POW Ensemble has played many programmes, on average 20 concerts per year. Click on the programme links for more information.
Concerts were given a.o. in The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Ireland, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Norway, Malta, Lithuania, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Israel, Indonesia, South Africa.
2019
May 4: EMM-Circuits, Spazju Kreattiv, Castille Place, Valletta, Malta, 20:00 hrs, Map of the Mediterranean
August 16: Pletterij, Lange Herenvest 122, Haarlem, 20:00 hrs, duo Beresford-Houtkamp
2018
June 20, 21, 22: Maori, Triq il-lanca, Valletta, Malta, 20:00 hrs Map of the Mediterranean
September
8: PLusetage, Past. de Katerstraat 5-7, 5111CM Baarle-Nassau, 21:00 hrs, duo Georgio Occhipinti-Luc Houtkamp
25: Strada Stretta, Splendid, Strait Street, Valletta, STEIN songs (Stephanie Pan, Tom Armitage)
2017
May 3: Strada Stretta, Hidden Histories, Gabi Sultana (piano)
August 25: ZJFT, Groningen, trio Beresford-Houtkamp-Blume
2016
December 10: Plusetage, Past. de Katerstraat 5-7, 5111CM Baarle-Nassau, 21:00 hrs STEIN
July:
3: De Nieuwe Ruimte, Dordtselaan 19, Rotterdam, 15:00 hrs STEIN
9: Studio LOOS, De Constant Rebecqueplein 20B, Den Haag, 17:00 hrs STEIN
10: Malta Arts Festival, Alison White Dance Studios, Malta, Dance & Music Masterclass, 18:30 hrs. STEIN
12: Malta Arts Festival, Fortress builders, Valletta, Malta, 19:30 hrs STEIN
2015
December :
10, 11, 12, 13: Theater Branoul, Den Haag STEIN
28 : Stranger than Paranoia, Paradox, Tilburg STEIN
November: 14: Crossing Border festival, Koninklijke Schouwburg Den Haag STEIN
October 8: De Pletterij, Haarlem STEIN
September 10: Studio LOOS, Den Haag, – premiere STEIN
2014
April 16: Regentenkamer, Den Haag – POW-Lab Concert 2 five reed players
March 5: Regentenkamer, Den Haag – POW-Lab Concert 1
January
30: IEM, Graz, Austria – Strings Attached
29: Essl Museum, Wien, Austria – Strings Attached
26: Studio LOOS, Den Haag, The Netherlands – Strings Attached
2013
April 12, Orgelpark, Amsterdam – Quattro Concerto
2012
November
1, Gaudeamus concertserie, Huis aan de Werf, Utrecht – Strings Attached
18, Audio Art Festival, Bunker Stucki Krakow (PL) – Strings Attached
October
9, VPRO Vrije geluiden – Strings Attached
26 De Regentenkamer, Den Haag – Strings Attached
28 AxesJazzpower Eindhoven, Van Abbemuseum – Strings Attached
September
8: Gaudeamus Muziekweek, Utrecht – Strings Attached
16: MicroPOW speelt KNUS!, Den Haag – MicroPOW
February 12: Provadja theater, Alkmaar – Zuendionisationselektrodenmusik
2011
November
26: Korzo Theater, Den Haag – Festival of Desires
25: Korzo Theater, Den Haag – Festival of Desires, A festival to celebrate POW Ensemble’s 10 year’s anniversary
23: Muziekenhuis/LUX Nijmegen – BoX of BriX
October 20-23: Ad Libitum festival – POW special Birds & Nests
August 27: Zomer Jazz Fiets tour – BoX of BriX
July
Concert tour Germany – Birds & Nests
30. Juni Aachen
01. Juli Bochum
02. Juli Wuppertal
03. Juli Münster
04. Juli Köln
June 5: POW in de boot Den Haag – Vogels en Nesten
2010
December 12: Studio LOOS, Den Haag – POW Ensemble meets… Vogels en Nesten
November
14: Scheltema complex, Leiden – Context
21: Studio LOOS, Den Haag – POW Ensemble meets… Hugo Morales
28: Studio LOOS, Den Haag – POW Ensemble … Barana
October
8: Theater Kikker, Utrecht – BoX of BriX
10: De Burcht Klassiek, Leiden – BoX of BriX
September
19-27: South Africa Tour – Ekhaya
22: Centre for Jazz and Popular Music, Durban
24 eMusic festival, Durban
26 Arts Alive festival Johannesburg
27 University of Witswatersrand, Johannesburg
August
7: Kunstmanifestatie Tijdverdrijf Brunssum – Context
28: Uitmarkt Concertgebouw Amsterdam – BoX of BriX
June:
2: Loft Koeln (Cologne, Germany) – BoX of BriX
May:
7: De Regentenkamer, Den Haag – BoX of BriX
25: HKU, Hilversum – BoX of BriX
27: The British School, Den Haag – BoX of BriX
30: AxesJazzpower, Eindhoven – Context
April
15: live at OBA Live – Context
16: Theater Zeebelt, Den Haag – Context
17: Theater Zeebelt, Den Haag – Context
18: Theater Zeebelt, Den Haag – Context
18: Cafe Sonore live – BoX of BriX
21: Paradox, Tilburg – BoX of BriX
2009
December
3: De Nieuwe Slag, Studio LOOS, Den Haag – Homage to Hazard
4: Jazz in Nijmegen, De Lindenberg – Homage to Hazard
6: Studio LOOS, Den Haag – POW Ensemble meets Angel Faraldo
November
1: Studio LOOS, Den Haag – POW Ensemble meets Han Bennink
15 : Studio LOOS, Den Haag – POW Ensemble meets Oscar Jan Hoogland
20: NHjazz @ Serah Artisan Zaandam – Homage to Hazard
22: Studio LOOS, Den Haag – POW Ensemble meets Yvonne Kroese
29: Studio LOOS, Den Haag – POW Ensemble meets Chad Langford
October
Strange Attractors tour
6: Theater De Link, Tilburg
8: EULEC, Luneburg, Germany
11: Muziekpodium Zeeland, Veere
23: Ny Musikkl Tromso, Norway
25: Landmark Bergen, Norway
26: BEK, Bergen, Norway
June
Tour Indonesia – Strange Attractors
1-4: Workshops in Theater Salahari, Jakarta
5: Concert in Theater Salahari, Jakarta
7: Concert in Theater Salahari, Jakarta
9: STSI Art Academy, Padangpanjang
11: French Cultural Center, Bandung
12: Erasmushuis, Jakarta
14: WAPK, Cirebon
May
2: Radio Shouting Boots, VPRO Radio 6 – Homage to Hazard
11: Sonorities festival, Belfast, N-Ireland – Strange Attractors
14: Korzo Theater, Den Haag – Strange Attractors
April
14: Theater Kikker, Utrecht – Strange Attractors
21: Gaudeamus Vertolkersconcours, A’dam – Strange Attractors premiere
25: PlusEtage, Baarle-Nassau – Homage to Hazard
28: Theater Kikker, Utrecht – Strange Attractors
March
24: Borealis Festival, Bergen, Norway POW at the races. – Homage to Hazard special.
25: Borealis Festival, Bergen, Norway – Homage to Hazard special
2008
December
4: STEIM, Amsterdam – Homage to Hazard
November
8: Ensembledag VNME, OBA, Amsterdam – POW special
23: Jazzzzin, Stadsschouwburg, Utrecht – POW special
30: Regentenkamer,, Den Haag – Residence:POW with Takuro Mizuta Lippit
October
11: Dag in de Branding, Paard, Den Haag – Homage to Hazard
19: Regentenkamer, Den Haag – Residence:POW with Jannie Pranger
June
26: BIMhuis, Amsterdam – Homage to Hazard
May
24: Midnight Express USVA, Groningen – Homage to Hazard
April
18: Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag – Ensemble in Residence with Wiek Hijmans
24: Provadja, Alkmaar – Homage to Hazard
March
5: Paradox, Tilburg – POW Special
Tour South Africa – POW Special
12: Unyazi 2008, Cape Town
14: Unyazi 2008, Stellenbosch
15: Unyazi 2008, Stellenbosch
2007
December
16: < >TAG, Den Haag – POW Reflexions 2 – Nova Antigua
November
11: < >TAG, Den Haag – POW Reflexions 2
15: STEIM, Amsterdam – POWsaune
18: < >TAG, Den Haag – POW Reflexions 2 – POWsaune
24: < >TAG, Den Haag – POW Reflexions 2 festival
25: < >TAG, Den Haag – POW Reflexions 2 festival
October
1: Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag – Ensemble in Residence (Wiek Hijmans, Guy Harries, Luc Houtkamp)
5: Axes/Jazzpower/ at Gaslab, TU Eindh. – Het Luiden van de Spreker
6: Axes/Jazzpower/ at Gaslab, TU Eindh. – Het Luiden van de Spreker
12: Theater Kikker, Utrecht – Het Luiden van de Spreker
14: Museum De Pont, Tilburg – Het Luiden van de Spreker
18: De Toonzaal, Den Bosch – Het Luiden van de Spreker
September
8: SJU Jazzpodium, Utrecht – Homage to Hazard
21: TodaysArt, Den Haag – Homage to Hazard + Marije Nie
23: Free Music Festival, Antwerp, Belgium – Homage to Hazard + Marije Nie
August
25: Zomerfietsjazztour, Groningen – Homage to Hazard + Marije Nie
July
22: MIMI Festival, Marseille, France – Homage to Hazard
June
1: Taktlos Jazz Festival, Zürich, Sw. –Tap Hop!
3: Virus Festival, Eindhoven – Tap Hop!
April
13: DEAF, Rotterdam – Tap Hop!
March
Tour Eastern Europe –Tap Hop!
8: A4 – nulty priestor, Bratislava, Slovak.Rep
9: Jazzclub Satchmo, Maribor, Slovenia
10: Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf, Austria
11: Festival Exposition of New Music Brno, Czech Rep.
January
26: Vrijdagavond, Van Gogh, A’dam – POW special
2006
December
15: State-X/New Forms, Den Haag – Tap Hop!
November
Eastern Europe tour – Tap Hop!
10: Music-Action festival, Ostrava, Czech rep
11: Movement-Sound-Space, Opava, Czech Rep
12 : Audio Art Festival, Cracow, Poland
20: Gaudeamus Live Electronic Fest., A’dam – POW Historical programme
22: Gaudeamus Live Electronic Fest., A’dam – POW Historical programme
October:
8: < >TAG, Den Haag – POW Reflexions feat. Kader Abdolah
15: < >TAG, Den Haag – POW Reflexions feat. Tom Tlalim,
16: Jazz Podium Drienerlo, Enschede – Songs, Dances & Riddles
22: < >TAG, Den Haag – POW Reflexions feat. Theo Jansen
29: < >TAG, Den Haag – POW Reflexions feat. Michel Waisvisz
September
22: De Gigant, WIM, Apeldoorn – POW Ensemble
29: Westergasfabriek, OOGlive Amsterdam – POW Ensemble
August
19: Turning Sounds 4, Warsaw, Poland – POW special
June
15: Paard van Troje, Den Haag – Metal Vocal Chords, with Ned. Vocaal Laboratorium
16: Paard van Troje, Den Haag – Metal Vocal Chords, with Ned. Vocaal Laboratorium
May
15: OT 301 (Kraakgeluiden), Amsterdam – Slang:POW in collaboration with Jargon
16: Badhuis Theater, Amsterdam – Slang:POW in collaboration with Jargon
19: JazzCerkno, Cerkno, Slovenia – Tap Hop!
20: Stockwerk Jazz, Graz, Austria – Tap Hop!
April
21: Korzo Theater, Den Haag – Ensemble in Residence at Koninklijk Conservatorium
March
1: Theater Lantaren/Venster, Rotterdam – Tap Hop!
23: BIMhuis, Amsterdam – Tap Hop!
2005
December
4: < >TAG, Den Haag – POW Connect series
10: DJS, Dordrecht –Songs, Dances & Riddles
11: < >TAG, Den Haag – POW Connect series
16: Paradox, Tilburg – Songs, Dances & Riddles
18: < >TAG, Den Haag – POW Connect series
November
13: < >TAG, Den Haag – POW Connect series
17: Crossing Border, Den Haag – POW Ensemble special with Kader Abdolah
18: De Kade, Zaandam – Tap Hop!
19: SJU, Utrecht – Tap Hop!
20: < >TAG, Den Haag – POW Connect series
23: Lux, Nijmegen – Tap Hop!
27: < >TAG, Den Haag – POW Connect series
October
1 : Stedelijk Museum CS, Amsterdam – Tap Hop!
