#offbeatamsterdam — Public Fediverse posts
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V.I.C
Paradiso, Thursday, October 8 at 07:30 PM GMT+2
Alternative UK rap with genre-bending qualitiesV.I.C is an artist born in Nigeria and raised in the UK who, with his sharp lyrics and genre-bending sound, is carving out his own path in alternative rap. He made his global breakthrough with ‘A Teen’ on the FIFA 22 soundtrack and has maintained his momentum with standout releases such as ‘Wasteman’ and ‘Diamonds’. As well as releasing his own music, he also contributed to the soundtrack of the animated film GOAT.
With his debut album ‘Industry Games’, due out this year, V.I.C is embarking on a new chapter in his career. He is going on tour for the first time with an energetic live show across the UK and Europe. A unique opportunity to be among the first to experience his music live.
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Restaurant: Sisi & Sevgi koken
Zaal 100, Thursday, June 4 at 06:00 PM GMT+2
Elke donderdag:Restaurant: Sisi & Sevgi koken
a wholesome, hearty, and fully vegan dinner Treat yourself to a wholesome, hearty, and fully vegan dinner every Thursday! Our 3-course vegan menu is just €12 and includes a soup, main course, and a dessert. Don't forget to make a reservation! Dinner starts at 18.00 Reservation: 06-85368215 (WhatsApp)/ 020-6880127 E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected] And don ́t forget: Cash Only! (old school)https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/restaurant-sisi-and-sevgi-koken-53
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Alles moet beter
Pakhuis de Zwijger, Tuesday, June 23 at 08:00 PM GMT+2
Een film over activisme en het falen van een vastgeroest systeem.Op 23 juni vertonen we de film ‘Alles moet beter’; een indringende blik op opgroeien in een wereld vol systeemcrises. De film volgt jongeren die op verschillende manieren geraakt worden door dit falen, en hun zoektocht naar hoe het beter kan, of moet.
Zo staat Sam (27) terecht voor Extinction Rebellion-acties, nadat de gemeente haar vorig jaar als ambtenaar op non-actief zette vanwege haar activisme. Ruben (24) wacht al een jaar als verlamd op het einde van zijn rechtszaak nadat hij als PvdA-commissielid in Dordrecht informatie lekte over een mogelijke deal met gif-uitstotend bedrijf Chemours. Rohan (23) is verwikkeld in een eindeloze strijd voor gepaste hulp. Zijn gemeente, Den Haag, helpt hem, als ‘Toeslagenkind’, nauwelijks, terwijl hij wel recht heeft op steun. Alle drie zetten ze zich in voor hun idealen, en alle drie raken ze verstrikt in de bestaande systemen. Kan de jongere generatie een verschil maken in een wereld die vóór hen is ingericht?
Na afloop gaan we hierover in gesprek met regisseur Dikla Zeidler. We praten over hoe het is om jong te zijn in tijden van meerdere systeemcrises, over de zoektocht naar hoe het beter kan, of moet, en ook over de beeldtaal van de documentaire. Meld je aan en praat 23 juni mee!
Met in dit programma Dikla Zeidler Freelance documentary filmmakerMeer over de film
Alles moet beter volgt drie jongeren die op verschillende manieren geraakt worden door opstapelende systeemcrises en toont hun zoektocht naar hoe het beter moet. Zo staat Sam (27) terecht voor burgerlijke ongehoorzaamheid bij klimaatacties, nadat de gemeente haar een jaar eerder als ambtenaar op non-actief zette vanwege haar activisme. Rohan (23) is verwikkeld in een eindeloze strijd voor gepaste hulp voor hem als ‘Toeslagenkind’, maar wordt daarbij van het kastje naar de muur gestuurd. Ruben (25) wacht al een jaar op het einde van zijn rechtszaak nadat hij als PvdA-commissielid in Dordrecht informatie lekte over een mogelijke deal met gif-uitstotend bedrijf Chemours. Alle drie raken ze verstrikt in de bestaande systemen.
Begeleid door protestmuziek van o.a. Hang Youth, Ploegendienst, Sef en Sophie Straat komen hun individuele acties, van protest tot politiek, samen in één schreeuw van urgentie: Alles moet beter!
Over de sprekers
Dikla Zeidler (41) is documentairemaker en journalist. Ze maakte eerder onder andere de documentaires De Kinderen van Mokum, en ik en SAMAR – vliegen we of vallen we? Haar werk draait veelal om coming-of-age en idealisme. Daarnaast is ze altijd in het bijzonder geïnteresseerd geweest in verdiepende verhalen achter het nieuws. Alles moet beter is haar vijfde film.
Lees meer ‘Ik wil laten zien dat sommige problemen te groot zijn om als individu aan te pakken’De documentaire ‘Alles moet beter’ (NTR) volgt drie jongeren die op verschillende manieren geraakt worden door falende systemen. Het moet beter, maar kan dat? Dikla Zeidler volgde de jongeren een aantal jaar in hun zoektocht. NPO Doc sprak met de regisseur over het maakproces
Straatinterviews over de thema's uit de filmOnderaan de pagina staan de straatinterviews van Jahkini Bisselink in Heerlen, Winschoten en Amsterdam Bijlmer.
Alles moet beter! Maar waar moeten we beginnen? In het kader van de documentaire reist Jahkini Bisselink het hele land door op zoek naar antwoorden.
Documentaire ‘Alles moet beter’ legt worstelingen van jongvolwassenen bloot: ‘Ik heb het idee dat Gen Z heel slecht wordt begrepen’Regisseur Dikla Zeidler schetst de frustraties van een volgens haar onbegrepen generatie. Drie twintigers vertegenwoordigen falende en vastgeroeste systemen in de documentaire. ‘Ik wilde hun frustraties voelbaar maken.’
BeroepsactivistDikla Zeidler laat angst, moed, wanhoop, hoop afwisselen en toont de warmte die gelijkgestemdheid oplevert.
De last op de schouders van jongeren die de wereld willen veranderen. ‘Ik kan niet het niet doen’Het vergt heel wat om te vechten voor een betere wereld. Documentairemaker Dikla Zeidler brengt de twijfels, woede en vermoeidheid in beeld van jongeren die voor hun gevoel niet gehoord worden.
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CiNEMOCCii PRESENTS: DRIJFLAND (Nico Boink, 2026, 64 Min, NL //EN subtitled)+ Q/A
OCCII, Wednesday, July 1 at 08:00 PM GMT+2
CiNEMOCCii present: Film Screening DRIJFLAND
D r i j f l a n d (Nico Boink, 2026, 64 Min, NL //EN subtitled)
Drijfand tells the story of the foating gardens created by the renowned artist Robert Jasper Grootveld in Amsterdam’s Entrepot harbor, Zeeburg district.
Beginning in late 1999, I started to film the construction of these unique garden islands in Grootveld’s workshop, a visionary project he had nurtured since the 1960s. Within a few months two floating garden were completed. Through intimate footage, we witness the creative process unfold, as well as the sudden collapse of the project. Amid escalating tensions between Grootveld and local authorities.
Until his passing in 2009, I filmed regularly. Among the moments captured were times when he was recognized for his role in bringing global attention to Amsterdam, as well as his involvement as one of the founders of the Provo movement in the 1960s.
In 2024, drawn by the gardens’ abundant nature and the dedication of the Raft Builders of Amsterdam, who maintain the islands in Grootveld’s pioneering spirit, I returned to document this living legacy.
The islands’ buoyancy relies on styrofoam, a material Grootveld championed for its “power of softness” . Yet, 25 years later, styrofoam’s environmental impact has sparked urgent questions. The film delves into this dilemma, tracing the search for sustainable, bio-based alternatives that honour Grootveld’s ethos while protecting nature.
Drijfand offers a candid, tender, and often hilarious glimpse into Amsterdam’s underground creative forces, a story of resilience, innovation, and the evolving relationship between art, nature, and community.
Nico Boink
Besides working as a professional photographer throughout my career, I’ve also operated as an
independent, non-proft, and autonomous filmmaker. This approach allowed me to create films that
span long periods of time.Trailer: https://boinkinbeeld.nl/drijfland/trailer%20-%20SD%20480p.mov
Free entry, but donations encouraged €5 / 10 / 15
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It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley (2025)
Melkweg, Tuesday, September 15 at 06:30 PM GMT+2
It took Amy Berg ten years to gain access to the archive of Jeff Buckley (1966-1997) through his heirs. She draws heavily on the material for this documentary about the life of the man who became a musical icon in a short space of time—thanks to a heavenly voice that only grew stronger at the top of its range, one phenomenal album, Grace, and his death at the age of 30, which left the music world stunned.
Using energetic editing, the film strings together moments from his childhood to his tragic death. There is footage of a 14-year-old Buckley singing “Roxanne” by The Police, and of his performances at the New York underground café Sin-é, where he would try out his own material, as well as audio recordings of messages he left on answering machines.
These clips reveal the more personal side of Buckley, which also emerges in interviews with former band members, musician friends like Ben Harper and Aimee Mann, his mother Mary Guibert, and his former partners Rebecca Moore and Joan Wasser. Their stories make this film more than just an attempt to explain an elusive musical enigma; it becomes a tender portrait shaped by love.
Melkweg often hosts different types of programmes at the same time, such as concerts, club nights and films. Please note that there may occasionally be some noise pollution from other programmes during the screening.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/its-never-over-jeff-buckley-2025-2
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Book Launch and Workshop: Radical Quilting by Dyke March Amsterdam
Framer Framed, Thursday, June 4 at 06:00 PM GMT+2
Join us on 4 June 2026 for the launch of the book Radical Quilting, a collection of pieces on fiber arts, community work and activism, written by members of the Dyke March Amsterdam group together with other writers from the community. The evening includes a talk with some of the authors and a workshop in which participants collaboratively create a memory map of Amsterdam with needle and thread.In preparation for the Dyke March 2026, a group of volunteers – the ‘DIY Dykes’ – quilted a banner to carry during the march. For a couple of months, the group met once a week, working on their 30x30cm panel, using a decorative technique of their choice.
