TEMPERATURA
2025-11-25 20:00 - 23:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | GROND, Bijdorpstraat 1, Amsterdam, 1096AP, Netherlands
w/ Leah Asher, Maya Bennardo, Christian Streit Smith
20:30 (doors: 20:00)
Tickets online: regular €10 / discount €7 – at the door: €12,5*

Tuesday 25 November, TEMPERATURA presents an acoustic popup event with selected compositions and improvisation sets by Leah Asher, Maya Bennardo, and Christian Streit Smith.
Violinist/violist, composer, and visual artist Leah Asher is an avid performer of contemporary music and creator of new artistic works. Leah is the executive director and violinist of The Rhythm Method string quartet and co-creator of performance art duo Meaningless Work with Nicolee Kuester. Leah regularly performs with New York-based ensembles such as International Contemporary Ensemble, Talea Ensemble, and S.E.M. Ensemble. She formerly served as solo violist of NOSO Sinfoniettaen and co-principal viola of the Arctic Philharmonic. As a composer, Leah has been commissioned by ensembles including andPlay, Chartreuse, Periapsis, NorthArc Percussion Group, The Great Learning Orchestra, and Ensemble Hybrid. She serves on faculty at Lake George Composer’s Institute, the Composers Conference, and the Lucerne Festival Academy, and has conducted many residencies at universities including NYU, Columbia University, Berklee College of Music, Hunter College, and BGSU. Recent releases include Leah’s solo album ‘Retreat into Afters’ on SCRIPTS records, The Rhythm Method’s ‘Pastorale’ on New Focus Recordings, and The Rhythm Method’s ‘Seaglass’ on Gold Bolus Recordings. Leah joined the faculty of Manhattan School of Music in 2022.
Maya Bennardo is an active performer and composer living in Stockholm, Sweden. Maya is interested in opening the dialogue and blurring the boundaries between composers and performers, and is devoted to performing music of the present. She is a founding member of the violin/viola duo andPlay, described by I Care If You Listen as “enthusiastic champions for new music and collaboration.” She performs new and traditional repertoire for violin and piano with pianist Karl Larson in their Bennardo-Larson Duo and is a former member of the internationally renowned Mivos Quartet. Maya’s compositions are characterized by slow, unfolding timbral movements–exploring the co-existence of pitch and noise. Her compositions have grown naturally out of her improvisational practice on the violin, and the two continue to inform each other.
Christian Streit Smith (USA/NL) is a percussionist based in The Hague. He performs experimental music (composed and improvised), in many different constellations from solo to large ensemble to theater. In addition to his work as a musician, he works part time as a landscaper.

Program
‘Discrete Species’ by Douglas Farrand and Christian Streit Smith
‘silver birch vignettes’ by Maya Bennardo
‘Upon the Wheel’ by Leah Asher
Solo improvisation – Leah Asher
Trio improvisation – Leah Asher, Maya Bennardo, and Christian Smith
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TEMPERATURA is a contemporary music concert series, improvisation hub, and everything in between, initiated by composers/performers J. Veličković and F. Konstantinidou. The series focuses on contemporary music from the Netherlands and beyond, aiming to bring together its diverse expressions. By promoting the wide spectrum of contemporary musical stimuli, TEMPERATURA seeks to bridge the gap between musicians, composers, and performers from different musical backgrounds. Ultimately, TEMPERATURA strives to bring fresh musical adventures to local audiences and spread today’s artistic practices.
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*If you wish to attend but can’t afford our entry fee, please let us know–we ll make sure you can join us.

Sunday Sessions
2025-11-30 15:00 - 19:00
Come to GROND, hang out with us and wrap up your weekend with a family and hangover friendly session including live music, DJs, performance, storytelling and anything else we can think of to ease you into next week.
Every edition of the Sunday Sessions we open the bar, mellow sounds will permeate the space and each time we will have a varying program.
Poet Andrew Gebhardt is reading some of his work, we will play some (live) music.
You can just chill or read your favourite poem for us; drawing, painting and crafts table available; mini-pancakes too! open from 3pm.
Hope to see you there!
GROND
Bijdorpstraat 1
1096AP
Amsterdam

