TOUR & E.P. WITH GRUP ŞimŞek!

4/10/2016

Was a gr8 joy to play drums on tour with Grup ŞimŞek in France and Switzerland a couple of weeks ago. The band, previously 'Intercommunal Orchestra' is a project born out of a durational 8 week theatre production 'NEW HAMBURG' I was part of in Hamburg in autumn 2014.

Between gigs we spent two days recording 4 tracks in a studio in the French alps... & these should be released later this year ; )

Line up:
Derya Yildrim - vocals and saz // Antonin Vouyant - Guitar and flute // Axel Oliveres - organ & synth // Andrea Piro - bass // Greta Eacott - drums

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LIVE DATES
2018

OCTOBER
17th - w/ Laura Toxværd 4tet. @ Skræp 30 år jubileum .
Koncertkirken. Copenhagen [DK]

N O V E M B E R
2nd- Unlearning Exercises in Whitby [UK]

3rd- Unlearning Exercises in Ripon [UK]

4th- Unlearning Exercises in Skipton [UK]

17th - Grup Simsek, Festival Istanbul Ekspress. Ghent [BE]

18-20th - Grup Simsek, Venice Architecture bienalle. [IT]

24th - Grup Simsek, Babylon. Istanbul. [TR]

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PAST:
2018

A U G U S T
3rd - Grup Simsek, Silent Green Festival Berlin. [DE]

4th - Grup Simsek at OFF FESTIVAL. Katowice [PL]

10th - Hess Is More at Kulturclash, Nykøbing Falster 17:00 [DK]

10th - Hess Is More at Cava Bar, Copenhagen -00:00 [DK]

11th - Hess Is More at Haven Festival. Copenhagen [DK]

12th - Percussive Outreach Programme show on MMH Radio. 19:00-21:00 CET.

16th - G·Bop Orchestra [six drummer formation] Cafe Nova, Veddel. Hamburg. [DE]

17th - G·Bop Orchestra [six drummer formation] SUTURE SOVEN festival. [DE]

25th - G·Bop Orchestra, Copenhagen. [DK]

S E P T E M B E R
1st - POLYZYGOTIC music at UJazz, Århus. [DK]

20th - BROTHER MAGNUS at Festival Of Endless Gratitude. CPH [DK]

28th - DISTORTED DRUM DUNGEON solo performance at DEPTFORD X. Closing night of S k i m m i n g by Isobel Mei. London [UK]

30th - Grup Simsek, Quai Branly Museum, Paris [FR]

J U L Y
6th - *** POSTPONED *** CPH Jazz Festival: Percussive Outreach Programme SUMMER SUMMIT.
Annual Festival of new perc. music, written for and performed by G·Bop Orchestra [six drummer formation]. H15 Scene, Vesterbro. Copenhagen [DK]

9th - CPH Jazz Festival: G·Bop Orchestra SIX DRUMMER FORMATION at Copenhagen Trasshhhzzfestival. Lygten Station. [DK]

10th - CPH Jazz Festival: w/ Rasmus Oppenhagen Krogh band. venue tba. Copenhagen [DK]

10th - 40 Minute Massage Mix - One Take Records guest mix on First Terrace Records show. Resonance Extra. 20:00 BST.

12th - BLANK SLATE performed by New Makers Ensemble. Fórum Machico. Madeira [MDR]

13th - BLANK SLATE performed by New Makers Ensemble.Centro Cultural John dos Passos. Madeira [MDR]

15th - BLANK SLATE performed by New Makers Ensemble. Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias. Madeira [MDR]

25th - Grup Simsek at FMM Sines Festival. Sines. [PT]

26th - Grup Simsek, L'Abeille Beugle. Drome. [FR]

26th - Grup Simsek, Fiesta Sète [FR]

28th - Grup Simsek, Rotterdam Unlimited [NL]

M A Y
4th - G·Bop Orchestra [ six drummer formation]. International Percussion festival 'RITMO VIRAŽAI'
Šeduva. [LI]

5th - G·Bop Orchestra [ six drummer formation]. Yacutan Extension. Vilnius [LI]

