MDC III
Since Interstellar Space, John Coltrane’s posthumously released duo album with Rashied Ali, the combination of sax and drums has received an aura of sublime spiritual ambition. It is where tireless truth seekers come together to aim for something transcendental. Something too big for words. Of course, a lot has happened in the meantime. The available options – philosophically, stylistically, temperamentally – are endless. Musicians are aware of those historical turning points, yet they also try to add their own twists and interpretations. Some of them succeed. One of reed player Mattias De Craene’s many projects – MDC III – is a project involving drums and saxophone. A striking difference: De Craene invited two drummers (Simon Segers, Lennert Jacobs), that have been active in the worlds of jazz, pop, free improvisation and experimental music.
Shifting moods and textures are combined with intricate rhythmical patterns, as the drummers lock together in dense, complex and/or ritualistic grooves. A minimal pulse, accompanied by murmuring hisses of brushes and a serenading sax is contrasted with moments of exuberance.
PROJAZZ DOWNTOWN FESTIVAL
With the brand new DownTown festival, ProJazz is taking the next to develop a successful Cutting Edge festival.
This year, the multi-day festival will take place in and around the center in familiar and lesser known places
ProJazz Downtown festival offers space for contemporary jazz, crosses (musical) boundaries and does not shy away from a daring ‘flirt’ with other styles and art forms. . The program is currently still under development, but we can already reveal a number of names!
The festival kicks off on May 18th with ‘the Belgian day’ in PAARD. With Jeff Neve, connector of jazz and classical music, followed by an Impro-Noise Double bill: Don Kapot & MDC III.
On May 20th, Sanne Rambags will pay tribute to ‘sisterhood’ in which she proves her qualities as a singer-songwriter.
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The ProJazz Downtown festival: 4 days at 5 locations in the center of The Hague. From 18 to 21 May 2023 in PAARD, Koorenhuis, CCC Concordia, Amare and the Nieuwe Kerk.