Sunday Sessions
2025-12-07 15:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-28 15:00 - 19:00, 2026-01-04 15:00 - 19:00
Come to GROND, hang out with us and wrap up your weekend with a family and hangover friendly session including live music, DJs, performance, storytelling and anything else we can think of to ease you into next week.
Every edition of the Sunday Sessions we open the bar, mellow sounds will permeate the space and each time we will have a varying program.
Check website
You can just chill or read your favourite poem for us; drawing, painting and crafts table available; mini-pancakes too! open from 3pm.
Hope to see you there!
GROND
Bijdorpstraat 1
1096AP
Amsterdam

TEMPERATURA
2025-12-13 18:30 - 23:30 | GROND, Bijdorpstraat 1, Amsterdam, 1096AP, Netherlands
Stage and Bar will be open from 18:30
FREE ENTRY – Donations welcome: support GROND by making a donation online here.

On Saturday, December 13, TEMPERATURA celebrates its first 10 editions and the end of 2025 with a special event!

We’ll start the evening with a non-stop free improv jam session, open to anyone who would like to participate.*The stage opens at 18:30 and runs until everyone is exhausted. Bring your sounds, or simply join us for drinks and snacks at any time!After that, we’ll keep the party going with DJ sets until late.

* If you’d like to participate, you can jump in at any time with no commitment. We’ll have several mics and guitar amps ready for those who need electronic equipment. Keep it simple and make sure you can blend in smoothly (no soundcheck provided!).
If you have any questions, send us an email to temperatura.amsterdam (at) gmail (dot) com

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TEMPERATURA is a contemporary music concert series, improvisation hub, and everything in between, initiated by composers/performers J. Veličković and F. Konstantinidou. The series focuses on contemporary music from the Netherlands and beyond, aiming to bring together its diverse expressions. By promoting the wide spectrum of contemporary musical stimuli, TEMPERATURA seeks to bridge the gap between musicians, composers, and performers from different musical backgrounds. Ultimately, TEMPERATURA strives to bring fresh musical adventures to local audiences and spread today’s artistic practices.

Sunday Sessions LATE EDITION
2025-12-14 17:00 - 20:00
Come to GROND, hang out with us and wrap up your weekend with a family and hangover friendly session including live music, DJs, performance, storytelling and anything else we can think of to ease you into next week.
Every edition of the Sunday Sessions we open the bar, mellow sounds will permeate the space and each time we will have a varying program.
For this edition we will open after the Sudanese solidarity event with dance and food also at GROND
Check website
You can just chill or read your favourite poem for us; drawing, painting and crafts table available; mini-pancakes too!
Hope to see you there!
GROND
Bijdorpstraat 1
1096AP
Amsterdam

Sunday Sessions
2025-12-21 15:00 - 19:00
Come to GROND, hang out with us and wrap up your weekend with a family and hangover friendly session including live music, DJs, performance, storytelling and anything else we can think of to ease you into next week.
Every edition of the Sunday Sessions we open the bar, mellow sounds will permeate the space and each time we will have a varying program.
ON THE 21st OF DECEMBER WE HOST A SPECIAL EDITION; SUNDAY SESSIONS AT THE MOVIES, CLASSIC FILMS @ GROND!
We make a shortlist of 3 movies to choose from; whoever is there votes, and….. the magic starts at 4pm
You can also just chill or read your favourite poem for us; drawing, painting and crafts table available; mini-pancakes too!
Hope to see you there!
GROND
Bijdorpstraat 1
1096AP
Amsterdam

New Marshall Plan
2026-01-10 20:30 - 23:00 | GROND, Bijdorpstraat 1, Amsterdam, 1096AP, Netherlands
The world is full of noise. On Saturday 10 January, New Marshall Plan turns the knob toward hope.
With 80s synths, 90s guitars, and lyrics about politics, love, and life, the band brews catchy indie pop that heals, lifts, and sticks in your head: musical vitamins for those who want to feel again.
20:30 (doors: 20:00)
Tickets online: regular €10 / discount €7 – at the door: €12,5 (sliding scale)

