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Han Bennink & Cats On Keys at Bimhuis

Courtesy of Onno Beukenhorst | Posted on November 28, 2016

Where

Bimhuis
Piet Heinkade 3
Amsterdam
Map
+31 20 788 2188

When

Thu, January 5, 2017
20:30

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Musicians

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New Year’s Concert featuring Han Bennink in duo with pianists representing different phases in his career. The drummer turns 75 this year and celebrates 50 years of Instant Composers Pool.
Holland’s most adventurous drummer, Han Bennink, turns 75 this year. Half a century ago he stood at the foundation of the influential Instant Composers Pool, the collective in which he and pianist Misha Mengelberg influenced generations of improvising musicians from all over the world.

Throughout his career, Han Bennink has regularly performed duos with pianists. For the New Year’s Concert at the Bimhuis he has invited a number of them: Bobby Few, Gerard Bouwhuis and Oscar Jan Hoogland. They represent various directions of improvised music....

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