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- Jorrit Dijkstra, photo: Hidde Dijkstra
MCN Composition Project North Sea Jazz
Jorrit Dijkstra winner 2009
Saxophonist and composer Jorrit Dijkstra has been granted the Composition Commission North Sea Jazz 2009.
For the premiere, during the North Sea Jazz festival on July 10th 2009, Dijkstra has put together an American/Dutch octet, with members of his ensembles The Flatlands Collective and Tone Dialing, plus a few other renowned improvisers. The result can be described as a trans-national way of improvising, the use of open forms, and influences from Free Jazz, and Minimal Music.
Line-up:
- Jorrit Dijkstra’s Pillow Circles:
- Jorrit Dijkstra – alto saxophone, lyricon, electronics
- Tony Malaby – tenor, soprano saxophone
- Jeb Bishop – trombone
- Oene van Geel – viola
- Paul Pallesen – guitar, banjo
- Raphael Vanoli – guitar, electronics
- Jason Roebke – bass
- Frank Rosaly – drums, percussion
This project is made possible through grants from the Netherland-America Foundation and Muziek Centrum Nederland.
More info about Jorrit Dijkstra www.jorritdijkstra.com
The Composition Commission North Sea Jazz is granted annually to a young and promising Dutch jazz composer. The Commission aims to allow the composer maximum freedom in writing the compositions, plus the opportunity to perform the pieces with a line-up of his/her choice. The Composition Commission is a joint initiative of the North Sea Jazz Festival and Music Center The Netherlands, in cooperation with the Nederlands Fonds voor de Podiumkunsten.
