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BRUNCH CONCERT: Jeannine Valeriano, Michiel van Dijk, Tom Aldrich, Vinkepeezer
October 6 @ 15:00 – 16:30
photo: Ben van Duin.
Electronic music / Improvisation / Spoken word
w/ Vinkepeezer, Jeannine Valeriano, Michiel van Dijk, Tom Aldrich
GROND Bijdorpstraat 1, 1096AP, Amsterdam
15:00 (doors: 12:00 for Brunch)
Tickets: € donation
Improvisation with Jeannine Valeriano (voice), Michiel van Dijk (bass clarinet), Tom Aldrich (keyboard) and Ivo Bol (electronics)
Vinkepeezer (Ivo Bol) will perform a few songs from his new abum “Everything is a Frequency“, with Jeannine Valeriano and Tom Aldrich.
Whether she speaks, recites or sings, spoken word performer, singer and writer Jeannine Valeriano paints musical narratives with her voice. She conveys emotions and distinguishes herself with her own work in a combination of songs and spoken word. Her cultural background spans 5 continents; She grew up in the Netherlands in a mix of cultures and is of Caribbean, Jewish, Spanish and North American descent.
Michiel studied classical saxophone with Leo van Oostrom and jazz saxophone with John Ruocco at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. Michiel played with almost all of them renowned orchestras and ensembles in the Netherlands. As a composer and arranger he has made music for various theater productions and ensemble.
Tom Aldrich was active as a musician in New York during the 90’s and early 2000’s, most notably as accordionist/composer/arranger in the experimental jazz group the Four Bags, with whom he performed at top NY venues such as BAMcafe, Knitting Factory, Celebrate Brooklyn, and at Symphony Space with legendary vocalist Jackie Cain. Moved to the Netherlands to pursue composition studies at the Royal Conservatory in the Hague from 2006-2010, where he composed for groups such as ASKO ensemble and Bang on a Can Allstars. He has worked with artists ranging from pop songwriting icons Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil to jazz luminary Kurt Rosenwinkel, and his music has been performed in the U.S., Netherlands, Japan, Poland, Scotland, Italy and Serbia.
Vinkepeezer (Ivo Bol) reworks found sounds, lost tapes, old and live electronics and excess sounds from vinyl records into new musical constellations. Vinkepeezer’s third record ‘Everything is a frequency”, inspired by spirituality and conspiracy thinking, is released in October on Kazemat records.