Dropa Disc is a new extension of the Sound in Motion and Oorstof canon issuing releases of exceptional recordings by artists appearing in the series.
An evening of legends presented by Het Bos & Oorstof with Mike Watt (Minutemen) & Il Sogno Marinaio , G.W. SOK (The Ex) & King Champion Sounds, Eve Libertine (Crass) & Baby Fire and some timeless drones of Forest Management
World premiere of Mars Baars (Mars Williams and Ab Baars), topped with Belgian debut of Andreas Wildhagen, Christian Meaas Svendsen and Jørgen Mathisen as Momentum and Ka Baird’s piano solo touching on Alice Coltrane and Cecil Taylor…
Renowned players Ken Vandermark (reeds) and Terrie Ex (guitar) in an explosive duo. Nystagmus, the noisy improv duo of Tom Malmendier and Farida Amadou will open this adventurous double bill.
Influential guitar player Tom Carter is back to amaze you with a series of acid folk and improv infused solo concerts. Razen’s head honcho Ameel Brecht brings out his resonator guitars for a mesmerizing solo set.
On this Antwerp date acid folk improv titan Tom Carter plays in a double bill with Karkhana a Middle-Eastern supergroup. Special guest for this Karkhana show is Chicago mainstay Michael Zerang (percussion).
Oorstof, Granvat and Smeraldina-Rima team up to present a solo set by Niels Van Heertum and Nils Økland Band
Keiji Haino is without a doubt one of the most important musicians from the Japanese underground scene. For this occasion he teams up with two of Belgium’s most active improvisors Teun Verbruggen and Jozef Dumoulin.
Hypnotic and adventurous music with a healthy disregard for genre, nationality and other artificial constructs presented by Vooruit, Kraak and Sound in Motion/Oorstof
Hypnotic and adventurous music with a healthy disregard for genre, nationality and other artificial constructs presented by Vooruit, Kraak and Sound in Motion/Oorstof
Hypnotic and adventurous music with a healthy disregard for genre, nationality and other artificial constructs presented by Vooruit, Kraak and Sound in Motion/Oorstof
Hypnotic and adventurous music with a healthy disregard for genre, nationality and other artificial constructs presented by Vooruit, Kraak and Sound in Motion/Oorstof
Second Edition of the Winteroor Festival with a challenging line up and unique collaborations starting at 2 p.m. (doors 1.30 pm) until 10 p.m. Well in time for those who need to catch their last train to Antwerpen, Brussels, Gent…
Two day festival celebrating free improvised music pioneer Fred Van Hove and his career at 80 – Day 1
Two day festival celebrating free improvised music pioneer Fred Van Hove and his career at 80 – Day 2
Dropa Disc label presentation at Closet of Records (Bos Bar) > Jeph Jerman & Tim Barnes (Live) and Dropa Disc’s Koen Vandenhoudt spinning records
Oorstof and gr’Ambacht present an evening of challenging sounds and music at the amazing new art hub Artenova in Mechelen.
Exciting Oorstof double bill at deSingel’s Kleine Zaal with Urge Trio > Keefe Jackson, Tomeka Reid & Christoph Erb and Rotozaza > Rudi Mahall, Nicola L. Hein, Adam Pultz Melbye & Christian Lillinger.
March 2017 Dropa Disc will release Ballister’s mind blowing lp Low Level Stink and Aerophonic Records will match with the Ballister cd Slag. The release of these two must have goodies will be celebrated with an exclusive Ballister Live show.
Belgian percussionist Jakob Warmenbol and Swiss-Swedish reed player Sebastian Strinning recording their live debut album. Chicago expat and percussionist Frank Rosaly in a rare solo outing for the first time on a Belgian stage.
French-Norwegian band Dans Les Arbres presents the brand new record Phosphoresence out on HUBRO and Belgian-Norwegian alliance Veder tackles texture, melody, improvisation and composition with 3 horns and acoustic guitar.
Fred Van Hove at 80 continues with a couple of shows starting with a solo set at NONA, Mechelen, pairing him with Bram De Looze representing the new generation of improvisors solo on 3 fortepianos.
Belgian debut for the challenging Norwegian quintet Nakama and record release show for g a b b r o the adventurous baritone sax duo of Hanne De Backer and Marc De Maeseneer.
Jooklo Duo’s Virginia Genta and David Vanzan team up with sax player Stanley J. Zappa as Jooklo Zappa. Portugese trio Ricardo Jacinto, Gonçalo Almeida and Nuno Morão present their multi-idiomatic approach to free jazz as The Selva and Audrey Lauro, Yuko Oshima and Pak Yan Lau further explore sounds as lauroshilau.
L’Archiduc, Music is Now and Oorstof present an exclusive show by the ultimate piano/sax duo of Matthew Shipp and Ivo Perelman… Please note this is an afternoon show, starting at 5 pm. Don’t miss out on the rare opportunity to catch these 2 giants live.
Sound in Motion/Oorstof presents a new two day edition of the challenging Summer Bummer Festival – DAY 1
Sound in Motion/Oorstof presents a new two day edition of the challenging Summer Bummer Festival – DAY 2
Oorstof and AB continue their successful collaboration starting on September 22nd when tape manipulator Jérôme Noetinger and cello player Aude Romary will take us on a fascinating electro-acoustic trip, topping it with a screening of Tony Conrad: Completely In The Present
Oorstof and Kraak present 3 idiosyncratic solo concerts by Dirar Kalash, Disposición Asoleada and Daniel Duchamp. Before, in between and after some fine tunes by Miaux Au Mix.
