MARC RIBOT’S CERAMIC DOG

From garage rock and no-wave to cocktail jazz: former Tom Waits and
Elvis Costello guitarist Marc Ribot cheerfully pulls out all the stops
with Ceramic Dog.

American guitarist Marc Ribot knows his way
around every style without losing his identity. His trademark grainy
riffs seem to fit in everywhere, from Cuban to country. He’s widely
known from his contributions on albums by Tom Waits, Elvis Costello and
The Black Keys. He began his career in the New York underground, playing
with Lounge Lizards and John Zorn. As a self-confessed outsider in jazz
he nevertheless headlined the New York jazz temple Village Vanguard for
a week, joining a select club of band leaders.

Ribot has torn
the roof off the Bimhuis several times already with his energetic trio
Ceramic Dog. Anything goes, from angular rap to exuberant rock riffs to a
whimsical version of jazz classic Take Five. Multi-instrumentalist
Shahzad Ismaily (who played with Will Oldham and Colin Stetson) can
switch from distorted bass guitar to cheerful organ. And drummer Ches
Smith can alternate tight backbeats with electronic experiment.

‘Ceramic
Dog is formed in Mr. Ribot’s aesthetic: cranky, skilled, broadly
capable, abrasive. He’s a great guitarist who usually seems as if he
doesn’t want to be understood as such. This could be a great rock band,
but it won’t play by your notions of what that is’ (New York Times).

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).