CONCERT



RECENSIE




CAPTAIN HOOK


groove | funk jazz 


| percussion | bop 


| standards | sax |


TRAX | NUGGETS | SOUNDS!











35 minutes were left to the beginning
of the set of CAPTAIN HOOK at a small hotel
at the dutch Ijssel. Guests were bewildered
and nervous. Me too. The very good fingerfood
at ZWARTEWATER stabilized the concelebrators
of a 50th birthday party.


First two men – organist and bassist –
arrived on the scene. It took not an hour

to place two boxes; drums; equipment.
After a small meal the band took the stage -
ready for funk-jazz.


Their CDs GET HOOKED and F.EX are fine
introductions to CAPTAIN HOOK. Also
their material on the internet gives an
idea of how the vibes of CAPTAIN HOOK work.


What is the jazz style of CAPTAIN HOOK? Bop?


Our birthday-crowd was not used to this modern

jazz. Some had just passed a german beer-event

SCHUETZENFEST VECHTEL with top40-vibes and German

Beer-Drinking-Vibes. One of the guests is a

dj, who lives in the times of our local DISCO

.“CASSANDRA” or LANDDISCO or TANZSCHUPPEN:
CRUSADERS: STREET LIFE
JAMES BROWN
ELP

BOOKER T & OTHERS

could be in his lp-box.


Astonishingly many were on there feet and

dancin to funk-jazz – without knowin

how this was workin out.


Aus der Gruppe sticht das Saxophon heraus:
IMAN SPAARGAREN

http://www.imanspaargaren.nl/



Get CAPTAIN HOOK, if you are lookin for funky
and percussive jazz sounds. People,
who are looking for soul-covers are not so
happy with captain hook.

Impressive is the variety of jazz – standards.

Girl from Ipanema” and others were turned

in a unique CAPTAIN-HOOK-Style.

In may 2010 HANK JONES died. So the last piece
was a piece of him in remembrance.


In 1979 – my year of birth – we heard TO BE
from a cassette on a legendary tour to the
German OSTSEE. AJ was thrown out of a pub.
But driven with TO BE on the casette was very relaxing.


PROGRAM

Es spielt die Funk-Jazz-Band
CAPTAIN HOOK ab 21 Uhr.

They are
Nr. 10-15 of dutch/nederlandse/niederlaendischen
Jazz-Bands. They should be on the agenda of the

greatest dutch jazz festival: NORTH SEA JAZZ.

They should be a permanent act and a perfect act

for after-festival celebrations.
In German: There is some “LUFT NACH OBEN”!

If you hear CRUSADERS or NEW CRUSADER life at

NORTH SEA JAZZ, you know, that some Americans

are in another league. But there is in the near

future a road for CAPTAIN HOOK to go in the

steps of these titanic giants and get near

their niveau.


For other bands I would advice strongly to

engage a perfect female-vocalist with a

leather-trouther and a real stage presence.

A performer and eventually some trax with a
shouter sould enhance the european

notice/percection/kenntnisnahme or fame of CAPTAIN HOOK.


The poor and stripped down to basics-jazz is a precious
and rare thing. A little bit of BOOKER T and soul or funk

should generate an countless and enthusastic crowd in front of

CAPTAIN HOOK.




Programm in Zwartsluis:
Set I: Eigenes Repertoire

Set II: Klassiker der Jazz - Geschichte
Set III: Alte Funk - Nummern
Evtl. Jam mit anderen Musikern
(Entfiel, da die angekündigten deutschen
Musiker aus anderen Gründen nicht anreisen konnten!)






CDS


hooked up

f.ex







RECENSIES


Bimhuis, Amsterdam, 26 maart 2009


Trombonist Bart Lust was onder de indruk van Captain Hook
toen hij twee jaar geleden een gastbijdrage had op hun
laatste cd
f.ex’. Hij stelde daarom een duo-concert in
het Bimuis voor.
Captain Hook
is een frisse band die al
een tijdje aan de weg timmert. In beschrijvingen van de
formatie komt vaak het woord ‘groove’ voor; de band
lijkt invloeden te vinden in de funkjazz uit de jaren
zeventig,
spierballen van Chris Potter en soms ook een
vleug Soulive. De composities zitten goed in elkaar en
bevatten sterke, feilloos ingestuurde thema’s. Het
enthousiasme van de muzikanten (Iman Spaargaren tenor-
en sopraansax, Santeri Sulkunen gitaar, Daan Herweg piano,
fender rhodes, Pieter Hoogervorst basgitaar, Pieter-Jan
Nijessen drums) was interessant te aanschouwen.

