Splendor JazzClub
'Improv Train' with John Garner (UK) and Oene van Geel
Every second Wednesday of the month: Splendor JazzClub! Jazz drummer and Splendor musician Felix Schlarmann – who also passionately organises jazz happenings such as JazzFest Amsterdam and Jazz in /K – invites musicians from inside and outside the collective for a night of improvisation.
This edition of the Splendor Jazzclub will feature British (jazz) violinist John Garner. Together with Oene van Geel (viola) and Philipp Rüttgers (piano), John will invite all kinds of musicians from the Amsterdam scene to embark on an improvisational adventure.
John Garner
A tireless experimenter, well-versed in multiple traditions: mercurial violinist John Garner is one of the most exciting and unusual voices to emerge in recent years. Seemingly effortlessly, he combines immaculate technique with a fearless musicality and free-wheeling improvisational aesthetic. A graduate of the Royal College of Music and Guildhall School of Music & Drama, formally trained in classical, jazz and South Indian music, John defies categorisation and is continually seeking new avenues of expression.
Having studied with renowned international artists including Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth, Dr. Rimma Sushanskaya, Chris Garrick, Daniel Rowland and Byron Wallen, John already boasts an impressive discography as a band leader and composer (EMANATA; The Future Ancients; The John Garner Quartet), chamber musician (Guastalla Quartet; Mainly Two), supporting musician (Music Of Our Kind; Avartan; Kate Williams’ Four Plus Three), session musician (Sway Dasafo; AZEDIA; The Last Skeptik; Lucy Claire) and more.
John has toured at home and internationally with artists and groups as diverse as Chris Potter, guitarist John Williams, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Kate Williams’ Four Plus Three (Parliamentary Jazz Award 2020), Jim Rattigan’s Triplicity and Riot Ensemble. Passionate about education, he is a senior lecturer at Leeds Conservatoire, a Creative Learning tutor at Sage Gateshead, and a regular workshop leader in everything from improvisation and stylistics, to electronics and sampling. Together with violinist Marie Schreer, John is the director of record label and podcast Turquoise Coconut.
John Garner (violin)
Oene van Geel (viola)
Philipp Rüttgers (piano)
- Felix Schlarmann will be present for this edition -
Sliding scale tickets: €2,50 - €5 - €10 - €15 - €30
Open to everyone, pay what you can!
There is no difference in price categories, you can decide where you’d like to sit upon arrival.