Oene van Geel (b. 1973) is a Dutch violist, composer and improviser who works at the crossroads of jazz, contemporary chamber music, Indian music and free improvisation. Besides viola he also plays trombone and five-string violin, and is known for his adventurous, sound-exploring style. He is a resident musician at Splendor Amsterdam and has performed with ensembles such as Zapp4, Estafest and The Nordanians. In 2013 he received the VPRO Boy Edgar Prize, the Netherlands' most prestigious award for jazz and improvised music.
Van Geel started a new trio, Arborescence, together with drummer Eloi Pascual and pianist Philipp Rüttgers, with a members' concert at Splendor Amsterdam.
He presented the EP release of Back to the Roots with Sweden Dulfer & Witteveen at Splendor Amsterdam.
Van Geel performed at Splendor Amsterdam together with Vasile Nedea and Niti Ranjan Biswas.
He started a new chamber jazz trio with pianist Chaerin Im and bassist Tijs Klaassen and recorded a live album with them at Splendor.
The third part of his album series Connecting Colors, which he started during the corona period, was released.
😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.
91concertSat 31.10.Michiel Borstlap Timelap Trio
91concertSat 7.11.Sunflower & guests
91concertSat 14.11.Maarten Hogenhuis' BLOOM
91concertFri 27.11.Mark Lotz Freshta Quintet
91concertFri 4.12.Ben van Gelder NY Quintet
88concertSun 29.11.Mark Lotz - Freshta // Noordenberg Jazz
86concertSun 15.11.When We Were Birds
86concertWed 2.12.Kika Sprangers Quintet
86theaterSat 30.1.Breath of the Forest
85concertMon 14.12.Rembrandt Quartet
85concertFri 8.1.De Kift Plays 'The Lonely'
85concertSun 10.1.De Kift
A specially assembled ensemble fuses early music by Ortiz, Purcell and Sakamoto with contemporary elements, dance and spoken word.
Three musicians improvise freely without scores: cellist Joshua Herwig, viola d'amore player Oene van Geel and percussionist Marc Sentenie record their musical adventure live.
Writer Alma Mathijsen performs spoken word with musicians Oene van Geel and Remco Menting in an experimental evening drawn from her work-in-progress novel.
Arborescence trio brings jazz and chamber music together in a Splendor members' concert, featuring Eloi Pascual, Oene van Geel and Philipp Rüttgers.
Vasile Nedea brings together Romanian accordion, Dutch viola, and Indian tabla in an improvisation concert with special guest percussionist Claudio Spieler.