Cobie Ivens Management

Music Producer | Concertzender | 2012 - 2024

1. THE NIGHT : WORLD MUSIC | 2013 - 2024
28 Sep : Goran Bregovic, Django Reinhardt, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Ando Drom, Taraf de Haïdouks, Bratsch.
26 Okt : Bluesy-Folk with: Tinariwen, Oiseaux-Tempête, Etran Finatawa, Bitori, Bob Dylan, Aziza Brahim.
23 Nov : Quinteto Tango Extremo, Brazil, Dutch exotica, Xavier Cugat, Los Lobos, Mercedes Sosa.

2. ORIENT EXPRESS  | 2016 - 2024
13 Sep : Oriental Sounds, with: Dafné Kritharas, Ensemble FisFüz, Hawniyaz Ensemble.
11 Oct : Middle-East & Asia, with: Farida Mahwash, Turgun Alimatov, Shahram Nazeri + Dastan Ensemble.
08 Nov : Middle-East & Maghreb, with: Dudu Tassa & The Kuwaitis, Arya Aramnejad, Al-Qasar.
29 Nov : Pakistan & India, with: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Asha Bhosle.


3. WANDERING AROUND JEWISH MUSIC | 2020 - 2024
15 Sep: The East West Ensemble, the band Davak, Helmut Eisel & Band.
20 Oct: Nikitov, Niki Jacobs, the band Adama, Roby Lakatos.
17 Nov: Klezmer, Jewish & Ladino: Halva, Orchestre International du Vetex, Klezmer Conservatory Band.

P r o d u c t i o n s | BAMM .TV | 2011-2014

GLOBAL SCENE AMSTERDAM
Production / local manager for BAMM.TV 's Global Scene Amsterdam. This live concert series was developed from Bamm’s regular documentary series, which presents the most compelling aspects of the underground and emerging music scenes in the world’s most interesting capital cities.

HIDDEN - April 18, 2012
Production Hidden documentary for BAMM.TV, about and with the band Jungle by Night interviewed at Melkweg & De Balie, followed by their release party concert at Paradiso Amsterdam.

R e t r o s p e c t i v e

AMSTERDAM | 1995 - 2011
I've changed Paris for Amsterdam in early 1995, where I got lucky by my first visite to the most famous pop-temple in town Paradiso. Later that year, I started working for several culture oriented institutions, such as: Eurostage, Orkest & Gehoor, Kunst & Bedrijf, BNA...
Last in the row: The John Adams Institute from co-founder & director Anne Wertheim. I have been the event-coordinator from September 2004 to December 2011. Working with 3 directors: Monique Knapen, Corine Krijgsman and Russell Shorto. Together with the JAI volunteers, we've organized a total of 121 lectures events with the best American (and some English) authors and one filmmaker.

PARIS | 1968 - 1995
I had to leave the US and went back to Europe, Paris this time in July 1968. A Dutch theatre -maker I had met there advised me to follow my passion: live music. Thanks to him, I’ve worked for a famous Dutch singer, and later for festivals and theatres with French singers, rock-bands, jazz-musicians & world music artists. I've lived and worked in Paris for 27 years.

NEW YORK CITY | 1967 - 1968
In 1967, I went to New York City where I got inspired by the New York City Art & Music Scene. A specially by Bill Graham's Fillmore East on 3th. Avenue. They produced daily concerts with the superstars. Remarkable was the performance of The Doors on March 22, 1967: although they were retarded by the police for more than 45 minutes, they played better than ever before.

ROTTERDAM | 1965 - 1966
My career started in 1965 as cashier at Movie-Theater Lantaren / Venster in the Gouvernestraat in Rotterdam. Where Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita was running during the twelve months I've worked there.

I was born on New Years Day 1946 in devastated Rotterdam.