BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20628@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:I Am The Joker by Fee Aaij 4tet DTSTAMP:20260409T194431Z DTSTART:20260507T180000Z DESCRIPTION:Fee Aaij (2004) is a female Dutch (jazz)pianist\, composer and art historian in\nthe making\, based in Arnhem (NL).\nBoth as soloist and bandleader she writes and performs poetic music in which the\ncommon threa d is a search for beauty found in sadness\, a sadness found in\npassion. H er dark songs carry a rebellious spirit\, showing fervent characters\nbein g strong but fragile. She reinforces this realm by using conceptualism and \nvisual aesthetics on and off stage\, subtly\, no music theatre.\n\nIn Ma y 2025 the Fee Aaij 4tet released their conceptual debut album 'I Am The\n Joker' on ZenneZ Records. They present Melancholic New Wave Jazz in the sh ape of\na strong but fragile character called The Joker.\nThe project draw s life from the creativity of David Bowie\, the energy of McCoy\nTyner\, t he sadness of Frédéric Chopin and the quirkiness of Thelonious Monk.\nHowe ver\, it is the indefinable\, gloomy aesthetic of the players themselves t hat\nwill most definitely grab your heart and squeeze it.\nThe last couple of years the Joker’s realm was realized at unique venues such as\nDe Rood e Bioscoop Amsterdam\, Podium Azijnfabriek Den Bosch and Théâtra de l’Ile\ nSaint-Louis Paris.\nMichiel Braam nominated the band for the prestigious Conservatory Talent Award\n2025 where Fee also performed an arrangement of ‘The Last Lament’ with the\nParadox Jazz Orchestra.\n\nShe was a guest ar tist at Benjamin Herman’s NPO ‘Get In’ podcast and at the\ninjazz 'On The Road’ series.\n\n‘I Am The Joker’ is supported by Stroomversneller\, Poppu nt Gelderland\, Het\nCultuurfonds and Amarte X\n\nLine-up:\nFee Aaij – pia no and compositions\nDaniel Louis – drums\nPauline Timmerbeil – electric b ass\nBene Müller – electric guitar\n\nAcknowledgments:\n"When you dare to step into the musical universe of Fee Aaij\, you take a free\ndive into th e unknown. But I assure you that you will float into a miraculous\nsoundsc ape that needs no defining. Just close your eyes and take the leap. You\nw on't regret it." -Marieke Meischke\, Jazz Maastricht/Orange Jazz Days\n\n“ Stubborn and atonal like Bowie could do well in his Ashes to Ashes-period. ” -\nDietmar Terpstra\, Jazzism (interview)\n\n“Fee uses melancholy as a v ehicle for her music. Melancholy that isn’t oppresive\nat any time\, creat ed by the variety of the songs. The calm passages are melodic\,\nfragile b ut powerful. The uptempo passages are rough\, with villainous\npunk-riffs. (...)‘I Am The Joker’ is distinctive\, captivating\, and an\nexceptionall y engaging musical experience.” - Emil Roes\, Jazzism (review)\n\n“Deeply personal\, hyper-interactive music\, with a strong cinematic quality\, als o\nreflected in their visual art. During their live show the band covered a wide\narray of dynamics and textures\, without ever losing coherency. It sucks you in\nand never lets go. This music is really out there.” - Mete Erker\, saxofonist &\ncomposer\n\nLinks:\n-Website: https://feeaaij.com/ [ https://feeaaij.com/]\n-Instagram: @fee.aaij\n-I Am The Joker album (2025) : https://cm.to/feeaaijiamthejoker\n[https://cm.to/feeaaijiamthejoker]\n-L ive footage:\nhttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJQroH1s11MRPKZp2NytgaxYE suAUZrg&\n[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJQroH1s11MRPKZp2NytgaxYEsuA UZrg&]\nsi=3n8vJBjj6JFThuHH\n-Podcast injazz On the Road (2026): to be add ed...\n-Podcast NPO Get In! met Benjamin Herman (2025):\nhttps://npo.nl/lu ister/podcasts/256-get-in-met-benjamin-herman/123976\n[https://npo.nl/luis ter/podcasts/256-get-in-met-benjamin-herman/123976]\n-Interview Jazzism (2 025):\nhttps://www.jazzism.nl/interviews/fee-aaij-zonder-expressiegeen-\n[ https://www.jazzism.nl/interviews/fee-aaij-zonder-expressiegeen-]\nvoldoen ing/\n-Review Jazzism (2025): https://www.jazzism.nl/recensies/feeaaij/#:~ \n[https://www.jazzism.nl/recensies/feeaaij/#:~]:\ntext=Fee%20gebruikt%20m elancholie%20als%20vehikel\,%2C%20schurkend%\n20aan%20punk%2Drics. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/i-am-the-joker-by-fee-aaij-4tet GEO:52.354291;4.8540331 LOCATION:Teatro Munganga - Schinkelhavenstraat 27 HS\, 1075 VP Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-zuid,jazz,live,music,piano,punk,schinkelbuurt X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Fee Aaij (2004) is a female Dutch (jazz)pianis t, composer and art historian in the making, based in Arnhem (NL).
Bot h as soloist and bandleader she writes and performs poetic music in which the common thread is a search for beauty found in sadness, a sadness found in passion. Her dark songs carry a rebellious spirit, showing fervent cha racters being strong but fragile. She reinforces this realm by using conce ptualism and visual aesthetics on and off stage, subtly, no music theatre.