Dropa Disc merch stand at Kraak’s Gathering of Trans-Medial Publishers
Dropa Disc merch, info stand and dj set at Schiev Festival Label Market
Dropa Disc merch and info stand at Schiev Festival Label Market
Oorstof and Het Bos present this new quartet with an all-star lineup including Dave Rempis, Nate Wooley, Pascal Niggenkemper, and Chris Corsano on its first ever tour in Europe.
In addition to their Sound in Motion recording session Mette Rasmussen & Pak Yan Lau play some live shows in the Oorstof series. This first show at AB Salon is a double bill with the new generation of Chicago improvisors Steve Marquette, Macie Stewart and Charlie Kirchen performing as the Few in Europe for the first time.
In addition to their Sound in Motion recording session Mette Rasmussen & Pak Yan Lau play some live shows in the Oorstof series. This second show at DE Studio is a double bill with the superb trio of Farida Amadou, Audrey Lauro and Hanne De Backer who invite percussionist Tom Malmendier and set out as a 4tet.
Joe McPhee and Cel Overberghe, two living legends right there… sharing the stage once more, celebrating free music.
Fred Van Hove at 80 finishes off a festive year in style with a unique solo set on the renovated organ of Bozar’s majestic Henri Leboeuf Hall supported by a rare organ/reeds duo of Seppe Gebruers and Joachim Badenhorst.
After John Zorn’s The Stone saxophone player Mars Williams (Psychedelic Furs, Chicago Tentet … ) brings An Ayler Xmas: The Music of Albert Ayler and Songs of Xmas to the OORSTOF-series. Sound in Motion adds delicious homemade food for this unique fund raising event.
The Polyband is Jasper Stadhouders, Onno Govaert, Jeroen Kimman, , Miguel Petruccelli and Philipp Moser. Teun Verbruggen 4tet with star players Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, Nate Wooley and Jozef Dumoulin presents it’s first album on the brand new Walter-label
Concert i.c.w. Mnoad & Le Vecteur
Belgian debut of trumpet player Jaimie Branch in the exquisite company of Oorstof mainstays Dave Rempis (Ballister), Ingebrigt Haker Flaten (The Thing) and Tollef Østvang (All Included).
First ever tour for the stellar trio of Peter Brötzmann, Heather Leigh and Keiji Haino with an exclusive Belgian show at DE Studio in the Oorstof series !
Het Bos & Oorstof team up for an exclusive Belgian show of no wave and avant-pop legend Arto Lindsay collaborating with Brooklyn, New York’s finest experimenters Zs…
Stellar duo of Japanese sax legend Akira Sakata and Brussels based piano player Giovanni Di Domenico in a double bill with Belgian expat Jonas Cambien presenting his Norwegian trio with reed player André Roligheten and drummer Andreas Wildhagen.
New two day edition of Sound in Motion’s Summer Bummer Festival with challenging concerts, record fair, films, talks, workshop, homemade food …
New two day edition of Sound in Motion’s Summer Bummer Festival with challenging concerts, record fair, films, talks, workshop, homemade food …
Carillon concert, expo opening and piano concert by this self-proclaimed maximalist. First event in the (From) Bach To The Future concert series.
Meditative trip lasting a good three hours with Solo Sonates and Partitas by Bach, short improvisations and compositions by H.I.F. Biber, György Kurtág and Barry Guy. The audience can come and go as they please…
Inspired by Bach, Purcell and Coltrane Raphael Rogiński creates a unique musical universe on stage.
The American composer Mary Jane Leach shows us how influential old music and baroque are in her own contemporary work.
Bach, Telemann or Parmegiani it all comes natural for violinist Aisha Orazbayeva while lifting the concept of ’spoken word performance’ to a whole new level with Tim Etchells additionally.
All in package deal including an exclusive dinner by Khosravi and Woods at Table Dance and a concert by Orazbayeva & Etchells at Museum Vleeshuis.
In support of their five star release Trebuchet produced by Shellac’s Bob Weston, Made To Break hits Belgium again at DE Studio.
Back to basics with The Thing blowing your mind with scorching noisy avant-rock and garage punk jazz in support of their new album The Thing Again….
Two challenging solo’s and a unique collaboration by Islaja (Merja Kokkonen) and Tatu Rönkkö (Efterklang/Liima) at this free of entrance Oorstof event at AB Salon
Second edition of The Gathering of Trans-Medial Publishers – an initiative of Kraak and Het Bos – with a record and label market and concerts of Charalambides, Frere Tuck, Guttersnipe , NEW ROOT CANAL, Joe Colley, Phil Struck and Christophe Clébard
First European tour since 2011 for the acclaimed Charalambides in support of their brand new album aptly titled Charalambides: Tom and Christina Carter
Rare appearance of Anne La Berge, Lukas Simonis and the wondrous Bohman Brothers as Apricot My Lady, topped off nicely by a solo set of Bart De Paepe head honcho of Sloow Tapes.
With a 3 x cd/book release for Dropa Disc in preparation and celebrating his 82nd birthday, iconic piano player Fred Van Hove will take the superb sounding stage of Museum Vleeshuis for a solo piano concert. Limited tickets available, don’t hesitate to secure your spot…
Raphael Rogiński is back with his multifaceted guitar explorations teaming up for a double bill at Table Dance with the more than versatile reed player Joachim Badenhorst.