6th- G·Bop Orchestra [six drummer formation]. CH25. Warsaw. [PL]

9th - Grup Simsek at Palace, Saint-Gallen [CH]

10th - Grup Simsek at Festi La Villette / Le Beau Festival. Paris [FR]

12th - Grup Simsek at Festival d'Olt, Le Bleymard [FR]

20th - Ensemble Gestuel [led by Vincent Yuen Ruiz] Koncertkirken. Copenhagen. [DK]

23rd - Polyzygotic plays Harmonia III  w/ Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard, Anders Vestergaard,Henrik Pultz Melbye & Greta Eacott. ALICE CPH [DK]

24th - Grup Simsek, Ancienne Belgique W/ SELDA BAGCAN. Brussels [BE]

26th - Grup Simsek, Wareldfeest LEUVEN [BE]

28th - w/ Oliver Laumann. Mandagsklubben. 5E. Copenhagen kl. 00:00 [DK]

31st - June 3rd * SOLO EXHIBITION* at PVC, Copenhagen. Details t.b.a. [DK]

J U N E
6th - Solo marimba X life drawing. Live on Sønder Boulevard. Copenahgen[DK]

7th - Det Levende Partitur / graphic scores by Oliver Laumann. Koncertkirken [DK]

12th - Grup Simsek at L'Antre 2, Lille [FR]

13th - Grup Simsek at Cafe Oto, London [UK]

14th - Grup Simsek, BBC radio 3 live. London [UK]

15th - Grup Simsek,  St Peter’s Church, Bridport [UK]

16th - Grup Simsek . Turk Kitsch Festival, Charleroi [BE]

20th - w/ Szymon Gasiorek ensemble. details tba. Copenhagen [DK]

21st - Ensemble Gestuel [led by Vincent Yuen Ruiz]  details tba. Copenhagen [DK]

23rd - w/ Ensemble Resonanz & Derya Yildirim. Resonanzraum Festival. Hamburg [DE]
M A R C H

9th - MED SOVS - Dance party - w/ Lukas Danys, Marius Onofrie, Puwabanne Femayal & Greta Eacott @ AbsalonCPH. 21:00 - 02:00 [DK]

23rd - Music for Croquis [solo], Absalon. 20:00 - 22:00. Copenhagen [DK]

25th - Greta Eacott [solo] at Lydhør på en Søndag, Spanien19c, Aarhus. [DK]

28th - Grup Simsek at Vera, Groningen [NL]

30th - Grup Simsek at N9, Eeklo [BE]

31st - Grup Simsek at Centre culturel Dany Boon, Lesqun (Lille) [FR]

A P R I L
12th - Grup Simsek at MEG (Ethno Museum Geneva) [CH]

13th - Grup Simsek at Sonic, Lyon. [FR]

30th - G·Bop Orchestra [ six drummer formation]. Mandagsklubben, 5E. Copenhagen. [DK]

FEBRUARY
6th - Copenhagen Vinterjazz Festival: Rasmus O. Krogh w.Zukanovic/AC/Høyer/Dybbroe/Eacott
Koncertkirken. [DK]

8th - G·Bop Orchestra [six drummer formation] performs Spaces Between at Kosmologym, Den Frie centre of contemporary art. Copenhagen [DK] 19:00 - 20:00

20th - Copenhagen Vinterjazz Festival: Taus Bregnhøj Fugleprojektet.
Koncertkirken [DK]

January
One Take Records 4th birthday , quadruple release tour w/ g·bop orchestra, Rudefood, Lisen Larsen and Knut Kvifte Nesheim :

7th - One Take Records 4th birthday  - OSLO , Gamle Oslo [NO]

9th - One Take Records in-store at Insula Music, Copenhagen. 15:00 - 18:00

10th - One Take Records 4th birthday  - COPENHAGEN, Koncertkirken. [DK]

12th - Percussive Outreach Breakfast with One Take Records. 11:00 -12:00 GMT
Comet Radio.

