BITE THE GNATZE
FRANK VAN BOMMEL, JOOST BUIS, MICHEL DUIJVES, MEINRAD KNEER, ALAN PURVES, JORRIT DIJKSTRA, PAUL PALLESEN
Frank van Bommel piano/vibrafoon, Joost Buis trombone/lapsteel, Michel Duijves klarinet/basklarinet/whistle, Meinrad Kneer bas, Alan Purves drums/percussie, Jorrit Dijkstra altsax, Paul Pallesen gitaar/banjo/bouzouki
With such instruments as bouzouki, lap steel and whistle, folk sounds seep into the music of Bite the Gnatze. Guitarist, banjo player and composer Paul Pallesen leads the ensemble along scintillating melodies, harmonies and improvisations with echoes of the jazz of Monk and Mingus and the orchestrations of Milhaud and Ives. ‘A collective whose comic flair and precise technique confirms the exuberant passion and confidence of Holland’s free music scene’ (Cadence).