Live at Our Place: XA4 + Linde Tillmanns

Schedule

Sat Jul 01 2023 at 08:00 pm to 11:59 pm

Location

Treehouse NDSM | Amsterdam, NH

We welcome you for a night focused on different piano flavours, from weird jazzy sounds to electronic mixes.
About this Event

For the July’s edition of ‘Live At Our Place’, we welcome you for a night focused on different piano flavours. From the weird modern jazzy sounds of Linde Tillmanns to electronic mixes by XA4, you will enjoy the piano like never before.

XA4 will play a piano and live electronic set with pieces composed by himself, as well as remixes from Philip Glass, whose record label he released on. Following his Indonesian roots, the piece he composed has influences from there, such as the gamelan pentatonic scale. Bernadette Wijnhamer, also from Indonesian descent, will join him on the violin on this piece. Chris Kokkeel (dancer) and Studio de Maan (visual designer) will complete the performance.

Come to our place, grab a drink, sit on the couch (or dance!) and enjoy the tunes that our talented community is working on during their stay at Treehouse NDSM.

ABOUT LINDE TILLMANNS

Linde Tillmanns and her band 'In Sight' make modern jazz with the intimacy of a singer-songwriter. The music is unapologetic, lyrical and flowy. Themes vary within their set: pieces such as 'Entering the Doughnut' and 'We're all Hypocrites so let's try together' explore the theme of individuals being related to global issues. Newer compositions such as 'Silently Screaming' draw from a more personal source of inspiration: loss and grief. The sextet takes inspiration from jazz masters such as Aaron Parks, McCoy Tyner and Alice Coltrane, as well as Irish and Swedish traditional music.

More about Linde: Instagram | YouTube | Spotify

Band members:

Floris van Elderen

Daniel Clason

Anosh ter Haar

Moro osito Von Ropi

Tania Zountsa

ABOUT XA4

The style of piano master and composer XA4 is hard to define. His music is a unique blend of acoustic piano, electronic extensions, and soundscapes created using samples from his old Bechstein grand piano. Drawing inspiration from a wide range of musical genres, from minimal and ambient to classical and electronic, XA4 creates a sound that is entirely his own. He began his musical journey at a young age, to which he quickly showed prodigious talent. He studied classical piano at the conservatories of Amsterdam and Düsseldorf and later pursued a master's degree in live electronic music. Along the way, he has won prizes for his piano playing and composed music for prize-winning films.

More about XA4: Instagram | Spotify | Website

ABOUT BERNADETTE WIJNHAMER

Bernadette Wijnhamer started playing the violin at the age of 2.5 and was accepted into the Royal Conservatory in The Hague at the age of 7. There she studied under the guidance of Hans Scheepers and Ilona Sie Dhian Ho. She completed her BA at The Royal Northern College of Music under the supervision of Yair Kless. During her studies, Bernadette received several awards, including the Paganini Competition, Schubert Competition, and International Concerto competition. She is now active in orchestral (including the Dutch Philharmonic Orchestra), chamber music, and solo recitals nationally and internationally.

More about Bernadette: Instagram

ABOUT CHRIS KOKKEEL

Chris Kokkeel is a dancer, choreographer, and director. He studied at the Dutch National Ballet Academy and Lucia Marthas Institute for Performing Arts. Inspired by Michael Jackson and Ryuichi Sakamoto, he combines classical and free dance with singing and performance. Music and sound form the foundation of his creations, infused with social and philosophical influences. With a background in hip hop and classical ballet, Chris quickly gained recognition for his talent and continued his training at the Fontys Dance Academy. He later joined the Dutch National Ballet Academy and completed his pre-education at Lucia Martas Institute for Performing Arts.

ABOUT STUDIO DE MAAN

Martin Boverhof and Anne Gentenaar, work together at Studio de Maan since 2015. At the end of the 1990s, they started their creative and cultural journey through Music, Beamers, Cameras, Video Effects and Digital Media. They have now developed their studio into a company that helps creatives, companies, organizations and governments to visualize a message or story in a special way. Their expertise being Project Design, VJ Performance, and Content Creation.

ABOUT TREEHOUSE NDSM

Treehouse NDSM is an arts incubator located in Amsterdam’s creative heart. Our goal is to foster the growth of creatives from diverse disciplines and help them bring their projects to life. We do this by offering 105 individual and affordable studios for rent, access to exhibition spaces, and the opportunity of being part of a vibrant artistic community.

*In partnership with We Are Public.