First Belgian appearance of Ken Vandermark’s Marker opening the brand new Visitations event showing similarities, differences and cross-pollinations between local and international musicians .
Ken Vandermark composes brand new material for Marker teaming up with Farida Amadou, Audrey Lauro, Stan Maris and Hanne De Backer on the second day of the brand new Visitations event.
The Rempis Percussion Quartet and Don Kapot are setting out to give DE Studio a serious rhythmic shake down on the third day of the brand new Visitations event. Stoked also to be able to add Sho Shin Duo & Seppe Gebruers. New start time is 19.00 !!!
Liberation-oriented free jazz with Irreversible Entanglements and Moor Mother, Ayiti Kongo Dub and oneiric visuals by The Ångstromers and a unique bass and sax encounter by Ann Eysermans and John Dikeman. Fire music galore to celebrate 5 years Het Bos …
Samara Lubelski and Bill Nace delivered one of the high lights of 2018 with a scorching violin-guitar duo release on vinyl (Open Mouth) and cd (Relative Pitch). Don’t miss out to experience this duo shredding it live when Oorstof hits AB Salon again.
What happens when you unite Jason Stein, Greg Ward, Jim Black and Eric Revis, some of the best players around, in a quartet? We call it musical magic, they call it Nature Work. Join us at CoStA on May 12th for the Belgian live debut of this stellar quartet.
The ultra dynamic sax/guitar duo of Ken Vandermark and Terrie Ex on the road to promote their brand new album Scaffolding on Terp Records. First Oorstof collab. with Antwerp based Onder Stroom
Ultra Eczema and Oorstof present the stellar trio of Richard Youngs, Chris Corsano, David Maranha and the honk and bonk duo of Hanne De Backer and Karen Willems at De Nor
Stellar trio of John Dikeman (Tenor Sax), William Parker (Bass, Reeds, Percussion) and Hamid Drake (Drums, Percussion, voice) to brighten up your summer …
Unfortunately the European tour of Masaki Batoh is cancelled. But very stoked that we can announce an evening with poet/performer/traveler Louise Landes Levi, who will join Bart De Paepe and Timo Van Luijk on stage
SOLD OUT!
Day 1 of the two day festival for adventurous music at the fantastic premises of DE Studio. Next to the varied programme also a free of entrance area with record and label fair, music films, expo, performance and delicious homemade slow food.
SOLD OUT!
Day 2 of the two day festival for adventurous music at the fantastic premises of DE Studio. Next to the varied programme also a free of entrance area with record and label fair, music films, expo, workshop and delicious homemade slow food.
Late night lives session and party to end the fourth edition of Summer Bummer and to celebrate 30 years of Radio Centraal’s Freakscene with
the stellar trio of Angel Bat Dawid, Hanne De Backer and Signe Emmeluth, an unprecedented trio of Yves De Mey, Gino Coomans and Louis Evrard and dj’s Freak, Daniel De Botanicus and Fiesta-girl
Chicago’s Ben LaMar Gay and Nick Mazzarella team up with Tollef Østvang and Jon Rune Strøm one of Norways most dynamic rhythm sections. Lisbon’s Rafael Toral on his turn infuses sparkling electronics in the dynamic Space Quartet featuring Hugo Antunes, Nuno Morão and Nuno Torres.
Trix and Oorstof are proud to present a super trio of Chris Brokaw (Come/Codeine), Douglas McCombs (Tortoise) and Kid Millions (Oneida). As Charnel Ground they have a slab of adrenaline infused post power pop rock noise on offer you shouldn’t miss out on.
With the brand new album Kami, the trio of Louise Landes Levi, Timo van Luijk and Bart De Paepe is taking it’s sonic explorations to a whole new level …
Promoting the brand new g a b b r o album GRANULAR on Dropa Disc, baritone sax player Hanne De Backer takes vocal artist Agnes Hvizdalek, Belgian bass player Raphael Malfliet and Norwegian trombone player Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø on the road …
Promoting the brand new g a b b r o album GRANULAR on Dropa Disc, Hanne De Backer hits the road with Agnes Hvizdalek, Raphael Malfliet and newcomer Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø. Rodrigo Amado and Farida Amadou – who replaces Dirk Serries – will start of this last Oorstof event at AB Salon for 2019.
When Jaap Blonk turned 65, he thought it was time to start a young and energetic band again. He aptly named it ‘Retirement Overdue’. Key words are: rough energy, unpredictable, freedom, dada-punk!
First Belgian show of The Underflow, the newly minted trio of Mats Gustafsson (The Thing, Fire !), Rob Mazurek (Chicago Underground, Exploding Star Orchestra) and David Grubbs (Gastr Del Sol, Bastro). Ignatz doubles up with a batch of sparse, emotive and spontaneous songs …
Belgian baritone sax and bass clarinet player Hanne De Backer teams up with Danish alto sax revelation Signe Emmeluth, Norwegian drum phenomenon Paal Nilssen-Love and Dutch guitar manipulator Terrie Ex. To start out the evening Leila Bordreuil challenges conventional cello practice.
Rare opportunity to see analogue synth wizard Thomas Lehn and exquisite reed player John Butcher share the stage as a duo, and Farida Amadou bringing back electric bass to the bare essence presenting her first bass solo record.
