Ken Vandermarks 'Notes from the field'

De Amerikaanse saxofonist Vandermark houdt een soort online-dagboek bij, waarin hij zijn life on the road beschrijft. Vanaf nu kunt u deze nieuwsbrieven ook op Draai om je oren lezen. In zijn 'Notes'-editie van december schreef hij een impressie over het feestje ter gelegenheid van het 25-jarige jubileum van de Amsterdamse band The Ex, 19 november jongstleden. Ook jazz-improvisatoren maakten deel uit van dit feestprogramma.

"After listening to the ICP Orchestra perform with 80 year old Ethiopean tenor sax legend, Getatchew Mekurya, I collapsed in one of the dressing rooms to try and catch some sleep- not easy with Han Bennink, Cor Fuhler, Paul Lovens, Toby Delius, etc. in there with me, but I was completely wiped out. (...) Slept until 2pm, the most direct rest in more than a week. Some great homemade pasta for lunch and back to the club for the FREE FALL soundcheck - so much for visiting Amsterdam. This trio always tires to play acoustic, not even a bass amp on stage, but there was no way the upright piano would carry in the upstairs space at the Paradiso. So we went with as little P.A. as we could. FREE FALL set up and the volume from the main stage pounded through the doors and floor. This was going to be tough - low volume and introspective at times, the group's music and the crowd were now faced with a John Cage experience. Somehow, it worked. The band went forward with the set as planned and by midway the audience was cheering, a packed room yelling for a "chamber improvisation" group - incredible and true. Afterwards I bumped into Ab Baars, who said he really enjoyed the pieces - one of the highest compliments I could hope for."

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