JOHN BUTCHER & MARK SANDERS – TARAB CUTS

Exciting encounter between traditional Arabic music and modern Western music practice, by leading musicians from the British improv scene.

Last year, the virtuoso saxophonist John Butcher performed at the Holland Festival in Christian Marclay’s Everyday. This year he will stage his own production in Amsterdam, together with drummer Mark Sanders. The title of the show, Tarab Cuts, refers to an Arab concept which describes to the merger between music and emotional transformation. Butcher and Sanders combine their own compositions and improvisations with reworked multi-track recordings of classical Arabic and traditional Sufi music which Butcher took from a multitude of 78 rpm records from the early to mid 1900’s. The result is an exciting encounter of two very different worlds, an adventurous exploration of new terrain.

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). It is not possible to reserve tickets for this concert.