Het Kip en De Ei & Oorstof present Quin Kirchner’s Quintet with Chicago mainstays Jason Stein, Nate Lepine, Nick Broste and Matt Ulery at Madame Fortuna
Thomas Ankersmit’s Perceptual Geography live, a screening of Andrew Kesin’s Day Trip Maryanne and an in-depth talk with Ankersmit in remembrance and celebration of the iconic composer and installation artist Maryanne Amacher (25 Feb 1938 – 22 Oct 2009)
CANCELLED !! The Humanization 4tet melts funk, rock, free jazz and hard bop in a spontaneous and very convincing way. Luís Lopes, Rodrigo Amado, Aaron and Stefan González now present us the brand new intoxicating release Believe Believe …
For a 3 day pass of Visitations with Akira Sakata, Paal Nilssen-Love, Johan Berthling, Pak Yan Lau, Darin Gray, Giovanni Di Domenico, Chris Corsano, Nicolas Chkifi, Ann Eysermans, Ananta Roosens and Frans Van Isacker use ht ticket link on this page.
On Visitations day 1 Pak Yan Lau and Darin Gray will give full vent to their creativity as a duo, will be joined by Giovanni Di Domenico and Chris Corsano for a surprising quartet and will grow to a septet including Akira Sakata, Paal Nilssen-Love and Johan Berthling.
On Visitations day 2 Fenna, the trio of Nicolas Chkifi, Ann Eysermans and Frans Van Isacker will be joined buy Ananta Roosens before diving into a series of adventurous collaborations with Akira Sakata, Paal Nilssen-Love and Johan Berthling.
On Visitations day 3 Akira Sakata, Paal Nilssen-Love and Johan Berthling will perform as the scorching Arashi Trio in addition to a series of adventurous collaborations with Nicolas Chkifi, Ann Eysermans, Frans Van Isacker and Ananta Roosens.
Ken Vandermark, Terrie Ex, Andy Moor and Paal Nilssen-Love zone in and scramble together rock, jazz, noise and blistering free improv into a highly-charged onstage assault as Lean Left and have a brand new release on offer. Also Tashi Dorji makes his overdue rentrée at Oorstof with his inimitable guitar plucking.
AB Salon debut of Tashi Dorji and his inimitable guitar plucking topped with Lisbon and Antwerp resident Margarida Garcia moving well beyond contemporary improv praxis coiling her electric contrabass straight into the psychedelic underground …
Oorstof and De Singer team up to present you a mindblowing double bill with an all star line up.
Oorstof, AB and Les Ateliers Claus team up for a exciting double bill with Bill Orcutt and Chris Corsano who will both play solo followed by a duo set.
Triple treat with Lebanon’s Sharif Sehnaoui, Mazen Kerbaj and Raed Yassin and their long standing “A” Trio, An English/Norwegian power improv surge with John Edwards, Dag Erik Knedal Andersen and Kjettil Møster and Antwerps finest Simon Beeckaert, Jeroen Stevens and Milan Warmoeskerken paying tribute to the Groovecats.
23 musicians and dancers from Ethiopia, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and The Netherlands celebrating the 5th anniversary of Paal Nilssen Love’s Large Unit with an exhilarating live show that will make you want to get up and dance … !
Summer Bummer mini session at Citadelic with Farida Amadou, Hanne De Backer, Audrey Lauro, Ann Eysermans, Ananta Roosens, Stan Maris and Frans Van Isacker
Oorstof en Jazz Middelheim slaan de handen voor het eerst ineen voor een uitdagend programma …
Day 1 of the two day festival for adventurous music for the first time at the fantastic open air theater Rivierenhof (OLT).
Day 2 of the two day festival for adventurous music for the first time at the fantastic open air theater Rivierenhof (OLT)
Sound in Motion and Jazz Middelheim teaming up for the first time, presenting a challenging programme with Karen Willems, Frederik Croene, Hanne De Backer, Pak Yan Lau, Giovanni Di Domenico, João Lobo, Mathieu Calleja , Teun Verbruggen, Nicolas Rombouts and Tom Lanoye.
We can’t celebrate forty years of Radio Centraal without some cutting edge improvised music. For this special occasion Radio Centraal’s Freakscene i.c.w. Sound in Motion/Oorstof presents a concert of the new generation of improvisors with Farida Amadou, Hanne De Backer, Audrey Lauro and Stan Maris, a brand new documentary by Philippe Cortens titled Fred Van Hove: An Improvised Life and Front To Front a brand new lp for Dropa Disc by Van Hove and Peter Brötzmann.
Since Covid 19 prevents you to celebrate 40 years of Radio Centraal with us in person, Radio Centraal’s Freakscene and Oorstof offer you the next best thing: a radio broadcast and video streaming of the live concert of Farida Amadou, Hanne De Backer and Stan Maris and a unique chance to view Fred Van Hove: An Improvised Life by Philippe Cortens in avant-première …
Wether solo, with pop icon Neneh Cherry or with Fire! Orchestra counting 28 musicians, Swedish reed player Mats Gustafsson keeps spoiling us with pleasant surprises, THE END being one of the newest and nicest. Yves De Mey again leaves the beaten track and lets the erratic cello tones of Gino Coomans decide which way his adventurous electronic sounds will bounce.
