Jasper Somsen

Dreams, Thoughts & Poetry

Price: € 12.95
Format: CD
Label: Challenge Records
UPC: 0608917330328
Catnr: CR 73303
Release date: 01 October 2010
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Challenge Records
UPC
0608917330328
Catalogue number
CR 73303
Release date
01 October 2010

""The title basically reveals the whole atmosphere and contents of the CD. The musicians know how to give the lyrical character of the record the appropriate verve and swing. The CD sounds harmonious and peaceful. It sounds amazing together, like a jigsaw, we call it: quiet mastery." Marc Van de Walle Jazzmozaïek Winter 2010  "

, 22-12-2010
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Jasper Somsen and his ensemble play the music of Enrico Pieranunzi and they do this with their own vision of Pieranunzi's music in a heartfelt and profoundly musical way. The interpretations and improvisations succeed beautifully in conveying the “dreams” and “thoughts” ánd "poetry".

Jasper Somsen: "When the music is really great, styles doesn't matter. Most important is that the music (whether improvised or composed) is straight from the heart!"

"The best music is created the moment you're truly listening and anticipating, during the interaction with your fellow musicians. If you do exactly the same whilst playing your solo(s), you get the best out of yourself. You're focused outward. Your concentration is centred 'in between' the phrases. This space is 'the silence' between the one right phrase and the (yet to be played) next right phrase. It's the ultimate spot where music is breathing; where inspiration, intuition, knowledge and technique show you the right musical path to be taken." (Jasper Somsen, inspired by Kenny Werner's book "Effortless Mastery")
  • Een inspirerende ode aan een wereldberoemde pianist: Enrico Pieranunzi, een gewaardeerde persoonlijkheid in de jazz scene
  • Gespeeld door jonge, talentvolle muzikanten met een visie: Bert Lochs op trompet en Flugelhoorn, Florian Zenker op gitaar, Jeroen van Vliet op piano en Fender Rhodes, Pieter Bast op drums en uiteraard Jasper Somsen op contrabas
  • Somsen en zijn band laten deze muziek opnieuw tot leven komen en geven er een frisse sound aan
  • Inspirerend door en voor de muziek, gespeeld in en met bewondering
Bassisten als Bandleader sind rar - in diesem Falle aber konnte er Musiker um sich scharen, die wie er den gro�en europ�ischen Pianisten Enrico Pieranunzi und dessen Kompositionen verehren. Mit dem Ziel, durch spezielle Arrangements und eigene Interpretationen seiner St�cke ein Denkmal f�r Pieranunzi zu setzen. Gegl�ckt!

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Jasper Somsen (double bass)

Jasper Somsen (1973) studied Jazz and Classical double bass at the conservatories of Utrecht and Amsterdam, The Netherlands. During his career Jasper has performed with the “crème de la crème” of the  (inter)national jazz scene, a.o.: Enrico Pieranunzi (Italy), Bert van den Brink (NL), John Engels (NL), Ferdinand Povel (NL), Yuri Honing (NL), Rita Reys (NL), Eric Vloeimans (NL), Maria Markesini (Greece), Nancy Marano (USA),  JD Walter (USA) and singer/songwriter Lori Lieberman (USA). With the Jasper Somsen Group he released the highly acclaimed album: 'Dreams, Thoughts & Poetry' (The Music of Enrico Pieranunzi). In January 2013  they released their second CD “Sardegna”. He recorded with a.o. the Trio Bert Lochs and Willem Hellbreker/Frits Landesbergen’s Saxvibes.  Since 2001 he fills the bass chair at...
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Jasper Somsen (1973) studied Jazz and Classical double bass at the conservatories of Utrecht and Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
During his career Jasper has performed with the “crème de la crème” of the (inter)national jazz scene, a.o.: Enrico Pieranunzi (Italy), Bert van den Brink (NL), John Engels (NL), Ferdinand Povel (NL), Yuri Honing (NL), Rita Reys (NL), Eric Vloeimans (NL), Maria Markesini (Greece), Nancy Marano (USA), JD Walter (USA) and singer/songwriter Lori Lieberman (USA).
With the Jasper Somsen Group he released the highly acclaimed album: "Dreams, Thoughts & Poetry" (The Music of Enrico Pieranunzi). In January 2013 they released their second CD “Sardegna”.
He recorded with a.o. the Trio Bert Lochs and Willem Hellbreker/Frits Landesbergen’s Saxvibes. Since 2001 he fills the bass chair at the silent movie orchestras The Sprockets and Orchestra da Camera Oscura. He performed in a.o. Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, Hungary, Italy and Finland.

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"The title basically reveals the whole atmosphere and contents of the CD. The musicians know how to give the lyrical character of the record the appropriate verve and swing. The CD sounds harmonious and peaceful. It sounds amazing together, like a jigsaw, we call it: quiet mastery." Marc Van de Walle Jazzmozaïek Winter 2010  
, 22-12-2010

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Jasper Somson - Don't forget the Poet (E. Pieranunzi)

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