13th - g·bop orchestra live on HelloGoodbye show, 104.4 ResonanceFM. 12:00 - 13:30 GMT

13th - One Take Records 4th birthday -  LONDON, Iklectik [UK]

14th - One Take Records 4th birthday -  BRIGHTON, Bom-Banes [UK]
2K17

November

4th - KEIJI HAINO, Miracle . National Gallery of Denmark. [DK]

10th - Lille • Gare St Sauveur [FR]

11th - Grup Simsek, Le Guess Who Festival. Utrecht [NL]

15th - Grup Simsek, Bern [CH]

16/11 - Grup Simsek, Lausanne • Le Bourg [CH]

18th - POLYZYGOTIC MUSIC w/Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard, Anders Vestergaard and Henrik Pultz Melbye. Mayhem.Copenhagen [DK]

18th - GESTALT MINIMAL; the love songs. Mayhem.Copenhagen [DK]

20th - DEATH OF GODZILLA JR. 5E. 00:00 Copenhagen [DK]

23rd- Grup Simsek, Bruxelles • Rebel Up! at Bonnefooi

24th - Leeuwarden • Explore the North [NL]

25th - Mainz • Elektro Dschungel Re-release party !

26th - Wiesbaden • Exground Film Festival

December
1st - g·bop orchestra, Christianhavns Beboerhus. Copenhagen [DK]

8th - GRAINZ; duo w/ Rasmus Kjærgård Lund [tuba], Lolland. [DK]

July
1st - Grup Simsek, Festival Ecoute Au Vert, GENEVA (CH)

6th - Brother Magnus at ÅR & DAG, Label launch party. Frederiks Bastion.
Copenhagen [DK]

9th - Simon Toldams Sten Saks Papir, Copenhagen Jazz Festival.

12th - One Take Records AGM. 5 till late at Grow Elephant. London [UK]

16th - Percussive Outreach Programme Summer Summit. Copenhagen Jazzfestival. [DK]

22nd - g bop orchestra - PILE UP [strings&percussion special] - DŹWIĘKO DZIAŁKA. Wschowa [PL]

29th - g bop orchestra poolside performance at Badesøen. Albertslund [DK]

August
3rd - G Bop Orchestra, The Dentist. London [UK]

4-6.8 - Unlearning Exercises in Puwaba with Greta Eacott. Supernormal Festival. [UK]

23rd - Bruxelles - Feeërieën Festival (BEL)
25th - Basel - Schoolyard / 1.Stock (CH)
26th -  Zürich - Zürcher Theater Spektakel (CH)
30th - St Etienne - Le 17 (FR)
31st -  Lyon "les jeudis des musiques du monde" (FR)

September
1st - Souternon “Ratatouille 3000" (FR)
2nd - Andrézieu-Bouthéon - Médiathèque (FR)

3rd - Aiguelèze “Baignade interdite” (FR)

30th - w/ Peter Zummo @ Festival of Endless Gratitude

October
13th - Percussive Outreach Programme. Live on Comet Radio, London. 11:00 GMT [UK]

28th - Brother Magnus, Copenhagen [DK]

June
6th - project w/ Vincent Ruiz. Copenhagen Jazzhouse. (DK)

9th - project w/ Rasmus Krogh. Brorsons Kirken (DK)

9th - Solo performance.. Passive Aggressive Publication Launch. Christianshavn Bebeorhus, Copenhagen. (DK)

20th - Brother Magnus. Copenhagen [DK]

29th - Grup Simsek, Festival Belluard FRIBOURG (CH)

30th - Grup Simsek PARIS (FR) La Marbrerie

May
6th - Brother Magnus. Spot Festival, AARHUS (DK)

13.05 Performance at Projektrum Vera. curated by Lisen Larsen.Copenhagen [DK]

25.05 - Grup Simsek,Cucurucu
MUNICH (DE)

26.05 - Grup Simsek,
Grand Hotel, Cosmopolis
AUGSBURG (DE)

27.05 - Grup Simsek. Club Milla, MUNICH (DE),

28.05 - Grup Simsek. ALTÖTTNING. Nea Zoi (DE)

30.05 - Regular Percussion Group, end of term concert! 20:00 Absalon, Copenhagen [DK]

April
1st - SEEING IS HEARING. Percussion commission for children for La Grande Notte del Jazz, Teatro Grande, Brescia.