During Summer Bummer Virtual Rebound you can enjoy a series of interviews (By Guy Peters) and concerts online by some adventurous musicians of the hyperactive Belgian music scene and beyond. The Begotten, The Groovecats Deluxe, Grid Ravage, Joachim Badenhorst/Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė/Tsubasa Hori/Roman Hiele, Timo Van Luijk/Manuel Mota/Margarida Garcia/Bart De Paepe. Due to Covid-19 this event is postponed to a later date.
During Summer Bummer Virtual Rebound you can enjoy a series of interviews (By Guy Peters) and concerts online by some adventurous musicians of the hyperactive Belgian music scene and beyond. The Begotten, The Groovecats Deluxe, Grid Ravage, Joachim Badenhorst/Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė/Tsubasa Hori/Roman Hiele, Timo Van Luijk/Manuel Mota/Margarida Garcia/Bart De Paepe.
During the Belgium Music Week (8 to 14 Feb) artists, promotors, venues, labels and festivals of the Belgian jazz scene join forces for an epic music marathon to hearten artists, cultural workers and organisations that are severely affected by the ongoing pandemic: #unitedwejazz #weekvandebelgischemuziek#semainedelamusiquebelge
Free/gratis online concert of Giovanni Di Domenico – New Mo(ve)ments Ensemble offered to you by De Singer, Sound in Motion (Oorstof) and De Studio available from Sat March 6th until Wed March 10th (extended until March 14th)
First Visitations event of 2021 online with Audrey Lauro, Hanne De Backer, Sylvain Debaisieux, Johannes Eimermacher, Frans Van Isacker, João Lobo and Soet Kempeneer filmed, recorded and interviewed during their 3 day residency at Trix …
Second Visitations event of 2021 online with Ann Eysermans, Ananta Roosens, Pak Yan Lau, Giotis Damianidis, Giovanni Di Domenico, Nicolas Chkifi and Frans Van Isacker filmed, recorded and interviewed – by Guy Peters – during their 3 day Visitations residency at De Studio … Extended until Sunday May 2nd!
Het Bos and De Blikfabriek present Simorgh (Les Ateliers Claus, 2020), João Lobo’s latest creation featuring guitar mogul Norberto Lobo and double bass wonder Soet Kempeneer.
First Oorstof contribution with Bombay Lunatic Asylum: Behind The Buddha’s Mask to the walking exhibition Outdoor Hiking with Sound & Other Fireworks that guides you through three adjacent parks in Antwerp; Den Brandt, Middelheim and Vogelenzang.
Day one of the first edition of the Summer Bummer Festival with an audience since 2019
Day two of the first edition of the Summer Bummer Festival with an audience since 2019
Second Oorstof contribution with Terrie Ex & Hanne De Backer to the walking exhibition Outdoor Hiking with Sound & Other Fireworks that guides you through three adjacent parks in Antwerp; Den Brandt, Middelheim and Vogelenzang.
New York, Antwerp, it’s just a pandemic away. Catch Hanne De Backer, Raf Vertessen and Raphael Malfliet for the first time as a trio on stage and discover the talented Chris Pitsiokos solo.
Powerful double bill of Kuzu with Dave Rempis, Tashi Dorji and Tyler Damon and the superb analogue electronics and bass duo of Farida Amadou and Floris Vanhoof – who replaces the prevented John Dikeman – to celebrate the first Oorstof event in collaboration with Kaap/Ostend.
Powerful double bill of Kuzu with Dave Rempis, Tashi Dorji and Tyler Damon and the superb analogue electronics and bass duo of Farida Amadou and Floris Vanhoof who replaces the prevented John Dikeman.
The Swedish trio of Karin Johansson (piano), Nina de Heney (bass) and Henrik Wartel (drums) make their Belgian debut and Nils Vermeulen (bass) and Elisabeth Klinck (viola) perform as an acoustic duo for the first time on stage.
Major Portugese players Luís Lopes and Rodrigo Amado in collaboration with the American brothers Aaron and Stefan González bring their captivating musical cross pollination of funk, rock, free jazz and hard bop for the first time to a Belgian stage.
On the last day of this Visitations event Mazen Kerbaj, Elko Blijweert, Sharif Sehnaoui, Jeroen Stevens, Raed Yassin, Simon Beeckaert and Milan Warmoeskerken will take the stage as an ensemble. And Dj’s PingPong (Pippe Ping & Wanda Pong) will entertain you into the night.
Day 2 of the third Visitations event of 2021 with concerts by “A TRIO”: Mazen Kerbaj, Sharif Sehnaoui and Raed Yassin and The Groovecats Deluxe: Elko Blijweert, Jeroen Stevens, Simon Beeckaert and Milan Warmoeskerken. And Dj’s PingPong (Pippe Ping & Wanda Pong) will entertain you into the night.
Day 1 of the third Visitations event of 2021 with Mazen Kerbaj, Elko Blijweert, Sharif Sehnaoui, Jeroen Stevens, Simon Beeckaert and Milan Warmoeskerken exploring different first time collaborations. And Dj’s PingPong (Pippe Ping & Wanda Pong) will entertain you into the night.
Third Oorstof contribution with Marjolein Vernimmen & Jenna Vergeynst to the walking exhibition Outdoor Hiking with Sound & Other Fireworks that guides you through three adjacent parks in Antwerp; Den Brandt, Middelheim and Vogelenzang.
