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Welcome to the official page of BIMHUIS RADIO & TV. The streaming service that broadcasts great music live from the Bimhuis!

Bimhuis Radio is the streaming service of the Bimhuis, the renowned jazz, world and impro music venue based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It streams a selection of unmissable jazz, impro and world concerts live from the Bimhuis https://www.bimhuis.nl/radio

If you miss our live streaming, don't worry, all concerts are available for one year on demand on our mixcloud page. Find our archive at http

s://www.mixcloud.com/bimhuis, more than 70 concerts and interviews are waiting for you. All shows include the full sets and interesting interviews with performing musicians. Among others, find concerts and interviews of Roscoe Mitchell & Mike Reed, ICP Orchestra, Mark Turner, David Virelles, Gilad Hekselman, Tigran Hamasyan, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Joe Morris, Flat Earth Society, Shai Maestro, Michael Moore & Achim Kaufmann, Lee Konitz, Marc Ribot, Fred Hersch, Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Steward, Aaron Parks, Ginger Baker, Jeff Ballard, Avishai Cohen, Miguel Zenon, Craig Taborn, John Scofield, Steve Swallow, Bill Stewart, Evan Parker...

19/06/2025

New eight-piece ensemble pays tribute to the legendary trumpeter.

Johanna Elina Sulkunen vocal, Snorri Sigurðarson trumpet, Tomasz Dąbrowski trumpet, Thomas Hass saxophone, Artur Tuźnik piano, Martin Fabricius vibraphone, Richard Andersson double bass, Radek Wośko drums

The introspective, soulful playing of Tomasz Stańko remains influential. Tomasz Stańko Experience is dedicated to the legendary trumpeter, who passed away in 2018. The project has a remarkable origin story: ten years ago, eight musicians followed a workshop led by Stańko in Denmark. Beautiful recordings of that event have recently resurfaced and will be released on two albums. The musicians that participated back then will now perform a selection of this music under the name Scandinavian Art Ensemble.

In the part Polish, part Scandinavian ensemble, a central place will be reserved for trumpeter Tomasz Dąbrowski, who had a unique relationship with the master. “It’s about preserving the spirit of Stańko—his generosity, his curiosity, his way of bringing people together”, says Dąbrowski about this project. “Even after all these years, his presence can still be felt in every note we play.” Alongside original compositions by the members, the program will obviously include music by the maestro himself.

Video: Jurre Wieman
Lights: Ruben Kieftenbelt
Audio: Philip ten Brink

18/06/2025

World premiere of new work by piano master from New York, commissioned by Holland Festival & BIMHUIS.

Craig Taborn piano/keys, Okkyung Lee cello, Alessando Fongaro double bass, Sun-Mi Hong drums

Craig Taborn, phenomenal improviser and pioneer in jazz and experimental music, presents new work following a residency at the BIMHUIS, where he worked with several musicians. The fresh material will be presented at Holland Festival. The American pianist and composer plays a leading role in the current development of jazz, improvisation and experimental music. His style of playing explores the piano in a profound way. During his career he collaborated with renowned musicians such as Roscoe Mitchell, Wadada Leo Smith and Lester Bowie.

During his residency he will collaborate with Okkyung Lee, Sun-Mi Hong and Alessandro Fongaro. Cellist Okkyung Lee is mostly known for her improvisational work, but also creates site specific work reacting to the architecture, audience or objects around her. Drummer Sun-Mi Hong is praised for her boundless creativity and infectious energy. Her music combines Korean and European traditions. Alessandro Fongaro is an up and coming bassist and composer who is making name with his band Pietre.

Video: Micha de Kanter
Lights: Misha Pipercic
Audio: Marc Schots

13/06/2025

Sonic adventurer from Brussels breaks boundaries with her first large ensemble.

Farida Amadou bass guitar/electronics/voice, Marta Warelis synthesizer, Lotte Anker reeds, Aquiles Navarro trumpet, Lukas Koenig drums/amplified cymbal, Lukas Akintaya drums

In the BIMHUIS Productions series REFLEX we invite musicians to reflect on the world and society. Farida Amadou took the opportunity to form her first large ensemble.

In Kaleidoscope Ensemble, befriended musicians improvise around West African rhythms and melodies. Each of them will bring in their own background and exceptional musical skills. The necessity of breaking frontiers is the main political statement behind this ensemble.

