BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:27569@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:ADE dinner show with SMANDEM. DTSTAMP:20260918T204252Z DTSTART:20261022T180000Z DTEND:20261022T203000Z DESCRIPTION:Inspired by legendary venues like New York’s Blue Note\, London ’s Ronnie Scott's\nwe introduce Amsterdam’s Contra: the place to enjoy int imate jazz concerts from\nyour dinner table. A chef's menu is served\, acc ompanied by our wide selection of\nwines. To keep the balance between the listening experience and sharing the\nmoment\, the concert consists of 3 s ets of 35-40 minutes\, each followed by a\nbreak to enjoy your table\, you r company\, and the atmosphere. A dinner ticket\nincludes a table reservat ion. Only coming for the music and a drink? Then buy a\nregular ticket or (if you're a student or max. 25 years old) a student ticket. \n\nTo celebr ate ADE we organise a week of eclectic\, futuristic and above all\ninsanel y groovy electronic jazz! Inspired by the NU Jazz movement that has taken\ nover the USA\, UK and Europe we invite artists that blend jazz with elect ronic\nmusic\, hiphop and other influences. This edition we invite an Amst erdam-based\nband and 3 leading instrumentalists of their generation.... S mandem! \n\nSMANDEM. is an Amsterdam-based collective consisting of Aäron Bouwman (bass)\,\nRafael Devante Sinay (guitar)\, and Kick Woudstra (drums ). Inspired by artists\nsuch as Herbie Hancock\, Christian Scott\, and Way ne Shorter\, as well as Kanye\nWest and Brent Faiyaz\, the trio creates a sound deeply rooted in the jazz\ntradition while refusing to be confined b y stylistic boundaries or formal\nconventions. They continuously push forw ard\, exploring ways to connect their\nrefined musicianship with contempor ary popular music. After years of playing\ntogether and as sidemen in the biggest productions of the Netherlands\, they've\ngrown to be a strong tea m. A philosophy that lies at the core of both their\nmusic and their perso nalities is: “Tradition is a living thing. Not to be\nmistaken for history \, which is a passive concept. To be alive means to develop\,\nevolve and adapt which is exactly what we’re trying to do with our music.” URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/ade-dinner-show-with-smandem GEO:52.3691458;4.8950558 LOCATION:Contra - Oudezijds Achterburgwal 235\, 1012 DL Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:ade,amsterdam-centrum,blues,burgwallen,concert,dinner,eclectic,e lectronics,jazz,music X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Inspired by legendary venues like New York’ s Blue Note, London’s Ronnie Scott's we introduce Amsterdam’s Contra: the place to enjoy intimate jazz concerts from your dinner table. A chef's men u is served, accompanied by our wide selection of wines. To keep the balan ce between the listening experience and sharing the moment, the concert co nsists of 3 sets of 35-40 minutes, each followed by a break to enjoy your table, your company, and the atmosphere. A dinner ticket includes a table reservation. Only coming for the music and a drink? Then buy a regular tic ket or (if you're a student or max. 25 years old) a student ticket. < /p>

To celebrate ADE we organise a week of eclectic, futuristic and abov e all insanely groovy electronic jazz! Inspired by the NU Jazz movement th at has taken over the USA, UK and Europe we invite artists that blend jazz with electronic music, hiphop and other influences. This edition we invit e an Amsterdam-based band and 3 leading instrumentalists of their generati on.... Smandem! 

SMANDEM. is an Amsterdam-based collective cons isting of Aäron Bouwman (bass), Rafael Devante Sinay (guitar), and Kick Wo udstra (drums). Inspired by artists such as Herbie Hancock, Christian Scot t, and Wayne Shorter, as well as Kanye West and Brent Faiyaz, the trio cre ates a sound deeply rooted in the jazz tradition while refusing to be conf ined by stylistic boundaries or formal conventions. They continuously push forward, exploring ways to connect their refined musicianship with contem porary popular music. After years of playing together and as sidemen in th e biggest productions of the Netherlands, they've grown to be a strong tea m. A philosophy that lies at the core of both their music and their person alities is: “Tradition is a living thing. Not to be mistaken for history, which is a passive concept. To be alive means to develop, evolve and adapt which is exactly what we’re trying to do with our music.”

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