Oscar Jan Hoogland (Amsterdam, 1983) is the sound of Amsterdam in person. He is an instant composer and inventor of his own instrument by joining a clavichord, a keyboard instrument from the 17th century, to 220 Volt electricity. As the last student of the late pianist, composer and improvisor Misha Mengelberg he tears like a tornado through the Amsterdam jazz and impro scene.
Jannes Deurvorst (Amsterdam, 2004) is an improviser, activist, punk and jazz drummer. His history studies at the UvA didn't stop him from playing a crazy many shows last year, ranging from outdoor dada manifestations to jazz gigs and fast and furious punk shows at Paradiso.
Hoogland Deurvorst duo live at Takland squat in Amsterdam: