Performances

Events for 2024

April 13, 2024 /After 10 years, again! Duo with Claire deBrunner (bassoon)

Aron’s Place, Brooklyn, NY

Events for 2018

news:

  • Sandbox, a duo release with Maribel Alonzo Suarez, scheduled for release on Greene Ave Music dropped in June
  • Playing with the AFFW (Artists for a Free World marching band, bringing the voice of the people to the Trump administration. Good vibes for a good cause.AFFW marching band – join the effort!

Dec. 12
9:30-11:30PM
1s, 2s, and 3s: Round Robin Improvisations
Zurcher Venue and Gallery · Brooklyn, New York
Lauren Lee, Damien Olsen,,Ras Moshe Burnett, Adam Dym, Dave Zakarian, David Tamura, Leonor Falcón Pasquali, Andrea Wolper, Prawit Siriwat, Jochem Van Dijk, Caitlin Cawley, Leonid Galaganov

Dec 6-7
Mexican Micro Tour with Big Bambi
Mexico City/Morelia
with Maribel Suarez Alonso (bassoon)
JvD (bass guitar)

Nov. 17
7pm
This Humidity
w/
Reggie Sylvester – drums
Steve Holtje – keyboards
JvD – bass guitar
Hami – keyboards

Nov. 9
Caterpillar Quartet / Branded Saloon
Ken Kobayashi – drums
Miriram Eljehani – voice
Steve Holtje – keyboards
JvD – bass guitar

Oct. 8
7pm
Trio w/
Darius Jiones/alto
Micahel Vatcher / drums
https://silvana-nyc.com/

Oct. 5
Fish Friends Solo Set
8pm
IBeam Brooklyn https://ibeambrooklyn.com
168 7th St, Brooklyn, New York 11215

Sept. 15
This Humidity
Branded Saloon
Reggie Sylvester – drums
Steve Holtje – keyboards
JvD – bass guitar
Hami – keyboards

Sept. 1
Caterpillar Quartet altered / Branded Saloon
Penny Squislywhistle – drums
Steve Holtje – keyboards
JvD – bass guitar
Kevin- guitar

July 14th
Caterpillar Quartet / Branded Saloon
Ken Kobayashi – drums
tbd – reeds
Steve Holtje – keyboards
JvD – bass guitar

June 9th
Caterpillar Quartet / Branded Saloon
Ken Kobayashi – drums
Aakash Mittal – reeds
Steve Holtje – keyboards
JvD – bass guitar

Apr. 22
Caterpillar Quartet / Branded Saloon
Ken Kobayashi – drums
Henry Raker – tenor
Steve Holtje – keyboards
JvD – bass guitar

Feb. 4
8 pm-
Ken Kobayashi – drums
Henry Raker – tenor
Steve Holtje – keyboards
JvD – bass guitar

Legion Bar – http://www.legion-bar.com/about-legion/
790 Metropolitan Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Events for 2017

8:00pm: GAGOUGIJ + NA
Dec. 29, 8pm
Arts For Art Evolving Series
Jochem van Dijk – bass guitar
Dave Gould – drums
Sana Nagano – violin
Evan Gallagher – piano
https://www.artsforart.org/evolving.html

Clemente Solo Velez
Abrazo Interno Gallery, Clemente Center
107 Suffolk St, NYC 10002
$20 1-2 sets, $25 3 sets
​$15 students/seniors
Gallery hours Th-Sa 3:30-6pm

Oct. 6th
Greene Ave Music presents:
8:00pm: Fish Dreams
Jochem van Dijk, solo bass guitar

Oct. 6th
Greene Ave Music presents:
8:00pm: Fish Dreams
Jochem van Dijk, solo bass guitar

8:45pm and 9:45pm (2 sets): Darren Johnston’s Wind Over Walls
Darren Johnston – trumpet
Carmen Staaf – piano
Alison Miller – drums
Noah Garabedian – upright bass.

