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Five new compositions for five new quintets, at the (private) anniversary concert of the BIM association for improvising musicians.------------------------------------------------------------------
The BIMHUIS celebrates its forty-seventh year while the BIM is 50 years old! The BIM, the Dutch professional association for improvising musicians, was founded in 1971 to represent the interests of jazz and improvised music in The Netherlands. This year singer Fleurine became the first female president in the history of the BIM.
This private anniversary concert 5×5 features five new quintets. Each will perform a new composition commissioned by the BIM.
I. Band leader, composer and bassist Joris Teepe mixes five styles, one per band member. From swing to tango, from improv to Balkan, and from avant-jazz to gypsy. Now you can listen to fifty years of BIM rolled up into one composition. Featuring: Michael Moore alto sax/clarinet, Joris Teepe double bass, Natalio Sued sax, George Dumitriu violin/guitar, Jamie Peet percussion.
II. Band leader and composer Thomas Johannsen has brought together an unusual line-up of instruments, as well as five personalities, each with a unique signature developed through the use of poetry and the human voice. Featuring: Estrella Acosta voice, Thomas Johannsen voice, Çiğdem Okuyucu voice, Nora Mulder piano/cimbalom, Raoul van der Weide double bass/cello.
III. Iman Spaargaren composed a triptych representing the rise, growth and decay op Europe in the twenty-first century. Orchestral sections and classical themes are interchanged with compelling free funk, dreamy soundscapes and raw experiment. Featuring: Paul Pallesen guitar, Mark Alban Lotz flutes/electronica, Iman Spaargaren tenor sax/clarinet/electronica, Dodó Kis recorder/electronica, Yonga Sun drums.
IV. Composer Miguel Ángel Santaella formed a completely acoustic line-up that brings up a new challenge for him. The tension between the various timbres of the instruments causes atmospheric contrasts. A tangible groove emerges from the complex rhythms and harmonies. Featuring: Pierre Courbois drums, Ernst Glerum double bass, Tobias Klein bass clarinet, Kristina Fuchs voice, Giuseppe Doronzo baritone sax.
V. Gideon Tazelaar’s composition is inspired by the power of the American jazz tradition. Giants such as Duke Ellington, Art Tatum and Sonny Rollins knew how to highlight the talents of their individual band members. Tazelaar uses this point of departure to bring together colorful characters of Dutch jazz. Featuring: Ben van Gelder alto sax, Gideon Tazelaar tenor sax, Harmen Fraanje piano, Wilbert de Joode double bass, John Engels drums.
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LINE-UP
Amirtha Kidambi vocals, Maria Grand saxophone/vocals, Adam O’Farrill trumpet, Mary Halvorson guitar, Michael Formanek bass, Tomas Fujiwara, drums
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Bimhuis, Piet Heinkade 3, Amsterdam, Netherlands