November 2, 2014
Illuminus Boston
Last weekend I went to Boston Illuminus Festival, an evening with lights projected on buildings, interactive art and technology.
October 19, 2014
HONK & PRONK: Two days of Streetbands
In October I joined the Honk Festival in Harvard Square and the PRONK Festival in Providence — days of parades, street bands, and wild performances that ended with crowdsurfing and chaos in a parking garage under the bridge.
October 14, 2014
Summer hang with Jernej & Tina
I spent a tour week with Slovenian guitarist Jernej Bervar in the Netherlands — from concerts on water stages and boats to playing for Princess Beatrix, sightseeing, and enjoying great food together.
April 8, 2014
Experiments in the Outpost
At Boston’s Outpost I performed in the ‘Four Duo’s in Momentum’ series with guitarist Jernej Bervar. We created free, improvised music using guitar, voice, and iPad apps like Loopy and Moog — an experimental set full of unexpected sounds.
January 2, 2014
Bob Mover
(Dutch Blog) Reflections on Bob Mover, his tone and phrasing, and how listening to him influences my melodic approach.
April 17, 2013
Boston Explosie
(Dutch Blog) Personal account of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing: campus alerts at Berklee, street closures, and the shock of being in Boston that day.
October 29, 2012
Met terugwerkende kracht bloggen
(Dutch Blog) Reflections during storm Sandy in Boston: from Berklee closures and daily bike rides to missing Dutch food, language quirks, and small cultural differences.
October 20, 2012
Cd’s verkopen voor Anat Cohen
(Dutch Blog) Thanks to Jason Lindner I joined Anat Cohen’s crew in Boston — spending the night backstage, helping out, selling CDs, and celebrating music and friendship.
April 29, 2012
TEDx Fulbright
(Dutch Blog) I was invited to perform at the TEDx Fulbright event in Boston on April 24, 2012 — I sang with contrabassist Brian Sandlin in the early 9:00 AM slot, then listened to speakers and talks all day.
April 27, 2012
Top of the HUB
(Dutch Blog) Out for a night in Boston atop the Prudential Center, I ran into my ensemble teacher Ron Mahdi playing jazz — so of course I sang two songs with his trio. Didn’t expect to join the ‘big cats’!