Esquire meets Captain Hook in a series of duo concerts: modern classical meets groovejazz.
- 25th of september 08, SJU jazzpodium - Utrecht
- 21th of september 08, Beauforthuis - Austerlitz
- 19th of september 08, Borra - Amersfoort
- 14th of september 08, Uitfeest - Utrecht
- 13th of september 08, Artishock - Soest
Esquire meets Captain Hook in a series of duo concerts: modern classical meets groovejazz. It features arranged own material, as well as brand new compositions written especially for this project. Composers are Corrie van Binsbergen, Mark Haanstra en Daan Herweg amongst others. The Captain, eager to go out and explore new worlds, has found a great and inspiring co-pilot named Esquire! Don't miss it!
The Esquire saxophonequartet and the jazzgroup Captain Hook will give a duo-concert in which both groups will play together each other’s music: modern classical meets groovejazz, Esquire meets Captain Hook. An inspiring investigation of each other’s music and repertoire has led to a programme that could best be characterized as ‘best of both worlds’. The enthousiasm of all musicians about the cooperation has given birth to 2 brand new compositions, especially written for this setting and this orchestration.
Esquire and Captain Hook are familiar with each other due to their strong participation in the music scène in Utrecht.
Esquire has been known for their enthousiasm to participate in projects that cross borders in an artistic way. The quartet has been working with dance- and theatre groups and initiated ‘Just Act’, a programme in which participation of civilians in society was a key item.
It has not been until now that Captain Hook thought of joining a project like this. Their first cd ‘Hooked Up’ (2005) brought the group wider recognition in the Dutch jazz scène and let to many gigs at jazz venues and festivals throughout the country - for example the semi finals of the Dutch Jazz Competition 2006!
Need more information? Take a look at www.sjujazz.nl or www.esquiresaxofoonkwartet.nl for band biographies, mp3’s, links to videos and other concerts of these groups!
We hope to see you at this concert!
Excuse my Dutch:
Het Esquire saxofoonkwartet en het jazzkwintet Captain Hook zijn beide exponenten van de Utrechtse muziekscene. Ondanks hun geheel verschillende achtergrond benaderen ze muziek met dezelfde nieuwsgierige blik en openheid. In dit verband zijn ze dan ook geen onbekenden van elkaar en werd al eerder nagedacht over een eventuele samenwerking.
Waar liggen de `zogenaamde` grenzen tussen licht en klassiek? Tussen geimproviseerd en niet-geimproviseerd? Tussen Esquire (dat stukken van hedendaagse componisten als Merlijn van Twaalhoven en Oene van Geel zal spelen) en Captain Hook (met eigen composities van de hand van Iman Spaargaren en Santeri Sullkunen). Een tryout concert waar deze en andere vragen een vervolg krijgen in concert-setting.
from 13/09/2008 until 25/09/2008