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The first, positive reviews on Maatjes are in (Downbeat Magazine, Allaboutjazz) read here

NEW CD OUT!
The Flatlands Collective: Maatjes
Clean Feed Records CF127

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Tangoing-by (6 min score for piano and contrabass) is now published by Donemus

Read about me:
• Feature article in the Boston Globe
• All Reviews

updated Mon, Jun 22, 2009

 

Jorrit Dijkstra's Pillow Circles
Composition Commission North Sea Jazz Festival 2009
July 8: Try out, Tabula Rasa serie, Maarten Luther Kerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
July 10: North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam Netherlands
Jorrit Dijkstra – alto saxophone, lyricon, electronics
Tony Malaby – tenor, soprano saxophone
Jeb Bishop – trombone
Oene van Geel – viola
Paul Pallesen – guitar, banjo
Raphael Vanoli – guitar, electronics
Jason Roebke – bass
Frank Rosaly – drums, percussion
This project is made possible through grants from the Netherland-America Foundation and Muziek Centrum Nederland. Download press release here

Terri Hron, Jorrit Dijkstra, Alfredo Genovesi
July 7: Steim, Amsterdam

Jorrit Dijkstra, Jeb Bishop, Jason Roebke, Frank Rosaly Quartet
July 9: Zaal 100, Amsterdam

Ava Mendoza, Jacob Felix Heule, Jorrit Dijkstra
July 23: 21 Grand, Oakland, CA

Jorrit Dijkstra, Gino Robair, Damon Smith
July 30: Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA

The Lost Trio + Jorrit Dijkstra
August 6: Sacramento CA

Josh Sinton Quintet plays the music of Steve Lacy
August 8: Berkeley Jazz School, Berkeley CA
Josh Sinton, Jorrit Dijkstra, Phillip Greenlief (saxes), Geoff Harper (bass),Paul Kikuchi (drums)

The Flatlands Collective
European tour March 2010
March 13, 2010: Plusetage, Baarle Nassau
more info.

John Hollenbeck + Jorrit Dijkstra
European tour May 2010
more info

Commissions 2009-2010:
Piece for solo electric guitar and iPod shuffle for Wiek Hijmans,
Work for solo saxophone + electronics
New piece for the Tetzepi Bigband
New piece for the Amstel saxophone quartet

photo Peter Gannushkin downtownmusic.net

The Amstel Quartet plays my composition "Shruut", for Sax Quartet and Electronic Shruti Box: