THE NORDANIANS
OENE VAN GEEL - MARK TUINSTRA - NITI RANJAN BISWAS
A three-headed monster with the lightness of a ballerina. With great precision they play the most complex rhythms and intricate breaks. (...) Acrobatic trio's in an organic coherence.'
When Oene van Geel (viola), Mark Tuinstra (guitar) and Niti Ranjan Biswas (tabla virtuoso) played together for the first time there where immediately fireworks, roaring u-turns and cinematic tearjerkers.
Then they started writing songs together based on traditional raga's, smashing funk and delicate chambermusic. This gave them a great new impulse on stage for even more interaction and improvisation and made them build a rocking live reputation.
They love to play with the three of them but they also get inspired by playing with special guests from around the globe.
"The Nordanians make clear that serious music could also be fun." (John Kelman, All About Jazz)
(NEW ON GALLERY OF TONES)
FUGARA
MARKUS STOCKHAUSEN - MARKKU OUNASKARI - STEVKO BUSCH - PAUL VAN KEMENADE (D-FI-NL)
All About Jazz (US): an appropriate act for ECM, sublime, plenty of potential yet to be tapped. Jazznyt (NO): Fugara has become a fine testament from four musicians who should continue to collaborate for a long time. Nestor (BY): excellent, you simply must add to your collection this new, profound and multi-faceted work. Jazzenzo (NL): Fugara is spot on, a monumental recording.
KAISEI
PAUL VAN KEMENADE - AKI TAKASE - HAN BENNINK (NL-JP)
Cadence (US): Great interplay, interesting cd. Jazzpodium (DE): Van Kemenade is good again for a surprise. Volkskrant (NL): A hit, not many musicans can play comprehensive music with such a strong character. DMG (US): excellent combination of cultures and works, enchanting disc. Jazzquad (RU): Different combinations with filmy and emotional music. Jazzmozaiek (B): Sharp compositions, catchy arrangements, very fresh.
RAY ANDERSON - HAN BENNINK - ERNST GLERUM - PAUL VAN KEMENADE (US-NL)
The Guardian (UK): a contemporary jazz band to its fingertips, some of it suggested what a Charles Mingus group might have become but no retro. LondonJazz (UK): This ensemble has a natural ability to vary the pace, and swing from one gear to another in the blink of an eye. Jazztimes (US): a great band led by fine Dutch alto saxophonist Van Kemenade. Ruhrnachrichten ( DE): One of the highlights of the Berlin jazzFest.
STEVKO BUSCH - PAUL VAN KEMENADE (D-NL)
Jazzrytmit (FI): the duet’s playing is purposeful and effective. Van Kemenade’s alto saxophone plays keenly and beautifully, brilliantly linked to Busch’s subtle piano playing, integrating South African rhythms with the liturgical melodies of Russian Orthodox Church. Süddeutsche Zeitung (DE): moments of creative intimacy enthralled audiences. JazzPodium (NL): heartfelt, delightful, a great intensity that almost feels religious.
ETERNAL VOYAGE
RABIH LAHOUD - DINESH MISHRA - MARKUS STOCKHAUSEN - TARA BOUMAN - FLORIAN WEBER / STEVKO BUSCH - YONGA SUN
Friends from different nations, cultures and musical backgrounds, find a common path through playing music that transcends boundaries and is unlike anything that has been heard before. Each member brings ideas from his own musical world, weaving them into the whole by a collective feeling and a common thread that connects East and West. A new, energetic and harmonious One World Music has come into being. Between stillness and ecstasy this music swings on its Eternal Voyage.
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THREE HORNS AND A BASS
MAHIEU - BOUDESTEIjN - VERPLOEGEN - VAN KEMENADE (NL)
Downbeat (US): rich variety and surprising homogeneity, driven with deep conviction from the leader. His expressive alto with bluesy feel darts and dives luxuriously, a rainbow feathered bird of paradise riding to the stratosphere. Kwadratuur (B): smooth sound, well structured compositions change from New Orleans to funk, Miles Davis and Mingus cool pocket big band arrangements, tempo and mood changes natural, harmonies and sound wonderfully creamy. Goddeau (B): the man’s remarkable ability to bring unusual combinations together.
Ingrid Laubrock, Tom Arthurs , Radek Stawarz, Stevko Busch
New contemporary chamber quartet.
Debute in Pianolab.Amsterdam @ Goethe Institute november 2012
and a tiny chapel in Eastern Holland.
listen...
KEIKO SHICHIJO - pianist, fortepianist
Pianist & fortepianist Keiko Shichijo is a special voice in both the Classical and new music worlds. Her traditional Japanese sensibilities have combined with her knowledge of European historical performance practices to shape her unique vision, and this is reflected in her feeling for the music, the instruments and the story behind them.
DANTE BOON - pianist
Dante Boon is co-founder of the Pianolab and played several astonishing and beautiful concerts in the series.
