De Werf

De Werf is a Belgian arts center based in Bruges. It organizes concerts and records CDs for jazz musicians. The first record it released (in 1993) was Sketches of Belgium by K. D.'s Basement Party, a band led by Kris Defoort. The next year, Octurn's first album went out on this label. In 1995, it released Variations On A Love Supreme (compositions by Kris Defoort and Fabrizio Cassol). In 2002, an 11-CD box was edited by De Werf under the name The Finest Of Belgian Jazz. It contained CDs by Greetings From Mercury, Aka Moon, Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Octurn and Kris Defoort Quartet.

Rik Bevernage, De Werf's main collaborator, received a special prize at the 2002 Golden Django ceremony.

In February 2009, the public funding for the venue was removed, it being felt that the club didn't produce relevant or up-to-date concerts and theatre performances, making a closure of De Werf from 31 December 2009 likely. However, new productions kept being programmed and also in 2014, the season is filled with creations and new programmes.

Festival aan de Werf

The Festival aan de Werf is a theater and visual arts festival that takes place every year in the city of Utrecht, Netherlands. The first edition of the festival took place in 1986, to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the Utrecht University. The first edition of the festival was a three-day event that took place in the Oudegracht. Current editions of the festival usually last ten and include music, visual arts, performances, and installations.

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