Chris Cheek – Rembrandt Frerichs – Mark Haanstra – Jorge Rossy

in the bimhuis productions series reflex we invite musicians to reflect on the world and society. the curator of this edition is jamie peet, who has proven himself in the last decade as a jazz drummer for the new generation who does not eschew complexity and who embraces the music of his own time. especially for reflex he has formed a band with saxophonist ben van gelder, bassist pat cleaver and renowned american vibraphonist joel ross. drummer jamie peet is one of the most in-demand drummers in the netherlands, who has worked in both jazz and hip-hop. he has toured with gregory porter and kris bowers, and he previously performed on our stage with y-otis, jasper hoiby 3 elements &tin men and the telephone. he’s part of a new wave of musicians and bands who fuse jazz, hiphop, dance and electronics. in this context he played with the likes of jameszoo, niels broos and dolphin hyperspace. reflex is supported by ammodo art & afk.

the ploctones is one of the most energetic jazz bands in the netherlands, a solid formation that can weather the heaviest storms. a band that cannot be categorized, with an incredibly flexible line-up. expect the unexpected: while the bass and drums can play the most graceful melodies, the guitar and saxophone can conjure up inimitable rhythms and the most hip-twisting grooves. while the band has been on hold for a while, the band members have stayed active. martijn vink has joined the fine fleur of european jazz and is increasingly involved in projects as a producer (including olympians by metropole orkest & vince mendoza and threnody by jazz orchestra of the concertgebouw & jim mcneely). bassist jeroen vierdag performed all over the world with musicians such as teus nobel and ramon valle. saxophonist efraïm trujillo won the 2019 edison publieksprijs with his group the preacher men and recently released the album the standard collections with pianist rembrandt frerichs. founder, guitarist and court composer anton goudsmit made an album with his ton petit and toured with power band bruut!, fugimundi and soul jazz revelation montis, goudsmit & directie, among others.

early next year will see the release of the album the guesthouse, a new chapter in shai maestro’s creative journey. in the past years, the pianist developed his solo work, becoming a worthy successor to his great examples keith jarrett and chick corea, with a rich sound and open-ended improvisations. now he will focus on short compositions with clear, song-like forms. the album toom shape in his home studio in spain and was influenced by different artists ranging from rosalía to paul simon and john coltrane. shai maestro began playing classical piano at the age of five and after listening to oscar peterson at the age of eight he became enamoured with jazz. he turned down offers from prestigious american music schools to join the trio of famous double bassist avishai cohen at age nineteen. for five years he celebrated success with cohen and drummer mark guiliana. in his current band, shai maestro seeks interaction with gadi lehavi on rhodes and synthesizers, known from the ravi coltrane quartet. ‘maestro certainly lives up to his name. he is a joy to watch live’ (jazzwise).