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Alex Simu Quintet at Bimhuis
Courtesy of Onno Beukenhorst | Posted on April 10, 2017
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Thu, May 11, 2017
20:30
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Romanian clarinet and saxophone player Alex Simu reflects on his native Bucharest with his international jazz group from Amsterdam.
Alex Simu plays in various ensembles, including the acclaimed Arifa, which sheds new light on music from the Middle East and the Balkan. With his jazz quintet he once again looks eastwards, in particular his native Bucharest.
The Romanian born reeds player plays with jazz musicians from his current residence Amsterdam, all of them remarkable double talents. A pianist picking up the accordion or a drummer playing classical cello: everything is possible in Alex Simu’s quintet. Aside from his own music he regularly composes film soundtracks, often with the help of electronic instruments....