With so many people quilting, crocheting, knitting and sewing radically, why is it that fiber arts are still often tied to traditional gender roles? In the publication Radical Quilting, the authors show how to do fiber arts outside of heteronormativity and at different intersections. The quilting is radical: the 2024 Dyke March banner is a token of their dedication to the community and mutual aid in spite of gentrification, and above all, an example of their subversion of gendered expectations in fiber arts.
Sign up here. Feel free to bring your fiber work in progress along!
In the same space where the event takes place, Framer Framed is currently hosting the Threads of our Dutch Slavery Past project. Before the event, and every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, participants are welcome to join the creation of a tapestry bringing together stories, perspectives and histories. Sign up here to work on this project.
Info & CreditsThis event is in English. Admission is free, pay what you can. Do you also think art should be free and accessible? Please consider supporting us with a donation when registering or by becoming a Framer Framed Friend!
Framer Framed is supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; Amsterdam Fund for the Arts; Municipality of Amsterdam; and VriendenLoterij Fonds.
LocationFramer Framed
Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 71
1093 KS, Amsterdamhttps://offbeat.amsterdam/event/book-launch-and-workshop-radical-quilting-by-dyke-march-amsterdam
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Artist to Artist: Ali Chahrour
Felix Meritis, Saturday, June 13 at 03:30 PM GMT+2
Diana Al-Halabi & ghenwa abou fayad
How do you continue working when the reality of war finds itself next to your rehearsal space? What is it like to create art amidst destructive forces? And how does the current situation in Lebanon influence the work of Lebanese artists in The Netherlands? During this Artist to Artist, a collaboration between Felix Meritis and Holland Festival, three Lebanese artists discuss these questions and the importance of sharing stories that often remain in the background.
Lebanese artist Ali Chahrour is part of Holland Festival with his multidisciplinary dance performance When I Saw the Sea. In his work, he connects personal and collective stories with themes such as love and war. During this Artist to Artist he will be joined in conversation by cross-disciplinary artists Diana Al-Halabi and ghenwa abou fayad.
Line-up
Ali Chahrour
Dancer and choreographer Ali Chahrour (Beirut, 1989) has developed a unique movement language that breaks away from Western codes and models. This language reflects his cultural background and the political, social, and religious context in which he works. In an earlier series of performances, part of his “Death” trilogy, he brought funeral rituals to life, combining tradition with a sharp sense of modernity. He later began a new series centered on the theme of “love,” including Told by My Mother, which was presented at Holland Festival in 2025.
Chahrour’s work is characterized by a combination of lyrical poetry and intensely intertwined bodies. His performances have been presented at the Festival d’Avignon (2016, 2018, and 2022) as well as at numerous other festivals worldwide.
Lees meerDiana Al-Halabi
Born in Lebanon in 1990, Diana Al-Halabi is a Rotterdam–Beirut–based interdisciplinary artist working primarily with film and painting. Through an intersectional feminist lens, her practice navigates the entanglement of the personal and the political, challenging top-down structures of power — from the patriarchal gaze and institutional violence to bureaucracy, settler colonialism, migration, and visa regimes. Her recent research, “Famine and Hunger Strikes: Decolonizing the Digestive System,” explores the politicization of the digestive system as a form of bottom-up resistance.
Al-Halabi’s work spans film and painting, with her 2022 film, “The Disaster Cannot Be Contained,” screening at international festivals, including IFFR, and winning Best Short Film in the national competition at the Beirut Shorts International Film Festival. In 2023, she received the IFFR RTM PITCH Award for her short film “The Battle of Empty Stomachs,” which premiered at IFFR 2024, Raindance Film Festival (UK), and Blackstar Film Festival (USA).
Lees meerghenwa (noiré) abou fayad
ghenwa (noiré) abou fayad is a Lebanese cross-disciplinary artist, performer, and installation practitioner. Their work explores the politics of language, oral history, and repetition through sound, storytelling, and improvisation. Using an electro-acoustic setup, ghenwa plays the bouzouqi, sings, and plays the synths to weave together socio-political narratives, memory, and everyday survival, often treating performance as a living archive shaped by embodied experience.
Their practice extends into collaborative and pedagogical formats, including projects such as Hacked Orchestra which she initiated then collaborated on with Hackers & Designers (2024) – which , a collaboration with Hackers and Designers culminating in a sonic presentation at the Muziekgebouw, they facilitated the Insurgent Learning Workshop (2024), and later co-lead Voice as Legacy: Tracing the Unwritten (Sonic Acts x SALWA Foundation, 2025).
Their ongoing sound research uses a dactylo (Arabic typewriter) as an instrument, investigating the gendered history of typing as feminized labor and its sonic potential. At the moment, ghenwa is working on producing their first debut EP entitled ‘daken – sombre’.
Lees meerhttps://offbeat.amsterdam/event/artist-to-artist-ali-chahrour
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Ares
Tolhuistuin, Wednesday, November 18 at 08:30 PM GMT+1
Na twee jaar stilte keert rapper Ares terug naar het podium met de ‘Andere Man’ tour: een volledig vernieuwde liveshow waarin hij het album tot leven brengt met een liveband en nieuwe arrangementen. Voorafgaand aan de show wordt de twintig minuten durende albumfilm ‘Noorderzon’ vertoond, waarmee het publiek direct wordt meegenomen in de wereld van het project.
‘Andere Man’ markeert een nieuwe levensfase voor Ares (Rens Ottema, 1995). Hij ging voor het eerst in therapie, stopte met blowen en begon zijn gedachten en worstelingen openlijk te verwerken in zijn muziek. Op het album zoekt hij naar balans, stelt hij grote levensvragen en laat hij een eerlijkere en kwetsbaardere kant van zichzelf horen.
Gemaakt in de rust van de Schotse hooglanden klinkt ‘Andere Man’ warmer, persoonlijker en gelaagder dan Ares zijn eerdere werk. Die ontwikkeling vertaalt zich live naar een show waarin muziek, film en storytelling samenkomen.
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Moor Mother w/ Aquiles Navarro & Olof Melander + James McClure & Joao Guerra
OCCII, Thursday, June 4 at 08:30 PM GMT+2
SPACEIS THE PLACE:: “Moor Mother live at OCCII” Moor Mother w/ Aquiles Navarro & Olof Melander + James McClure / Joao Guerra Duo
Surprise gig! Moor Mother plays live at OCCII (Amsterdam), backed up by her musical soulmates Aquiles Navarro and Olof Melander! Expect the unexpected: new work, improv, and a selection from Moor Mother’s rich oeuvre.
Opening: James McClure & João Guerra
Vocalist and poet Camae Ayewa aka Moor Mother describes her music as “low fi/dark rap/blk girl blues/witch rap/coffee shop riot gurl songs/black ghost songs”. Her vast discography meanders adventurously between jazz, hip hop, and noise, with records under her own name, under the moniker 700 Bliss (with DJ Haram), or in collaborations with Irreversible Entanglements, the avant-metal band SUMAC, and many more.
“Moor Mother might be the most radical Afrofuturist artist to emerge for years” – The Wire
https://moormother.bandcamp.com/
Recently, Moor Mother has moved toward a more melodic and song-oriented approach, while still blending spoken word, experimental jazz, electronics, and radical poetry. Her album Jazz Codes (2023) draws from her poetry project and pays tribute to jazz visionaries such as Woody Shaw and Mary Lou Williams, combining layered vocals, atmospheric production, and free-form improvisation in collaboration with Swedish producer Olof Melander. On her latest full length album The Great Bailout (2024), she expands this cinematic and haunting sound into a powerful meditation on colonial history, displacement, and collective memory, moving between tenderness, noise, jazz abstraction, and poetic storytelling.
Internationally renowned trumpeter Aquiles Navarro — also her bandmate in Irreversible Entanglements and multi-faceted artist in his own right— contributed to Jazz Codes as well as Circuit City and Analog Fluids Of Sonic Black Holes, and later collaborated with Melander on the album Tangles (2024).
Moor Mother – "DEATH BY LONGITUDE"This event is present by Space is the Place
Since its founding in 2017, SITP has organized improvised music concerts that encourage creativity across genres and disciplines. Over the years, it has expanded through collaborations with venues and festivals in the Netherlands and abroad, including BIMHUIS, Paradiso, and WORM. -
jazztalenten van muziekschool Amsterdam
Zaal 100, Sunday, May 31 at 03:00 PM GMT+2
'Sneak Preview'jazztalenten van muziekschool Amsterdam
Sneak Preview' van Jazz talenten van Muziekschool Amsterdam. Deze middag treden er meerdere jazz combo's, gevuld met jong Amsterdams talent, op van de Muziekschool Amsterdam. Ze hebben een half jaar lang geoefend en repertoire opgebouwd en laten dat deze middag horen, met na afloop een jam sessie voor jonge jazz muzikanten.https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/jazztalenten-van-muziekschool-amsterdam
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Duo Cobogó music from Brazil India Eastern Mediterranean
Teatro Munganga, Sunday, June 21 at 11:00 AM GMT+2
Duo Cobogó’s music flows between different styles and traditions, creating something truly magical. The Brazilian Juliano Abramovay plays guitar, lute and is a composer who has explored music from faraway places, like the Eastern Mediterranean. The Indian Tarang plays the tabla, an Indian drum, and has learned music from an amazing teacher in the traditional way. Duo Cobogó mixes rhythms and melodies from India, Brazil, Jazz, and the Mediterranean to create music that feels like a big adventure. Their songs can make you feel peaceful, like a calm lake, or excited, like a thrilling roller coaster!https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/duo-cobogo-music-from-brazil-india-eastern-mediterranean
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Contemporary instrumental music from Brazil by Santos Latif González Trio
Teatro Munganga, Saturday, July 4 at 07:00 PM GMT+2
Santos Latif González Trio is a group dedicated to contemporary instrumental music from Brazil, departing from the traditions of choro, samba and música instrumental brasileira, also known as Brazilian Jazz.
Our members are Tiago Santos (10-string mandolin), Nelson Latif (7-string guitar) and Mariano González (percussion).
