DJANGO AMSTERDAM
8.30 PM GUNNAR HILMARSSON TRIO
Gunnar Hilmarsson, Johann Gudmundsson guitar, Leifur Gunnarsson bass
10 PM ROBIN NOLAN TRIO & ANTON GOUDSMIT, WAWAU ADLER
Robin Nolan, Kevin Nolan gitaar, Arnoud van den Berg bass. Special guests: Wawau Adler, Anton Goudsmit guitar
11 PM IAN DATE GYPSY JAM
Ian Date guitar
Top players from the international gypsy jazz world will unite for the fourth edition of Django Amsterdam (26-28 January at BIMHUIS and Kapitein Zeppos). Saturday’s program will start with an afternoon for kids featuring Mozes Rosenberg. The virtuoso Icelandic trio led by Gunnar Hilmarsson will open the Saturday evening. Highlight is the concert by guitarist and ‘gypsy rock star’ Robin Nolan, who blends Django’s style with all kinds of influences including The Beatles, Ravi Shankar and eighties pop songs. Robin will perform with his trio plus guitarists Anton Goudsmit and Wawau Adler. The concerts will be followed by a live session featuring legendary Australian guitarist Ian Date, this year’s artist in residence at Django Amsterdam.
DJANGO AMSTERDAM
JAN 26, 27 & 28, 2018
Django Amsterdam, with concerts, jam sessions, workshops and a kids’ afternoon, is dedicated to the birthday of guitarist Django Reinhardt, the originator of gypsy jazz or swing manouche. This style of acoustic swing jazz became part of the Roma and Sinti culture thanks to Django, who’s generally considered one of the greatest guitar players of all time. Click here for more information on the festival.
Saturday’s schedule: