describing Ralph Alessi’s trumpet playing is like describing his compositions: clear of sound and structure and simultaneously full of ingenuity and expertise. This gives him room for adventure and innovation…
„Benjamin Herman Birthday Bash – Project S“ Live At Bimhuis 13.05.2018
Birthday Bash! Saxophonist Benjamin Herman celebrates his 50th birthday at the BIMHUIS with no less than 11 musicians, including a string section. Benjamin Herman is widely known as a saxophonist,…
„Jim Black’s Malamute“ Live At Bimhuis 03.05.2018 (!!!)
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…
„The Sync“ Live At Bimhuis 25.04.2018 // Eve Risser, Sylvaine Hélary, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Mike Reed
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…
„Jazzmeia Horn Quartet“ Live at Bimhuis 15.04.2018.
This young singer from New York is already mentioned in the same breath as the great divas from jazz history, as well as famous contemporaries such as Gregory Porter. There’s…
„Zara McFarlane“ Live At Bimhuis 25.03.2018 !!!
Singer Zara McFarlane is one of London’s major jazz talents. ‘McFarlane has a pop sensibility and her songs are based around strong melodies’ (Uncut). Zara McFarlane is one of the…
„Wild Man Conspiracy ft. Chris Cheek“ Live at Bimhuis 23.03.2018
Wild Man Conspiracy represents spontaneity, humor, creativity, playfulness and improvisation. The music is poetic and imaginative, the compositions are compact and widely varied, from cinematic and serene to rebellious and…
„Nasheet Waits Equality Quartet“ Live At Bimhuis 18.03.2018
NASHEET WAITS EQUALITY QUARTET Energetic acoustic jazz by a supergroup led by American drum hero Nasheet Waits, a protégé of Max Roach and a core member of Jason Moran’s Bandwagon.…