In the group that carries our names, we showcase our original compositions and exploring new possibilities of the instruments we play, which are highly attached to the Brazilian, African and Latin American traditions, but also in constant transformation. Tiago Santos Mandolinist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and musicologist from Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. PhD candidate and member of the UNESCO Chair on Transcultural Music Studies at "Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT" in Weimar, Germany. Tiago has been performing concerts and giving courses and workshops worldwide with performances, compositions, studies, and research for mandolin that mix different backgrounds and elements of Brazilian, Latin American, and other classical musical genres. He has recorded five albums: "Ludicamente" (2023), "Afinidades" (2022), "O Bandolim Polifônico de 10 cordas" (2019), "Nosso Tempo" (2017), and "Chorobossambando" (2013). Cavaquinho and acoustic guitar player Nelson Latif formed his musical identity in the legendary jazz scene of 1980's São Paulo. With roots in choro and jazz, Latif merges Brazilian styles and a classical guitar technique with diverse musical influences. In his melodic phrasing one hears bebop and Brazilian syncopations. As cultural promoter, Nelson Latif has been coordinating educational projects for universities and cultural institutions around the world. Mariano González is a multi-instrumentalist and musicologist from São Paulo, Brazil. His percussion style is all about the expressive potential of single instruments, and seeking the mind-body-instrument connection on any musical style. As a researcher, he is dedicated to percussive music from African and the Latin American diaspora, and has recently defended a PhD dissertation in musicology and linguistics at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, focusing on the drum languages of the Yoruba in Nigeria. As a lecturer, Mariano has worked at the UNESCO Chair on Transcultural Music Studies at the FRANZ-LISZT University of Music in Weimar (Germany), the Utrecht Conservatory HKU (Netherlands) and the TU Delft (Netherlands). -
Carl Mayotte Quintet jazz concert
Teatro Munganga, Sunday, May 31 at 04:00 PM GMT+2
Carl Mayotte is an award-winning Canadian bassist, composer, and bandleader recognized for his virtuosity, rhythmic precision, and genre-crossing musical voice.
Blending jazz, fusion, rock, and Latin influences, he has quickly established himself as one of the most compelling artists of his generation on the Canadian jazz scene. A Félix Award winner for Jazz Album of the Year and Radio-Canada Jazz Revelation, Carl has released several critically acclaimed albums and performed extensively across Canada and abroad.
His projects are known for their rich compositions, dynamic grooves, and strong sense of storytelling, bringing together musicians from diverse musical backgrounds. Carl is currently working on his upcoming album, Claude, a deeply personal and introspective project that marks a new chapter in his artistic journey, further refining his compositional voice while remaining rooted in the energy and openness that define his music. Carl Mayotte-Bass
Gabriel Cyr- Guitar
Damien-Jade Cyr- Saxophones
Francis Grégoire-Keys
Stéphane Chamberland-Drumshttps://offbeat.amsterdam/event/carl-mayotte-quintet-jazz-concert
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Anna Setton featuring Lucas Santana
Teatro Munganga, Thursday, May 28 at 08:00 PM GMT+2
Anna Setton and Lucas Santana join forces for an special journey through Brazilian Music. The great Brazilian Jazz composer, guitarist and vocalist is a special figure: she shaped her voice and musicality navigating through São Paulo jazz night, dived into the lakes of jazz, bossa nova Brazilian popular music and from there emerged with a fresh, melodic and original music.In this concert, Anna presents her own compositions and arrangements, showcasing her powerful yet intimate voice while performing alongside composer and arranger Edu Sangirardi, with special guest Lucas Santana on saxophone.
Anna Setton
Edu Sangirardi
Lucas Santanahttps://offbeat.amsterdam/event/anna-setton-featuring-lucas-santana
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Afro-Brazilian Jazz & Heritage by Dandara Modesto & Edwin Correia
Teatro Munganga, Saturday, June 27 at 08:00 PM GMT+2
Singer Dandara Modesto and guitarist Edwin Correia met at a late-night jam session in Salvador de Bahia for the first time.
Their instantaneous musical connection marked the beginning of a collaboration that transcends geographical and artistic boundaries. Now based in Switzerland, the duo explores a musical universe that blends the richness of their Afro-Brazilian heritage with the creative freedom of jazz.
Buoyed by poetic lyrics and delicate melodies, they combine traditional rhythms, modern harmonies and electronic effects to create musical landscapes that are both dreamlike and deeply rooted in ancestral traditions. A musical journey that blends exoticism, memory and innovation. -
FILMS WITH A VIEW | WISDOM OF HAPPINESS (2024)
Pllek, Tuesday, June 16 at 10:35 PM GMT+2
Films With A View at Pllek
Watching a film with an open sky at the NDSM-wharf, in Amsterdam Noord.
Cinema & Skyline: the ultimate movie experience in Amsterdam Noord
Experience the magic of Outdoor Cinema at Pllek, with the best view of the skyline of Amsterdam. Every Tuesday evening – until the end of September – we show the most impressive, moving and controversial movies on our city beach on the NDSM Wharf. On a beach chair with a drink in your hand you’ll be sucked into the big screen.
Pick-up headphones: 21:35
Start movie: 22:35
Wisdom of Happiness (2024) at Pllek (Amsterdam Noord, NDSM Wharf)
The world, today. After more than ninety years at the centre of global affairs, the Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) speaks directly to the viewer, as if you are having a personal conversation with the world’s most renowned ambassador of compassion. Drawing on never-before-seen archival footage, he looks back on his childhood in Tibet, his flight from the Chinese occupation and a life in exile, but above all, he shares his timeless wisdom on inner peace, mindfulness and building a happier world. In what may well be his final film appearance, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate shows that the capacity for happiness lies not outside us, but within. This remarkable documentary was produced under the guidance of Richard Gere and Oren Moverman.
Genre: Documentary
Wisdom of Happiness (2024) at Pllek (Amsterdam Noord, NDSM Wharf)
The world, today. After more than ninety years at the centre of global affairs, the Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) speaks directly to the viewer, as if you are having a personal conversation with the world’s most renowned ambassador of compassion. Drawing on never-before-seen archival footage, he looks back on his childhood in Tibet, his flight from the Chinese occupation and a life in exile, but above all, he shares his timeless wisdom on inner peace, mindfulness and building a happier world. In what may well be his final film appearance, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate shows that the capacity for happiness lies not outside us, but within. This remarkable documentary was produced under the guidance of Richard Gere and Oren Moverman.
Genre: Documentary
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/films-with-a-view-or-wisdom-of-happiness-2024
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Building a house without bricks - What’s Next? How Is the Horizon Distributed?
OT301, Saturday, June 13 at 12:00 PM GMT+2
Genre: Workshop
Open: 12:00 - 16:00 hrs
Tickets: € 0This workshop explores how access to time and futurity is unevenly distributed. While some people can plan ahead, commit long-term, or imagine future possibilities, others navigate precarity and constantly changing conditions. Through collective reflection, fictional scenarios, and the use of film as a time-based medium, participants will examine how living within different timelines shapes collaboration and responsibility, and how economic, social, and personal conditions affect perceptions of time, continuity, long-term vision, and the ways people organise and work within solidarity-based structures.
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Building a house without bricks - Film Pot
OT301, Friday, June 12 at 02:00 PM GMT+2
Genre: Screenings
Open: 14:00 - 19:00 hrs
Tickets: € 0Film Pot is a shared digital space where filmmakers contribute works into a common pool: a living archive built on trust, circulation, and collective use. It grows from the experience of translocal communities, the understanding that moving images can carry contexts across borders, and the belief that learning from each other's ways of seeing the world is in itself a form of being together.
This screening brings together a selection of films from this shared space: works made in the different localities where our ecosystems are grounded: Mexico, Palestine, Jakarta, Makassar, Jayapura, South Africa, Iran, Belgium, and The Netherlands. The contributions are presented as a looping, ongoing programme, and through a conversation with some of the filmmakers present. The films do not share a single theme, rather a shared condition: they travel and make place for encounters where physical presence was not possible.https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/building-a-house-without-bricks-film-pot
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Building a house without bricks - Print & Sewing Open Space
OT301, Friday, June 12 at 02:00 PM GMT+2
Genre: Workspace
Open: 14:00 - 19:00 hrs
Tickets: € 0The Print & Sewing Open Space is an ongoing, travelling project consisting of a modular and mobile accumulation of collectively owned — and borrowed — print, publishing, textile, and making resources, including a risograph machine, library shelves, book-making materials, sewing tools, and a DIY screenprinting table, among others.
Activated across Café Gilde and Ventilator Bar, the Print & Sewing Open Space functions as an open workspace, library, and kiosk where guests, collaborators, and friends — current and soon-to-be — can come together to print, sew, bind, mend, repair, publish, and experiment collectively. We are interested in sharing and exchanging DIY techniques of printing, binding, sewing, and publishing, making these tools and practices accessible to wider communities.
Rooted in the interrelation between self-publishing and textile practices as political tools to disseminate our own knowledges, the space will host workshops that merge both disciplines — from bookbinding with textiles and collective publishing to garment repair, sewing for collectives, and other hands-on experiments.
The Open Space also includes a library of publications contributed by members of damdam and its broader ecosystem. Workshops and activities will be announced via damdam’s Instagram.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/building-a-house-without-bricks-print-and-sewing-open-space
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Building a house without bricks - Print & Sewing Open Space
OT301, Friday, June 12 at 02:00 PM GMT+2
Genre: Workspace
Open: 14:00 - 19:00 hrs
Tickets: € 0The Print & Sewing Open Space is an ongoing, travelling project consisting of a modular and mobile accumulation of collectively owned — and borrowed — print, publishing, textile, and making resources, including a risograph machine, library shelves, book-making materials, sewing tools, and a DIY screenprinting table, among others.
Activated across Café Gilde and Ventilator Bar, the Print & Sewing Open Space functions as an open workspace, library, and kiosk where guests, collaborators, and friends — current and soon-to-be — can come together to print, sew, bind, mend, repair, publish, and experiment collectively. We are interested in sharing and exchanging DIY techniques of printing, binding, sewing, and publishing, making these tools and practices accessible to wider communities.
