Karnatic Lab Festival 2004
14, 15 and 16 May

The end of our fith season brings us the Karnatic Lab Festival 2004, taking place in Amsterdam the 14th, 15th and 16th of May.

On the program are several ensembles, each cutting edges of their own style.


Friday May 14, 20:30 uur - De Badcuyp
Jazz, improvised, karnatic, new music

› Susanna Borsch (NL)

Susanna Borsch - recorder

Ned McGowan - Workshop **

** world premiere


› B.V. Balasai & A.R. Ananthakrishna Sharma (India)

B.V. Balasai - bamboo flute A.R. Ananthakrishna Sharma - Indian percussion


› Timuçin Sahin Trio (TR/USA/NL)

Timuçin Sahin - guitar Hein van der Geyn - contrabass Owen Hart - drums


Cultureel Centrum de Badcuyp
1e Sweelinckstraat 10, Amsterdam
(020 675 96 69)
toegang: € 8,00


Saturday May 15, 20:30 uur - De IJsbreker
Whatever happened to the heroes?

› Axyz Ensemble (NL)
With special guest:Theodossii Spassov - kaval

Jos Zwaanenburg - conducter Fie Schouten - clarinet Susanna Borsch - recorder Ned McGowan - flute Ainhoa Miranda - bassclarinet Gijs Levelt - trumpet
Thirze van Driel - violin Manuel Visser - viola
Karin Preslmayr - viola da gamba Anne Magda de Geus - cello
Stefan Pliquett - contrabass Ere Lievonen - piano
Pepe Garcia - percussion Christina Fuchs - voice

Stefan Tickmeyer - Revisited Paths **
Ana Mihajlovic - Imploro grazia**
Jasna Velickovic - Fantasia**

Spassov - solos and improvisations

** world premiere


Muziekcentrum de IJsbreker
Weesperzijde 23, Amsterdam
(020 668 18 05)
toegang: € 8,50 normaal / € 6,50 korting


Sunday May 16, 21:00 uur - Bimhuis
Jazz, improvised, balkan, klezmer


› De Amsterdam Klezmer Band & Man Bites Dog (NL/FR)

Janfie van Strien - clarinet Gijs Levelt - trumpet
Job Chajes - alto saxophone Joop van der Linden - trombone
Theo van Tol - accordeon Jasper de Beer - contrabass Alec Kopyt - percussion, voice
Tobias klein - alto saxophone/bassclarinet Damiën Cluzel - guitar Emmanuel Scarpa - drums

Program t.b.a./all worldpremieres

› Theodosii Spassov Quartet (Bul)

Theodosii Spassov - kaval,vocal,duduk,melodika Mihail Yosifov - trumpet
Pumen Toskov - piano,keyboards bass Hristo Yotzov - drums


BIMhuis
Oude Schans 73-77, Amsterdam
entrance: € 14,00 normal / € 12,00 reduction


Sunday May 16, Workshops
Conservatorium van Amsterdam

These workshops are open for all instrumentalists, singers, composers and the public.

11.30 - 13.00u. - Gatis en Jathis - Gijs Levelt en Ned McGowan
Basics of indian (Karnatic) rhythm.

13.00 - 14.30u. - Theodosii Spassov Quartet
Theodosii Spassov will speak about and demonstrate his own approaches to rhythms and structures and crossover between balkan music and jazz.

14.30 - 16.00u. - Balasai & Ananthakrishna Sharma
Advanced indian rhythm.



For more info on the Workshops contact ››
gijs@karnaticlab.com
Tel: 020 - 682 3431