International Jazz Festival in Laos
14
Apr
2019We are thrilled to play our next concert at the International Jazz Festival in Vientiane, Laos.
Concerts in New York City
25
Mar
2019Happy to be presenting Unravel in New York this week:
3/26 Rockwood Music Hall
3/27 German Consulate GeneralSupported by Initiative Musik gGmbH with project funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
Turkey Tour supported by Goethe-Institut Istanbul and Kulturakademie Tarabya
20
Sep
201809/26 Ankara
09/27 Istanbul
09/28 ÇanakkaleIsrael Tour with Aşık Duo
20
Nov
2017The Aşık Duo enjoyed touring Israel.
New video
22
May
2016new CD unravel will be released on May 27th
14
Apr
2016I'm very happy to announce the release of my new CD unravel. It was produced by Guillermo Klein and recorded with my New York based band at the legendary Sear Sound Studios. You will hear: Fabian Almazan (piano), Petros Klampanis (bass), Henry Cole (drums). Special guests: Keisuke Matsuno (guitar), Guillermo Klein (piano, vocals). The CD will be released on Fresh Sound Records and was supported by the Initiative Musik.
Audio samples and videos are coming soon.Cultural Academy Tarabya
14
Apr
2016Since March I've been an Artist in Residence at the Cultural Academy of the German Foreign Office in Istanbul.
More about the Cultural Academy and the historical summer residence: www.tarabya.diplo.de
Stereography Project
25
Feb
2015Saxophonist and composer Marike van Dijk's CD The Stereography Project is out now on Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records.
I'm very happy to be a part of this wonderful large ensemble with: Anna Webber, Lucas Pino, Ben van Gelder, Alan Ferber, Sita Chay, Elinor Speirs, Eric Lemmon, Amanda Gookin, Manuel Schmiedel, Rick Rosato, Mark Schilders and Ruben Samama.
Here is a recent article about Marike on abc news.Happy New Year!
04
Jan
2015I want to say thank you for your support with this picture of my last performance in 2014.
Wishing everyone a peaceful and wonderful 2015!
DefneShai Maestro (piano), Hans Glawischnig (bass), Ziv Ravitz (drums) - live at the German Consulate in NYC.
(Photo: Beowulf Sheehan)Concert at the German Consulate in New York City
10
Dec
2014I'm looking forward to a special performance at the German Consulate on 12/16/14 at 6pm.
The concert will feature Shai Maestro on piano, Hans Glawischnig on bass and Ziv Ravitz on drums.
There will be a nice reception after the concert and you can only get tickets in advance via Eventbrite for 5$.
I hope to see you there!
„A singer with a cosmopolitan, literate approach to jazz“ - Deutsche Welle