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Bimlab-alex Coke & Wiek Hijmans at Bimhuis
Courtesy of Alex Coke | Posted on May 10, 2017
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Mon, May 15, 2017
21:00
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In The Netherlands saxophonist and flutist Alex Coke is best known as a former member of the Willem Breuker Kollektief, with which he toured all over the world in the 1990s. Back then he lived in Amsterdam, after which he returned to Austin, Texas. As an improviser he developed a diverse taste, from bop to raga and from Leadbelly to Eric Dolphy.
Electric guitarist Wiek Hijmans is a known performer of contemporary classical music, combining classical techniques with influences from jazz, rock and improvised music. Renowned composer such as Christian Wolff and Theo Loevendie have written solo works for him and he performed with, among others, ASKO|Schönberg, L.A. Chamber Orchestra and BBC Symphony Orchestra. At the Bimhuis he can be heard regularly as a member of the David Kweksilber Big Band....