Suggested donation: $15

IBeam Brooklyn
168 7th St, Brooklyn, New York 11215

Sep 16th
New Revolution Arts
7 Stanhope Street
Brooklyn (Bushwick)
J/M/L Trains
B38/B52/B54/B60/Q24 Buses

8 pm–Devin Gray, Seungmin Cha, Henry Fraser
8:30 pm–Lindsey Wilson and the Human Hearts Trio with Reggie Sylvester, Michael Trotman and guest Ed Keller
9 pm–Dan Kurfirst, Ras Moshe, Alexis Marcelo, On Kaa Davis, Nick Lyons, Jochem van Dijk
9:30 pm–Jamara Wakefield
10 pm–Aimee Allen & Francois Moutin

July 27th
Fay Victor Annual Birthday Bash, with Fay Victor (vox), Jamie Breezy Branch (trumpet), Vincent Chancey (French horn), Sam Newsome (sopr. sax), Kenny Wessel (guitar), Ken Filiano (double bass), Jochem van Dijk (bass guitar), Reggie Nicholson (drums)
55 Bar, 55 Christopher St, New York, NY, 7PM
Fay’s site

May 13th
Duo with Maribel Alonso Suarez (bassoon)
Revolutionary Arts, 7 Stanhope St, Brooklyn, NY, 8PM

April 26
with Abraham Mennen(ts), Nick Lyons(as), Richard Keene (cl, oboe), Rich Rosenthal (g), Reggie Sylvester (d)
iBeam, 168 7th St, Brooklyn, New York 11215

Mar 22
Final concert accompanying Improv Workshop

Jan 23
Arts for Art: No Police State /Justice IS Compassion series
Clemente Solo Velez
With Patrcia Parker (Dance), Melanie Dyer (viola), Michael ‘TA’ Thompson (d)

Events for 2016

Nov 23
Connie Crothers Memorial- Roulette
With Patrcia Parker (Dance), Melanie Dyer (viola), Jason Hao Kwang (violin) Michael ‘TA’ Thompson (d)

Nov 15
Final Mess-Ensemble show in ABC NoRio

Nov 5
New Revolution Arts Series
Miles Davis Electric Tribute
with Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Anders Nillsson(g), Jerermy Carlstedt(d)

July 28
Fay Victor’s Bday bash at the 55 bar
with Fay Victor (v), Aruan Ortiz (p, Marvin Sewell (g), Jason Nazary(d), Darius Jones (as)

May 24
Trio Kay Boyle with special guests Darius Jones and Timucin Sahin
Yasuno Katsuki(euphonium), Dave Gould (d), Jochem van Dijk (bg)
with Darius Jones (alto sax) Timucin Sahin (g)
10 PM
On The Way Out Series
675 5th Ave Brooklyn
Freddies bar & Backroom

May 15
Evan Gallager’s messeYansemble:
— WINDS — WINDS — WINDS
1 1 Richard Keene oboe, Eb clr, sop
2 2 Alan Brady Bb clr
3 3 Blaise Siwula Bb clar, alto sax, WHAT ELSE?
4 4 Michael Attias alto and/or bari sax
5 5 Michael Lytle bass clr (contraBs clr if fixes?)

— BRASS — BRASS — BRASS
6 1 John McDonough trpt
7 2 Kevin Schmidt tuba (or bass trombone, or both?)

— RHYTHM — RHYTHM — RHYTHM
8 1 Sten Hostfalt eGtr
9 2 Anders Nilsson eGtr
10 3 Jochem van Dijk eBs
11 4 Ratzo Harris eBs
12 5 Andrea Pryor perc
13 6 David Gould perc – somewhat still tentative
14 7 Marc Dale aux perc???

— OTHER — ASST — OTHER
marc dale asst conducting and so forth
etg compo/condu
bruce golden compo and anything he wants!
ABC NoRio
156 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002
7PM set

April 26
Gougadijya Shoppe
w/ Evan Gallagher (Casio); Yasuno Katsuki(euphonium), Dave Gould (d), Jochem van Dijk (bg)
10PM
On The Way Out Series
675 5th Ave Brooklyn
Freddies bar & Backroom

March 12
Ji Park & Friends – Improvisations & Compositions
w/
8PM: Ji Park (cello,effects); Jochem van Dijk (bg, effects)
10PM: Ji Park (cello,effects, compositions); Tyler Gilmore (electronics, compositions) Jochem van Dijk (bg, effects)
IBeam Brooklyn
168 7th St, Brooklyn, New York 11215

