Performing Artist
The multicultural community in The Netherlands made me stay here after my study at CodArts Rotterdam. As performing artist my path let me perform and tour with great bands and musicians from different countries. I got the chance to perform international in Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Slovenia, Latvia, Spain, Curacao, Bonaire, Reunion, South Africa and Indonesia.
Ara's Circle My Samcha
Line Up left to right: Peter Wenk: piano, Florian Sperzel: trumpet, Steven Dietvorst: tenorsax, Guy Nikkels: guitar, Maria Fernandez Alvarez , Tuur Moens: drums, Dave Breidenbach: bass,
Arndt Beckmann: percussion | composition & arrangement
Ara's Circle Saulkrasti Jazz
Line Up left to right:
Tico Pierhagen: piano, Florian Sperzel: trumpet,
Steven Dietvorst: tenorsax, Niels Ontstenk: guitar,
Maria Fernandez Alvarez: vocal, Tuur Moens: drums,
Dave Breidenbach: bass, Arndt Beckmann: percussion
Bands I performed with, composed for:
Ara's Circle (NL: Latin & Brazilian jazz-funk)
Cubrabop 5 (NL: Latin Brazilian jazz-funk)
Conjunto Irawó (NL: Cuban salsa)
Yacumba (NL: Colombian cumbia)
Zona-S (NL: percussion, dancefloor)
Karadara (NL: Surinam, Senegalese and Cuban jazz and worldmusic)
Havana (D: Latin jazz & salsa)
Bands and shows I performed with:
Hind Laroussi (NL: Moroccan pop)
Zuco 103 (NL: Latin & Brazilian electro-pop)
Nueva Manteca (NL: Latin jazz)
The Lucas van Merwijk`s Cubop City Bigband (NL: Latin jazz)
The Eddie Feldman`s Opoyeye and the uncut funk family (NL: Surinam pop)
Monsieur Du Bois (NL: jazz-funk)
State Of Monc (NL: jazz & dancefloor)
Rebels without a clue (NL: fusion)
Sensual (NL: Brazilian jazz)
Aquarella Do Brazil (NL: Brazilian batucada and danceshow)
Theatre procuctions I performed with:
Joop van den Ende Sat. Night Feever (NL)
Joop van den Ende Barcelona (NL)
What my listeners say:
LATIN JAZZ NETWORK CANADA
Clearly Ara’s Circle is passionate about what they do. Their music is right on the pulse of the Afro-Latin and Brazilian heartbeat. Fronted by the percussionist Arndt Beckmann this ensemble recreates the cultural ethos and rhythmic classicism of the roots of all of this music. Their compositions are intelligent and the performances are quite spectacular because of the superb musical intellect of the musicians. Mr. Beckmann’s use of color is quite masterful and memorable. He makes his myriad instruments rattle and hum as he caresses congas and other smaller instruments that he coaxes to life spreading the cheer of his music to other members of the group.
SAULKRASTI JAZZFESTIVAL LATVIA
The journey in which Ara's Circle took the audience was unforgettable – wide palette of Latin jazz music and tunes that won’t leave your head even long time after performance.
FESTIVALINFO NETHERLANDS ABOUT ARA'S CIRCLE
Het gezelschap van Ara’s Circle speelt een mix van Zuid-Amerikaanse Latin en jazz met een Westerse twist. Uit alles blijkt dat er geboren muzikanten aan het werk zijn. De nummers klinken alsof er met veel passie aan is gewerkt.