23: Grand Theater, Groningen – Songs, Dances & Riddles
29: Hot House, Leiden – Songs, Dances & Riddles
30: Lloyd Hotel, Amsterdam – POW Extended (with Palinckx)
September
31 – 4 Unyazi Electronic Music Fest., Johannesburg SA – POW Ensemble SA edition
8: Gaudeamus Muziekweek, Paradiso, A’dam – Tap Hop!
15: Theater De Regentes, Den Haag – Tap Hop!
August
27: Zomerjazzfietstour, Groningen – Luc Houtkamp duo with Fred van Hove
July
9: North Sea Jazz Festival, Den Haag – Songs, Dances & Riddles, with Marije Nie
24: Konfrontationen, Nickelsdorf, Austria – Songs, Dances & Riddles, with Marije Nie
June
30 Juni – 7 Juli :
New Music Indaba, Grahamstown, SA – Songs, Dances & Riddles
May
25: Special Concert, PaardvanTroje, Den Haag – a present from Gemeente Den Haag to Luc Houtkamp, Boy Edgar Award winner 2004 POW Ensemble + guests
27 : Festival Musique Action, Vandoeuvre, Fr. – 13 Bar Blues
March
16 : Paradox, Tilburg – 13 Bar Blues
19 : Dutch Jazz Meeting, BIMhuis, A’dam – 13 Bar Blues
23 : Presentation VPRO/Boy Edgar Award 2004 to Luc Houtkamp, BIMhuis, Amsterdam – POW Ensemble + guests
February
24 : Luc Houtkamp SMØR, Delft – 13 Bar Blues + Marije Nie
January
27 : Ladenkast Mahagony Hall, Edam – Luc Houtkamp solo, with Raoul van der Weide and Peter Zegveld
2004
December
24: Stranger than Paranoia, Paradox, Tilburg – Tap Hop!
5: Next Festival, A4 Nulty Priestor, Bratislava, Slovakia – 13 Bar Blues
4: Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf, Nickelsdorf, Austria – 13 Bar Blues
November
21: November Music, Museum, Bochum, Germany – Teaming up!
20: November Music, Zaal Vooruit, Gent, Belgium – Teaming up!
19: November Music, Paard van Troje, Den Haag, The Netherlands – Teaming up!
4: Theatre Tamuz, Haifa, Israel – Electric Maqam
5: ‘Ud days, Confederation House, Jerusalem, Israel – Electric Maqam
6: ‘Ud days, Beit Shmuel Hall, Jerusalem, Israel – Electric Maqam
October
24: TAG, Den Haag, The Netherlands – Digital Sound Force
17: TAG, Den Haag, The Netherlands – Digital Sound Force
10: TAG, Den Haag, The Netherlands – Digital Sound Force
3: TAG, Den Haag, The Netherlands – Digital Sound Force
June
14: Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands –13 Bar Blues
May
28: Interactivity Festival, Spuitheater, Den Haag, The Netherlands – Electric Maqam
6 Unterfahrt, Munich, Germany – 13 Bar Blues
2003
December
11: Kikker theater, Utrecht, The Netherlands – 13 Bar Blues
August
30: ZomerJazzFietsTour 2003, Groningen, The Netherlands – Zuendionisationselektrodenmusik
June
19: STEIM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Zuendionisationselektrodenmusik
12 Bimhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands – 13 Bar Blues
February
15 SJU-Podium, Utrecht, The Netherlands – 13 Bar Blues
13 Smor, Delft, The Netherlands – 13 Bar Blues
12 Paradox, Tilburg, The Netherlands – 13 Bar Blues
2002
December
22 Grand Theatre, Groningen, The Netherlands – 13 Bar Blues
18 VPRO Radio, Cafe Sonore – 13 Bar Blues
October
24 Lüneburg, Germany, Festival für Neue Musik Lüneburg – 13 Bar Blues
19 Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands – 13 Bar Blues
17 Korzo Theater, Den Haag, The Netherlands- 13 Bar Blues
April
14 Vilnius, Lithuania, E-Muzika Festival – 13 Bar Blues
12 Brno, Czech Republic, Dutch Electronic Invasion – 13 Bar Blues
11 Brno, Czech Republic, Dutch Electronic Invasion – 13 Bar Blues