Hermine Deurloo, Gwilym Simcock, Mike Walker, Asaf Sirkis

american saxophone hero greg osby knows the roaring swing sound of the hammond organ all too well from his youth in st. louis, missouri. still he never really used the gospel-related instrument in his own music, especially since he went searching for new sounds in new york. now he will form a trio with dutch hammond b3 virtuoso arno krijger, who has mastered the organ from the bass pedals to its rich effects. swiss drummer florian arbenz leads the trio into different and more adventurous paths than traditional hammond jazz. as a saxophonist and composer, greg osby is a living part of jazz history, having played together with legends such as herbie hancock, dizzy gillespie and freddie hubbard. for over 25 years he has regularly collaborated with florian arbenz, with the saxophonist setting the melodic tone and the drummer creating space with sounds and atmospheres. together with arno krijger on organ they recorded the album targeted, the ninth part of the series conversation, for which arbenz invited various befriended musicians for intimate studio sessions. ‘arbenz knows how to build momentum, and imply funk and drum-and-bass grooves, as well as how to craft metallic textures. osby’s unmistakable voice on alto drives much of the music’s narrative flow’ (downbeat).

jamie cullum calls her ‘an astonishing new talent’ and the british press is unanimously enthusiastic: emma rawicz is not to be missed. the young star from london made name on instagram with clips showing her impressive skills on tenor sax, flute and bass clarinet. in her original compositions she takes example from legendary saxophonists/composers such as joe henderson and wayne shorter. color is the main theme on her debut album chroma, which highlights her synesthesia: for emma, music is inseparably connected to color and other sensory impressions. this has resulted in a layered, orchestrally sounding album featuring giants and super talents from british jazz. the album incorporates all kinds of influences, from indian to latin and from fusion to singer-songwriters.