12th edition Citadelic Summer 2019

29.05.2019

Ben Sluijs - Erik Vermeulen
Talibam! + guests
Brandhaard
Jeroen Van Herzeele Quartet

30.05.2019

Oriol Roca Trio
Pirodda - Cassiers
Velomenaal
Seppe Gebruers, Hugo Antunes & Paul Lovens
Full Blast [Broetzmann-Pliakas-Wertmueller]

31.05.2019

Suura
Punk Kong
Jozef Dumoulin & Lidlboj
Filip Wauters' Spook (carte blanche)

01.06.2019

Anderson, Bennink, Glerum, Van Kemenade
Franke & Moyaerts
Drum Summit
Kaze
Lode Vercampts' Las (carte blanche)

02.06.2019

Ago Benin! Brass
Piloot
Satoko Fujii's Route Improvisé
Guido Schiffer & All Go Rhythm à la Visiteurs

Satoko Fujii will be coaching a line up of young musicians for different concerts: 4 French musicians & 4 Citadelic musicians. They are performing on the 2nd of june. This project is part of Breaking The Improvised Border : Citadelic (Gent - B, citadelic.be) + Muzzix (Lille - Fr, muzzix.info)

dans le cadre de la convention de coopération culturelle entre la Communauté Flamande et la Région Hauts-de-France
in het kader van de culturele samenwerkingsovereenkomst tussen Vlaanderen en Hauts-de-France

Critics and fans alike hail pianist and composer Satoko Fujii as one of the most original voices in jazz today. A truly global artist, she tours internationally leading several ensembles based in Japan, Europe, and the United States. Just as her career spans international borders, her music spans many genres, blending jazz, contemporary classical, rock, and traditional Japanese music into an innovative synthesis instantly recognizable as hers alone. Her wide-ranging compositions can incorporate the simple melodies of folk song, the harmonic sophistication of jazz, the rhythmic power of rock, and the extended forms of symphonic composers. Although Fujii's compositions are full of sudden shifts in direction and mood, the extremes are always part of a greater conceptual whole. The 2015 El Intruso International Critics Poll recognized her as one of the composers of the year and in 2016 she was named a Rising Star Composer in the 64th Annual DownBeat International Critics Poll. As an improviser, Fujii is equally wide-ranging and virtuosic. In her solos, explosive free jazz energy mingles with delicate melodicism and a broad palette of timbre and textures.

    "She is the Ellington of free jazz."―Bob Rusch, Cadenc

    "Unpredictable, wildly creative, and uncompromising…Fujii is an absolutely essential listen for anyone interested in the future of jazz." ― Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz

    "Fujii is clearly one of the most exciting musicians to come along in a while." ― Robert Iannapollo, Cadence