Rooted in the interrelation between self-publishing and textile practices as political tools to disseminate our own knowledges, the space will host workshops that merge both disciplines — from bookbinding with textiles and collective publishing to garment repair, sewing for collectives, and other hands-on experiments.
The Open Space also includes a library of publications contributed by members of damdam and its broader ecosystem. Workshops and activities will be announced via damdam’s Instagram.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/building-a-house-without-bricks-print-and-sewing-open-space
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Off the Page
Mezrab, Tuesday, November 10 at 08:00 PM GMT+1
Have you ever been to a public reading by a renowned author, and watched them hide behind their own words, avoiding the eyes of their fans? Then they sign their books, often without even glancing inside. For all they know, they could be autographing copies of ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’. We storytellers are different. We immerse ourselves in our audience, aiming our stories to each and every one of them. We don’t just share stories; we embody them, using our very presence as a signature. Yet, while our craft is every bit as vital as novelists and poets, they’re the ones basking in accolades, media spotlights, honorary degrees, and HBO deals.
To level the playing field, storytellers have united to shake up literature. Imagine Proust’s magnum opus summarized in mere minutes, Don Quixote sent on a wild adventure aboard the Pequod, or Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein with a happy ending.
Those ‘writer-writers’ might fight back, but our voices will be louder than their cease-and-desist letters. Join our rebellion!
Doors open at 19.00, event starts at 20.00.
Dad is making soup.
Entrance: Donations.
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Moor Mother w/ Aquiles Navarro & Olof Melander + James McClure & Joao Guerra
OCCII, Thursday, June 4 at 08:30 PM GMT+2
SPACEIS THE PLACE:: “Moor Mother live at OCCII” Moor Mother w/ Aquiles Navarro & Olof Melander + James McClure / Joao Guerra Duo
Surprise gig! Moor Mother plays live at OCCII (Amsterdam), backed up by her musical soulmates Aquiles Navarro and Olof Melander! Expect the unexpected: new work, improv, and a selection from Moor Mother’s rich oeuvre.
Opening: James McClure & João Guerra
Vocalist and poet Camae Ayewa aka Moor Mother describes her music as “low fi/dark rap/blk girl blues/witch rap/coffee shop riot gurl songs/black ghost songs”. Her vast discography meanders adventurously between jazz, hip hop, and noise, with records under her own name, under the moniker 700 Bliss (with DJ Haram), or in collaborations with Irreversible Entanglements, the avant-metal band SUMAC, and many more.
“Moor Mother might be the most radical Afrofuturist artist to emerge for years” – The Wire
https://moormother.bandcamp.com/
Recently, Moor Mother has moved toward a more melodic and song-oriented approach, while still blending spoken word, experimental jazz, electronics, and radical poetry. Her album Jazz Codes (2023) draws from her poetry project and pays tribute to jazz visionaries such as Woody Shaw and Mary Lou Williams, combining layered vocals, atmospheric production, and free-form improvisation in collaboration with Swedish producer Olof Melander. On her latest full length album The Great Bailout (2024), she expands this cinematic and haunting sound into a powerful meditation on colonial history, displacement, and collective memory, moving between tenderness, noise, jazz abstraction, and poetic storytelling.
Internationally renowned trumpeter Aquiles Navarro — also her bandmate in Irreversible Entanglements and multi-faceted artist in his own right— contributed to Jazz Codes as well as Circuit City and Analog Fluids Of Sonic Black Holes, and later collaborated with Melander on the album Tangles (2024).
Moor Mother – "DEATH BY LONGITUDE"This event is present by Space is the Place
Since its founding in 2017, SITP has organized improvised music concerts that encourage creativity across genres and disciplines. Over the years, it has expanded through collaborations with venues and festivals in the Netherlands and abroad, including BIMHUIS, Paradiso, and WORM. -
Moor Mother w/ Aquiles Navarro & Olof Melander + James McClure & Joao Guerra
OCCII, Thursday, June 4 at 08:30 PM GMT+2
SPACEIS THE PLACE:: “Moor Mother live at OCCII” Moor Mother w/ Aquiles Navarro & Olof Melander + James McClure / Joao Guerra Duo
Surprise gig! Moor Mother plays live at OCCII (Amsterdam), backed up by her musical soulmates Aquiles Navarro and Olof Melander! Expect the unexpected: new work, improv, and a selection from Moor Mother’s rich oeuvre.
Opening: James McClure & João Guerra
Vocalist and poet Camae Ayewa aka Moor Mother describes her music as “low fi/dark rap/blk girl blues/witch rap/coffee shop riot gurl songs/black ghost songs”. Her vast discography meanders adventurously between jazz, hip hop, and noise, with records under her own name, under the moniker 700 Bliss (with DJ Haram), or in collaborations with Irreversible Entanglements, the avant-metal band SUMAC, and many more.
“Moor Mother might be the most radical Afrofuturist artist to emerge for years” – The Wire
https://moormother.bandcamp.com/
Recently, Moor Mother has moved toward a more melodic and song-oriented approach, while still blending spoken word, experimental jazz, electronics, and radical poetry. Her album Jazz Codes (2023) draws from her poetry project and pays tribute to jazz visionaries such as Woody Shaw and Mary Lou Williams, combining layered vocals, atmospheric production, and free-form improvisation in collaboration with Swedish producer Olof Melander. On her latest full length album The Great Bailout (2024), she expands this cinematic and haunting sound into a powerful meditation on colonial history, displacement, and collective memory, moving between tenderness, noise, jazz abstraction, and poetic storytelling.
Internationally renowned trumpeter Aquiles Navarro — also her bandmate in Irreversible Entanglements and multi-faceted artist in his own right— contributed to Jazz Codes as well as Circuit City and Analog Fluids Of Sonic Black Holes, and later collaborated with Melander on the album Tangles (2024).
Moor Mother – "DEATH BY LONGITUDE"This event is present by Space is the Place
Since its founding in 2017, SITP has organized improvised music concerts that encourage creativity across genres and disciplines. Over the years, it has expanded through collaborations with venues and festivals in the Netherlands and abroad, including BIMHUIS, Paradiso, and WORM. -
Moor Mother w/ Aquiles Navarro & Olof Melander + James McClure & Joao Guerra
OCCII, Thursday, June 4 at 08:30 PM GMT+2
SPACEIS THE PLACE:: “Moor Mother live at OCCII” Moor Mother w/ Aquiles Navarro & Olof Melander + James McClure / Joao Guerra Duo
Surprise gig! Moor Mother plays live at OCCII (Amsterdam), backed up by her musical soulmates Aquiles Navarro and Olof Melander! Expect the unexpected: new work, improv, and a selection from Moor Mother’s rich oeuvre.
Opening: James McClure & João Guerra
Vocalist and poet Camae Ayewa aka Moor Mother describes her music as “low fi/dark rap/blk girl blues/witch rap/coffee shop riot gurl songs/black ghost songs”. Her vast discography meanders adventurously between jazz, hip hop, and noise, with records under her own name, under the moniker 700 Bliss (with DJ Haram), or in collaborations with Irreversible Entanglements, the avant-metal band SUMAC, and many more.
“Moor Mother might be the most radical Afrofuturist artist to emerge for years” – The Wire
https://moormother.bandcamp.com/
Recently, Moor Mother has moved toward a more melodic and song-oriented approach, while still blending spoken word, experimental jazz, electronics, and radical poetry. Her album Jazz Codes (2023) draws from her poetry project and pays tribute to jazz visionaries such as Woody Shaw and Mary Lou Williams, combining layered vocals, atmospheric production, and free-form improvisation in collaboration with Swedish producer Olof Melander. On her latest full length album The Great Bailout (2024), she expands this cinematic and haunting sound into a powerful meditation on colonial history, displacement, and collective memory, moving between tenderness, noise, jazz abstraction, and poetic storytelling.
Internationally renowned trumpeter Aquiles Navarro — also her bandmate in Irreversible Entanglements and multi-faceted artist in his own right— contributed to Jazz Codes as well as Circuit City and Analog Fluids Of Sonic Black Holes, and later collaborated with Melander on the album Tangles (2024).
Moor Mother – "DEATH BY LONGITUDE"This event is present by Space is the Place
Since its founding in 2017, SITP has organized improvised music concerts that encourage creativity across genres and disciplines. Over the years, it has expanded through collaborations with venues and festivals in the Netherlands and abroad, including BIMHUIS, Paradiso, and WORM. -
Moor Mother w/ Aquiles Navarro & Olof Melander + James McClure & Joao Guerra
OCCII, Thursday, June 4 at 08:30 PM GMT+2
SPACEIS THE PLACE:: “Moor Mother live at OCCII” Moor Mother w/ Aquiles Navarro & Olof Melander + James McClure / Joao Guerra Duo
Surprise gig! Moor Mother plays live at OCCII (Amsterdam), backed up by her musical soulmates Aquiles Navarro and Olof Melander! Expect the unexpected: new work, improv, and a selection from Moor Mother’s rich oeuvre.
Opening: James McClure & João Guerra
Vocalist and poet Camae Ayewa aka Moor Mother describes her music as “low fi/dark rap/blk girl blues/witch rap/coffee shop riot gurl songs/black ghost songs”. Her vast discography meanders adventurously between jazz, hip hop, and noise, with records under her own name, under the moniker 700 Bliss (with DJ Haram), or in collaborations with Irreversible Entanglements, the avant-metal band SUMAC, and many more.
“Moor Mother might be the most radical Afrofuturist artist to emerge for years” – The Wire
https://moormother.bandcamp.com/
Recently, Moor Mother has moved toward a more melodic and song-oriented approach, while still blending spoken word, experimental jazz, electronics, and radical poetry. Her album Jazz Codes (2023) draws from her poetry project and pays tribute to jazz visionaries such as Woody Shaw and Mary Lou Williams, combining layered vocals, atmospheric production, and free-form improvisation in collaboration with Swedish producer Olof Melander. On her latest full length album The Great Bailout (2024), she expands this cinematic and haunting sound into a powerful meditation on colonial history, displacement, and collective memory, moving between tenderness, noise, jazz abstraction, and poetic storytelling.
