On Saturday May 16, SubWaves returns to Theatercafé De Richel with two sets of adventurous underground music:
Mexican composer and producer Omar Medina presents a solo set of experimental electronics, where sound design and personal narrative merge into slow, layered sonic environments. Drawing from glitch, ambient, IDM and noise, his work unfolds through textured, sometimes dark atmospheres that occasionally erupt, exploring themes of transition, identity and liminal space.
HALA ignites Helene Matthia’s fairytale-like compositions with raw energy and fearless theatrics. Often compared to a meeting between cabaret and avant-garde rock,their music crashes through avant-pop, progressive rock, post-punk and free improvisation in wildly unpredictable ways, carried by voice, guitar, sousaphone and drums.
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Saturday May 16
Doors at 20:30. Music at 21:00.
10€ or more. Tickets available at the door (Tikkie/cash preferred)
lineup:
Omar Medina – experimental electronics
HALA – avant-rock, progressive rock, post punk
Helene Matthia – voice
Jasper Stadhouders– guitar
Arno Bakker – sousaphone
Gerri Jäger – drums
SubWaves #19
For this edition, we move into the Ventilator Cinema at OT301 for the first time. The evening focuses on the intersection of lyrical abstraction and raw energy, featuring a special guest visiting from Portugal.
Tuesday, April 21
Ventilator Cinema, OT301, 20:00
Blue Lines Trio feat. Rodrigo Amado
Founded in 2012 by Raoul van der Weide, the Blue Lines Trio continues its exploration of interplay and “mild anarchy.” Their sound blends stumbling swing, crunchy chords, and interim scores. They are joined by Lisbon-based saxophonist Rodrigo Amado, a prominent figure in the European scene known for his collaborations with artists like Alexander von Schlippenbach and Gerry Hemingway.
Rodrigo Amado – tenor saxophone
Michiel Scheen – piano
Raoul van der Weide – double bass, sound objects, crackle box
George Hadow – drums
Mulder / Lucifora / Lumley / Lòpes-Palacio
Opening the night is a group of Amsterdam-based improvisers. While these musicians have frequently collaborated in various contexts, this performance marks their first time playing together as a quartet.
Salvoandrea Lucifora – trombone, trumpet
Nora Mulder – piano
Aaron Lumley – double bass
NaSim Lòpes-Palacio – drums
SubWaves – April Series
This April, SubWaves continues its exploration of adventurous sound with three nights of forward-thinking music across Amsterdam. From intimate improvisation to explosive ensembles, each evening brings together unique voices from the International creative scene.
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SubWaves #18
Thursday, April 9 – Theatercafé de Richel
20:30
An evening of deep listening and dynamic interplay featuring:
Ab Baars Trio
Ab Baars – tenor saxophone, clarinet, shakuhachi
Wilbert de Joode – double bass
Martin van Duynhoven – drums
ORÈ
Pedro Ivo Ferreira – double bass
Natalio Sued – Tenor saxophone
Miguel Petruccelli – guitar
Onno Govaert – drums
Ng, Wärnheim, Navarro & Lumley
Karen Ng – alto saxophone
Marcus Wärnheim – alto saxophone
Nasim López Palacios Navarro – drums
Aaron Lumley – double bass
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SubWaves #19
Tuesday, April 21 – Ventilator Cinema, OT301
20:00
A night bridging lyrical abstraction and raw energy with special guest Rodrigo Amado visiting from Portugal
Blue Lines Trio feat. Rodrigo Amado
Rodrigo Amado – tenor saxophone
Michiel Scheen – piano
Raoul van der Weide – double bass, sound objects, crackle box
George Hadow – drums
Mulder / Lucifora / Lumley / Lòpes-Palacio
Salvoandrea Lucifora – trombone, trumpet
Nora Mulder – piano
Aaron Lumley – double bass
NaSim Lòpes-Palacio – drums
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SubWaves #20
Saturday, April 25 – Café de Knoop
20:30
The Night of the Hunters (cumbia / balkan / free jazz)
Massimiliano Dosoli – clarinets
Salvoandrea Lucifora – tuba
Ruggero Di Luisi – drums
Closing the night:
DJ SailorSun
On Thursday April 9 2026, Subwaves presents three sets of the finest free jazz at Theatrecafe De Richel:
The Ab Baars Trio has been honing a dynamic, lyrical and fiery sound-language for the last 35 years.
Bassist Pedro Ivo Rerreira leads ORÈ, a quartet of crack players exploring rhythms and melodies from the Brazilian northeast mixed with free improvisation.
Canadian alto saxophonist Karen Ng returns to Subwaves, teaming up with a spirited trio of Amsterdam-based musicians.
Doors at 2030. Music at 2100.
10€ or more. Tickets available at the door (tickie/cash preferred)
On Saturday March 14, Subwaves returns to De Richel with three sets of adventurous underground music, poetry and animation:
The synergistic duo of Julyen Hamilton and Wilbert de Joode play “Jack Gets Out of Prison” - an ever-evolving work of interwoven improvised poetry and double bass.
Orquesta del Tiempo Perdido mastermind Jeroen Kimman performs a set of old ass songs for solo guitar set to animations by illustrator and double bassist Sjeng Schupp.
Nancy Phantom -Ärkan Nordin, Sara Campos and Josefina Gilardi- combine spoken texts with flute, piano, drums, synthesizers, samples and guitars in ethereal and ghostly iterations of improvised psychedelia.
Doors at 2030. Music at 2100.
10€ or more. Tickets available at the door (tickie/cash preferred)
On Saturday February 21, Subwaves is back at De Richel with three sets of cutting edge adventurous music!
Saxophone colossus John Dikeman returns with a Rotterdam-based power trio featuring guitarist Andrew Moreno and drummer Gregory Eric Smith.
In Rempetronica, violist Alkistis Misouli, vocalist Marilena Karapataki & multi-instrumentalist George Demetriou deconstruct and reimagine Greek Rempetica and traditional Cypriot folk music from a soulful, post-digital perspective.
Two rising lights of the Norwegian contemporary music scene -trombonist Emil Bø and percussionist Jonas Evenstad- will be joined by double bassist Aaron Lumley
Doors at 2030. Music at 2100.
10€ or more. Tickets available at the door (tickie/cash preferred)
Saturday January 24, Subwaves: Connecting Frequencies presents it’s first concert of 2026 at Theatrecafe De Richel.
Three sets of the finest creative music featuring:
Intense, delicate duets by violinist Miriam den Boer-Salmón’s and drummer Aleksandar Škorić!
Guitarist Andrew Moreno in quartet with saxophonist Hristo Goleminov, double bassist Wildert de Joode and drummer Onno Govaert!
Electronically enhanced chamber music by double bassist Lorenzo Servali and saxophonist César Vidal! Saturday, December 24– Theatrecafé De Richel Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 282, 1012 RT Amsterdam Doors: 20:00 | Music: 21:00
Tickets 10€ available at the door