Tot echte ‘groovende’ funk kan Captain Hook echter niet
worden ingedeeld. Zeker in het begin bleken de thema’s
bijhoorlijk doordacht waar alle muzikanten
angstig met
hun handen vanaf bleven. Creativiteit en lef werden
moeilijk geuit. Solo’s bleven
leeg en fatsoenlijk;
gesyncopeerde ritmes in bedachte maatsoorten werden
netjes uitgevoerd naar de mogelijkheden van de individuen.
De muzikanten leken gespannen. Pas na een half uurtje werd
enige
schroom weggegooid. Herweg blonk uit in begeleiding
en voornamelijk solo’s met een opvallend omvangrijke
ambitus. Het is een formatie met veel ideeën en
compositorisch talent, maar zonder brutaliteit waarmee
ze zich kunnen
onderscheiden.


© jazzeno.nl



Klassieke saxen kunnen het best aardig vinden met de

jazzfunk

© volkskrant.nl


At the turn of the millennium Holland saw the birth
of a fresh, contemporary jazzquintet: Captain Hook!
Five eager young guys met in Amsterdam and found they
shared a wide-ranging interest in jazz and funk music.
These musicians create a tight group sound which is
steeped in improvisation and exploration. In original
compositions they combine great grooves with subtle
melodic and harmonic structures.
©
http://www.musicfrom.nl





© http://www.jazzpress.org/





PLACES TO PLAY


Jazz in Duketown
21 tot en met 24 mei, ’s Hertogenbosch

Jazz in Duketown wordt op verschillende locaties
in de binnenstad van ’s Hertogenbosch gehouden.

Op het affiche staan onder meer Eric Vloeimans’
Gatecrash featuring Kyteman, Amina Figarova,
een allstars formatie met onder anderen
Bria Skonberg en Roy Williams, Bart Lust Quartet,
Peter Beets Trio met Scott Hamilton, Captain Hook,
Cubop City Big Band met Robert Quintero,
Deborah Carter met Efraim Truijillo,
Ferdinand Povel/John Marshall, Het Brabants
Jazz Orkest met Ellen ten Damme,
en Mathilde Santing (sings Sinatra),

Informatie:
www.jazzinduketown.nl






THE BAND


Groovy zeitgenössischer Jazz

Iman Spaargaren (saxophones, bass-clarinet)
Santeri Sulkunen (guitar)

klingt edgy
Daan Herweg (rhodes, piano)

(in Zwartsluis spielte SEBASTIAN GUMPERT)
Pieter Hoogervorst (electric bass)
Pieter-Jan Nijessen (drums)


FEATURING

Bart Lust (Posaune) und

Gerben Klein Willink (trompete)!












GERMAN PLACES

(Diese Liste enthält keine Plätze in
der Schweiz oder in Austria!
Obschon die Schweiz uns weit voraus war!?))



HAMBURG

COTTON CLUB HAMBURG

Alter Steinweg 10,
Großneumarkt,
20459 Hamburg


http://www.jazzzeitung.de/jazz/2009/03/dossier-cottonclub.shtml



Rolf-Liebermann-Studio

http://www.ndrinfo.de/kultur/jazz/jazzkonzerte2.html



Neues Jazz-Festival im Hafen


http://www.jazzhamburg.de/hamburglinks.htm



BREMEN
JAZZAHEAD – FESTIVAL


KREFELD

JAZZKELLER KREFELD

http://jazzkeller.info/index.php?t=geschichte&p=geschichte_1&id=1



HANAU

JAZZKELLER HANAU

http://www.jazzkeller-hanau.de/



NUERNBERG

KNEIPENBÜHNE OBERWEILING

(NEUMARKT | PASSAU | REGENSBURG)



MUNICH

SCHRANNENHALLE

KNEIPE AN DER SCHRANNENHALLE

KELLER DER SCHRANNENHALLE



BIELEFELD
ZWEISCHLINGEN





GESTRINGEN (ESPELKAMP)

ALTE SCHULE GESTRINGEN



Blues Club im TWIST



COMPANIA BUFFO
Restrup; Osnabrück Land




CLUB-KONZEPT

Der 2000-Euro-Deal: 100 Personen buchen sich

ein fuer einen Abend mit Funk-Jazz.

Datum und Gig steigt, wenn 100 Personen

feststehen! Diese Personen bestimmen,
wann und wo das Konzert stattfindet.

ORT:

a) Vechtel

b) Moringen

c) Twist
d) Hamburg
e) Muenchen
f) Weinheim














SOUNDS LIKE CAPTAIN HOOK

HISTORY OF FUNK & SOUL

SIMILIAR SOUNDS







http://mooimuziek.blogspot.com/2009/05/exclusive-interview-with-clay-drayton.html










GROOVER

WASHINGTON




JUN.



