The Centre for Jazz and Popular Music welcomes
back Dutch saxophone quartet Artvark at the Centre for Jazz and Popular music
on April 10 2019.
Rolf Delfos (alto sax), Bart Wirtz (alto
sax), Mete Erker (tenor sax) and Peter Broekhuizen (baritone sax) blend their
different backgrounds to form a unanimous, creative and unique sound; the sound
of Artvark.
Artvark has performed at major
international festivals such as The North Sea Jazz Festival, The Cairo Jazz
Festival, The Bohemia Jazz Festival in Prague, Jazz Bruges and toured in
Ireland, Turkey and South Africa.
Artvark meanders through musical traditions
and slides across the stage according to an improvised choreography. Artvark
stands for innovative original compositions, strong individual soloists and the
adventurous groove of four saxophones. Artvark thrills, Artvark stinks, growls
and sizzles.
During 2014/2015 Artvark celebrated its
tenth anniversary with a number of great events at diverse locations. It was in
2015/2016 that Artvark toured the Dutch theatres for two whole months with
Dutch/Cameroonian jazz singer Ntjam Rosie. This led to the release of the
CD/DVD Homelands.
In the spring of 2016 Artvark took their
sound on tour to South Africa for two weeks, delivering their music to jazz
venues, university concert halls, and their workshops to students.
After several intense and fruitful
collaborations over the past few years, Artvark released a new album as a
quartet: TRANCE. This time they bring
one story, in one breath. The listener will be invited to join them on a
fantastic journey. Departing from one note, the listener will be taken through
a pulsing rhythm into a kaleidoscopic universe of different melodies, layered
and overlapping one another.
Artvark aspires to connect worlds and cross
borders, both in themselves and their music. They tirelessly look for more,
keep digging and rooting through the mud, looking for that one truffle.
Artvark performs on April 10 at 18h00 (doors
open at 17h30) at The Centre for Jazz and Popular music (CJPM), Level 2,
Shepstone Building at UKZN Howard College Campus.
General admission R80 (R50 pensioners, R25 students).
For more details contact Thuli on 031 260 3385 or email Zamat1@ukzn.ac.za
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