7 PM JAZZ PORTRAITS

New episode of Jazzportretten (Jazz Portraits) with Angelo
Verploegen (trumpet) and Anton Goudsmit (guitar). Afterwards both musicians will participate in the concert of The Houdini’s & Anton Goudsmit.

The Dutch Jazz Archive has initiated a series of video
portraits of important Dutch jazz musicians. The premiere of the first
episodes took place at the Bimhuis, as part of its 40th anniversary. The
portraits are filmed by director Jan Kelder, known for his
documentaries on Piet Noordijk, John Engels and Rita Reys.

In
due time all episodes will be available through the Dutch Jazz Archive
website and they will be broadcast by digital television channel NPO
Cultura. The series is financially backed by several sponsors including
NPO and the transnational jazz research project Rhythm Changes.

In collaboration with NPO Cultura, Jazzism and Bijzondere Collecties.

8:30 PM THE HOUDINI’S & ANTON GOUDSMIT

The Houdini’s and Anton Goudsmit encounter each other in their odyssey for the true origin of the blues, with howling guitars, bleeding brass and endless grooves.

The blues is not a trick, but a feeling deeply rooted and embedded within jazz. For years the internationally renowned Houdini’s had already been looking for the origin and essence of the overworked jazz standard. Now the six musicians have matured and they’re ready to go even further back in time together with a special anchorman, ‘the most amusing guitarist in The Netherlands’ (de Volkskrant), Anton Goudsmit.

Along the mangrove through the swamp, back to the ancestors of the blues – The Houdini’s en Goudsmit will have to face the music. Woes betide the artificiality, the merely intellectual approach, the common blues scale, and vulgar self-pity: The Houdini’s dare not rest until they have scrutinized the blues in honesty, with all their hearts.

The Bimhuis restaurant is open prior to the concert from 6.00 till 8.30PM (reservations via 020-7882158). After the concert, the Bimhuis Café is open (free entrance).