UPCOMING SHOWS
Lebombo & LIVE ACTION at Maarten Luther Kerk
Saturday, September 6
20:00-23:00
Maarten Luther Kerk Dintelstraat 134 Amsterdam-Zuid
tel:(020) 642 47 26
Bereikbaar met tram 4 en bus 65 (halte Dintelstraat)
LEBOMBO
Phola Mamba guitar, voice, compositions
Stėphane Puc, accordion
Alex Coke flutes, sax
Jacko Schoonderwoerd bass Lebombo New CD available at CD Baby
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lebombo2
LIVE ACTION
Steve Feld, ashiwa
Alex Coke, flutes, sax, samples Stėphane Puc, accordian
Rob Kloet, drums, percussion LIVE ACTION will mix improvisation
with sampled materials and scores from “Drum Set with Dog” ( Publisher
d’Young Dog ), a book with CD 14 percussion compositions by Rob Kloet, inspired by the work of the British artist Helen Frik . For more
information email: Alexcoke@xs4all.nl
LIVE ACTION BIOS
Rob Kloet ( Amsterdam , June 16 1952 ) is a Dutch drummer and
original member of The Nits . Kloet occurs occasionally with other
artists, including the Swiss percussionist Fritz Hauser. He can also
be heard on CDs by, among others, the Russian singer Marynka Nicolai
and the Dutch band Chelsea Hotel. In the first half of the 90′s, he
composed music for several TV documentaries. From 2006 Kloet played solo and outside the Nits, organized workshops where groups made their percussion instruments and then played them. In 2006 Kloet in Oosthuizen joined for the first time with poet Anne van Amstel
Besides illustrating the poems, Kloet also played some composed and
improvised pieces. A second joint action followed in 2007 on the
literary festival Fiery Tongues in Ruigoord. In January 2008 appeared
“Drum Set with Dog” ( Publisher d’Young Dog ), a book with CD 14
percussion compositions by Rob Kloet, inspired by the work of the
British artist Helen Frik .
Born in 1973, Stéphane Puc started his musical studies at the “Lycée
de Sèvres’ and accordion lessons with Claude Thomain, later
continuing with Daniel Mille. He subsequently studied free bass
accordion with Frederick Guérouet at the ‘Conservatoire National
Régional d’Aubervilliers-La Courneuve’. Following masterclasses with
Lionel Belmondo, Stéphane worked in the theater for a year whilst
studying big-band arranging and accordion with Jacques Bolognesi and
Francis Varis. He performed with ‘Ensemble InterContemporain’ under the leadership o D. Robertson, H. Zender, J. Stogart, Stentz, J. Nott, G. Vajda, P. Rundel, S. Mälkki; + TM, Route, 2e2m, Ars Nova, OP, ONPL, Pasdeloup Lamoureux, Musicatreize (R. Hayrabedian) Choir Vittoria (M. Mead, Marco P.) and worked with Coline Serreau on “The Summer Salon” and has premièred” The Songs of the unknown # 5 “by Michel Valmer staging as well as” The trade of bread. ” He Has collaborated with Antonia Bosco “Stabat Mater Furiosa” in France, Spain, Morocco and Algeria and produced “Anna … Far over there.”
Stéphane has-been Involved in premieres such as Atelier du Plateau by
Gilles Zaepffel / Matthew Malgrange, “Look Away” (music by Dominique
Pifarély) and “Voyage à Vélo” as perfomer and composer. He recorded
“The Sentimental Funeral” for Radio France and toured Japan with
Hiroko Ito ‘s trio. Other tours include Canada and the USA during two
years with the establishment of “Corteo”, Finzi Pasca’s circus show.
Stéphane has worked alongside Philippe Saisse in recording studios as
well as working on new projects and premieres by “Bianco Silenzio”
with Mr. Mozzani in Italy.
Other theatrical productions include “Fantasies Bridesmaids” & “The
innocentines” directed by P. Jacquemont, “The Raw Night” F. Melquiot /
R. Auzet …; first opera of “The foregone” L. Gaudé / T. Pécou,
“The Washers” Y. Zoutat / T. Machuel, “The Suicide Shop” J. Teulé /
C. Sabroux / R. Sanchez, as musical director / arranger of the
theatrical adaptation of “Plaisir vous donneray,”
Stéphane Puc Produced and Recorded His First Album “Imperfections” in 2009, then “Still” in 2010, “Beings” in 2011, “Instants & instincts” in 2012 and “Regards” in 2013 distributed by Believe Digital.
Steven Feld’s research on sound ecology ranges from Papua New Guinea through Europe and Japan to West Africa. His collaborations with Ghanaian musicians in recent years have resulted in a multi-CD, DVD and book set titled Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra. Playing ashiwa, the West African box bass, he has performed and recorded with Alex Coke and Tina Marsh on It’s Possible, and with Accra Trane Station on Topographies of the Dark, Another Blue Train, and Meditations. His
projects are posted at voxlox.net and vimeo.com/voxlox.
Alex Coke (born 1953, Dallas, Texas) is a jazz saxophonist and
flutist. He graduated with his B.A. from the University of Colorado at
Boulder in 1976. Before moving to Amsterdam in 1992, he was the
recipient of many local awards. In the 1990s, Coke toured with the
Dutch jazz ensemble the Willem Breuker Kollektief. Following his
return to Austin, Texas in 2000, he has worked with numerous groups
including the Live-Action Brass Band, the Leadbelly Legacy Band, New
Texas Swing, The Worthy Constituents, the Paradise Regained Orchestra, the Trio Henk de Jonge, the John Jordan Trio, the Mysterious Quartet from Helsinki, Double Drummer Bill, the Creative Opportunity Orchestra with Tina Marsh, J.A.M.A.D., Carl Smith Tentet, and Labor of Love. More information may be found at: http://www.xs4all.nl/~alexcoke/