Internationally renowned trumpeter Aquiles Navarro — also her bandmate in Irreversible Entanglements and multi-faceted artist in his own right— contributed to Jazz Codes as well as Circuit City and Analog Fluids Of Sonic Black Holes, and later collaborated with Melander on the album Tangles (2024).
Moor Mother – "DEATH BY LONGITUDE"This event is present by Space is the Place
Since its founding in 2017, SITP has organized improvised music concerts that encourage creativity across genres and disciplines. Over the years, it has expanded through collaborations with venues and festivals in the Netherlands and abroad, including BIMHUIS, Paradiso, and WORM. -
Straight To Video presents Nightmare At Noon (1988)
LAB111, Friday, June 19 at 09:00 PM GMT+2
STRAIGHT TO VIDEO PRESENTS NIGHTMARE AT NOON (1988)
Curators Lieuwe and Levente bring you the ultimate cult night every month with Straight to Video presents... Prepare for a wild cult film from the VHS era, filled with mind-boggling moments, rubbery rarities, and deranged dialogue.This June: what happens when a government experiment poisons the water supply of a sleepy desert town? In Nightmare at Noon, the locals turn into green-bleeding homicidal maniacs, leaving sheriff George Kennedy, fired cop Bo Hopkins, and an utterly unhinged Wings Hauser to fight back against the madness. Directed by Greek exploitation legend Nico Mastorakis, this gloriously chaotic B-movie throws zombies, conspiracies, flamethrowers, motorcycle stunts, and endless exploding cars into one delirious package.
Part sci-fi paranoia thriller, part action movie, part zombie mayhem, Nightmare at Noon constantly escalates into increasingly absurd territory, including an overly long helicopter battle. Featuring manic villainy from Brion James and enough pyrotechnics for three movies, this cult oddity is exactly the kind of loud, messy, wildly entertaining VHS-era insanity that Straight to Video was made for.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/straight-to-video-presents-nightmare-at-noon-1988
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Orb Weaver
Grond, Friday, June 19 at 08:00 PM GMT+2
Liminal/subliminal spiritual/ritual ambient punk jazz. Unit includes David Mitchell guitar, Robbert van Hulzen drums, Lorenzo Servali on bass. Location is not as far from the centre as you think, and is really nice with a good acoustic, decent sound system and friendly people. 19 June 8pm, price: stern look of judgment – admiring gaze.
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TEMPERATURA
Grond, Thursday, June 11 at 08:30 PM GMT+2
20:30 (doors: 20:00) Tickets online: regular €10 / discount €7 – at the door: €12,5/€7,5*
Thursday 11 June, TEMPERATURA presents Futuro Ancestrale, the electro-acoustic project led by Giuseppe Doronzo. On stage with him, Andy Moor, Yannis Kyriakides, and Frank Rosaly.
Futuro Ancestrale, returns with Elsewhen, a bold new chapter blending ancestral music cultures with the electronic music realm. Fusing microtonal textures, meditative drones, post-rock energy, and fearless improvisation, the project crafts a hypnotic sonic ritual inspired by traditions from Ethiopia, Lesotho, and Persia. Following their critically acclaimed 2024 debut—praised by JazzWise, All About Jazz, and the Europe Jazz Media Chart—Elsewhen expands the group’s visionary language into new territories of trance, folklore, and experimental sound. The album will be out on June 19 on a joint release via Unsounds and Tora Records.
foto: Eric van Nieuwland_____________ TEMPERATURA is a contemporary music concert series, improvisation hub, and everything in between, initiated by composers/performers J. Veličković and F. Konstantinidou. The series focuses on contemporary music from the Netherlands and beyond, aiming to bring together its diverse expressions.
* If you wish to attend but can’t afford our entry fee, please send us an email to temperatura.amsterdam (at) gmail (dot) com and we ‘ll make sure you can join us.
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🎬 Cavia in Concert: The General (1926) with live score by the Joost Buis Trio 🎶 at Nassaukerk
Filmhuis Cavia, Friday, June 19 at 08:00 PM GMT+2
After becoming an instant classic with its first two sold out editions, Cavia in Concert, our series of film and music performances organized in the amazing hall of the Nassaukerk in collaboration with Podium Nassau, comes back once again before the summer break.
In this edition, taking place during the celebrations for the Nassaukerk’s 100th anniversary, we bring you another legendary film from 1926: The General, by Buster Keaton!
After initially becoming a bust and a big setback in Keaton’s career, The General has been reevaluated and is now considered one of the most significant films of the silent era.
Famously described by Orson Welles as "the greatest comedy ever made, the greatest Civil War film ever made, and perhaps the greatest film ever made”, The General tells the story of the Great Locomotive Chase, an episode out of the American Civil War. This contributed to its controversial status, representing an example of American cinema’s fascination with the American Confederacy. Still, the film is universally celebrated as one of the greatest examples of comedy in the history of film.
The film was chosen by Joost Buis, improvisational trombonist and lap guitarist, who has been at the forefront of Amsterdam’s jazz scene since the 1980s, and who now is among the leading musicians of the Zaal 100’s legendary Jazz Café. And Zaal 100 is exactly where the ensemble who will be performing the film formed.
Headed by Joost Buis, legendary trombonist and bandleader who has made his mark in the Amsterdam improvisation scene for the past 40 years, the group is also composed by Kristján Martinsson, who will be at the piano, and Yung-Tuan Ku, at the percussions. Bringing together the mix of structure and improvisation typical of the Amsterdam improvisation and jazz music scene, they are bound to give us the right mood to celebrate the 100 years of Nassaukerk and the whole creative community of the Staatsliedenbuurt.
All and all, come to church with us and make sure not to miss this event for the ages!
Tickets: €8 (or Cineville)
Available for pre-sale HERE.
The event will NOT take place in Filmhuis Cavia, but in the Nassaukerk: De Wittenkade 111.
Doors & bar open at 19:15, film starts at 20:00.
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🎬 Cavia in Concert: The General (1926) with live score by the Joost Buis Trio 🎶 at Nassaukerk
Filmhuis Cavia, Friday, June 19 at 08:00 PM GMT+2
After becoming an instant classic with its first two sold out editions, Cavia in Concert, our series of film and music performances organized in the amazing hall of the Nassaukerk in collaboration with Podium Nassau, comes back once again before the summer break.
In this edition, taking place during the celebrations for the Nassaukerk’s 100th anniversary, we bring you another legendary film from 1926: The General, by Buster Keaton!
After initially becoming a bust and a big setback in Keaton’s career, The General has been reevaluated and is now considered one of the most significant films of the silent era.
Famously described by Orson Welles as "the greatest comedy ever made, the greatest Civil War film ever made, and perhaps the greatest film ever made”, The General tells the story of the Great Locomotive Chase, an episode out of the American Civil War. This contributed to its controversial status, representing an example of American cinema’s fascination with the American Confederacy. Still, the film is universally celebrated as one of the greatest examples of comedy in the history of film.
The film was chosen by Joost Buis, improvisational trombonist and lap guitarist, who has been at the forefront of Amsterdam’s jazz scene since the 1980s, and who now is among the leading musicians of the Zaal 100’s legendary Jazz Café. And Zaal 100 is exactly where the ensemble who will be performing the film formed.
Headed by Joost Buis, legendary trombonist and bandleader who has made his mark in the Amsterdam improvisation scene for the past 40 years, the group is also composed by Kristján Martinsson, who will be at the piano, and Yung-Tuan Ku, at the percussions. Bringing together the mix of structure and improvisation typical of the Amsterdam improvisation and jazz music scene, they are bound to give us the right mood to celebrate the 100 years of Nassaukerk and the whole creative community of the Staatsliedenbuurt.
All and all, come to church with us and make sure not to miss this event for the ages!
Tickets: €8 (or Cineville)
Available for pre-sale HERE.
The event will NOT take place in Filmhuis Cavia, but in the Nassaukerk: De Wittenkade 111.
Doors & bar open at 19:15, film starts at 20:00.
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Make your own stop motion with trash – Week without trash
De Ceuvel, Thursday, June 4 at 03:30 PM GMT+2
Bring your used drink cartons, cans and other waste and come make a cool stop-motion film on the Kabaalmakersboot!
Date: Thursday 4 June 2026
Time: 15:30 – 17:00
Location: The Kabaalmakersboot, De CeuvelCosts: 25 euros (free with Stadspas green dot)
Sign up: Register with Kim: [email protected]Week Without Waste
Make your own zero waste stop-motion film with Kabaalmakers! We often quickly see something as waste, but what if you use that waste to make something new?
Stop-motion is an exciting film technique that creates the magic of movement by combining a series of still images. Today, you will learn how to do this with guidance. The theme? Waste, of course!
Today you will take part in this fun and creative workshop. You will learn a new skill that you can use to inspire others. A short film is easy to share, which makes it a great way to tell a story!
Bring some waste with you, such as a drink carton, bottle caps or old paper. At De Ceuvel we can also take a short walk to look for materials. Then you will learn how to turn them into a film! Suitable for young and old, no prior knowledge needed.
The Week Without Waste will take place again from 1 to 7 June 2026!
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/make-your-own-stop-motion-with-trash-week-without-trash
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Vals paradijs, de doorwerkende gevolgen van contractarbeid
De Balie, Friday, June 5 at 10:00 AM GMT+2
De geschiedenis van contractarbeid is relatief onbekend. Hoe kijken nazaten van contractarbeiders naar deze geschiedenis? En wat merken ze hiervan in hun dagelijks leven? Die vraag onderzoekt documentairemaker Feroz Amirkhan in Vals paradijs. Na afloop van de film gaan we in gesprek.
Het koloniale verleden van Amsterdam kent veel verhalen, die nog lang niet allemaal de aandacht krijgen die zij verdienen. De geschiedenis van contractarbeid is er hier één van. Amsterdam heeft veel inwoners die nazaat zijn van contractarbeiders van verschillende gemeenschappen: Javaans, Chinees en Hindostaans.