About
New Marshall Plan is a Dutch indie band creating music rooted in the rich traditions of synthpop, rock, and new wave. They were formed more than 20 years ago out of a shared love for bands like Depeche Mode, Joy Division, Radiohead, Interpol, and The Whitest Boy Alive—but for a long time, the songs stayed close to home. In June 2023 they recorded the album “Escalate” at Mailmen Studio with Martijn Groeneveld, known for his work with Blaudzun and Klangstof. The first single dropped in October 2023, and the full album was released on April 4, 2024. Each of the 10 tracks is accompanied by a music video—many of them made using AI, pushing the boundaries of what indie can look like as well as sound like. Lyrically, they don’t shy away from anything. These songs cover themes like corporate greed, war, inequality, misinformation, and the messy reality of human relationships. But there’s also hope in the noise—because for them, making music is an act of rebuilding. The band’s name, New Marshall Plan, reflects that—a nod to Europe’s post-war reconstruction and a metaphor for picking up the pieces in your own life. In 2025, they also released “Bermuda,” a self-recorded album from 2007 that they never properly put out back then. It’s a raw snapshot of who they were, and releasing it now bridges their early ideas with what they are creating today. It’s not as polished as “Escalate”—but it’s real, and it completes their story until now.
New Marshall Plan are Rogier Werschkull, Roeland van der Put, David van Putten, and Bart Koopman.

Sunday Sessions JAM
2026-01-11 15:00 - 19:00
Sunday Sessions is cancelled this week due to extremely slippery roads and paths in the area.
Take care everyone, and we’ll see you next week.

Come to GROND, hang out with us and wrap up your weekend with a family and hangover friendly session including live music, DJs, performance, storytelling and anything else we can think of to ease you into next week.
Every edition of the Sunday Sessions we open the bar, mellow sounds will permeate the space and each time we will have a varying program.
TODAY WE WILL HAVE A JAMSESSION WITH MARC, DAVID AND MAZEN
Check website
You can just chill or read your favourite poem for us; drawing, painting and crafts table available; mini-pancakes too! open from 3pm.
Hope to see you there!
GROND
Bijdorpstraat 1
1096AP
Amsterdam

Sunday Sessions on SATURDAY 17th
2026-01-17 15:00 - 19:00
Because Sunday the 18th GROND is fully booked for a rental, this weekend’s Session is on SATURDAY 17TH of January.
ALSO: GARAGE SALE@GROND! MORE INFO
TODAY: JAM WITH US IN OUR BLACK BOX
Come to GROND, hang out with us and wrap up your weekend with a family and hangover friendly session including live music, DJs, performance, storytelling and anything else we can think of to ease you into next week.
Every edition of the Sunday Sessions we open the bar, mellow sounds will permeate the space and each time we will have a varying program.
Check website
You can just chill or read your favourite poem for us; drawing, painting and crafts table available; mini-pancakes too! open from 3pm.
Hope to see you there!
GROND
Bijdorpstraat 1
1096AP
Amsterdam

Sunday Sessions 25 Januari
2026-01-25 15:00 - 19:00
Come to GROND, hang out with us and wrap up your weekend with a family and hangover friendly session including live music, DJs, performance, storytelling and anything else we can think of to ease you into next week.
Every edition of the Sunday Sessions we open the bar, mellow sounds will permeate the space and each time we will have a varying program
You can just chill or read your favourite poem for us; drawing, painting and crafts table available; mini-pancakes too! open from 3pm.
Hope to see you there!
GROND
Bijdorpstraat 1
1096AP
Amsterdam

Sunday Sessions
2026-02-01 15:00 - 19:00
THIS SUNDAY: Grond Improvisers Group (GIG) JAM!
Come to GROND, hang out with us and wrap up your weekend with a family and hangover friendly session including live music, DJs, performance, storytelling and anything else we can think of to ease you into next week.
Every edition of the Sunday Sessions we open the bar, mellow sounds will permeate the space and each time we will have a varying program
You can just chill or read your favourite poem for us; drawing, painting and crafts table available; mini-pancakes too! open from 3pm.
Hope to see you there!
GROND
Bijdorpstraat 1
1096AP
Amsterdam

Orb Weaver
2026-02-06 20:00 - 22:30
Orb Weaver is a trio featuring Grond member David Mitchell (guitar, electronics), drummer Robbert van Hulzen and bassist Lorenzo Servali. The trio creates long form improvisations, mixing influences including The Necks, Jeff Parker’s ETA IVtet and experimental guitar pioneer David Torn. Orb Weaver’s monthly residency features diverse guest soloists from the top rank of Amsterdam’s improvised music, jazz and electroacoustic scenes: on February 6th we are delighted to welcome trumpeter Gijs Levelt; as well as being a founding member of the Amsterdam Klezmer Band and Spinifex, Gijs is also a highly regarded electro acoustic trumpet player, both solo and in his acclaimed Spoken Quartet. Trippy sounds emblematic of the interesting electro acoustic approach developing down in Oost right now.

Sunday Sessions
2026-02-08 15:00 - 19:00
THIS SUNDAY: GROND @ the CINEMA!
We offer a choice of 3 movies, from which we choose with whoever is there.
Bar is open from 15:00!
Come to GROND, hang out with us and wrap up your weekend with a family and hangover friendly session including live music, DJs, performance, storytelling and anything else we can think of to ease you into next week.
Furthermore, you can just chill; drawing, painting and crafts table available; mini-pancakes too! open from 3pm.
Hope to see you there!
GROND Bijdorpstraat 1
Amsterdam, 1096AP Netherlands + Google Map

Sunday Sessions
2026-02-15 15:00 - 19:00

TEMPERATURA
2026-02-21 20:00 - 23:30 | GROND, Bijdorpstraat 1, Amsterdam, 1096AP, Netherlands
20:30 (doors: 20:00)
Tickets online: regular €10 / discount €7 – at the door: €12,5*

Saturday 21 February, TEMPERATURA welcomes 2026 with free improvisation sets and fresh collaborations. On stage, the new, intimate, improvisational duo Bibiri (Maya Felixbrot, Aurélie Nyirabikali Lierman). The evening will close with a set by Bibiri together with the TEMPERATURA team (0C). A spontaneous quartet featuring four composers-performers, filling the night with violas, shruti boxes, voices, magnets, digital and analog electronics, and more.

Bibiri: Maya Felixbrot, Aurélie Nyirabikali Lierman

Bibiri

The duo consists of Maya Felixbrot and Aurélie Nyirabikali Lierman. Two composer-performers and long-time collaborators whose work continually evolves through unexpected contexts and setups. In early 2026, they embarked on a new intimate improvisational duo, featuring two violas, two shruti boxes, two voices, and whatever sonifiers catch their ears and eyes. This performance at Extratonal in Charlois marks the world premiere of Bibiri.
Bibiri means ‘two’ in Kinyarwanda language, and a multitude of other things in a number of other languages around the world.

Maya Felixbrot is a musician and movement artist working at the intersection of sound, movement, and performance. Her practice explores the poetics of chaos through playfulness, interdisciplinarity, and Winnicott’s concept of the Transitional Space. She performs internationally as a soloist and with ensembles, focusing on music theater and experimental music. She is a co-founder of Moving Strings and its educational platform Play As We Are, and of Zvov and Screen Dive.

Aurélie Nyirabikali Lierman studied music composition, radio documentary, Western classical singing and jazz singing. Her work, a synthesis of radio art and music theatre from an Afro-European perspective, is described as groundbreaking, daring and delicate. She brings unique stories to life in an accessible and innovative way: often based on acoustic sounds and soundscapes that she makes move like a kind of 3D cinema for the ears.
0C & guests: approximately once a month, the TEMPERATURA team (composers/performers Jasna Veličković and Fani Konstantinidou) invites guests to join them for a free improvisation set in spontaneous combinations.

* If you wish to attend but can’t afford our entry fee, please send us an email to temperatura.amsterdam (at) gmail (dot) com and we ‘ll make sure you can join us.
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TEMPERATURA is a contemporary music concert series, improvisation hub, and everything in between, initiated by composers/performers J. Veličković and F. Konstantinidou. The series focuses on contemporary music from the Netherlands and beyond, aiming to bring together its diverse expressions. By promoting the wide spectrum of contemporary musical stimuli, TEMPERATURA seeks to bridge the gap between musicians, composers, and performers from different musical backgrounds. Ultimately, the series strives to bring fresh musical adventures to local audiences and spread today’s artistic practices.

Sunday Sessions
2026-02-22 15:00 - 19:00
THIS SUNDAY: GROND Artist Portfolio presentation!
which artist from GROND going to show their work or practice is to be announced.
Bar is open from 15:00!
Come to GROND, hang out with us and wrap up your weekend with a family and hangover friendly session including live music, DJs, performance, storytelling and anything else we can think of to ease you into next week. Every edition of the Sunday Sessions we open the bar, mellow sounds will permeate the space and each time we will have a varying program
Hope to see you there! Donation welcome.
GROND
Bijdorpstraat 1
1096AP
Amsterdam