27.04.17 GRAINZ;mixed bag performance at Hotel Kimono film premier by Anna Stahn.Cinema H15,COPENHAGEN. [DK]

29.04.17 Grup Simsek, Kampnagel. HAMBURG (DE)

March
17th - Brother Magnus. Copenhagen.

18th - Grup Simsek, VAULX-EN-VELIN (FR) A Vaulx Jazz Festival

20th - g·bop orchestra (6 drummer formation) presents 'spaces between' pt.3 @ Reverb Room, London.

21st - g·bop orchestra (6 drummer formation) presents 'spaces between' pt. 4 @ Vortex, London.
+ gbop orchestra host 'Percussive Outreach Programme' on NTSLive Ch. 1, 15:00-16:00 +

22nd - g·bop orchestra (6 drummer formation) presents 'spaces between' pt. 5. @CHUNK, Leeds.
+ gbop orchestra, Space as [musical] Material workshop, CCCH +

23rd - g·bop orchestra (6 drummer formation) presents 'spaces between' pt. 6 @ Leeds.

24th - g·bop orchestra (6 drummer formation) presents 'spaces between' (parts 1-6 radio edit) @ Egg Mantis, London.

25th -  g·bop orchestra (6 drummer formation) live performance on Dexter Bentley show, Resonance FM. 12:00-12:30 GMT.

28th - Code and The Percussive Body, workshops w/ Joanne Armitage. University of Leeds.

29th - The Body in Sound Exhibition w/ Joanne Armitage. Fuse Art Space, Bradford.

March

1st - Grup Simsek, BERLIN (DE)  Schrippe Havaii

2nd - Grup Simsek,BERLIN (DE) Klunkerkranich

3rd - Grup Simsek, COPENHAGEN (DK) Global

4th - Grup Simsek, HAMBURG (DE) Westwerk

9th - Grup Simsek, COLOGNE (DE) Schauspielhaus

10th - Grup Simsek, BRUXELLES (BE) Recyclart

11th - Grup Simsek, AMSTERDAM (NL) O.C.C.I.I.

Feb
7th - REGULAR PERCUSSION GROUP - open 2 the public. No previous experience necessary. Absalon. Copenhagen. 18:15-19:30

14th - REGULAR PERCUSSION GROUP - open 2 the public. No previous experience necessary. Absalon. Copenhagen. 18:15-19:30

17th - g·bop orchestra (6 drummer formation) presents 'spaces between' pt. 1 Osramshuset. Copenhagen, WinterJazzFestival.

21st - REGULAR PERCUSSION GROUP - open 2 the public. No previous experience necessary. Absalon. Copenhagen. 18:15-19:30

22nd - g·bop orchestra (6 drummer formation) presents 'spaces between' pt. 2 Copenhagen, WinterJazzFestival.

January
16th - g·bop orchestra, Mondagsklubb. 5E. Copenhagen

24th - REGULAR PERCUSSION GROUP- open 2 the public. No previous experience necessary. Absalon. Copenhagen. 18:15-19:30

25th - AVANT CROQUIS & Greta GBop solo Percussion. (live percussion music as you draw!) Absalon, Copenhagen. 20:00-22:00.

27th - VITAMIN D (distorted percussion duo-first live show!) w/ Wood Organisation & Planetary Dance @ Percussive Outreach Programme Vol. 2 Kvarterhuset.

31st - REGULAR PERCUSSION GROUP- open 2 the public. No previous experience necessary. Absalon. Copenhagen. 18:15-19:30

2K16
DECEMBER
17th - Percussive Outreach Programme, Vol 1. w/ Joanne & GRAINZ; mixed bag. Kvarterhuset. Copenhagen. (DK)

13th - g·bop orchestra (formation X) @ Regular Percussion Group launch. Absalon. 8pm Copenhagen (DK)

10th - Grup Simsek, Face Z Festival, Geneva.

