Hello everybody!! 😉 With Karsu and band we did an amazing sold out tour in Essen (Germany), Ankara, Izmir and Istanbul. The vibe in the band is great and we really click together. For this tour I arranged the Turkish folksong ‘Ada Sahelleri’. Also I played on a guitar of the luthier (guitar builder) who …
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People, Check this wonderful Karsu song ‘Raise Our Hands’. It’s a wonderful and meaningful song by Karsu of which I had the privilege to produce. All the revenues of this song go to the organization MasterPeace!  Download ‘Raise Our Hands’ here: https://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/raise-our-hands-single/id797607189
Dear friends/fans/followers/colleagues, Hereby I send you a link of a report on national Dutch TV of the North Sea Jazz Festival 2013 where I performed as a guitarist and bandleader of Karsu. http://www.uitzendinggemist.nl/afleveringen/1384553 And don’t forget! This Sunday, 22nd of December, everything is about Bollywood and the music of legend Mohd Rafi @ Cultureel Educatief …
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I hope you like it. Sietse van Gorkom plays violin here words & music Orville Breeveld
Hello everybody, I hope you all are enjoying these beautiful sunny days in Autumn as much as I do. 😉 Hereby I would like to share some experiences and upcoming events with you. On the 6th of October Breathing did the second Tribute to Mohammed Rafi show in the Lucent Dance Theater in The Hague. …
The Bollywood story continues, working on new album and lots of other performances Read More »
Hey Folks, Yesterday I gave a lecture at the Rutgers Lezing ‘What about men?. An annual conference about sexuality and gender related topics. On behalf of Vitamine V I gave a lecture about my vision on masculinity and male emancipation. I’m glad the lecture was well recieved. After the event I, together with Rachel Ploem …
As a programmer of the South East Jazz Festival I always have the privilege to meet many artists from all around the world. This year on the 3rd of August we had the Brand New Heavies on the South East Jazz Festival in the Amsterdam Arena. This amazing band decided to make a promovideo and …
Hey Folks, These last months were just crazy hectic! But very adventurous and especially musically successful. Last weekend on the 13th of July I’ve performed with Karsu on the prestigious North Sea Jazz Festival in front of a enormous and superb enthusiastic crowd. With an extended band we’ve rocked the crowd. Everything was just perfect: …
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Sometimes everything falls into place. Today I’m packing for two concerts in Brazil with Karsu and in this very hectic period I’m rehearsing and arranging for the Tribute To Orfeu Negro concerts which will take place in June (check agenda for info). Manhã de Carnaval, the titelsong of the Orfeu Negro movie in 1959 composed …
Hello folks! Hereby I send you a message before leaving to Istanbul again. Yesterday we’ve performed for 100 000 people in Zwolle. What a crowd! It’s been crazybusy the last months. I’ve been touring with Karsu (www.karsu.nl) through Europe and next month we’ll visit Brazil. With Breathing we prepare for the continuation of Tribute to …
Living the dream: touring, composing, arranging.. Read More »