Due to the pandemic Emmeluth’s Amoeba couldn’t tour to celebrate the excellent second release Chimaera. Now finally the time has come. Christian Balvig (piano), Ole Mofjell (drums) and Karl Bjorå (guitar) once again will join Signe Emmeluth (alto sax) to let free jazz, improvised music and contemporary chamber music happily clash into a new challenging entity as Emmeluth’s Amoeba.
Due to the pandemic Emmeluth’s Amoeba couldn’t tour to celebrate the excellent second release Chimaera. Now finally the time has come. Christian Balvig (piano), Ole Mofjell (drums) and Karl Bjorå (guitar) will join Signe Emmeluth (alto sax) on the POM stage to let free jazz, improvised music and contemporary chamber music happily clash into a new challenging entity as Emmeluth’s Amoeba.
After the successful releases Purple Dark Opal (Aerophonic, 2020) and The Glass Delusion (Astral Spirits, 2021) Kuzu returns with All Your Ghosts In One Corner, a brand new release for Aerophonic and a perfect occasion to embark on an extensive European tour that will bring them to Paviljoen Ongehoorde Muziek (POM) for the first time
Day 1 of the fourth Visitations event of 2021 with Fred Lonberg-Holm, John Dikeman, Marjolein Vernimmen, Anke Verslype, Haroun Iqbal and Joachim Badenhorst.
On day 2 of Visitations IV Fred Lonberg-Holm, John Dikeman, Marjolein Vernimmen, Anke Verslype, Haroun Iqbal, Joachim Badenhorst and Karen Willems will explore different first time combinations.
The last day of the fourth Visitations event 2021 will be closed in style with Fred Lonberg-Holm’s Lightbox Orchestra: Karen Willems, Marjolein Vernimmen, Anke Verslype, Haroun Iqbal, John Dikeman, Jasper De Roeck, Simon Dhaen, Jonas Nieuwejaers, Elisabeth Klinck and Fred Lonberg-Holm as conductor
Ancienne Belgique in collaboration with Oorstof present Nina Hitz (cello), Lucija Gregov (cello), Gonçalo Almeida (bass) and Rutger Zuydervelt (electronics) who take us on a sonic journey that navigates us through the cracks of minimalism, free improvised music and experimental foreboding ambience.
In the context of the Belgium Music Week, Sound in Motion offers you an exclusive online concert of Fred Lonberg-Holm’s Lightbox Orchestra filmed and recorded at the fourth Visitations event of 2021 in Rataplan with Karen Willems, Marjolein Vernimmen, Anke Verslype, Elisabeth Klinck, Haroun Iqbal, John Dikeman, Jasper De Roeck, Simon Dhaen, Jonas Nieuwejaers and Fred Lonberg-Holm as non gestural conductor.
Under the Entasis banner Akira Sakata, Giovanni Di Domenico, Giotis Damianidis and guest Aleksandar Škorić play intense spiritual music without boundaries, in memory of Christos Yermenoglou. Christof Kurzmann (Made To Break, Nu Ensemble) and Hanne De Backer (g a b b r o) blend dense electronics, growling baritone sax and bass clarinet for the first time on stage.
Ancienne Belgique en Oorstof present the inimitable solo guitar excursions of Tashi Dorji, one of the most original improvisors of the moment. After 2 years of pandemic obstructions finally back in Europe for a series of solo concerts and a highly anticipated stop at AB Salon.
Stormkop/Dokrijk, Oorstof and Klankhaven present the incomparable guitarist Tashi Dorji, the truly amazing Khanjar Trio with N.R. Safi (Naujawanan Baidar/Radio Khiyaban), Tjalling de Leeuw, Levi Pols and dj Benny Bang to satisfy all your remaining aural needs.
Oorstof and Klankhaven present Bulliphant a band that sounds like a spacey group of kind elephants with Bart Maris, Ruben Verbruggen, Thijs Troch, Gonçalo Almeida and Friso van Wijck in a double bill with the young wolves Lukas Jouck, Charel Maes, Adia Vanheerentals and Gonçalo Oliveira.
Due to circumstances beyond our control Christine Abdelnour will be replaced for her duo concert with The Ex guitarist Andy Moor by piano player Marta Warelis. For this exclusive occasion at AB salon they will perform for the first time ever as duo.
New York based trumpet player and composer Nate Wooley brings his deeply humane compositions for Columbia Icefield to the Oorstof/Trix stage with Susan Alcorn (pedal steel), Ava Mendoza (guitar) and Ryan Sawyer (drums)
For the first Visitations edition of 2022 Raed Yassin and Paed Conca expand their Praed duo into a massive orchestra with fifteen guest musicians from all corners of the world and a strong Belgian representation in addition to preparing a handful of unprecedented collaborations and to be witnessed live at the Summer Bummer Festival 2022.
With a unique seventeen-headed orchestra, influential pioneers, new bands, a super eager new generation, surprising collaborations and a free of access area with a record fair, film, workshop, expo and slow food the seventh edition of the Summer Bummer festival will close the summer of 2022 at an absolute high.
With a unique seventeen headed orchestra, influential pioneers, new bands, a super eager new generation, surprising collaborations and a free of access area with a record fair, film, workshop, expo and slow food the seventh edition of the Summer Bummer festival will close the summer of 2022 on an absolute high.
To close of Summer Bummer with a bang Raed Yassin and Paed Conca raise the party level a notch or two and drag Martin Küchen, Christian Kobi, Hans Koch and Khaled Yassine into the festivities under the Praed Plus banner. Local legends djs Faster PussyKat, Schwarzkopf and Koenie will take you further into the night.