In May 2025 the Fee Aaij 4tet released their conceptual debut album 'I Am The Joker' on ZenneZ Records. They present Melancholic New Wave Jazz in the shape of a strong but fragile character called The Joker.
The pro ject draws life from the creativity of David Bowie, the energy of McCoy Ty ner, the sadness of Frédéric Chopin and the quirkiness of Thelonious Monk. However, it is the indefinable, gloomy aesthetic of the players themselve s that will most definitely grab your heart and squeeze it.
The last c ouple of years the Joker’s realm was realized at unique venues such as De Roode Bioscoop Amsterdam, Podium Azijnfabriek Den Bosch and Théâtra de l’I le Saint-Louis Paris.
Michiel Braam nominated the band for the prestig ious Conservatory Talent Award 2025 where Fee also performed an arrangemen t of ‘The Last Lament’ with the Paradox Jazz Orchestra.

She was a guest artist at Benjamin Herman’s NPO ‘Get In’ podcast and at the injazz 'On Th e Road’ series.

‘I Am The Joker’ is supported by Stroomversneller, Poppu nt Gelderland, Het Cultuurfonds and Amarte X

Line-up:
Fee Aaij – pi ano and compositions
Daniel Louis – drums
Pauline Timmerbeil – ele ctric bass
Bene Müller – electric guitar

Acknowledgments:
"When you dare to step into the musical universe of Fee Aaij, you take a free di ve into the unknown. But I assure you that you will float into a miraculou s soundscape that needs no defining. Just close your eyes and take the lea p. You won't regret it." -Marieke Meischke, Jazz Maastricht/Orange Jazz Da ys

“Stubborn and atonal like Bowie could do well in his Ashes to Ashes- period.” - Dietmar Terpstra, Jazzism (interview)

“Fee uses melancholy as a vehicle for her music. Melancholy that isn’t oppresive at any time, cre ated by the variety of the songs. The calm passages are melodic, fragile b ut powerful. The uptempo passages are rough, with villainous punk-riffs. ( ...)‘I Am The Joker’ is distinctive, captivating, and an exceptionally eng aging musical experience.” - Emil Roes, Jazzism (review)

“Deeply person al, hyper-interactive music, with a strong cinematic quality, also reflect ed in their visual art. During their live show the band covered a wide arr ay of dynamics and textures, without ever losing coherency. It sucks you i n and never lets go. This music is really out there.” - Mete Erker, saxofo nist & composer

Links:
-Website: https://feeaaij.com/
-Instagram: @fee.aaij
-I Am The Joker album (2025): https://cm.to/feeaaijiamthejoker
-Live footage: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJQroH1s11MRPKZp2Nyt gaxYEsuAUZrg&
si=3n8vJBjj6JFThuHH
-Podcast injazz On the R oad (2026): to be added...
-Podcast NPO Get In! met Benjamin Herman (2 025):
https://npo.nl/luister/podcasts/256-get-in -met-benjamin-herman/123976
-Interview Jazzism (2025): https://www.jazzism.nl/interviews/fee-aaij-zonder-expressiegeen-
voldoening/
-Review Jazzism (2025): https://www.jazzism.nl/recensies /feeaaij/#:~:
text=Fee%20gebruikt%20melancholie%20als%20vehikel,%2 C%20schurkend%
20aan%20punk%2Drics.

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