Swinging flamenco jazz of Dutch-Spanish origin. Spanish ensemble joins forces with members of, among others, Zapp4 and Tin Men & The Telephone.

What happens when you let three renowned Dutch jazz musicians team up with four top ‘flamencos’? That’s what we will find out in this new creation of the Flamenco Biennial.
The Ultra High Flamenco [UHF] quartet loves improvising inside and outside flamenco. The band led by bassist Pablo Martín excels at innovative and jazzy interpretations of various traditional flamenco styles. Plucking, picking and bowing together with the Dutch trio led by Oene van Geel, they will push the envelope of flamenco’s rich rhythms.

‘Olé to new Flamenco morals… Groups like UHF may inspire flamenco for years to come, without boundaries of any kind’ (NRC Handelsblad).

‘Oene van Geel is a musical adventurer, a virtuoso improviser who strokes, plucks and even drums on his instrument. With his chamber music sensibility, a thorough knowledge of the principles of Indian music, hardcore improvisation technique and the straightforwardness of pop music, Oene van Geel has given jazz new avenues of exploration’ (VPRO Boy Edgar Prize jury report).

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).

Maarten Ornstein sax/(bas)klarinet, José Quevedo ‘Bolita’ gitaar, Alexis Lefèvre viool, Oene van Geel altviool/percussie, Tony Roe piano, Pablo Martín bas, Paquito González percussie