CRUSADERS

(saxophonist Wilton Felder)









TO BE



(LOST GERMANS)




DESENSIS



SHARON JONES




& DAP KINGS




WICKED JAZZ



SOUNDS





ROY AYERS





GIL




SCOTT-HERON






INCOGNITO





MEDESKI,



MARTIN &



WOOD



BOOKER T.





DEXYs



MIDNIGHT



RUNNERS








FROM COMPILATION FOR WM 2010 SOUTHAFRICA


Two african Funk Numbers:




Jah Wobbles






Invaders of the heart:






I am the music





Khaled:






Didi (Funk Club)





FROM: BIG NOISE 1




First Glance at Compilation

for WM 2010 & Silver Wedding MOELLENHOFF KUHLMANN


Titelliste von:

P:\a_burnin_remix_afriquedesud\aj_compilation_afriquedesud


01 importiert 05 - Epuguzu 04:06

02 importiert 02 - Shakira - Waka Waka (Esto Es Africa) 03:18

03 importiert 03 - Banana Ba Rustenburg 02:31

04 importiert 13 - Ishumelosheleni 02:46

05 importiert 01 - Mas Que Nada 02:17

06 importiert 04 - Jelebi 05:53

07 importiert 07 - Sweet Mother 10:13

08 importiert 04 - Angelina 05:26

09 importiert 11 - Sidiki 04:53

10 importiert 05 - Amor 03:14

11 importiert 06 - Amor Dub 02:16

12 importiert 03 - Didi (Funk Club) 04:20

13 importiert 05 - Mandela 04:22

14 importiert 06 - Dibi Dibi Rek - Ismael Lo 04:35

15 importiert 02 - Setsinala - Ismael Lo 04:25

16 importiert 07 - Khafet Dammon 03:13

17 importiert 05 - Zing Zong 04:52

18 importiert 06 - Maya 04:51

19 importiert 12 - I Am the Music 01:44


Gesamtzeit: 79:58.


Ende der Titelliste.












OFFICIAL MATERIAL





CAPTAIN HOOK



Captain Hook
- Iman Spaargaren (saxophones, bass-clarinet)
- Santeri Sulkunen (guitar)
- Daan Herweg (rhodes, piano)
- Pieter-Hoogervorst (electric bass)
- Pieter-Jan Nijessen (drums)

Jazz funk kwintet Captain Hook verscheen voor het eerst
op de Nederlandse muziekscene in 2005 met hun debuut-cd ‘Hooked Up’.
In 2007 brachten zij de opvolger ‘f.ex’ uit.
De muziek van energieke grooves in combinatie met
subtiele medlodieën en harmonische structuren werd enthousiast
ontvangen door pers en publiek.

De muzikanten smeden een hechte groepsound die drijft op
improvisatie en exploratie. In eigen composities combineren zij
lekkere grooves met fijnzinnige melodische en harmonische structuren.

Het debut album Hooked Up bracht de groep vele optredens op
jazzfestivals als mede in gerenommeerde jazzclubs in Nederland.
Ze kregen bovendien de uitnodiging te spelen tijdens de
prestigieuze Dutch Jazz Competition 2006.

In 2007 gingen zij een samenwerking aan met het modern
klassieke saxofoonkwartet Esquire (www.esquiresaxofoonkwartet.nl).
Verschillende Captain Hook composities en nieuwe geschreven materiaal
werd gebruikt om de grenzen tussen klassiek en jazz te verkennen
in een live situatie. Eind 2008 staat een toernee met Esquire gepland.

In 2007 bracht Captain Hook hun tweede cd ‘f.ex’ uit. Net als
het eerste album omvat f.ex alleen nieuwe eigen composities.
Voor dit album werden Bart Lust (New Cool Collective Bigband)
op trombone en Gerben Klein Willink (The Young Sinatras)
uitgenodigd om hun muzikale bijdrage te leveren.

In 2008 kijkt de groep verder dan de nationale clubs en festivals
als podium voor hun muziek. Ook staat er een nieuwe cross-over
project met verschillende artiesten gepland.













PRESSKIT

Here's the presskit of Captain Hook y'all! For all interviewers,
talkshow hosts, radio-dj's and simply interested folks.



Jazz funk quintet Captain Hook first hit the Dutch music scene
in 2005 with their debut album,
Hooked Up.
In 2007 they released the album
f.ex.

With a musical trademark in which energetic grooves are
combined with subtle melodic and harmonic structures,
the album soon found its audience.

The press about f.ex:

After several years of playing Captain Hook obviously matured.
The second album expresses a sense of quietness as well as
power playing.’ (P.J. Korten, Jazzflits)

The powerful hornsection gradually shifts to a more
harmonious and nicely arranged ensemble playing.
The soloing on f.ex is excellent, especially the
contributions of Santeri Sulkunen are noteworthy.’

