Four maestros from Dutch music take turns in Estafest, improvising with original compositions. ‘They play together like swallows dancing’, de Volkskrant wrote about them. NRC, another Dutch newspaper, was full of praise as well: ‘Estafest is a quartet of string and wind instruments, pushing and pulling each other in abstract, cinematic compositions. The quartet crawls around, teeming with adventure.’
In 2019 Estafest celebrates it 10th anniversary with a tour featuring one different special guest at every concert. At the BIMHUIS this is Andreas Schaerer. This Swiss vocalist is in a league of his own when it comes to vocal improvisation, combining skills from the avant-garde, beatboxing and opera.
Estafest has a unique chamber music lineup featuring Oene van Geel (Zapp4) on viola and cajon, Mete Erker (Artvark SQ) on saxophone, Anton Goudsmit (Ploctones) on electric guitar and Jeroen van Vliet (Eric Vloeimans’ Gatecrash) on piano. Their most recent album Bayachrimae was released on BMC Records from Budapest, which brings together classical, jazz and Eastern European music; an ideal label for Estafest.
Mete Erker soprano/tenorsax, Oene van Geel viola, Anton Goudsmit guitar, Jeroen van Vliet piano, Andreas Schaerer voice