Finale van de internationale competitie voor jazztalent van conservatoria in Los Angeles, Keulen, Texas, Leuven en Amsterdam.

De Keep an Eye Jazz Award is een jaarlijkse competitie voor uitzonderlijk getalenteerde vocalisten en jazzbands afkomstig van het Conservatorium van Amsterdam en van een selectie vergelijkbare instellingen in de Verenigde Staten en Europa. Dit jaar zijn dat conservatoria in Los Angeles, Keulen, Noord-Texas en Leuven. De jury bestaat uit musici, docenten en professionals uit de cultuursector: Gerry Godley, Jules Buckley, Ruben Hein, Tineke Postma en Gijsbert Kamer.

PROGRAMMA:

SHAI GOLAN GROUP (LA)
Shai Golan altsax, Evan Watlmire tenorsax, Victor San Pedro gitaar, Adam Hersh piano, Any McCauley bas, Kirk Portuguez drums

The Shai Golan Group is an ensemble of students from California State University Northridge. The members of the group were selected for their outstanding musicianship, creativity, originality, and willingness to learn. The band is led by Shai Golan (alto sax), and features Evan Waltmire (tenor sax), Victor San Pedro (guitar), Adam Hersh (piano), Andy McCauley (bass), Kirk Portuguez (drums). This group strives to find a deeper meaning in music by exploring different concepts through the performance of original compositions and jazz standards.

LIYA GRIGORYAN TRIO (AMSTERDAM)
Liya Grigoryan piano, Marco Zenini bas, Tancrede DKummer drums

Liya Grigoryan Trio was formed in Amsterdam, by a piano player from Armenia – Liya Grigoryan. In 2013 she decided to arrange her own piano trio. Trying to compose and play original music, mixed of influences of the traditional armenian music and music of the classical composers.

FIVE MOODS (LEUVEN)
Elias Storme tenorsax, Philippe van der Niepen piano, Jeroen Reggers gitaar, Katrien Hermans bas, Gert-Jan Dreessen drums

Five Moods is a quintet founded by young, talented musicians, coming from all over Flanders. They first met in the jazz department of the Lemmens Institute of Leuven, Belgium. When playing, they aim for a unique group sound in which interaction is of great importance. The repertoire of Five Moods consists of arranged jazz standards and original pieces.

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TAMARA LUKASHEVA (KOLN)
Tamara Lukasheva zang, Sebastian Scobel piano, Jakon Kuhneman bas, Dominik Mahnig drums

Elegant combination of Ukrainian folk elements with modern jazz sounds.The Quartet presents Tamara’s original compositions as well as interpretations of well-known jazz classics.The project was founded in October 2010 and played their first concert within a month.After a successful performance at the Jazz Against The Mashine Festival in Cologne, the Tamara Lukasheva Quartet was invited to participate in Campus Jazz, broadcast by WDR 5 Radio. In November 2014 the Quartet won the Young German Jazz Prize in Osnabrück, Germany.

XAVI TORRES TRIO (AMSTERDAM)
Xavi Torres piano, Matt Adomeit bas, Joan Terol drums

The Xavi Torres Trio plays mainly original music that searches for the personality of the trio and blends their wide array of influences to create a unique sound. Joan and Xavi have been playing together for eight years, and the great bassist Matt Adomeit joined this collaboration one and a half years ago. They are constantly redeveloping their own fresh concept by going out of the box and searching for new musical adventures.

UNITY (NORTH TEXAS)
Stuart Mack trompet, Brian Horton sax, Brad Kang gitaar, Chris Wright bas, Terence Hobdy drums

The members of UNITY have played together for several years in the context of large and small ensembles at the university and projects outside of school. They share an interest in creative improvisation based on new compositions and new treatments of traditional repertoire. Among their musical influences are Elvin Jones, Brad Mehldau, Brian Blade, Lage Lund, and Chris Dave. Stuart Mack (trumpet, from Illinois) and Brad Kang (guitar, from South Korea) are undergraduate jazz studies majors. Chris Wright (bass, from North Carolina) and Terence Hobdy (drums, from Texas) will soon complete master’s degrees in jazz studies. Brian Horton (tenor saxophone, from North Carolina) is a doctoral student with an emphasis in jazz composition. Mack, Kang, and Horton are current or former members of the One O’Clock Lab Band.

Website Keep an Eye.

Het Bimhuis restaurant is geopend voor aanvang van het concert van 18:30 tot 20:30 (reserveren aanbevolen 020-7882158). Na afloop van het concert is het Bimhuis Café geopend (gratis toegang).

SHAI GOLAN GROUP / LIYA GRIGORYAN TRIO / FIVE MOODS /
TAMARA LUKASHEVA / XAVI TORRES TRIO / UNITY