KAJA DRAKSLER ACROPOLIS QUINTET
Afterwards at the cafe: DJ Thijs Enterprise
Kaja Draksler piano, Sanem Kalfa zang, George Dumitriu gitaar, Mattia Magatelli bas, Kristijan Krajnčan drums
Young Amsterdam-based pianist Kaja Draksler mixes jazz and avant-garde with music from South East Europe, the Balkan and Middle East. ‘Contemporary music making of the highest order’ (Jazzwise).
Pianist/composer Kaja Draksler is a remarkable talent in the Amsterdam jazz/improv scene. The young Slovenian musician recently made a great impression, with her debut solo performance at the Bimhuis. ‘It’s incredible for a young musician to display such personality and musical vision as she does’, said critic Mischa Andriessen in Trouw, about her solo album on the renowned Clean Feed label. ‘The Lives of Many Others’ is a CD that encompasses an immense musical spectrum. It’s all over the map and still manages to sound coherent and organic… Not a promise, but a masterpiece’.
In her Acropolis Quintet, Draksler mixes her avant-gardist playing with music from South East Europe, the Balkan and the Middle East. Turkish singer Sanem Kalfa often grabs everyone’s attention with her intense vocals. ‘Contemporary music making of the highest order’, Jazzwise wrote about a performance of the Acropolis Quintet.
The Bimhuis restaurant is open prior to the concert from 6.30 til 8.30PM (reservations via 020-7882158). After the concert, the Bimhuis Café is open (free entrance).