Op 5 juni, de dag van de Hindostaanse migratie, vertonen we in samenwerking met de gemeente Amsterdam de documentaire Vals paradijs: het verborgen verhaal van de Hindostanen, gemaakt door Omroep Zwart. Pavan Marhe duikt met zijn neef Feroz Amirkhan in hun gedeelde familiegeschiedenis. Zij nemen de kijker mee naar Suriname en omringende landen Guyana en Trinidad, waar nazaten van Fakirchand zijn neergestreken.
Contractarbeid werd na de afschaffing van de slavernij ingezet om toch genoeg werkkrachten te hebben op de plantages in Suriname. In totaal werden tot 1939 bijna 75.000 contractarbeiders naar Suriname vervoerd uit onder meer India, China en Indonesië. Vaak was dit onder valse voorwendselen: de arbeiders werden een hoog loon, een eigen woning, medische zorg en recht op terugkeer beloofd.
De werkelijkheid zag er heel anders uit, met slechte leefomstandigheden en gedwongen onderwerping. Contractarbeid was een nieuwe vorm van onderdrukking op dezelfde racistische basis als slavernij: zogenaamde witte superioriteit versus inferioriteit en onderworpenheid van personen van kleur. Nazaten van contractarbeiders hebben nog altijd last van de doorwerking van dit verleden.
Na de vertoning gaan we in gesprek met documentairemaker Feroz Amirkhan en een panelgesprek met vertegenwoordigers van gemeenschappen die nazaat zijn van contractarbeiders.
Over de sprekersJord van Es Moekasan is onafhankelijk onderzoeker, en specialiseert zich vanuit eigen achtergrond in het Javaans-Surinaamse verhaal. Het is zijn missie om een historische brug te slaan tussen Indonesië, Suriname en Nederland. Momenteel staat zijn werk in het teken van de Javaanse repatriatie en de sporen daarvan in Indonesië. Met zijn project “Mulih Njawa” wil hij aantonen hoe Javaanse contractarbeid niet enkel een Atlantisch verhaal is.
Fresco Sam-Sin studeerde sinologie en mantsjoerologie in Leiden en in Beijing. Fresco schrijft, spreekt en exposeert over Mantsjoes, China, Suriname en erfgoed. Hij geeft kennis een platform via thingsthattalk.net, manc.hu, qingmaps.org, buleku.org, kenki.nl. Fresco is bovendien vaste recensent van het radioprogramma OVT (VPRO).
Sharon Kromotaroeno (1991, Den Haag) is documentairemaker en kleinkind van Javaanse contractarbeiders. In haar werk staat vaak de maatschappelijke positie van de underdog centraal en zoekt zij naar de menselijke verhalen achter grotere sociale en historische thema’s. Zo onderzocht ze de afgelopen jaren haar eigen familiegeschiedenis en wat contractarbeid daarin betekend heeft. In haar documentaire Noem alle namen die eind 2026 verwacht wordt, hoopt ze een stem te geven aan de anonieme levens van de Javaans-Surinaamse contractarbeiders.
Ragna Indra Heidweiller schrijft over identiteit, inclusie en relaties. Van haar hand verscheen Wij zijn hier door jullie, waarin Indra Heidweiller haar familiegeschiedenis achterna reist.
Feroz Amirkhan is corporate consultant, documentairemaker en econoom.
Touria Meliani is wethouder Kunst en Cultuur, Evenementen & Inclusie en anti-discriminatiebeleid van de gemeente Amsterdam.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/vals-paradijs-de-doorwerkende-gevolgen-van-contractarbeid
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Vocal Evening: Contra invites special guest Georgia Cécile (UK)
Contra, Wednesday, May 27 at 08:00 PM GMT+2
Vocal jazz: Contra invites award-winning UK jazz vocalist Georgia Cécile and her swinging band. A specially curated show of songs from the American Songbook alongside her brand new originals - expect feel-good energy, lush arrangements, and sublime vocals.
Her music is soulful and cinematic – rich in storytelling, imbued with emotional depth, and delivered with a voice that commands both power and intimacy. A compelling live performer, Georgia has toured with Gregory Porter, shared the stage with the BBC Concert Orchestra, and earned the championing of Jamie Cullum and Jools Holland.
Named by The Guardian as one of six UK artists to watch, Georgia has sold out prestigious venues including Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Ronnie Scott’s, and The Blue Note Milan – affirming her place as one of the most exciting and globally relevant voices today.
Band:
Piano: Floris Kappeyne
Bass: Ties Laarakker
Drums : Wouter Kűhnehttps://offbeat.amsterdam/event/contra-invites-georgia-cecile
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Red Light Jazz: late night concert with Chocos
Contra, Saturday, June 6 at 11:00 PM GMT+2
Blasting intrepid kaleidoscopic melodies, constantly shifting between the sharp corners of post- modern jazz harmonies and indie-like hooks: fearless liberty meets ear-catching soundscapes.
Just kidding.
CHOCOS is a trio that plays their heart out: they approach music from a place of love and discovery, seamlessly moving through different genres and combining the energy of Rock, the grooves of Indie, and the liberty of jazz. Their concerts are raw and exciting, driven by interaction, self-expression and a healthy dose of Portuguese charm.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/red-light-jazz-late-night-concert-with-chocos
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Red Light Jazz: dinner concert with ZaZoo
Contra, Friday, June 5 at 08:00 PM GMT+2
Explanation dinner concert: Inspired by legendary jazz clubs like the Blue Note in New York and Ronnie Scotts in London, Contra is now the one and only place in Amsterdam where you can combine mesmerising live music with a haute cuisine dining experience. A dinner ticket comes together with a menu for a set price that will be shared later on, there is also a small amount of tickets available without dinner. The concert will take roughly 2 hours and consist of 3 or 4 short sets with each 15-20 minute breaks in between. The breaks are for the audience to enjoy each others company, the sets are to listen to the music and don’t disturb the concert. Doubting on when to have dinner at Contra? Realize that dinner concerts are a concert in the 1st place. If necessary our staff can and will ask people to be attentive of the musicians and the other visitors that are there to enjoy the music.
ZaZoo is an ensemble born in Amsterdam. Their music blends the improvisational qualities of jazz with the colors and interplay of classical music, as well as grooves and textures from electronic music. They experiment with a unique lineup, featuring Elsa Le Moigne on cello, Willy Becuwe on trombone, Tejas Ziegler on keyboard and Dane Paris on drums. Elsa leads and composes for the ensemble, however the musical roles are fluid: each player evolves as a soloist, bassist, accompanist, or section player throughout the various atmospheres of their music. ZaZoo has been awarded the 2nd prize of Jazz in the Park Competition (RO) and was among the finalists of the Jonge Makers Prijs (NL).
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/red-light-jazz-dinner-concert-with-zazoo
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Red Light Jazz: late night concert with the Christopher Pérez Quintet
Contra, Sunday, June 7 at 11:00 PM GMT+2
Cristopher Pérez is a jazz saxophonist trained at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC), where he completed his higher studies under the guidance of prominent musicians from the European scene. This year, he is furthering his education by pursuing a Master’s degree in Jazz Performance at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, one of Europe’s leading institutions.
He has received several awards at both national and international levels. He is the winner of the First Prize from Juventudes Musicales de España with his personal project, the Cristopher Pérez Quartet, and he is also a member of the second ensemble ever to be awarded in the history of that same competition, consolidating his career both as a soloist and as an ensemble musician. Internationally, he was awarded Best Soloist (non-CVA category) at the prestigious Keep an Eye Jazz Award, held in the Netherlands.
Cristopher stands out for a personal, expressive, and constantly evolving voice, reflected both in his performance and his compositions, always seeking new languages within contemporary jazz.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/red-light-jazz-late-night-concert-with-the-christopher-perez-quintet
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Timeless Voices at Contra: JAÏNDA x Laura Dooge
Contra, Saturday, May 30 at 09:00 PM GMT+2
A special night bringing two exceptional singers to touch your soul all evening long.
At 21:00, Laura Dooge opens the night with timeless songs from the Great American Songbook, translating the romance of the past into the present. You might just forget these songs were written in the 1930s — we still have “a crush on you” and sometimes smoke a little too much “at the end of a love affair.” Backed by an incredible band and guest soloists, she revives the spirit of classic jazz clubs with warmth and elegance, performing music by Gershwin, Berlin and Ellington. A cum laude graduate of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, she has performed at leading venues and was awarded at the Laren Jazz Award.
From 23:00 onwards, resident artist JAÏNDA takes over. A singer-songwriter blending soul, R&B, pop and jazz, her music explores themes of self-discovery, vulnerability and strength. With her powerful voice and love for big band arrangements, she captivates audiences and leaves a lasting impression.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/timeless-voices-at-contra-jainda-x-laura-dooge
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Red Light Jazz: dinner concert with Bout du Monde
Contra, Sunday, June 7 at 08:00 PM GMT+2
Explanation dinner concert: Inspired by legendary jazz clubs like the Blue Note in New York and Ronnie Scotts in London, Contra is now the one and only place in Amsterdam where you can combine mesmerising live music with a haute cuisine dining experience. A dinner ticket comes together with a menu for a set price that will be shared later on, there is also a small amount of tickets available without dinner. The concert will take roughly 2 hours and consist of 3 or 4 short sets with each 15-20 minute breaks in between. The breaks are for the audience to enjoy each others company, the sets are to listen to the music and don’t disturb the concert. Doubting on when to have dinner at Contra? Realize that dinner concerts are a concert in the 1st place. If necessary our staff can and will ask people to be attentive of the musicians and the other visitors that are there to enjoy the music.
