THE NWOJ CONCERT SERIES

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Really proud to announce that this Friday, October 22nd, we officially start with our label-curated concert series ! With the gracious support of PlusEtage (est.1972) we’ll organise a two-monthly evening of free improvisation and minimalism, following the standards of our label. PlusEtage is a cosy little jazz venue on the border of Baarle Nassau (The Netherlands) and Baarle-Hertog (Belgium) and shares the philosophy we care about so much.

This Friday we proudly present in trio : MARTINA VERHOEVEN (piano), GEORGE HADOW (drums) and PATRICK DE GROOTE (trumpet). Doors : 8pm. Tickets : PlusEtage. Join us.

Important COVID directional : covidsafe pass is required.

LIVE AT THE LOKERSE JAZZCLUB

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Double bass veteran PETER JACQUEMYN and guitarist DIRK SERRIES met for the first time by initiative of the Lokerse Jazzclub (Belgium) in September 2020, between two lockdowns. This concert became a beautiful example of a perfect match in improvisation, both fascinated by the abstract and pushing their instrument to the edge of tonality, from the first notes till the very end fully in sync. RAW TONK RECORDS is releasing this concert in a limited run of 100 copies. Now in pre-order and officially out on October 25th, 2021. Grab here your copy here.

UPCOMING IMPROVISATIONS

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From here on it’s all about our first curated event at jazzclub PlusEtage on October 22nd, 2021.

For a few years we’ve been scouting Belgium for a venue to unleash our vision, to share our passion for the musicians we representing on A New Wave Of Jazz. Our label isn’t just a label but a modus operandi to support the free improvisation and avantgarde, pure from the heart, beyond hype and commercialization, and bring our label’s affiliated musicians home to a venue that already breathes adventure. PlusEtage is a genuine jazz club, since 1972, based in this pittoresque border town Baarle-Nassau/Baarle-Hertog in The Netherlands and Belgium, and it’s here we’ll start our two-monthly curated series on October 22nd.

The opening concert will be a trio consisting of MARTINA VERHOEVEN on piano, GEORGE HADOW on drums and PATRICK DE GROOTE on trumpet. Martina already played with both of them but this line-up is exclusive to this premiere of our series. It will be beautiful. Tickets you can book through PlusEtage by mail (info@plusetage.nl). See you there.

Just two days later, on October 24th, 2021, MARTINA VERHOEVEN en PATRICK DE GROOTE are teaming up with KRIS VANDERSTRAETEN (percussion), JEAN DEMEY (double bass) and DIRK SERRIES (guitar) for a matinee concert at Leuven’s Oratoriënhof. Starts at 2.30pm. Not to be missed either.

JACKSON/MALMENDIER/SERRIES

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TOM JACKSON (clarinet), TOM MALMENDIER (snare drum) and DIRK SERRIES (guitar) are playing an intimate and acoustic trio set at Boom Café in Brussels. Entrance is free, kick off at 8pm.