Bast,Pieter / E.S.P. Quintet - Midnight Song - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This is the second album of the Pieter Bast European Standards Project. It is an album full of personal thoughts, ideas, experiences and memories of each of the band-members, which resulted in eight beautiful stories. The songs have elements of African music, contemporary jazz and bebop, while also giving reference to the InchElectricInch period of Miles Davis during the 70s and 80s. This is highly intense music, full of tenderness and desire, but also sometimes rough, heavy and exciting with a unique frontline of trumpet and trombone. With this , the group also wanted to express their concern for today's world. At a time when many people are looking for a safe environment and hoping for a better future, they are also experiencing danger and resistance. This is meant as a counterweight to the misery caused by mankind itself. A powerful, positive, and hopeful sound for the future.

Matthias Bamert - Military March / Cello Cto / Symphonic Serenade [COMPACT DISCS] date 08/28/2007

A presence on the European jazz scene for 25 years, Belgian bassist Piet Verbist is best known for his decade of touring with Universal Records' Jef Neve Trio, with the expansive list of artists he performs with yearly, or releases and tours by his own groups - the modern, electric Zygomatik and the collective, Mamutrio. Having many compositions that fell outside the needs of those groups, Verbist formed his acoustic quartet for exploring wider musical concepts with a lot of space for dynamic improvisation. InchSuite R'unionInch is also a celebration of old friends, as the acclaimed drummer Dr' Pallemaerts and Verbist's musical collaborations go back to their early teens.