March 6
Trio Pavabru at ABC NoRio
w/ Ji Park (cello,effects); Claire DeBrunner (bassonn), Jochem van Dijk (bg)
ABC NoRio
156 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002
7PM set

Events for 2015

December 21
w/Evan Gallagher (casio), Mark Howel (g, cornet), Richard Keene (oboe, reeds), kevin schmidt (bass trombone or tuba), jack de salvo (cello), bruce golden (whatever, in absentia)
Freddies Bar & Backroom
627 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY
8:30PM set

December 20
w/ Blaise Siwula (alto) ; Mark Howell (g, tp), Dave Watson(g), Evan Gallagher (casio), Nick Didkovsky (g)
ABC NoRio
156 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002
7PM set

November 22
w/
— winds: Richard Keene (oboe / Eb soprano clrarinet / soprano saxophone), Chris Hiatt (alto sax / piccolo / flute / clarinet / irish whistles / slide whistle), Blaise Siwula (soprano saxophone / clarinet / bass clarinet), Rocco John Iacovone (alto saxophone), Stefan Zenuk (bass saxophone), Christof Knoch (bass clarinet)

— brass: John McDonough (trumpet), Flip Barnes (trumpet), Yasuno Katsuki (euphonium), Kevin Schmidt (tuba)

— plucked electric strings: Harvey Valdez (electric guitar), Jochem van Dijk (electric 4-string bass guitar), Ratzo Harris (electric 6-string bass guitar)

— percussion: Andrea Pryor (metalphones, idiophones, lignaphones, toyophones), Joe Hertenstein (more metalphones, idiophones, lignaphones, toyophones), David Gould (reduced, practically inaudible metalphones, idiophones, lignaphones, toyophones)

ABC NoRio
156 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002
7PM set

August 25
w/Ken Kobayashi
Freddies Bar & Backroom
627 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY
10PM set

August 27th, 8:30PM, 2 sets
Greene Ave Music presents: 8:30PM – iBeam - 168 7th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 – $10/15, http://ibeambrooklyn.com/

2 sets of OMI residency-inspired improv!

Set 1: Qeei (drums/voice), Tyler Gilmore (electronics), Blaise Siwula (reeds), Jochem van Dijk (bass guitar) with special guest Jaimie Branch (trumpet)

Set 2: Qeei and Michael Evans (drums), Borey Shin (keyboards), Carsten Radtke (guitar), Tyler Gilmore (electronics) , Jochem van Dijk (bg)

$10/$15 suggested donation

August 25
w/Ken Kobayashi
Freddies Bar & Backroom
627 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY
10PM set

July 23- Aug 9
OMI ART residency, Ghendt, NY. In this period there are 2 performances:

August 8, 5PM
Music OMI Concert In The Fields
Omi Visitors Center
1405 Country Route 22, Ghendt, NY 12075

July 26, 3PM: 
Music OMI improvises in the cafe
Omi Visitors Center and Cafe
1405 Country Route 22, Ghendt, NY 12075

May 24th
with Evan Gallagher MessEnsemble
ABC NoRio, COMA Series, 7-9PM
TBA

May 3rd
Why Not Experiment Series -  14 Christopher Street, West Village Nyc – $10
7:00
Tsuyoshi Niwa, flute
Sarah Bernstein, violin
Ken Kobayashi, drums, percussion
Jochem van Dijk,  bass & effects

8:30
GaGouDij{Ya}
Evan Gallagher (Casio)
Dave Gould (drums)
Yasuno Katsuki (euphonium)
Jochem van Dijk (bass)

March 29th
Muchmore’s, 2 Havemeyer St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
GaGouDij{Ya}
Evan Gallagher (Casio)
Dave Gould (drums)
Yasuno Katsuki (euphonium)
Jochem van Dijk (bass)

Feb2
ABC NoRio
Not in C (Evan Gallagher)/In C (Terry Riley)
Evan Gallagher’s Large MessEnSemble