Brussels-based Farida Amadou is a remarkable new player in the international improvised music world. As a self-taught player she uses the electric bass as a point of departure for exciting and often relentless sonic explorations. She has previously collaborated with the likes of Ken Vandermark, Thurston Moore and Wolf Eyes. The members of Kaleidoscope Ensemble are known from, among others, Irreversible Entanglements, Hues and Dave Douglas Quintet.

REFLEX is supported by Ammodo Art & AFK.

Video: Jurre Wieman
Lights: Misha Pipercic
Audio: Ron Ruiten

08/06/2025

Spirited improvisations by new ensemble featuring members of Fire! Orchestra.

Goran Kajfes trumpet/pocket trumpet/synth/electronics/percussion, Mats Gustafsson tenor sax/flute/slide flute/Ab clarinet/live electronics/organ/harmonica, Christer Bothén bass clarinet/contra bass clarinet/do so ngoni/piano, Kansan Zetterberg bass/donso ngoni, Juan Romero congas/berimbau/percussion

The new Swedish ensemble Cosmic Ear is open to all kinds of influences, including hunters music from Mali, gnawa from Morocco, Swedish folk and Brazilian percussion, with the double bass providing solid grooves. The group continues the ideas of American free jazz legend Don Cherry, who moved to Sweden in 1970 where he started blending spiritual traditions with jazz. An important contributor to Cosmic Ear is multi-instrumentalist Christer Bothén, who played with Cherry.

The founders of Cosmic Ear, saxophonist Mats Gustafsson and trumpeter Goran Kajfes, have played together in various large ensembles including Fire! Orchestra. In their new band they both play various instruments combined with electronics. Original material by Kajfes, Gustafsson and Bothén is mixed with compositional works by Don Cherry, his trio Codona and Frank Lowe. Bothén alternates various clarinets with donso ngoni, the large hunter’s harp from Mali, which he had introduced Cherry to back in the day.

Video: Jurre Wieman
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Audio: Philip ten Brink

25/05/2025

Lyrical saxophone lines, scintillating Hammond organ and captivating percussion by American-Dutch-Swiss super trio.

Greg Osby sax, Arno Krijger Hammond B3, Florian Arbenz drums/percussion

American saxophone hero Greg Osby knows the roaring swing sound of the Hammond organ all too well from his youth in St. Louis, Missouri. Still he never really used the gospel-related instrument in his own music, especially since he went searching for new sounds in New York. Now he will form a trio with Dutch Hammond B3 virtuoso Arno Krijger, who has mastered the organ from the bass pedals to its rich effects. Swiss drummer Florian Arbenz leads the trio into different and more adventurous paths than traditional Hammond jazz.

As a saxophonist and composer, Greg Osby is a living part of jazz history, having played together with legends such as Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie and Freddie Hubbard. For over 25 years he has regularly collaborated with Florian Arbenz, with the saxophonist setting the melodic tone and the drummer creating space with sounds and atmospheres. Together with Arno Krijger on organ they recorded the album Targeted, the ninth part of the series Conversation, for which Arbenz invited various befriended musicians for intimate studio sessions.

‘Arbenz knows how to build momentum, and imply funk and drum-and-bass grooves, as well as how to craft metallic textures. Osby’s unmistakable voice on alto drives much of the music’s narrative flow’ (Downbeat).

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16/05/2025

Berlin psych jazz sensation closes off three-day event for young musicians.

Frank Gratkowski alto sax/clarinet, John Dikeman tenor sax, Sofia Salvo baritone sax, Ziv Taubenfeld bass clarinet, Christian Achim Kühn guitar/composition, Esat Ekincioglu bass, George Hadow drums

Young and experienced players from improvised music will encounter each other for three days at International Jazz Platform Amsterdam. On the last evening, the participants will join forces for a concert on our stage, where they will form three new bands. Then the room will be taken over by Kuhn Fu, a spectacular band from Berlin mixing psychedelic rock and jazz while leaning towards cabaret, surf, metal, Zappa and Monty Python.

The unknown talents will be introduced on stage by three European music greats, vocalist Greetje Bijma, drummer Gard Nilssen and saxophonist Otis Sandsjö. After the break, guitarist Christian Kühn will appear with his red Telecaster and richly varied compositions. In his band Kuhn Fu we see familiar names alongside rising stars of European improvised music: Frank Gratkowski, Otis Sandjö, Ziv Taubenfeld, Sofia Salvo, Esat Ekincioglu and George Hadow.

Video: Micha de Kanter
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Audio: Chris Weeda

18/04/2025

American all-star band led by renowned double bassist, who balances melody and freedom.

Logan Richardson alto sax, Seamus Blake tenor sax, Joe Sanders bass, Greg Hutchinson drums

For Joe Sanders, Parallels started with an improvised solo he played as an encore at a concert, after which the audience kept singing the melody. On the eponymous album he lets different ideas coexist. Beautiful tunes and experimental sounds, for example, or a dark atmosphere and a cheerful tonality, but also amateurism and professionalism: on the track ‘La vie sur la terre’ his little son Elioté plays along on melodica.

Parallels developed into a band featuring absolute masters of American jazz: Seamus Blake, Gregory Hutchinson and Logan Richardson have each built their own impressive career as a band leader. Joes Sanders has previously performed on our stage in the bands of Gerald Clayton, Kendrick Scott and Ben Wendel, among others. In 2023 he made his first appearance with saxophone giant Joshua Redman on the Blue Note album Where Are We.

Video: Martijn van de Linden
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Audio: Ruben Kieftenbelt

27/02/2025

Versatile American star pianist leads the Rising Star Jazz Group of the Year in the Downbeat Critics Poll.

Sullivan Fortner piano, Tyrone Allen bass, Kayvan Gordon drums

Pianist Sullivan Fortner describes his core principles as a belief in swing and the power and majesty of the blues. His talent became apparent while playing in the King Solomon Baptist Church in New Orleans. For years he accompanied star players of American jazz such as Roy Hargrove, Christian Scott, and Stefon Harris. Through that he developed his versatile and virtuosic style. Now he will come to the fore with his trio, which was voted Rising Star Jazz Group of the Year in the most recent Downbeat Critics Poll.

Sullivan Fortner won a Grammy for his contribution to The Window, the album that he created with the young jazz diva Cécile McLorin Salvant. Together they gave a memorable duo performance on our stage. He also played here with Roy Hargrove, John Scofield, Peter Bernstein, and Ben Wendel. Previously he has reached the top position in the Downbeat Critics Polls in no less than three categories: Rising Star Jazz Artist, Rising Star Pianist and Rising Star Arranger. The new album by the Sullivan Fortner Trio will appear on the Artwork/PIAS label.

‘The goal is to start to break the barriers of genre. I’m trying to dispel all of these rules and say, “Look at these songs as just songs and look at music as just music. Get your hands dirty with deconstructing things, with reconstructing things.” We definitely have a good time with it’ (Sullivan Fortner in an interview with Downbeat, September 2024).

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21/02/2025

Tribute to the survivors and the dreamers, fusing vocals and strings.

Nawras Altaky oud/vocals, Oene Van Geel viola/trombone, Teis Semey guitar, Marianne Noordink ney/flute, Kinan Abuakel buzuk, Remy Dielemans double bass, Udo Demandt percussion

In the BIMHUIS Productions series REFLEX we invite musicians to reflect on the world and society. This edition revolves around the new compositions for the project premiere ‘Arise!’ by Nawras Altaky. Coming from Syria, the singer and player of the oud, the Arabic lute, formed his own ensemble with well-known musicians from The Netherlands.

‘Arise!’ is a tribute to the unwavering spirit of survivors around the world, a reminder that within each of us lies the potential for greatness, waiting for an opportunity to blossom. Nawras dedicates this performance to all those who dare to dream, who keep their hope alive, and who contribute their unique light to the journey of life.

What makes Nawras Altaky’s music and improvisations special is the way he organically combines jazz, Arabic maqam, classical counterpoint and elements from contemporary music. His enemble features players that have appeared on our stage before, such as viola player Oene van Geel and guitarist Teis Semey.

‘Altaky has a fascinating, warm baritone with which he can sing with breathtaking, colourful softness, effectively building up tension through his sublime sense of timing’ (NRC).

REFLEX is supported by Ammodo.

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