Alto saxophonist Jorrit Dijkstra has been living in Boston since 2002 where he studied under Steve Lacy and immersed himself in the music of John Cage and Earle Brown. He manipulates his sax with electronica, plays analogue synthesizer and lyricon. Last year Dijkstra made a big impression here in Holland in his duo with master percussionist John Hollenbeck. Flatlands Collective is the name of his new international group with five prominent improvisers from Chicago. ‘This music has a lot of moving parts. Keeping them synchronized is a credit to each member of the Collective, but the exemplary tandem work of Roebke and Mulvenna merits special attention.’ (DownBeat) ‘Richly textured, subtly nuanced and built on multiple layers of melody… anything but flat.’ (Chicago Tribune). This concert will be broadcasted on Saturday 26th of January by the VPRO, from 21.00u till 24:00u, on Radio 6 and internet.

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Jorrit Dijkstra-alto saxophone, lyricon, James Falzone-clarinet, Jeb Bishop-trombone, Fred Lonberg-holm-cello, Jason Roebke-bass, Frank Rosaly-drums