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Gigs for 2014
Dec 3
Greene Ave Music presents: 8:00PM – iBeam - 168 7th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 – $10, http://ibeambrooklyn.com/
8:00PM
LM’s Eartheaters featuring Bay area musicians in an (almost) all original program of pieces composed by Lisa Mezzacappa and Fay Victor.
Fay Victor (voice, compositions), John Finkbeiner (guitar), Lisa Mezzacappa (double bass, compositions)
9:30PM
GouGaDij{Ka} Shoppe a wonderful quartet of unique sounds and textures improvising together
Evan Gallagher (piano, casios), Yasuno Katsuki (euphonium), Dave Gould (drums), Jochem van Dijk (bass)

Nov 23:
Official CD release jan, by jan:
7PM
Why Not Experiment Series -  14 Christopher Street, West Village Nyc – $10 - Http://Www.Whynotjazzroom.Com/
JAN: Keith Lewis, voice;
Super Natsuki Tamura, didgeridoo;
Ken Kobayashi, drums, percussion;
Jochem van Dijk,  bass & effects
While you’re at it: at 8:30 pm Lisa Mezzacappa Trio: Chris Welcome (guitar), Lisa Mezzacappa (acoustic bass), Mike Pride (drums)

Nov 12:
ESP RECORDS presents:
8PM
JACK’s, 505 Waverly Ave, Brooklyn, NY
with Theoretical Moustache:
Steve Holtje (kb)
Timothy Monaghahn (d)
Super Natsuki Tamura (didgeridoo)

While you’re at it: Alan Sondheim, Azure Carter, Mike Pride and others

Nov 2nd:
Greene Ave Music presents:– 8:30PM – iBeam - 168 7th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 – $10,- http://www.ibeambrooklyn.com
jan
Super Natsuki Tamura (didgeridoo),
Keith Lewis (voice)
Ken Kobayashi (drums)
Jochem (bass guitar)

Oct 28th
On The Way Out Series, Freddy’s Bar & Backroom, 627 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY, $10,- http://freddysbar.com/
jan
Super Natsuki Tamura (digeridoo),
Keith Lewis (voice)
Ken Kobayashi (drums)
Jochem (bass guitar)”Soundscapes in unusual instrumentation.”
While you’re at it:
Josh Sinton with Ava Mendoza at 8PM.

Oct 19th
8PM - ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington Street, New York, NY 10002, $5 - http://www.abcnorio.org

jan
Super Natsuki Tamura (didgeridoo),
Keith Lewis (voice)
Ken Kobayashi (drums)
Jochem van Dijk (bass guitar)

While you’re at it: At 7PM: Jill Burton voice and  Chris Cochrane guitar

Sunday, September 7th
IC Unit
$10 Suggested Donation
Exploring instant counterpoint with:
Daniel Carter: saxes, flute, trumpet, clarinet
Anders Nilsson: guitar
Claire de Brunner: bassoon
Yasuno Katsuki: euphonium
Jochem van Dijk: bass guitar
w/special guest Ken Kobayashi (drums)

August 29th
Douglass Street Music Collective
w/ Jonah Rosenberg (p)
Daniel Carter (reeds, trumpet)
Federico Ughi (d)

June 11
more bass please
with Bob vanLuijt, Albey Balgochian and myself (bass guitars) and special guest Jane Grenier (poetry).
http://www.bobvanluijt.com/

May 18

Subbing with Theoretical Moustache! doing psychedelic covers (Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd, Alice Coltrane)
Branded Saloon
603 Vanderbilt Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238
7 PM amongst others with Steven Holtje (kb) and Ken Kobayashi (d)

April 12

“Neighborhood dynamics”, a full-hour length composition with
Fay Victor (voice, co-composer)
Anders Nilsson (guitar)
Ken Filiano (bass)
Vincent Chancey (french horn)
Nicole Mitchell (flute, piccolo)

Roulette
3rd Ave & Atlantic,
Brooklyn, NY
http://roulette.org/

April 6
ABC NoRio,
http://www.abcnorio.org/ 

Evan Gallaghers’ Big Messensemble

March 2

ABC NoRio,
http://www.abcnorio.org/ 

w/ Evan Gallaghar (kb), Leslie Ross (bassoon), Yasuno Katsuki (euphonium), Anders Nilsson (g), Dave Gould (d), Stan Nishimura (cond.)

