Saturday 22 November 2008

YURI HONING TRIO & RAJASTHAN FOLKMUSIC ENSEMBLE

AMSTERDAM-INDIA FESTIVAL /// in collaboration with VPRO Radio – VPRO Jazz Live from the Bimhuis

Yuri Honing-tenor sax, soprano sax, Tony Overwater-bass, Joost Lijbaart-drums, Dara Khan-vocals, Gahzi Khan-leader, vertaler, khartal, Goram Khan-dholak, Sajjan Dasji-tambura, dance, Sherukhan Langa-algoza, Sumitra-harmonium

Earlier this year the Yuri Honing Trio and the Rajasthan Folkmusic Ensemble (see 20 November) played together for the first time at the prestigious Jaipur Music Festival. The collaboration yielded truly new innovative forms linking jazz and Indian music. The standard of improvisation was extremely high resulting in a gorgeous dialogue between the Dutch and Indian musicians. With support of HGIS, Jaipur Virasat Foundation, Jodhpur RIFF, Grolsch. Het café-restaurant van het Bimhuis serveert donderdag 21 t/m zaterdag 22 een speciaal Indiaas buffet van restaurant Koh-I-Noor in plaats van het reguliere à-la-carte menu (€ 20, vanaf 18.30u). Reserveren aanbevolen: 020-788 2158.

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