Jacob Collier
From viral video sensation to two Grammies. He sings, arranges, composes, plays bass, piano, drums, etc. etc. etc. Jacob Collier will go down will in history a jazz-pop phenom.
13 mei, 17.00-01.00, 4 locaties, 6 podia, 24 acts
Het nieuwste en spannendste festival in Maastricht en de Euregio. Wij nemen de muren rond Jazz weg en vullen de Muziekgieterij, Lumière Cinema en Pathé met een combinatie van muziek, wetenschap, kunst en film.
May 13th 17.00-01.00, 4 venues, 6 stages, 24 acts
CrossCurrents is the newest, hottest festival in Maastricht. Initiated by Jazz Maastricht, we’re taking Jazz out of the box and filling the Muziekgieterij, Lumière Cinema, Pathé and Sphinxcour with a combination of music, science, art and film.
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Muziekgieterij
Jungle by Night
Jungle by Night turns dance floors into boiler rooms: from Istanbul to Tokyo, nobody can withstand their afro beats, ethiobreaks and Turkish psych.
22:00
Muziekgieterij
(Club)
Cairo Liberation Front
Like Omar Souleyman meeting Sean Paul and Aphex Twin at an Egyptian wedding party. CLF is the new wave of Egyptian wedding rave, promoting the sonic Arabic revolution.
00:00
Muziekgieterij
(Club)
Neil Cowley Trio
By day he’s Adele’s favourite pianist (he’s played on “19” and “21”), by night Neil Cowley and his trio are at the forefront of the British post-jazz movement. Engaging and dynamic. Their jazz-meets-rock style that breaks down all perceptions of genre.
21:00
Muziekgieterij
(Hall)
BRUUT! (Hitchcock – Blackmail)
STUFF.
A 5-headed instrumental cyclops. Everyone in BE is talking about STUFF. A cross-over between hip-hop, jazz, funk and electronics, they’re generating a completely new sonic experience.
23:00
Muziekgieterij
(Club)
F. W. Marnau: Nosferatu (Buscemi & Michel Bisceglia)
Belgium’s DJ Buscemi and Michel Bisceglia team up to present F.W. Marnau’s 1920’s silent film masterpiece Nosferatu. Experience a brand new live soundtrack that will have your blood pumping and heart racing!
21:00
Lumière
Lucy Echo
Four musicians, four nationalities, four completely different musical backgrounds. This Brussels based collective is a kick-ass combo of pop, urban, reggae, soul and jazz.
20:00
Muziekgieterij
(Club)
[N]emo Body lab
Can you experience dance with your eyes shut? Limburg’s most renowned dancer Joost Vrouenraets and his team have joined forces with neuroscientist Beatrice de Gelder of the UM to discover what happens when you translate movement into algorithms.
20:00 & 20:40
Lumière
Made possible with the support of the European Union, the European fund for Regional Development the collaboration programme INTERREG V-A Euregio Maas-Rijn.
The Infinity Games
The rules are simple. Play. Visual artist Marie van Vollenhoven and computer-science/a.i. experts dr. Jerry Spanakis and professor Gerhard Weiss use music, dance, spoken words, visuals and A.I. to bring an audiovisual jazz performance to life on a quest for harmony.