BIK BENT BRAAM
EXIT
Michiel Braam piano, Frans Vermeerssen tenorax/baritonsax, Frank Gratkowski altsax/klarinet, Jan Willem van der Ham altsax/fagot, Bart van der Putten altsax/klarinet, Peter van Bergen tenorsax/klarinet, Peter Haex tenortuba, Carl Ludwig Hübsch tuba, Eric Boeren cornet, Angelo Verploegen trompet, Wolter Wierbos trombone, Jorg Brinkman contrabas, Michael Vatcher drums
25 years of Bik Bent Braam as we know it, will be performing it swansong tonight. Pianist/composer Michiel Braam demonstrates once more why his ensemble has garnered such acclaim all over the world. His music is tailor-made for the musicians, who are offered complete freedom. This never results in chaos, thanks to the ensemble playing universally described as ‘magical’. The first set of this concert contains pieces without an ending. After the break the musicians will invent the conclusion of the compositions themselves. The fact that Braam has left out 25% of the notes, specifically C, E and G, is merely an incidental aside to the recent government cuts on culture.