Metropole Orkest & Jasper Blom – METROPOLARITY

Saxophonist Jasper Blom strives for a synthesis of jazz, pop, classical and improvised music. Melody and adventure are key words in the oeuvre of Blom, who has been composing for various lineups for years, with the main focus on his Jasper Blom Quartet. Now it is time for the quartet’s eighth album, this time with a very special guest: the Metropole Orchestra.

Together with the world-famous Metropole Orchestra and his quartet, consisting of guitarist Jesse van Ruller, drummer Martijn Vink (also drummer with the Metropole Orchestra) and bassist Frans van der Hoeven, Blom will launch the new album METROPOLARITY on May 9. According to Blom, Boy Edgar Prize winner, it is dream come true: “It was breathtaking to hear my music come to life in grand, cathedral soundscapes, performed by fifty fantastic musicians”. This concert is the release concert of the album, which will be released on Whirlwind Recordings.

Jasper Blom tenor saxophone, Jesse van Ruller guitar, Frans van der Hoeven bass, Martijn Vink drums