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  • 09
    jun

    Dick de Graaf plays … J.S. Bach

    During the corona lockdown I recorded my partly improvised arrangement of J.S. Bach’s first cello suite. Inspired by the beauty of the Hillegonda Church in my hometown Rotterdam I...

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  • 05
    mrt

    Balthaus&deGraaf kijk en luister

    Hi there! You can already click to a number of tunes on SoundCloud or check us out on YouTube for Festive (by me) or Abeyance (by Dirk) Feel free...

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  • 12
    feb

    NIEUW: Duo Balthaus&deGraaf

    Dirk Balthaus – piano & Dick de Graaf – tenor saxofoon In het nieuwe duo Balthaus&deGraaf delen jazz veteranen Dirk Balthaus en Dick de Graaf hun liefde voor muziek die...

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  • 16
    nov

    vrijdag 22 november Kenia avond

    Friday November 22nd I will perform two solo presentations during Speak it Loud at the beautiful Hillegondakerk in Rotterdam-Hillegersberg. Doors open at 19:30, program starts at 20:00.

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  • 09
    okt

    Why Birds Always Sing?

    This rhetoric question is the title of a composition I recorded on my CDs Istanbul Connection (2005), Moving Target (2007), and more recently on BIRD BUZZ (2017). My fascination...

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  • 02
    okt

    Jazzheld

    Ik werd deze week door een aantal mensen enthousiast aangesproken over mijn interview met Jan Kelder voor de serie Jazzhelden van het Nederlands Jazz Archief dat weer op TV...

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  • 25
    apr

    Do you want to browse through my CD productions?

    Dear visitor. If you feel like browsing through those CD productions I have produced myself over the years, you can browse and listen to all music by clicking this...

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  • 25
    apr

    “Jazzdrieluik Hillegersbroek Schieberg”

    “Jazzdrieluik (Triptych) Hillegersbroek Schieberg” is a series of three concerts in which I shed a musical light on some of the history of Hillegersberg-Schiebroek, the submunicipality of the city...

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  • 14
    mrt

    Dick de Graaf Quartet live in Vrije Geluiden (VPRO)

    Wednesday 7th of March 2018, the Quartet played two of Dick’s compositions  in Vrije Geluiden (VPRO Dutch Public Television). Listen to “Sparrows”, to “Why Birds Always Sing”, and to...

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  • 14
    mrt

    Link to my doctoral dissertation

    You can open my online doctoral dissertation Beyond Borders: Broadening the Artistic Palette of (Composing) Improvisers in Jazz (2017 ACPA, Leiden University) by clicking on this link

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