Space is the Place: The River (Kiara/Moore/Vatcher/Buis/Provan/Hamilton)

Sunday, March 20, 16:00, entrance € 9 / CvA € 6 / Combi ticket with the evening concert (Stadhouders/Fasciani/Lijbaart + Blom/Fasciani/Schlarmann) €16. It will be possible to have a wonderful dinner by John Pastinaak in between!

The River

The River is a sextet brought together by singer/songwriter Lily Kiara, with the wild imagination of hearing songs, improvised music and poetry in one flow. They started with the songs by Lily, on guitar and vocals, poems by English poet Julyen Hamilton, clarinet and saxophone by Michael Moore and trumpet and vocals by Felicity Provan in 2006. Two years later the band was expanded with Michael Vatcher on drums, percussion and Joost Buis on lap steel guitar and trombone. An unlikely combination, yet blending so naturally when in concert. The four improvising musicians are each known in the jazz and improvised music scene in Amsterdam and far beyond.

The River played the mini series The Swim Sessions and recorded the last of these concerts at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam. This Sunday will see them cross the IJ for an inspiring afternoon concert.

Lily Kiara – Guitar, vocals
Michael Moore – Clarinets, saxophone
Felicity Provan – Trumpet, vocals
Michael Vatcher – Drums, percussion
Joost Buis – Trombone, lap steel guitar
Julyen Hamilton – Poetry