Get under the spell of The Beast during this workshop for kids and families by Musica. You can tame The Beast, challenge it or even make it move in a quirky choreography. You can play it with all kinds of materials, make it into a sound installation, play it through extended techniques … Alone or in a group, during improvisation or teamwork and free of entrance / gratis !
Recorded at the Trix Studio Grid Ravage returns to present their superb self-titled debut album on the Trix stage !
Ancienne Belgique en Oorstof present the inimitable solo guitar excursions of Tashi Dorji, one of the most original improvisors of the moment. After 2 years of pandemic obstructions finally back in Europe for a series of solo concerts and a highly anticipated stop at AB Salon.
First day 1 of the second Visitations event of 2022 with Raf Vertessen, Joe Morris, Will Greene, Anke Verslype, Andreas Bral, Elisabeth Klinck and special, one day, visitors Tomeka Reid, Rachel Bernsen and Ayako Kato.
Raf Vertessen introduces his New York trio with Joe Morris and Will Greene to the European audience and expands into challenging combinations with Anke Verslype, Andreas Bral and Elisabeth Klinck
Raf Vertessen, Joe Morris, Will Greene, Anke Verslype, Andreas Bral and Elisabeth Klinck will conclude their Visitations residency with a packed evening of surprise collaborations.
First day 1 of the third Visitations event of 2022 with Dave Rempis, Michael Zerang, Elisabeth Harnik, Els Vandeweyer and Jonas Cambien
On the last day of Visitations III Dave Rempis, Michael Zerang, Elisabeth Harnik, Els Vandeweyer and Jonas Cambien will be joined by Ikue Mori, Peter Orins, Christian Pruvost and Natsuki Tamura
On the second day of Visitations III Dave Rempis, Michael Zerang and Elisabeth Harnik perform with their touring trio and will participate in different combinations initiated by Els Vandeweyer and Jonas Cambien.
This brand new transatlantic collaboration joins Rempis, Amadou and Cambien in a first time matchup that promises to be stellar.
For day one of Visitations IV – 2022 Kobe Van Cauwenberghe, Frederik Sakham, Elisa Medinilla, Niels Van Heertum, Teun Verbruggen, Anna Jalvin, Steven Delannoye tackle two compositions of Anthony Braxton’s Ghost Trance Music (GTM): Compositions No. 193 and No. 255 (1st species & 2nd species GTM)
For day two of Visitations IV – 2022 Kobe Van Cauwenberghe, Frederik Sakham, Elisa Medinilla, Niels Van Heertum, Teun Verbruggen, Anna Jalvin, Steven Delannoye tackle two more compositions of Anthony Braxton’s Ghost Trance Music (GTM): Compositions No. 264 and No. 358 (3rd Species & Accelerator Whip GTM)
The all-star trio Artifacts: Tomeka Reid, Nicole Mitchell and Mike Reed bring the musical and creative legacy of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) to a new audience.
Still tickets at the door: Back to amaze with one of the most dynamic and energetic trio formations of today Akira Sakata teams up with powerhouses Paal Nilssen-love (Large Unit, The Thing) and Johan Berthling (Fire!, Angles) under the Arashi banner, in a double bill with Amalie Dahl, Henrik Sandstad Dalen en Jomar Jeppsson Søvik, a new and eager Scandinavian generation of improvisors.
Back to amaze with one of the most dynamic and energetic trio formations of today Akira Sakata teams up with powerhouses Paal Nilssen-love (Large Unit, The Thing) and Johan Berthling (Fire!, Angles) under the Arashi banner.
First in a series of matinees/afternoon shows – starting at 17h00 – with a stellar double bill featuring Arashi: Akira Sakata, Paal Nilssen-love (Large Unit, The Thing) and Johan Berthling (Fire!, Angles), one of the most dynamic and energetic trio formations of today and Soundbridges, an impressive new quartet with Ken Vandermark, Martin Blume, Matthias Muche and Thomas Lehn in the ranks.
Analogue synth waves from early house over Manuel Göttsching’s E2-E4 towards new sonic horizons with Chicago legends Sam Prekop (The Sea And Cake) and John McEntire (Tortoise, The Sea en Cake) in a double bill with So Sner – Stefan Schneider (Mapstation, To Rococo Rot) and Susanna Gartmayer – delicately blending electronics and bass clarinet.
Analogue synth waves from early house over Manuel Göttsching’s E2-E4 towards new sonic horizons with Chicago legends Sam Prekop (The Sea And Cake) and John McEntire (Tortoise, The Sea en Cake) in a double bill with So Sner – Stefan Schneider (Mapstation, To Rococo Rot) and Susanna Gartmayer – delicately blending electronics and bass clarinet.
Rare duo performance by saxophonist John Butcher and trumpet player Liz Allbee and Sheldon Siegel’s yearly reunion concert at the majestic house of district Harmonie.
Day one of a two day Visitations residency at Het Bos with Dave Rempis, Darren Johnston, Larry Ochs, Marta Warelis, Nicolas Chkifi and Hugo Antunes.
Day two of a two day Visitations residency at Het Bos with Dave Rempis, Darren Johnston, Larry Ochs, Marta Warelis, Nicolas Chkifi and Hugo Antunes.
