NEW YORK JAZZ MEETS JORDAAN –
The second season of living room concerts by bassist Joris Teepe and New York stalwarts is about to commence.
There’s nothing wrong with being content with strictly focusing on performing, on the contrary, that’s the bread and butter, but it does lift spirits when musicians combine it with the organizing business. Here in Holland we’ve had examples that worked to the benefit of the jazz community in this way, people like Rein de Graaff, Paul van Kemenade, Dan Nicholas and Tom van der Zaal.Currently, Joris Teepe has put in some weight. The Dutch-American bassist, equally at home in the New York and Dutch jazz realm and long-time initiator of the New York Comes To Groningen workshops and gigs, has initiated NEW YORK JAZZ MEETS JORDAAN with house owner and jazz fan Jorn Fokkens. They organize a series of living room concerts at Fokkens’ place in the heart of Amsterdam’s historic and hip Jordaan neighbourhood, big enough to house approximately 50 customers.
(left: Roberta Piket, right: Eric Ineke, Joris Teepe, Leo Genovese)
Teepe, past collaborator of Benny Golson and Rashied Ali, draws on his impressive resume as omnipresent bassist in the New York scene for four decades. Last fall, the audience enjoyed concerts by Don Braden, Tommy Campbell, Mike Del Ferro, Rob van Bavel (replacement for Steve Nelson) and Leo Genovese.
This winter/spring, starting tomorrow, January 23 at 8 pm, there’s a performance of pianist Roberta Piket, Teepe and drummer Billy Mintz; followed up the preceding months by pianist Dado Moroni, saxophonist Johannes Enders, drummer Mike Clark and vocalist/pianist Dena DeRose
New York Jazz Meets Jordaan
Program:
Jan 23: Roberta Piket / Feb 14: Dado Moroni / Mar 21: Johannes Enders / Mar 29: Mike Clark / May 29: Dena DeRose
Contact Jorn Fokkens at j_fokkens@hotmail.com for reservations or whatsapp +31 649 420 542
