The Blue Lines Sextet consists of experienced musicians who truly understand each other when it comes to singular improvisations. The sextet is an expansion of the Blue Lines Trio and its repertory includes plays music by pianist Michiel Scheen, whose compositions have been acclaimed in the international press as ‘post-Monk, post-Mengelberg’.
In 2012 The Blue Lines Trio was formed by Raoul van der Weide (double bass, crackle box, sound objects) with George Hadow (drums) and Michiel Scheen (piano).Following their debut album in 2014 the reinforced the group with the versatile, unique and alert horn players Ada Rave, Bart Maris and Wolter Wierbos.
For decades Maris, Scheen, Van der Weide and Wierbos have been part of lading formations in improvised music, collaborating with the likes of Maarten Altena, Guus Janssen, Misha Mengelberg, Paul Termos and many international musicians. Ada Rave and Geroge Hadow are part of a new generation of foreign improvisers enriching the Dutch scene.
‘Scheen can improvise at warp speed if he’s so inclined, but his chief joy is knitting together freely phrased pulses into a distinctive movement that melds earlier jazz harmonies and rhythms with a 21st Century conception’ (Jazz Weekly).
Ada Rave saxen, Bart Maris trompet/cornet/bugel/pockettrompet, Wolter Wierbos trombone, Raoul van der Weide bas, Michiel Scheen piano, George Hadow drums