(Johan Bakker, Nederlands Dagblad)

The press about Hooked Up:

The music is performed very subtly. The five musicians,
who have clearly no trouble in finding each other’s wavelength,
play with dynamics, sensation and atmosphere.’

(rakenDra Smit, Muziekwereld)

From the word go the album sounds promising and as it
progresses it gets more and more fascinating. Sulkunen’s fluent
guitar sound is striking. Spaargaren sounds especially fresh
on soprano and one can’t help but think of Branford Marsalis
during the “Bring on the Night”-tour by Sting.’
(P.J. Korten, Jazzflits)

Mouths dropped in wonder and admiration when the music committee
heard this quintet’s album.’
(Henk Loman, Jazzweekend Bergen op Zoom)

Captain Hook delivers funky jazz, pushed along by an outstanding
rhythm section. The music sounds fresh and the production is bright.
The best part about it is that every composition is original.
These are true artists. They can easily join the ranks of the
jazz-funk heroes of the early seventies.’
(www.soundslike.be)

Their albums opened doors to numerous jazz festivals,
as well as famous jazz clubs in The Netherlands.
It even
got them a invitation to play at the prestigious
Dutch Jazz Competition 2006.

F.ex features trombone player Bart Lust (New Cool Collective Bigband)
and Gerben Klein Willink (The Young Sinatras) in Captain Hook’s original
compositions.

In 2008 they toured with classical saxophone-quartet Esquire
(www.esquiresaxofoonkwartet.nl). Several Captain Hook compositions,
as well as new written material by
Corrie van Binsbergen a.o.,
were used as a means of exploring classical and jazz music in a live context.

In 2009 Captain Hook played at the BIMhuis, Amsterdam; had a
television appearance in
VPRO’s ‘Vrije Geluiden’; and had a radio show
at
'Weekend Winfried, NPS Radio6'.

The christmas edition of 'Jazzism' magazine will feature a
NPS-cd with a gourgeous track by Captain Hook on it!









LINKS



http://www.captainhook.nl



http://www.toonbankrecords.nl



Website: http://www.captain-hook.nl/

CD's: Captain Hook - f.ex »»»








GREEN PUPPET

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=febNEaybRAg&feature=related





CONCEPT X

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oghecz-fh_Y






GANGSTERISM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL9HJD26fVU&feature=related



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiW7Y2A_ELw&feature=related



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiW7Y2A_ELw&feature=related





BONUS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D30fIxXC6x4&feature=related









BACK TO FUNK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7BYspnWEwU&feature=related





NOW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7BYspnWEwU&feature=related









GROUP: KISS ME KILL ME

http://www.kissmekillme.eu/



LEX

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk



LABELS & ARTISTS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_funk_musicians

http://lastfm.spiegel.de/group/Jazz+Funk+Soul%C2%BA/connections

http://www.planetfunk.ch/artistspart1.htm





DOWNLOADS

http://groups.filestube.com/group/64cd26700429dd18,view.html

http://groups.filestube.com/tag/funk











See 'Events' for more details

29th of may 2010 - 50th Birthday Zwartsluis – Hotel Zwarte Water
24th of may 2010 - International Jazz Festival Enschede - Enschede

21st of may 2010 - Jazz in Duketown - Den Bosch

12th of may 2010 - Cafe Trianon - Nijmegen

11th of may 2010 - Hot Club de Gand - Gent (B)

9th of may 2010 - De Fuut - The Hague

15th of april 2010 - Cafe Alto - Amsterdam

25th of march 2010 - De Lindenberg, JIN - Nijmegen

20th of march 2010 - Cafe Alto - Amsterdam

28th of january 2010 - Cafe Alto - Amsterdam

15th of january 2010 - De Tor - Enschede

17th of december 2009 - Cafe Alto - Amsterdam

26th of november 2009 - Cafe Alto - Amsterdam

14th of november 2009 - De Muze - Antwerp (B)

7th of november 2009 - DJS, Dordrecht

23rd of october 2009 - Jazz Maastricht, Maastricht

10th of october 2009 - Buster - Antwerp, (B)

6th of october 2009 - Dizzy - Rotterdam

24th of september 2009 - Cafe Alto - Amsterdam

30th of august 2009 - Live @ Weekend Winfried NPS Radio6

17th of july 2009 - De Parade, Utrecht

20th of june - Festival Fresh Jazz / Huiskamer van Schiedam, Schiedam

4th of june 2009 - Cafe Alto, Amsterdam

8 may 2009 - Jazzdag, Amersfoort

26th of march 2009 - Doubleconcert Captain Hook/Bart Lust quintet, BIMhuis - Amsterdam

15th of march 2009 - Theater Borra - Amersfoort










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