Oktopedians 50 year ft. Hans Dulfer
Oktopedians:
Arthur Heuwekemeijer tenor sax/band leader, Wilma Aarts trumpet, Marja Bakker bass, Peter Beckers alto sax, Rudolf Entrop guitar, Annelies Hilgers soprano sax, Peter Krausz tenor sax, Andrea Milano tenor sax, Lidy Nicolasen alto sax, Yvonne Olgers tenor sax, Greetje de Oude alto sax, Sasha Rokanovic guitar, Menno Reemer tenor sax, Paul de Ridder alto sax, Leonard Schokker trumpet, Joop Smoor tenor sax, Johan Spronk trumpet, Pauline Vis alto sax, Wim van der Zwan alto sax, David Chassé trumpet, Seymour Jansen tenor sax, Dennis Roel piano
Gastmusici:
Hans Dulfer tenor sax, Mark van der Feen piano, Thomas Andersen double bass, Eddy Veldman drums, Jazz Kidz led by Leon van Mil
The Oktopedians celebrate their fiftieth anniversary. Many jazz and improvising musicians have participated in this workshop orchestra. It was founded in Amsterdam by the legendary saxophonist Herman de Wit. In 1974 he stood at the foundations of our venue together with, among others, Hans Dulfer, who will appear as a special guest in this anniversary concert. As always, the orchestra will play well-known and lesser known songs from the American & European songbook.
The orchestra consists of around twenty people, mostly horn players. Herman de Wit’s original goal was to make improvisation accessible to a broad audience. All musicians were welcome, and they all learned to play by ear exclusively. The current band leader is a former student of De Wit, saxophonist Arthur Heuwekemeijer. He continues the orchestra in the spirit of its original leader, who has passed away.