Previous events

Your favourite ambient jazz disruptors in concert with Maarten Visser from Chennai. David Mitchell (guitar), Robbert van Hulzen (drums) Lorenzo Servali (bass)

Solo performance of "Natural Light" as one of Black Gold's Tiny Cafe Concert series. Free, donations welcome.

Album launch for David's new solo record "Natural Light". Entry by donation, free album download with donation over 15 euros

dj sniff is a LA/Tokyo-based turntablist and experimental musician merging influences including hip hop and free improvisation, whose performances draw on his studies of the history of recordings on vinyl stretching back to the 1930s. dj sniff has collaborated with Evan Parker, Otomo Yoshihide, Tarek Atoui, Ken Ueno, and Senyawa and many others.

For this concert, Grond also presents Mitchell/Peters duo, a collaboration between flute and saxophone player Finn Peters, who has recorded and/or played with Bill Frisell, Sam Rivers, Steve Swallow, Evan Parker, and many others, and Grond member David Mitchell, an experimental guitarist working with loops and complex delay systems on music informed by central Asian music and jazz; expect near telepathic improvisations rooted in a decades-long friendship.

Improvised performance by David Mitchell (guitar, electronics) and Ivo Bol (electronic instruments).

Orb Weaver return with a concert featuring baritone saxophonist Giuseppe Doronzo. Doronzo, a key member of the renowned world fusion AVA Trio, and power trio Futuro Ancestrale with Frank Rosaly and Andy Moor, is a rising star internationally. Orb Weaver features David Mitchell on guitar, Robbert van Hulzen on drums and Lorenzo Servali on bass - a description which does not do justice to the battery of effects, loopers and other enhancements they bring to bear on a layered and evolving soundscape that recalls electric Miles, Jeff Parker, and David Torn.

Orb Weaver returns with a second consecutive concert with Gijs Levelt. Following their first meeting at Grond in February, Orb Weaver (David Mitchell, guitar/electronics, Robbert van Hulzen (drums), Lorenzo Servali (bass)) were eager to continue the collaboration, so have invited the trumpeter/electronicist Gijs Levelt (Amsterdam Klezmer Band, Spinifex, Spoken) back for a second concert. Expect long form improvisations that recall On The Corner era Miles and Jon Hassell; using a battery of loopers, delays, and other enhancements, the musicians create an ever evolving soundscape with layer upon layer of real time composition.

Orb Weaver is a trio featuring Grond member David Mitchell (guitar, electronics), drummer Robbert van Hulzen and bassist Lorenzo Servali. The trio creates long form improvisations, mixing influences including The Necks, Jeff Parker’s ETA IVtet and experimental guitar pioneer David Torn. Orb Weaver’s monthly residency features diverse guest soloists from the top rank of Amsterdam’s improvised music, jazz and electroacoustic scenes: on February 6th we are delighted to welcome trumpeter Gijs Levelt; as well as being a founding member of the Amsterdam Klezmer Band and Spinifex, Gijs is also a highly regarded electro acoustic trumpet player, both solo and in his acclaimed Spoken Quartet. Trippy sounds emblematic of the interesting electro acoustic approach developing down in Oost right now.

Long form improvisations spun by the trio of David Mitchell (guitar, electronics), Robbert van Hulzen (drums) and Lorenzo Servali (bass), with special guest Vinkepeezer (electronics) and our friend Marc Nukoop on image projections. Tickets 10 euros/ 7 euros concessions

Debut of my new trio featuring Robbert van Hulzen on drums and Dominique Chabot on bass. Orb Weaver is named for spiders that create spiral webs - each constructed anew every day with simple materials and great ingenuity; our music is constructed through long-form patient improvisation, remaining mostly tonal and using only guitar, bass and drums. We draw on the inspiration of other great long form improvisers such as The Necks, Jeff Parker's ETA IVtet and seminal electric recordings by Miles Davis. Tickets 10 Euros (7 for concessionary rates); 5 December at 8PM

Double bill with jazz quartet TBA. I will play solo on 12 string acoustic and duets with Finn Peters (electric guitar and flute). Repertoire from folk music and modal jazz. Invitation only - contact me if you want a ticket using the contact page. Thanks

Concert of improvised music with various lineups. Price 7,50 or more.