Based on jazz clubs like the ones that popped up in the US back in those days, Nightcare presents a jazzy night, combining the best of a restaurant, a cafe and a concert.
Friday the 10th of May young talented cooks will serve a delicious dinner, accompanied by jazzy beats and funky sounds from Mackerelsalad. After dinner Saux, Tricky Trio, PRIMO DISCO and DJ the Funky Phaqir will make sure that you’ll be eager to set aside the dinner tables and dance!
// Time table //
Doors open: 18:00
Start dinner: 19:00
Start live performances: 20.15
We’ll dance the night away till 03.00 hours
// LINE UP //
MACKERELSALAD (LIVE)
Jan Driessen aka Mackerel Salad is producer and instrumentalist.
Being brought up with artists like John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk has led him to start playing the saxophone. Later on he also learned how to play the bass guitar. Growing older Jan started producing hiphop beats, mainly working with jazz samples and loads of samples from his own repertoire.
SAUX (LIVE)
is a young producer and DJ from Amsterdam. He combines real instruments, vintage samples and contemporary synths and drums for his lively mix of soul, beats and funk. Funk, jazz and soul from days of the past are a great inspiration to Saux, as well as beats, bass, future funk and soul he discovers in current music.
TRICKY TRIO (LIVE)
Tricky Trio produces music. Moderne music, interpreted by live producer Mees Dierdorp, pianist Thomas van Dijk and guitarist Nick Mabjaia. Together, they create an energy of acoustic soul, jazz and funk, that finds it’s way onto the modern electronic dance floor. Improvisation is key, dynamical moment on stage, presenting a lively exhilarating show, because of the numerous solos and ensembles. Deep basses pass on a warm sound to their music, also accompanied by playfullness and a propelling up tempo swing. They compose their music from feeling and the swing. On Nightcare Tricky Trio will play a brand new set, a brilliant sound, compelling you to dance dance dance!
PRIMO DISCO
Primo Disco Challenges you to not shake your body on every single song, until now no one have ever resisted the power of the most dancable tunes played by Primo Disco, A name that notorious and stands for so many happy things.
DJ TRUFFEL THE PHUNKY PHAQIR
Producer/Beatcreator/DJ/Recording Engineer from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Using hardware samplers, vinyl records, cassette decks and live instruments. Representing Da Shogunz.
// Tickets //
Dinnertickets €25,- (SOLD OUT!)
Regular tickets €10,- (available online at Ticketscript, and at the door (cash only!))
// Getting there //
Address: VLLA, Willem Roelofsstraat 9, Amsterdam
By bike, from city centre: bike to Kinkerstraat, keep going straight ahead, till you see gas station Argos on your left side. Just around the corner is VLLA. From the beginning of the Kinkerstraat, it’s a 15 minute ride.
Public transport: metro 50 (get out at metro stop Postjesweg), or bus 18 (hop on at Amsterdam Central Station on the bus square just before Damrak, get out at bus stop Jan Tooropstraat); once you get out the metro/bus it’s a 1 minute walk to VLLA.
(tip: after Nightcare you can take night bus 353, that stops in front of VLLA, taking you back to the centre)
By car: Google Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/DlzFk You can park in front of VLLA, parking is free from 19.00 hours.
