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Dreams, Thoughts & Poetry

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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About the album

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)

Dutch double bassist, composer and producer Jasper Somsen (1973) graduated in both Jazz and Classical double bass. He is an open minded versatile musician. Best known as a Jazz musician his field of interest and expertise also includes cross overs to classical, pop, world and film music and theater productions. Jasper has collaborated with some of the very best musicians on the international jazz scene including Peter Erskine, Enrico Pieranunzi, Joey Calderazzo, Jeff Ballard, John Beasley, Jean-Michel Pilc, Eric Marienthal, Bob Sheppard, Seamus Blake, Jorge Rossy, Kendrick Scott, Justin Faulkner, André Ceccarelli, Gary Husband, Gabriele Mirabassi and Paolo Fresu. Besides a performer and composer, Jasper Somsen is a Challenge Records artist and a renowned studio producer. Jasper performs world wide and can be...
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Dutch double bassist, composer and producer Jasper Somsen (1973) graduated in both Jazz and Classical double bass. He is an open minded versatile musician. Best known as a Jazz musician his field of interest and expertise also includes cross overs to classical, pop, world and film music and theater productions.

Jasper has collaborated with some of the very best musicians on the international jazz scene including Peter Erskine, Enrico Pieranunzi, Joey Calderazzo, Jeff Ballard, John Beasley, Jean-Michel Pilc, Eric Marienthal, Bob Sheppard, Seamus Blake, Jorge Rossy, Kendrick Scott, Justin Faulkner, André Ceccarelli, Gary Husband, Gabriele Mirabassi and Paolo Fresu.

Besides a performer and composer, Jasper Somsen is a Challenge Records artist and a renowned studio producer. Jasper performs world wide and can be heard on more than 45 albums, video and film music scores. Outside a busy playing and studio producing schedule he is an educator at the ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem (NL) and the general director of the foundation Cultural City of Wageningen, in his hometown.


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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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Videos

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

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