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Ineke Vandoorn & Marc van Vugt

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Ineke Vandoorn & Marc van Vugt With fairy-like sounds, funky arrangements, modern music full of harrowing and twisting harmonies and sadly comforting songs, singer/pianist Ineke Vandoorn and her partner in music composer/guitarist Marc van Vugt explore boundaries in an admirable and fascinating way: between improvisation and composition, in original songs with regular lyrics and in pure improvisations, by giving their characteristic interpretation of standards or by amalgation of different musical expressions.

In the intimacy of a duo, trio or quartet, and with surprising and original crossovers with a chamber choir or a full orchestra, Like the Dutch Metropole Orchestra or the Dutch Chamber choir. Jazz as a conception is reinvented time after time; Fantasy, technical skill and willpower as a guarantee for a primal emotional impact: Music that will reverberate in your head for a long time.

Marc and Ineke released 11 cd's. Their original approach has taken them to clubs and festivals over the world, including Canada, USA, France, Germany, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Austria, Macedonia and Hungary. They recorded and performed with renown musicians as Thomas Chapin, Robin Eubanks, Kenny Wheeler, Alain Clark en Norma Winstone.

Awards

Edison Jazz Award 2001 (Dutch Grammy) Nexus Guitar composition Award 2003 Julius Hemphill composition Contest 2002

The Soundmakers Project, Susan Krebs & The Local Outfit, Robert Glasper

by Cheryl K.
October 2, 2025

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, The Soundmakers Project led by guitarist Marc van Vugt and vocalist Ineke Vandoorn; pianist Jen Allen; vocalist Susan Krebs and The Local Outfit; keyboardist Joe Alterman and DJ, bassist and producer Mocean Worker; pianist Robert Glasper; trumpeter Josh Lawrence; and guitarist Heather McKay. Playlist Jean Carn “Black Rainbow" from JID12 (Jazz Is Dead) 4:27 The Soundmakers Project “Soundmaker Improv I" from The Soundmakers Project (Baixim) 4:42 Dory Hayley ...