Yes, the wait is over. Tonight we go digital, performing for you from 8pm / 7pm UK on are : ALAN WILKINSON, MARTINA VERHOEVEN & PATRICK DE GROOTE, BENEDICT TAYLOR & TOM JACKSON, PETER JACQUEMYN & DIRK SERRIES and COLIN WEBSTER & ANDREW LISLE.

DIRK SERRIES contributed to a few exciting projects, infused by the hard fact of the lockdown and the domination of the covid19 virus. First one is to SABINE VOGEL (fluitist, Germany)’s intriguing ISOLATED.CONNECTED. Originally invited by ANTON MOBIN to improvise over his beautiful track with prepared chamber, Dirk’s track was then used by Sabine herself to connect and interact. Listen to the result, both solo and in duo. Anton Mobin’s piece you can hear in duo with Rodrigo Ambriz.

Second project happened when DIRK SERRIES was invited for a short covid19-induced piece by and with French guitarist CHRISTIAN VASSEUR. Check it out and also listen to the full album, featuring an impressive selection of modern guitarist from all over the world.

This Saturday, March 20th, our first online label festival takes places. Excited, nervous and of course delighted to be able to present you a beautiful sample card of what our label represents while uniting some extraordinatry artists and fully in the spirit of our DIY modus operandi. Gratitude to the Flemish government for supporting the rollout of this event.
We do realize this is absolutely not the same than witnessing a live concert in your favorite pub or jazz club but nothing else is possible right now so why don’t give your Saturday evening a different destination for once.

We go online, if all goes well with the streaming facilities, this Saturday March 20th at 8pm (Europe mainland) and 7pm (UK).

Published already back in November last year but still relevant of course to share with you today. Here’s Taran Singh talking to the wonderful GINA SOUTHGATE, painter/performer and lifetime partner of label affliate ALAN WILKINSON. Gina is especially renowned for her beautiful live concert paintings. Enjoy this lovely interview.

Belgian percussionist and drummer Chris Joris wrote a short but intriguing review on DIRK SERRIES’ Solo Acoustic Guitar Improvisations I’ for the recent edition of Jazz & Mo. The album is of course available through our store or bandcamp.

“In 1948 riep de Franse geluidsingenieur en radioproducer Pierre Schaeffer de term musique concrête in het leven. Aanvankelijk ging het om composities uit opnamen van niet-electronische, werkelijke klanken, niet gerelateerd aan een muziekinstrument. Later werd het onterecht synoniem voor elektronische muziek. Naast zovelen in dit concept laat gitarist Dirk Serries echter zijn instrument manueel spreken in abstracte spanningen en klanken, zoals een Alechinsky dat op doek doet. Dit dekt de term ‘concrete muziek’ dus geenzins, maar er kan wel naar verwezen worden. Dit album kwam uit op vinyl op eigen label’ Chris Joris/Jazz & Mo – Belgium