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Hi again folks, a lot of great stuff is happening at the moment. I spend a lot of time in studios lately recording, mixing and mastering.We just finished up 2 great records that I'm really happy about.

First the new album with Michiel Borstlap Trio called "88". The trio has been together since 2006 and played hundreds of shows together. Still somehow this is the first record of us as a trio so we are all excited about it and it sounds amazing. It will be out on Challenge Records somewhere in May.
www.michielborstlap.com

Also in May Jerome Hol's new record called "you'll Hear It" will see the light of day. Check out this guy because he is killing on guitar and a great composer too. This is some really heavy stuff! Harry Emmery is playing bass. www.jeromehol.nl

In Febuary I recorded a new project with poet/performer Jules Deelder. It had an amazing cast of characters: Benjamin Herman, Hans Dulfer, Boris van der Lek and my good friend Bas van Lier on hammond B3. It will be a DVD/CD/LP release somewhere in the fall. I will keep you posted on that. Fun Stuff!

In May SuperSwamp will be in the studio with singer Eline. We are currently working hard to get all the music together. It's been a blast so far and will be awesome. Maxanter records will be releasing.

I'm equally excited about teaming up with tapdancer Marije Nie. We've been talking about doing some duo stuff together for a long time and we finally did it. We had the opportunity to do some small performances and it was a blast. We're working on new material now and it will be out there soon!

Some other nice stuff:

Michiel borstlap trio will play the Bimhuis on may 31. It is always a lot of fun to play there so come and check us out. A day later ( June 1) Michiel Borstlap trio will play again with the Metropole Orchestra strings. We'll be at the Meerjazz Festival in Hoofddorp. It's a special evening with Michiel's music arranged for jazz trio and strings.

Then in the fall Frits Landesbergen's ESQ will tour in Germany and Switzerland. Around that time our album will also be released called "Dancing Alone" (on Baileo records).

I think that's it for now, thanks for checking in and supporting our music. See ya soon.

Oh yeah, please visit the Burkens Kooger Vibe site. You can listen and download our music. It's Free! www.burkenskoogervibe.com

BYE!