9th - Grup Simsek, JazzClub, Lyon. (FR)

NOVEMBER
24th - COMING TOGETHER (Frederic Rzewski, gbop remince) Copenhagen. (DK)

OCTOBER

18-22- VENICE BIENNALLE. representing Germany with NEW HAMBURG project.
(ITALY)

15th - Grup Simsek, Calco. (IT)

14th  - Grup Simsek. Folkewelt Party (FR)

SEPT
8-9pm, Platform. Southwark. (UK)

22nd - floor score <12's workshop at South East London Primary School.

14th -  One Take Records presents REVERB ROOM #2 - GRAINZ; mixed bag 8-9pm, Platform. Southwark. (UK)

6th - PERCUSSIVE OUTREACH PROGRAMME - hosting a radio show on NTS Live, London : ) 12-1pm

6th - One Take Records presents REVERB ROOM #1 - Aya Suzuki (JP) 8-9pm, Platform.
Southwark. (UK)
AUG
12th- gbop orchestra [vitaminD] @ IRIS 2: A VISION OF UNITY . secret location, UK .

7th - gbop orchestra - 6 drummer formation & GRAINZ; mixed bag workshop.
Partisan, Manchester.
[UK] 18:30.

5th - drawing rhythm [workshop] & gbop orchestra, 6 drummer formation performance
DIYSpace for London. [UK] 7pm.

4th - floor scores [workshop] & gbop orchestra [UK&European players!] DIYSpace for London. [UK] 7pm

3rd - experimental percussion lab [workshop] & gbop orchestra, 6 drummer formation performance
DIYSpace for London. [UK] 7pm.
JULY
16th - GRAINZ; mixed bag // workshop & performance // DŹWIĘKO DZIAŁKA festival , (Poland)

16th - g·bop orchestra, DŹWIĘKO DZIAŁKA festival , (Poland)

10th - duo w/ Derya Yildrim (percussion and saz) , KLUNKERKRANICHEN, Berlin (DE)

8th- duo w/ Derya Yildrim (percussion and saz)
& w/ Derya Yildrim & Ensemble Resonanz. The Veddel, Hamburg (DE)

5th - w/ Asger Thomsen [double bass] band. Metronomen. 8pm. Copenhagen.

4th - gbop orchestra - punctuations in space / album launch daytime party ! Frederiks Bastion, Copenhagen. 2-4pm.

JUNE
30th - solo percussion performance, Freedom Music Festival. Copenhagen.

25th - Performing with LEGROOM Company at WARP festival. Whitworth Art Gallery. 2:30-4pm.

25th - GIG W/ ALGOBABEZ - live coding duo feat. gbop [me on percussion] Leeds,10pm [UK]

20th - g·bop orchestra, The Vortex. London (UK)

21st - g·bop orchestra, The Horse, Improvised music club. London (UK)

16th - Szymon Gasioreks GRATITUDE ORCHESTRA, Copenhagen (DK)

6th - Copenhagen Jazzhouse, w/ Emil Palme

MAY

21st - GRAINZ; mixed bag - a choreography for 10 people and an assortment of grains. At Miscellaneous Music Festival 2K16. Gothenburg. (SW)

3rd - ALPHA sextet. 7pm. Artisten, Gothenburg. (SW)

APRIL
23rd - REGULAR PERCUSSION GROUP. (with Knut Kvifte Nesheim & Michaela Antalová)
Gothenburg. (SW)

2nd - THE PLACEMENT OF OBJECTS IN SPACE, sans-discipline composition workshop. 12-14pm. A-Venue. Gothenburg (SW)

MARCH
24-29th - France tour with Intercommunal Orchestra
29th - Myans (FR)
26th - Lyon (FR)
25th - Marseille (FR)
24th - Geneva (SUI)

15th - DRUM SOLO NO.7 choreography for drummer & floor score. Gothenburg. (SW)

8th - DJPurePiatti (DJset) feat. REGULAR PERCUSSION GROUP (live) A-Venue. Gothenburg. (SW)

2nd- performing in percussion concert , HSM. Göteborg. (SW)

FEBRUARY
27th - DJPurePiatti set, FASTELAVN party. Copenhagen (DK)

6th - GRAINZ movement 3 & FOYER FLOOR SCORE . Arctic Culture Centre. Hammerfest. (FINNMARK)

