Summer Darkness is said to be one of the biggest gothic festivals in Europe. It started small in 2004 and now they even have a 'winter' edition. Besides music the festival also catered its fans with some outdoor activities, fashion shows and a special gothic market.
I had the opportunity to photograph 3 out of 5 days of the event. On the third day, Spiritual Front, Sieben and Orfeo performed in Ekko with some mild and yet perfect mixtures of middle age feelings and alternative rock.
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The organizer of the Utrecht Jazz Festival was certainly saving the best for last. As the most anticipated concert of this 5 days festival, Michael Borstlap, supported by Boudewijn Lucas (bass guitar), Erik Kooger (drums) and Sanne van Hek (trumpet), is one of the biggest names that confirmed the quality of what is widely called by media as the Dutch Jazz Festival.
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Three words to describe the concert: fun, fun, fun. What an energetic performance it was. You could dance along, they are dancing along. And that's what Bernie's Lounge offered last night for the Utrecht Jazz Festival.
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Coming all the way from Chicago, the quartet delivered a soulful performance on the third day of the Utrecht Jazz Festival. Their composition sounds somehow blues to me. Sometimes it seemed they don't belong together but certainly right on. So you can certainly enjoyed the powerful solo and improvised collaboration.
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It was not a rumor that anyone can come and enjoy the Rumor Festival. The variety of music offered by the organizer is unlimited and surely creative. For the last concert, it was the turn of Alec Empire. With his keyboard and electronic music, he might sound violent to you. But once you recognized the beat you might surprise yourself by enjoying it.
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Having been around in the jazz scene for years, a long applause for Erdmann 3000 was not an exaggerated gesture. Since they have delivered an energetic and inspiring performance of a postmodern jazz, where the experimental trip of Daniel Erdmann (saxophone tenor), Frank Möbus (guitar), Joannes Fink (bas), and John Schröder (drum) was truly enjoyable
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