Jazz, poetry, spoken word and live animation come together in Spoken Beat Night. Guests are jazz musician Ab Baars, poet Mustafa Stitou and literary talent Lotte Dodion.

Spoken Beat Night plays with language and turns it into music. For every edition, spoken word artist Jeannine Valeriano invites remarkable guests for an evening full of poetry, lectures, jazz, funk and live animation by ‘comic-jockeys’ Flo and Ckoe. The speakers will share the stage with top players from the cosmopolitan world of improvisation, who will pull the words into the realm of music. Special guests are musician Ab Baars, poet Mustafa Stitou and literary talent Lotte Dodion.

Ab Baars is an established musician in international jazz and improvised music, as a saxophone, clarinet and shakuhachi player and composing member of Duo Baars-Henneman, ICP Orchestra and Ab Baars Trio. Baars is praised for his solo performances. He has a taste for poetry and prose and an exceptional talent for relating language to music.

Moroccan-Dutch poet Mustafa Stitou published his first poetry volume at the age of 19, earning instant critical acclaim. Mustafa is praised for his melodic performance style. He has collaborated with Senegalese musician Ousmane Mbengue and percussionist Niels Meliefste of Anumadutchi and Slagwerk Den Haag.

Flemish poet/performer Lotte Dodion writes about bitter love and life’s digressions. Her poems are regularly awarded. In 2006 she premiered her first monologue Under (De) Construction. She currently works on her debut poetry collection.

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).

WITH AB BAARS, MUSTAFA STITOU, LOTTE DODION

Ab Baars sax/klarinet/shakuhachi, Mustafa Stitou gedichten, Lotte Dodion gedichten/performance, Jeannine Valeriano spoken word, Maarten Ornstein sax/basklarinet/elektronica, Paul Pallesen gitaar, Floor de Goede & Ckoe animaties