I Am The Joker Fee Aaij

• 1 I Am The Joker, part I 05:15
• 2 Solitary Soul 07:48
• 3 RED 04:14
• 4 Emerald 03:59
• 5 The Last Lament 06:02
• 6 I Am The Joker, part II 02:06
• Total Runtime 29:24

Info zu I Am The Joker

Watching them from afar, The Joker laughs silently…

On the 16th of May the long-awaited conceptual album ‘I Am The Joker’ by Dutch jazz artist Fee Aaij and her 4tet releases on ZenneZ Records! The last couple of years Fee has already performed this concept with band as well as solo at unique venues such as De Roode Bioscoop Amsterdam and Théâtre de l’Ile Saint-Louis Paris.

‘I Am The Joker’ presents Melancholic Punkjazz in the shape of a strong but fragile character called The Joker. The music draws life from the creativity of David Bowie, the energy of McCoy Tyner, the sadness of Frederic Chopin and the quirkiness of Thelonious Monk. However, it is the dark and moody aesthetic of the players that will most definitely make this show grab your heart and squeeze it.

Fee Aaij, piano
Pauline Timmerbeil, bass
Daniel Louis, drums
Huub Schoolkate, electric guitar
Bene Müller, electric guitar

Fee Aaij
is an upcoming Dutch (jazz)pianist, composer and history of art student.

She writes and performs music both in band and solo setting that could be defined as Melancholic Punkjazz and is deeply inspired by her archetypes David Bowie, Frederic Chopin and Thelonious Monk. On May 16th she releases her long-awaited conceptual album ‘I Am The Joker’ on ZenneZ Records.

On stage Fee likes to imagine herself as a troubadour rather than a ‘jazz musician’ and firmly believes in the quote: "Art is what separates us form the animals". Therefore, her dark songs carry a rebellious spirit that show fervent characters being strong but fragile. She reinforces this realm by subtle use of conceptualism and visual aesthetics on and off stage.

It was the church organ that introduced little Fee to music and in a way the dramatic quality of this instrument has never left her. However, in her teenage years the tables turned towards rock and a bit later towards jazz. At the age of 15 she started studying at conservatory in Arnhem through the guidance of her first jazz teacher Hans Kwakkernaat. The last couple of years she has been tutored by Jeroen van Vliet and others such Robert Jan Vermeulen, Angelo Verploegen, Dion Nijland, and Michiel Braam among others.

Besides her own music Fee is also part of 'Norman Samuels Trio' and 'The Starpeople' featuring Elias Luijten, Min Won, Wiro Mahieu and Qisheng Zheng.

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