Pianist, composer and music pioneer Loek Dikker celebrates his eightieth birthday with an ode to his native Amsterdam. Together with his Waterland Sextet he will perform a rich variety of music, selected from an oeuvre spanning 65 years. Loeuk Dikker became a jazz pianist at a young age, accompanying legends such as Cannonball Adderley, Oliver Nelson and Don Byas. But he also wrote for classical orchestras, music theatre, modern dance and film. Let yourself be surprised by the special performances and the mystery guests.
Loek Dikker pioneered in areas previously unknown to Dutch pianists and composers. Such as the Public Theater in New York or the film industry in Hollywood. He worked in Berlin, Rome and Paris, but he never truly left Amsterdam. Now he celebrates his birthday overlooking the city, with an ensemble of players who also made Dutch jazz history: saxophonists Leo van Oostrom and Jan Menu, trombonist Louk Boudesteijn, double bassist Luciën Matheeuwsen and percussionist Pierre Courbois. And we can already reveal one special guest: Friedmar Hitzer op violin and violophone.
During this concert the Loek Dikker Jazz Podium Prize will be awarded to an important jazz promotor or concert organiser.
Leo van Oostrom soprano sax/alt sax, Jan Menu tenor sax/baritone sax, Louk Boudesteijn trombone, Luciën Matheeuwsen double bass, Pierre Courbois percussion
Loek Dikker piano/compositions/musical direction
Special guests Friedmar Hitzer violin/viola + mystery guests