The Visitations residents travel to Paviljoen Ongehoorde Muziek – Temporarily moved to T56 at Tarwelaan 56 in Eindhoven – to present a double bill with Spectral, a renowned American trio featuring Dave Rempis, Larry Ochs and Darren Johnston and the brand new European constellation of Marta Warelis, Nicolas Chkifi and Hugo Antunes.
The Visitations residents travel to KAAP in Ostend to present a double bill with Spectral, a renowned American trio featuring Dave Rempis, Larry Ochs and Darren Johnston and the brand new European constellation of Marta Warelis, Nicolas Chkifi and Hugo Antunes.
For Ruiskamer #6 Miry concertzaal, VIERNULVIER and Sound in Motion present the world première of a new organ composition of and played by Mary Jane Leach, and a surround sound experience by harpists Marjolein Vernimmen and Jenna Vergeynst with assistance of Roel Das.
Afternoon show with a unique four hands piano project by Pak Yan Lau, Giovanni Di Domenico and Darin Gray – joined by drummer Frank Rosaly, in a triple bill with the legendary New York guitarist Alan Licht and Strange Meeting, a brand new quartet by youngsters Lukas Jouck, Christoph Götzen, Charel Maes and Ruben Verbeeck.
LP presentation of ‘Pangrams’, the first duo album by pianist Giovanni Di Domenico and accordionist Kalle Moberg.
LP presentation of ‘Pangrams’, the first duo album by pianist Giovanni Di Domenico and accordionist Kalle Moberg.
LP presentation of ‘Pangrams’, the first duo album by pianist Giovanni Di Domenico and accordionist Kalle Moberg.
A rare duo collaboration between two young and immensely talented accordionists Kalle Moberg and Stan Maris.
After a blissful concert debut at De Nor in 2022, Jac Berrocal, Vincent Epplay and Timo Van Luijk strike again as a trio at les ateliers claus.
Selvhenter, Angles & guests with Elle-Kari Sander, Mike Reed/Ben LaMar Gay/Marvin Tate, Rob Mazurek & Gabriele Mitelli, Han Bennink/Terrie Ex/Heidi Kvelvane, Cath Roberts & Dee Byrne, David Edren/Cooper Crain/Dan Quinlivan/Rob Frye, Ornella Noulet & Ferdinand Lezaire, and free of entrance area with record fair, films, expo and delicious slow food …
Susie Ibarra & Tashi Dorji, Oren Ambarchi-Andreas Werliin-Tashi Dorji, Mike Reed’s Separatist Party, Turquoise Dream, Nemø ensemble, Maria Bertel, Heidi Kvelvane-Terrie Ex-Lazara Rosell Albear, Liegenaar, Pak Yan Lau (Workshop) and free of entrance area with record fair, films, expo and delicious slow food …
Join at any time between 14h00 and 17h00 for the free of entrance/gratis workshop for kids and families, creating fascinating sounds and music with the Musiscopes under guidance of Pak Yan Lau.
Saxophonist John Dikeman and trumpeter Luis Vicente meet bassist William Parker and drummer Hamid Drake, the ultimate rhythm section in jazz and improvised music.
Composer and electronica wizard Yves De Mey in a first ever collaboration with the young, free improvising quartet Strange Meeting and a solo set by Brussels based saxophonist Ornella Noulet.
New York based Marcia Bassett and Belgium’s very own Ignatz visiting Grambacht for two very special solo performances and an exclusive collaboration.
Sound in Motion and De Studio present cellist Lia Kohl solo and in duo with saxophonist Audrey Lauro.
Sound in Motion and Paviljoen Ongehoorde Muziek present cellist Lia Kohl solo and in duo with saxophonist Audrey Lauro.
Freakscene radio session for a live audience with the duo of Chicago saxophonist Dave Rempis and Brussels-based drummer Nicolas Chkifi, celebrating 43 years of Radio Centraal at Villa Delfia.
Ig Henneman and gabby fluke-mogul, two genre pushing string players, join forces for an exlcusive Belgian duo concert, with the (not so) classic piano trio of Ruben Verbeeck, Toon Putteman and Elias D’Hooge as a tasty starter.
The mighty Bitchin Bajas return to Antwerp for a mind-bending sound trip at Zuiderpershuis presented by Oorstof & Klankhaven.
The young Duo Naan with surprising interactions on flute and accordion preceded by a performance of Suzan Peeters, Arto Van Roey and Lukas Jouck.
Sakina Abdou and Peter Orins in a rare duo setting and Charel Maes presenting a special collaboration with Youniss and Orlan Ghekiere.
Two powerful, female-fronted saxophone trios presented in collaboration with Het Bos.
The phenomenal trio of Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin presenting their Ghosted-project for the very first time to a Belgian audience at STUK, with a preshow by the amazing Jules Reidy.
Inspired by Ethiopian and Brazilian grooves this spectacular six-headed ensemble takes you on an exciting, intense and exhilarating improvised trip.
An all-female collective of superb musicians and improvisers from Belgium and France.
Mike Reed’s allstar ensemble Separatist Party, heavily rhythmic and synthesized with hints of Don Cherry, Pharoah Sanders, Can and Terry Riley.
The profound, acoustic ensemble music of the Norwegian quartet Oker and an intergenerational encounter of Antwerp saxophonists Cel Overberghe and Adia Vanheerentals.
Luciana Elizondo, Adriaan Severins and Guy Vandromme perform Michael Pisaro-Liu’s ‘A Room Outdoors’, in collaboration with ACT2 and Grambacht.