Jan 31st
Nakatani Gong Orchestra, live recording and performance
at JACK’s!
5501/2 Waveley Ave, Brooklyn, NY-show starts at 8PM.

Gigs in 2013

GIGS 2013
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Dec 21th
iBeam : The Kettle-Kettle Holiday Jam
Ibeam
168 7th Street
Brooklyn
http://ibeambrooklyn.com

Nov 17th
With Elliot Levin and Ken Kobayashi at ESP’s 50th Anniversary bash, at JACK’s!
5501/2 Waveley Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Nov 10th
Double bass/ with Tom Shad and Jochem van Dijk., bass guitars; special guest Super Natsuki Tamura

ABC NoRio, Rivington St

Nov 2nd
iBeam -8:30PM

Doggie Woof
Super Natsuki Tamura
Ken Kobayashi
JvD-bass guitar, effects

Ibeam
168 7th Street
Brooklyn
http://ibeambrooklyn.com

Oct 27th
ABC NoRio

w/Evan Gallagher
TBA

Oct 25th
Scorpio Twins
Ras Moshe- reeds
Joe Hertenstein – drums
JvD – bass guitar

Ibeam
168 7th Street
Brooklyn
http://ibeambrooklyn.com

Oct 21st
Spectrum

Doggie Woof
Super Natsuki Tamura
Ken Kobayashi
JvD-bass guitar, effects

Oct 4th
iBeam
8:30 PM

Scorpio Twins
Ras Moshe- reeds
Joe Hertenstein – drums
JvD – bass guitar

Ibeam
168 7th Street
Brooklyn
http://ibeambrooklyn.com

Aug 31st
1st set- solo set
“Pt 2: Am I Normal Where I Come From?”

2nd set
improv set with
Evan Gallagher – casios/piano
Dave Gould – drums
Jochem van Dijk – bg

Ibeam
168 7th Street
Brooklyn
http://ibeambrooklyn.com

July 25- Fay Victor, 55 Bar
Guesting with Fay Victor upon her B’day gig
Fay Victor-v
Roy Campbell-tp
Darius Jones-as
Timucin Sahin -g
Reggie Nicholson – d
Shayna Duhlberger -cb
Jochem van Dijk-bg
Ras Moshe-ts
Albey Balgochian-bg

June 28 – Fish Dreams
Anders Nillson, guitar
Timucin Sahin, guitar
Jochem van Dijk, bass guitar, compositions
Jason Nazary, drums

Ibeam
168 7th Street
Brooklyn
http://ibeambrooklyn.com
$10 suggested donation

June 16th-
Evan Gallagher’s Really Big Ensemble
7 PM ABC NoRio
156 Rivington St, LES, NYC
$5 suggested donation

May 30 – I Am Normal Where I Come From /CANCELLED/
Jochem van Dijk, solo bass guitar

Ibeam
168 7th Street
Brooklyn
http://ibeambrooklyn.com
$10 suggested donation

Apr 23 – Scorpio Twins
On The Way Out Series
Freddies Bar and Backroom, Brooklyn
8:30 PM
Ras Moshe – reeds
Michael TA Thompson – drums
Jochem van Dijk – bass guitar

April 27th – Westbeth Dance

Choreography with Evan Gallagher’s Messensemble

Mar 30 Stairway To Nowhere
9:30PM
Res Moshe – reeds
Ken Kobayashi – drums
Jochem van Dijk – bass
http://ibeambrooklyn.com
$10 suggested donation

Mar 2 “I am normal where I come from”
8:30 PM
solo program
Jochem van DIjk-bass guitar
Ibeam
168 7th Street
Brooklyn
http://ibeambrooklyn.com
$10 suggested donation

Feb 10 – with Claire de Brunner (bassoon)
benefit ABC NoRIO,

Jan 25 – AirSpace,
Claire de Brunner, bassoon
Jochem van Dijk, bass guitar
with Carol Liebowitz (special guest), piano

Ibeam
168 7th Street
Brooklyn
http://ibeambrooklyn.com
$10 suggested donation