Friday 10 March 2006
ASTRONOTES
Felicity Provan-cornet, Joost Buis-trombone, Jan Willem van der Ham-alto saxophone, bassoon, Tobias Delius-tenor saxophone, clarinet, Frans Vermeerssen-baritone saxophone, Paul Pallesen-guitar, Achim Kaufmann-piano, Wilbert de Joode-double bass, Alan ‘Gunga’ Purves-percussion, Michael Vatcher-percussion
Trombone player Joost Buis draws the connection between Duke Ellington and Sun Ra: sensual, evocative orchestrations with imaginative colors in which there is a lot of room for depth and humor as there is for contributions of unique first class soloists. Those elements go together in a harmonic way or produce some friction. ‘This is Dutch Music at its very best: sweet, smart, well-read, and terrifically alive.’ (Coda Magazine).