Bout du Monde [ENGLISH below]Ontstaan in België-Wallonië aan het “Einde van de Wereld” is Bout du Monde een kwartet bestaande uit vier gerenommeerde Nederlandse muzikanten:
Robert Mollee – saxen
Joris Nederpelt Lazarom – piano/synth
Rob IJsendijk – basgitaar
Aad Faasse – drumsRobert Mollee (saxofoon) heeft een enorm palmares. Hij trad op met Denise Jannah, Thijs van Leer, Tim Knol, Fay Claassen en anderen. Joris Nederpelt Lazarom studeerde piano aan het Koninklijk Conservatorium, speelde met diverse grote en kleinere orkesten in binnen- en buitenland en is producer bij zijn eigen 12notes.nl. Rob IJsendijk is zijn bas-carrière begonnen in de popmuziek en via o.a. Berklee College of Music al snel in de jazz beland, speelde met ontelbaar veel verschillende muzikanten. Drummer Aad Faasse studeerde af aan het conservatorium van Hilversum en werkte o.a. samen met zangeres Deborah Brown. Ontwikkelde een eigen stijl met explosieve trekjes.
Deze vier musici dagen elkaar ieder concert weer opnieuw uit, op zoek naar hun muzikale grenzen. Zij kennen elkaar uit diverse formaties en hebben in verschillende andere combinaties al veel samengespeeld. Zo waren zij ook jaarlijks te zien en te horen op eerdere edities van Red Light Jazz. Bout du Monde is echter hun eigen project. Hun eerste album genaamd ‘Hirondelle’ kwam uit in mei 2020, het tweede album ‘Uncovered’ verscheen in 2022. Het derde album wordt verwacht in 2026.
Formed in Wallonia, Belgium, at the “End of the World”, Bout du Monde is a quartet comprising four renowned Dutch musicians:
Robert Mollee – saxophones
Joris Nederpelt Lazarom – piano/synth
Rob IJsendijk – bass guitar
Aad Faasse – drumsRobert Mollee (saxophone) has an impressive track record. He has performed with Denise Jannah, Thijs van Leer, Tim Knol, Fay Claassen and others. Joris Nederpelt Lazarom studied piano at the Royal Conservatoire, has played with various large and smaller orchestras both at home and abroad, and is a producer at his own label, 12notes.nl. Rob IJsendijk began his bass career in pop music and, via Berklee College of Music among others, soon found his way into jazz, playing with countless different musicians. Drummer Aad Faasse graduated from the Hilversum Conservatory and has worked with, amongst others, singer Deborah Brown. He has developed his own style with explosive touches.
These four musicians challenge one another anew at every concert, pushing their musical boundaries. They know each other from various ensembles and have already played together extensively in different combinations. They have also appeared annually at previous editions of Red Light Jazz. Bout du Monde, however, is their own project. Their first album, entitled ‘Hirondelle’, was released in May 2020, and their second album, ‘Uncovered’, appeared in 2022. The third album is expected in 2026.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/red-light-jazz-dinner-concert-with-bout-du-monde
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Red Light Jazz: dinner concert with Lingela
Contra, Saturday, June 6 at 08:00 PM GMT+2
Explanation dinner concert: Inspired by legendary jazz clubs like the Blue Note in New York and Ronnie Scotts in London, Contra is now the one and only place in Amsterdam where you can combine mesmerising live music with a haute cuisine dining experience. A dinner ticket comes together with a menu for a set price that will be shared later on, there is also a small amount of tickets available without dinner. The concert will take roughly 2 hours and consist of 3 or 4 short sets with each 15-20 minute breaks in between. The breaks are for the audience to enjoy each others company, the sets are to listen to the music and don’t disturb the concert. Dinner concerts are a concert in the 1st place. If necessary our staff can and will ask people to be attentive of the musicians and the other visitors that are there to enjoy the music.
“Lingela”; A folk/jazz quintet that preserves Lithuanian traditional music by bringing it to the world of modern jazz.
A conversation between two female voices, a trombone, and a rhythm section takes you back to the times, when the deep Lithuanian forests were surrounded by songs and tales about mythical creatures. “Lingela” presents a new way of developing this authentic repertoire using the colors of jazz harmonies and different rhythms. The trombonist/singer and band leader Kamilė Makarevičiūtė brings a new sound inspired by her deep connection to the Lithuanian heritage.
The idea about this project emerged after leaving her country a couple of years ago and has gotten stronger as a response to the recent political events in and around her country. Kamilė and the international musicians that shape this band believe that it is important to keep the tradition alive, especially during these difficult times by bringing people together. Their sound is deeply inspired by performers like GANNA, Merope and Elektroninės Sutartinės.
Band members:
Kamilė Makarevičiūtė - trombone/vocals/arrangement/composition
Rūta Zareckaitė - vocals
Éber González González - drums
Grégoire Kieffer - piano
Søren Juul Christensen - double basshttps://offbeat.amsterdam/event/red-light-jazz-dinner-concert-with-lingela
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Red Light Jazz: afternoon concert with the Søren Høst Quartet
Contra, Saturday, June 6 at 03:00 PM GMT+2
Bio: Søren Høst is a tenor saxophonist from Denmark blending raw physicality with deep respect for jazz tradition. Rooted in hard bop, swing, and the blues, his sound draws power from the legendary Texas tenors - music that grooves, sweats, and sings. With melodies that hit the body as much as the soul, Søren Høst’s music is celebratory, soulful, and impossible to sit still to.
Lineup:
Søren Høst - sax
Oscar Ployart - piano
Jack Kinsella - guitar
Cas Jiskoot - basshttps://offbeat.amsterdam/event/red-light-jazz-afternoon-concert-with-the-soren-host-quartet
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Red Light Jazz: afternoon concert with the Martin Diaz Quartet
Contra, Friday, June 5 at 05:00 PM GMT+2
Martin Diaz stands among a select group of musicians who effortlessly bridge the often-contradictory poles between tradition and innovation. At the forefront of the saxophonists and composers of his generation, he has forged a unique artistic identity, expertly weaving jazz with a rich tapestry of musical influences. This project appears from the continuation of his first quintet, this time becoming a quartet where he stands as a leader of a great band formed by some of the best musicians in the Spanish and Dutch Jazz scene.
This band's music is directly influenced by and connected to various concepts from the world of psychoanalysis. The album title, as its central theme, presents "El Goce," a Lacanian term derived from the French word "jouissance," referring to a repeated subjective pleasure that transforms into something more akin to displeasure. With these concepts as a basis, the psychoanalysis serves as a framework for his writing and composition, shaping both the structure and emotional depth of the music. The interplay between desire, repetition, and the limits of pleasure manifests in the band's sound, creating a sonic experience that reflects the tension between fulfillment and frustration. By embracing these psychoanalytic themes, the album offers a complex and immersive journey that challenges listeners to engage with music on both an intellectual and visceral level.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/red-light-jazz-afternoon-concert-with-the-martin-diaz-quartet
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Global Sounds x Felipe’s Esentura Pura
Contra, Sunday, June 14 at 06:00 PM GMT+2
This project aims to blend flamenco with improvisation through the lens of various jazz musicians. A sound that will leave no one indifferent
Felipe Aguilera Ruiz - Bass
Antònio Ferreira - Guitar
Cristopher Pérez - Tenor Sax
Dane Paris - Drums
Mikel Legasa - Piano
Manuel Vega - Percussion
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/global-sounds-x-felipes-esentura-pura
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Jazzy Thursdays invites: Tiago Lageira Trio
Contra, Thursday, June 11 at 08:30 PM GMT+2
Tiago's music is undeniably influenced by a vibrant mix of cultural heritages, from Fado and traditional Brazilian rhythms, due to his birthplace in Portugal, to the sound of legendary Jazz pioneers, in which he immersed himself after moving to Amsterdam.
Once in Amsterdam, a young Tiago found himself without anything to do. That is when he received a gift that would change his future, a guitar. A couple hours later his fingers were bleeding from the random noises he played. One year later he started to receive guitar lessons at a local music school, which encouraged him to gradually dive into the local Jazz scene. Within a couple of months, he was already performing at the BIMhuis with the Young Talents Jazz Band.
After graduating from the conservatory and inspired by John Coltrane, Pat Martino, George Benson, João Bosco, Elis Regina and Pedro Jóia, Tiago tested himself by participating in some of the biggest music competitions in Europe today. He performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival, he was one of the finalists at the Bucharest International Jazz Competition 2020 and he won the UK Jazz Guitar Competition in 2020, among others.
Furthermore, using his Portuguese roots and playing his trusted Godin, Tiago brought a modern version of Fado to the Dutch TV competition “We Want More”, which he ended up winning as part of the duo FADOpelos2. This resulted in national fame in both The Netherlands and Portugal, where he played live on TV with the renowned Fado singer Mariza.
His current projects include FADOpelos2, CoolHaven Quintet, Trio Dos Anciões and the Amsterdam Big Band.
Tiago Lageira - Guitar
Simon Osuna - Double Bass
Tim Hennekes - Drums
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/jazzy-thursdays-invites-tiago-lageira-trio
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Red Light Jazz: afternoon concert with Avishai Darash Trio
Contra, Sunday, June 7 at 03:00 PM GMT+2
Bio (ENG below)
Pianist, componist en bandleider Avishai Darash presenteert zijn nieuwe trio tijdens het Red Light Jazz Festival in Amsterdam, met drummer Joe Blaxx en bassist Omer Govreen. Met Heart-Bop verkent het trio de taal van hardbop vanuit een hedendaags perspectief. Geworteld in de traditie van de jaren ’50 en ’60 ligt de focus op groove, helderheid en samenspel, met een programma van eigen composities en arrangementen die zowel respect tonen voor het idioom als een eigentijdse benadering weerspiegelen. Het trio benadert swing als een flexibel concept dat voortdurend in ontwikkeling is, gevormd door hun individuele stemmen en collectieve interactie. In plaats van een historisch geluid te reproduceren, plaatsen Darash en zijn trio deze traditie in een nieuw kader—met behoud van directheid en energie, maar open naar een bredere, actuele muzikale context. Het resultaat is een helder en toegankelijk programma dat traditie en moderniteit verbindt, en jazz benadert als een gedeelde en voortdurend evoluerende taal.
Bio:
Pianist, composer, and bandleader Avishai Darash presents his new trio at the Red Light Jazz Festival in Amsterdam, featuring drummer Joe Blaxx and bassist Omer Govreen. With Heart-Bop, the trio explores the language of hard bop from a contemporary perspective. Rooted in the tradition of the 1950s and ’60s, the focus is on groove, clarity, and interplay, with a program of original compositions and arrangements that both respect the idiom and reflect a modern approach. The trio treats swing as a flexible concept that is constantly evolving, shaped by their individual voices and collective interaction. Rather than reproducing a historical sound, Darash and his trio place this tradition in a new framework—retaining its directness and energy while remaining open to a broader, contemporary musical context. The result is a clear and accessible program that bridges tradition and modernity, approaching jazz as a shared and continuously evolving language.https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/red-light-jazz-afternoon-concert-with-avishai-darash-trio
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Friday Night Live: Red Light Edition
Contra, Friday, June 5 at 10:30 PM GMT+2
Friday Night Live is the long awaited late night jam session refuge for jazz players and lovers alike! Kick-off is at 00:00 by host Linus Eppinger is a young, soulful jazz guitarist in the tradition of Wes Montgomery and George Benson and one of the most active musicians on Amsterdam‘s jazz scene. He leads his own quartet and composes for his high energy hyper stylish R&B band The Hi-Stakes. Friday Night Live seeks out to become both an inspiring as well as highly entertaining institution of Amsterdam!
Free entry if you bring your instrument!
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/friday-night-live-red-light-edition
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Friday Night Live: Tim Nevelsteen & late-night jam session
Contra, Friday, May 29 at 10:00 PM GMT+2
Music starts at 6, main act Tim Nevelsteen at 10 and the Friday Night Live Jam at 12!
Few performers combine wit, warmth, and musical sophistication as effortlessly as Tim Nevelsteen. He captivates audiences with a rich, expressive voice and unmistakable charm. Rooted in jazz and blues, Tim blends storytelling and song with sharp timing and an engaging, playful connection to his audience. With his stellar trio consisting of Alexia Harpa, Simon Osuna, and Oscar Ployart, he performs in an intimate, responsive setting where space and interplay shape the music.Tim Nevelsteen - vocals
Oscar Ployart - piano
Simon Osuna - bass
Alexia Harpa - drumshttps://offbeat.amsterdam/event/friday-night-live-tim-nevelsteen-and-late-night-jam-session
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Dinner concert: MoKo Contraband
Contra, Thursday, May 28 at 08:30 PM GMT+2
The Band is called MoKo Contraband and consists of Linus Eppinger on Guitar, Ron Cha on Piano, Moritz Koser on Bass and Xaver Hellmeier on Drums.
Linus Eppinger is a soulful jazz guitarist in the tradition of Wes Montgomery and George Benson. He lives in Amsterdam and leads his own quartet. As an educator, Linus teaches in the young talent program of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.
Ron Cha is a Pianist, Producer, Composer and Educator from Assam, India. Ron
has had a Western Classical Piano background for 15 years and then crossed over
to Jazz, RnB and Gospel music, eventually studying at Berklee College of Music. He
has toured America, Europe and Asia with various international musicians.
Xaver Hellmeier is a jazz drummer from Munich, Germany. He studied in Vienna and
New York under Joe Farnsworth and played with Jazz greats such as Vincent
Herring and Eric Alexander. Coming back from New York, Xaver‘s career quickly
picked up as he was starting to build a reputation as a gifted drummer deeply rooted
in the tradition of jazz.
Moritz Koser is a double bassist originally from Frankfurt, Germany. He studied
under Thomas Stabenow in Mannheim and has become a part of the Amsterdam as
well as the Frankfurt jazz scene. Paul Chambers is the only bassist that really
matters to him.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/jazzy-thursdays-x-moko-contraband
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Help for Mohammed and his family in Palestine
Joe's Garage, Monday, June 8 at 07:00 PM GMT+2
ENGLISH BELOW
Mohammed woont met zijn oom en tante, Ibtisam en Mustafa, ongeveer 15 kilometer ten noordoosten van Jeruzalem op een heuvel. Zij zijn Bedoeïenen, oorspronkelijk uit Hebron, en hebben in hun leven meerdere keren moeten vluchten voor koloniaal geweld. Ik heb hen drie keer ontmoet in Palestina.
Ze worden van verschillende kanten bedreigd. Ze kunnen hun erf nauwelijks verlaten, omdat ze op hun hoede moeten zijn voor kolonisten die hun dieren proberen te stelen of hen fysiek geweld aan willen doen. Aan de voet van hun erf wordt een enorme nieuwe weg gebouwd om nederzettingen met elkaar te verbinden , een weg waar zij zelf geen gebruik van mogen maken.
Daarnaast zijn Mohammeds werkvergunningen ingetrokken. Hij is onlangs opgepakt en enkele dagen vastgezet omdat hij achterloopt met het betalen van rekeningen.
Zo nu en dan zamel ik geld voor hen in, ook omdat zij daar zelf om vragen. En als iemand je om hulp vraagt die overduidelijk in erbarmelijke omstandigheden verkeert, dan vind ik zelf dat ik niet kan weigeren. Daarom haal ik geld op.
Vorige zomer hebben we met een groep vrijwilligers twee keer een Voku georganiseerd: we kookten in de Molli en buurthuis De Bol. Dat was een groot succes, en we hebben toen echt een mooi bedrag voor hen opgehaald.
We hebben veel contact en schrijven elkaar regelmatig. Ik ken hen, zij kennen mij, en ze kennen ook mijn partner, die uit Israël komt. Dit zijn mensen met de beste bedoelingen, met het hart op de juiste plek. Ze hebben het alleen ontzettend slecht getroffen door het geweld en de systematische onderdrukking die hen wordt aangedaan.
Ik probeer €1200 op te halen ,omgerekend ongeveer 4500 shekel. Daarmee kunnen ze hun rekeningen betalen en hopelijk uit een deel van de bureaucratische ellende komen. Misschien brengt dat op dat vlak wat rust.
Eerst wandelen en koken.
Hartelijk dank
ENGLISH
Mohammed lives with his uncle and aunt, Ibtisam and mustafa on a hill about 15 kilometres northeast of Jerusalem. They are Bedouins originally from Hebron and have had to flee colonial violence several times throughout their lives. I have met them three times in Palestine.
They face threats from different directions. They can barely leave their land because they have to stay alert for settlers who try to steal their animals or physically harm them. At the foot of their land, a huge new road is being built to connect settlements — a road they themselves are not allowed to use.
Mohammed’s work permits have also been revoked. Recently, he was arrested and detained for several days because he had fallen behind on paying bills.
From time to time, I raise money for them, partly because they ask for help directly. And when someone asks you for help while clearly living in extremely difficult circumstances, I personally feel I cannot refuse. That is why I am fundraising.
Last summer, together with a group of volunteers, we organised two community dinners (Voku), cooking at Molli and the De Bol community centre. It was a great success, and we managed to raise a meaningful amount of money for them.
We stay in close contact and regularly write to each other. I know them, they know me, and they also know my partner, who is from Israel. These are people with good intentions and good hearts. They have simply been deeply affected by violence and the systematic oppression they experience.
I’m trying to raise €1,200 around 4,500 shekels. This would help them pay their bills and hopefully get out of some of the bureaucratic mess they are dealing with, bringing at least some stability on that front.
https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/help-for-mohammed-and-his-family-in-palestine
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Voku to support comrades, concert with James Bar Bowen and Jakob van Spike
Joe's Garage, Monday, June 1 at 07:00 PM GMT+2
The long-awaited come back of James Bar Bowen, original acoustic folk-punk singer songwriter from the north of England. He's also a story-teller with attitude and DIY ethics who performed for the last time at Joe's Garage in 2019. James Bar Bowen travelled with his guitar all around the the world. For this fourth appearance at Joe's, Jakob van Spike, punk from antiquity with flute and bagpipe, will join the dance. https://jamesbarbowen2014.wordpress.com/about/
Food is served from 7pm, no reservation. Music on the stage between 20:30 and 22:00. Donations more than welcome.
Since June 2005, Joe's Garage is an autonomous squatted political social center, a meeting place in the Transvaal neighborhood for squatters and non-squatters, subsidy free, not for profit, self-organized and entirely run by volunteers.
https://squ.at/joe
https://joe.squat.netVolkseten Vegazulu is a people’s kitchens existing since the very beginning of Joe’s Garage, June 2005. Your donations are welcome. Food is vegan, no reservation. All benefits go to social & political struggles. Joe’s Garage is a space run by volunteers. Without a collective effort, without your active participation, we’re remaining closed. Get in touch in you feel like giving a hand. We’re always looking for cooks. Any help is welcome in the kitchen. Experience not required. If you want to know which days are still available, mail us.
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Voku to support comrades, concert with James Bar Bowen and Jakob van Spike
Joe's Garage, Monday, June 1 at 07:00 PM GMT+2
The long-awaited come back of James Bar Bowen, original acoustic folk-punk singer songwriter from the north of England. He's also a story-teller with attitude and DIY ethics who performed for the last time at Joe's Garage in 2019. James Bar Bowen travelled with his guitar all around the the world. For this fourth appearance at Joe's, Jakob van Spike, punk from antiquity with flute and bagpipe, will join the dance. https://jamesbarbowen2014.wordpress.com/about/
Food is served from 7pm, no reservation. Music on the stage between 20:30 and 22:00. Donations more than welcome.
Since June 2005, Joe's Garage is an autonomous squatted political social center, a meeting place in the Transvaal neighborhood for squatters and non-squatters, subsidy free, not for profit, self-organized and entirely run by volunteers.
https://squ.at/joe
https://joe.squat.netVolkseten Vegazulu is a people’s kitchens existing since the very beginning of Joe’s Garage, June 2005. Your donations are welcome. Food is vegan, no reservation. All benefits go to social & political struggles. Joe’s Garage is a space run by volunteers. Without a collective effort, without your active participation, we’re remaining closed. Get in touch in you feel like giving a hand. We’re always looking for cooks. Any help is welcome in the kitchen. Experience not required. If you want to know which days are still available, mail us.