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Bart Wirtz and Emiel van Rijthoven of WAAN

By Lawrence Peryer | Spotlight On
January 28, 2023
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Today, the spotlight shines on musicians Bart Wirtz and Emiel van Rijthoven who perform and record together under the name WAAN (Dutch for 'Craze').

WAAN have a new record, Echo Echo (Sonar Kollectiv), out on February 24, 2023. If you are a fan of Floating Points, Badbadnotgood, Ezra Collective or any of the other modern artists making jazz more electronic or electronic music more improvisational, WAAN is for you.

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