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The Syrian Big Band Codarts Union at Bimhuis
Courtesy of Onno Beukenhorst | Posted on April 4, 2016
When
Sun, May 1, 2016
20:30
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Musicians
Ilja Reijngoud
tromboneAbout
Syrian Big Band and Codarts Big Band join forces for the final chord of the Global Week for Syria, with among others jazz arrangements of Arabic songs. s the first big band in the Arabic world, the Syrian Big band has given a voice to jazz music in its country of origin, Syria. Despite its success the band fell apart in 2011 when the Syrian civil war broke out. Part of the band is now living in Europe. As far as possible, these musicians are reunited in collaboration with the Codarts Big Band and various soloists including Buma Boy Edgar Prijs-winner Tineke Postma.
The Codarts Big Band features the best jazz students of the Rotterdam conservatory Codarts and is led by trombonist, composer and Thelonious Monk Award-winner Ilja Reijngoud...