Presentation
LOEK VAN DEN BERG QUINTET– Seafarer
Loek van den Berg – saxophones
Nathan Surquin – trombone
Aseo Friesacher – piano
Cas Jiskoot – bass
Martin Hafizi – drums
The Loek van den Berg Quintet gets it; where melody, virtuosity, and interplay merge into captivating music. Their narrative, layered, and melancholic compositions take you on a journey, inviting you to explore your imagination. Since 2019 the Loek van den Berg Quintet has been playing all over the Netherlands and have done multiple international tours to India, Spain, Malta, Germany and Turkey. Their debut-album ‘Wayfarer got awarded the Edison Jazz, Newcomer National (Dutch Grammy), and in 2022 Loek won the prize for best composition in the Dutch Jazz Competition, with the titletrack of his album ‘Wayfarer’. In the same year the band won the 2nd prize in the Getxo International Jazz Competition and in 2019 Loek won the Erasmus Jazz Prize. Through the years the Quintet has created an own style characterized by the melodical and melancholical compositions of Loek. In the compositions, all the five bandmembers have their own voice, as there is a lot of room for own interpretation, improvisation and interaction.
VIDEO LINK : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0tBVHrax_s (live-video Tivoli)
TICKET: 18€ Members – No Members 20€