1-7th - percussionist/composer in residence. Arctic Culture Centre. Hammerfest. (FINNMARK)

JANUARY
22nd - percussionist at SIREN (contemporary music festival) Gothenburg (SW)

16th - percussionist in project w/ Audun Steffenson. St. Edmunds Church, Oslo. (NO)

8th - percussionist in: Erlend Skomsvoll - The blues & the abstract youth. Lindemansalen, Oslo.(NO)

2K15

DECEMBER
13th - g·bop orchestra, Chatsworth Road Winter Festival. London (UK)

11th - performing drum solo no. 6 (bass drum & objects) & grainz movement 4 in a a specially designed space at KHIO. Oslo. 8-11pm (NO)

6th - g·bop orchestra, six drummer formation. mooment festival. Copenhagen (DK)

3rd - w/ Christian Balvig ensemble at Levinshalen, Oslo. [NO]

NOVEMBER
28th - IN UNISON to be performed at Parma Frontiere. Casa della Musica. Parma. [IT]

20th - performing solo project.. music for water births, vol. 1, at One Take Records, residency. Gallery Neuf, Oslo (NO)

19-22nd One Take Records, residency. Gallery Neuf, Oslo (NO)

8th - w/ Christian Balvig ensemble at Cafe de Consert, Oslo. [NO]

AUGUST
23rd - w/ ICO - at flexipognon [Catapulte Records festival] Lyon, [FR]

1st - g·bop orchestra, ONE TAKE RECORDS PARTY, The Dentist. [UK]

JULY
13/7 - w/ Thor Magnusson, live coding conference, Leeds. [UK]

11/7 - w/ Joanne Armitage. Algorave. [UK]

9/7 - g·bop orchestra, Copenhagen Jazz Festival [DK]

8/7 - w/ SOLEN [Danielle Dahl, Oliver Lauman, Mads Egetoft, Copenhagen Jazz Festival [DK]

2/7 - w/ Roberto - double bass [IT] and Emmanuel - piano [IT], Copenhagen [DK]

JUNE
24/6 - g·bop orchestra, RMC party, Copenhagen. [DK]

13/6 performing in Lina Lapelyte's Candy Shop, at Block Universe Festival, London [UK]

MAY
31/5 - gbop orchestra, punctuations in space [works for six drummers] Copenhagen Jazzhouse, [DK]
30/5 - percussion w/ Lo Ersare, Malmö. [SW]
APRIL
16/4 percussion w/ IDA KUDO. Copenhagen.

4/4 g·bop orchestra [1st show in Denmark!] w/ lady jerks + more.. live at akvariet. Holmen FC, 8-late. free entry.

MARCH
26/3 gbop orchestra - polyrhythm aberdeen e.p. release

23/3 solo percussion of new works:
drum žsolo no.4 - video score
at Akvariet, Copenhagen

16/3 w/ MALPHINO, Servant Jazz Quarters, Dalston.

TOUR W/ DERYA YILDRIM [saz,vocals]
15/03 Royal Albert pub - Deptford
14/03 Jamboree - Limehouse
14/03 Live on Resonance Fm (morning)
13/03 Upstairs at the Ritzy - Brixton
12/03 The Scolt Head - Culford Road N1

JANUARY
24/1 performance of Rudimentary Drumming with Ensemble Oslo, Levinshalen, Oslo.
5/1 100% percussion music DJPurePiatti set at Ace Hotel, London. 7pm

2014

DECEMBER
19/12 Puwaba - live percussion w/ DJ's.

10/12 concert of new percussion works at Brötz, Gothenburg

NOVEMBER
26/11 PIATTI - a concert of 100% new percussion music at HSM, Gothenburg

15/11gbop orchestra w/ Adult Jazz, Brighton
13/11gbop orchestra w/ Adult Jazz, Glasgow
12/11gbop orchestra w/ Adult Jazz, Manchester
11/11 gbop orchestra w/ Adult Jazz, London

OCTOBER
10 Sept - 25th October
percussionist in residence at New Hamburg festival, Germany.
http://new-hamburg.de/wp/