On 18 January, Spinifex presented the new SOUFIFEX album at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam. The CD has already gathered very positive reviews:
Gert Derkx, Opduvel:
"Every note radiates joyfulness, and they all fit together perfectly... it would be a surprise if this album wouldn't turn out to be one of the nicest jazz albums of the year 2019."
Rinus van der Heijden, Jazznu:
"Spinifex unravels some of the mystique of Sufi music and sets a new and solid milestone Dutch improvised music."
Herman te Loo, Jazzflits:
"The typical hammering staccatos (reminiscent of Louis Andriessen and the Haagse School) appear regularly. They have a hypnotizing effect ... think of the whirling dervishes... there is room for airiness and lyricism as well."
Holly Moors, Moorsmagazine:
"Exciting, full of humor, and, at times, to tell the truth, slightly addictive. What a great record!"
Spinifex will perform the SOUFIFEX project for the last time in the Netherlands at Rewire Festival, The Hague, on 30 March.
Spinifex co-founder Gijs Levelt, who in the last years has been spinning in different orbits, will be our featured guest that evening!
Spinifex SOUFIFEX will be touring in March:
7/3 München (DE), Glockenbachwerkstatt
9/3 Ottensheim (AU), KOMA
10/3 Budapest (HU), Aurora
11/3 Prague (CZ), Punctum
12/3 Milano (IT), Corte dei Miracoli
13/3 Torino (IT), Isole Studio
14/3 Genève (CH), Festival de l'AMR
15/3 Paris (FR), Zorba
16/3 Saarbrücken (DE), INI-Art, Passage Kino
22/3 Bremen (DE) Güterbahnhof Tor 9
23/3 Zeulenroda (DE), Schieszhaus
24/3 Würzburg (DE), Immerhin
30/3 Den Haag (NL), Rewire Festival
Tobias Klein - alto saxophone, Bart Maris - trumpet, John Dikeman - tenor saxophone, Jasper Stadhouders - guitar, Gonçalo Almeida - bass, Philipp Moser - drums