MICHAEL MOORE BIGTET
AFTERWARDS DJ WOLTER WIERBOS AT THE CAFE
Eric Boeren cornet, Wolter Wierbos trombone, Giuseppe Doronzo baritonsax, Michael Moore altsax/klarinet, Jorrit Westerhof gitaar, Kaja Draksler piano, Arjen Gorter bas, Michael Vatcher drums
Michael Moore celebrates his 60th birth year with his eight-piece band. ‘Less is more: this clarinet and alto player can do surprisingly many things with few notes’ (Vrij Nederland).
Alto sax and clarinet player Michael Moore is renowned internationally for his beautiful tone and his rich musical imagination. The California-born reeds player combines the best of different worlds: the finesse of the American jazz tradition, the anarchy of New Dutch Swing and the interesting sounds of folk music from all over the globe.
Moore will reach the age of 60 this month and he will celebrate this at the Bimhuis with a great eight-piece band. New and older compositions from his oeuvre will be played, sometimes quietly, but more often cheerfully, by the Michael Moore Bigtet. This group features younger musicians as well as established names from the Amsterdam jazz and improv scene. Pianist Kaja Draksler, baritone saxophonist Giuseppe Doronzo and guitarist Jorrit Westerhof represent the younger generation. Cornet player Eric Boeren, trombonist Wolter Wierbos and percussionist Michael Vatcher come from the band Available Jelly, of which Moore has been a member since the 1970s.
‘Less is more: this clarinet and alto player can do surprisingly many things with few notes’ (Vrij Nederland).
‘One of the finest jazz musicians working anywhere, either in the mainstream or the avant-garde’ (Chicago Reader).
On Friday November, 21 Michael Moore gives a lecture at the OBA (in Dutch). For € 25 you can visit both the lecture and the concert. Click here for more information.
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).