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Young VIPs on VPROJazzlive Radio6: audio & video

Interview and music from the Young VIPs Tour concert @ Eindhoven on march 12, 2012 with Iman Spaargaren Quartet and John Dikeman's Cactus Truck.

Listen to the radio broadcast or check the extended interview on video! All in Dutch.

Uitzending op Radio 6: donderdag 12 april 2012, 23.02-01.00 uur.

De jaarlijkse Young VIPs Tournee biedt aan twee jonge getalenteerde jazzmusici de kans om op een flink aantal jazzpodia door heel Nederland op te treden met een band naar keuze. De naam van de tournee komt van de naam van de Vereniging van Improvisatiemuziek Podia, de VIP.

Dit jaar vindt de YVT voor de veertiende keer plaats, en dit jaar werden door de programmacommissie twee heel verschillende tenorsaxofonisten uitgekozen: John Dikeman en Iman Spaargaren. Laatstgenoemde speelt met zijn eigen Iman Spaargaren Quartet, waarin hij terzijde wordt gestaan door Marzio Scholten (gitaar), Cord Heineking (contrabas), en Klaas van Donkersgoed (drums). John Dikeman bracht het trio Cactus Truck mee, met Japer Stadhouders (gitaar) en Onno Govaert (drums); mèt steeds een gast, zoals bij de eerste concerten de Noorse bassist Jon Rune Strøm.

Reviews on BIMhuis concert Young VIPs Tour 2012

Review BIMhuis concert in 'de Volkskrant'

Review on BIMhuis concert on 'jazzenzo.nl'

Both reviews are in Dutch. Translation will follow...

Young VIPs Tournee 2012

Three splendid reviews of The Dark Peak by European Union Quartet

'The Dark Peak' by the European Union Quartet has been released on O.A.P. Records in 2011. Keep checking this site for more up to date information!

The Dark Peak on O.A.P. Records

Review of The Dark Peak on Jazzenzo.nl (january 2012)

Review of The Dark Peak in Jazzflits (december 2011)

Review of The Dark Peak in CityLife (february 2012)

Press Announcement Young VIPs Tour 2012

Young VIPs 2012
Iman Spaargaren and John Dikeman

Opening night thursday 1st of march 2012 at the Bimhuis, Amsterdam. Tour to follow.
In 2012 the 14th edition of the Young VIPs Tour will take place, the yearly jazztour for extraordinairy talent with outstanding own repertoire which visits the main Dutch jazzvenues. The double bill this year will be executed by two saxophonists with very different repertoire: Iman Spaargaren and John Dikeman.

Young VIPs Tournee 2012

Reviews on Flow - update april 2012

Flow: review on http://www.draaiomjeoren.nl/ (in dutch), in Nederlands Dagblad (in dutch) and in Jazzflits (dutch as well).

Full translations of the reviews can be find here.

A brand new review on Jazzenzo (in dutch)!

"A melodically and harmonically promising modern jazz album with originals and fine arrangements. Iman's compositions stand for very melodical, light-footed musical lines. Spaargaren solos with great skill: modest and beautifully frased; he lets his emotions run free", "this album transcents mediocracy" (www.draaiomjeoren.nl).

"On his first solo album Iman Spaargaren emphasizes on contemporary adventure. Flow sounds free and restrained at the same time. Iman Spaargaren Quartet and Septet play eager and energetic, but remain within a melodical spectrum" (JB, Nederlands Dagblad).

"Iman is an important player in the Dutch jazzscene and shows to be a strong composer" (Jazzflits).

"Wie van mooie melodieën in de jazz houdt, hoeft hier niet verder te lezen, maar kan meteen het album 'Flow' van Iman Spaargaren Quartet & Septet aanschaffen" (jazzenzo.nl).

Flow for sale on CdBaby and iTunes and Bol.com!

Flow can be purchased @ CdBaby and iTunes and Bol.com!

We're happy to announce that Flow can be downloaded at CdBaby and iTunes per track.

The hard copy album is for sale @ CdBaby as well as @ Bol.com and @ de Jazzwinkel.


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