Undercurrent Trio & Suzan Veneman at BIMhuis: The Highlights

Описание: Undercurrent Trio & Suzan Veneman has released a new album in 2024 full of exciting new compositions from four of the best improvisers in the Netherlands.

The music of Undercurrent Trio & Suzan Veneman offers a wide variety of different moods. Melodies from the heart tell a story while the band moves through musical landscapes using different timbre and contrasts. Adventures in musical styles create cinematic music in dreamy colours, dark gloomy thick grooves or sharp edgy political commentary.
The four musicians explore the engaging and sometimes compelling compositions by taking much freedom of expression and by creating strong interplay and fierce improvisations. The unusual instrumentation of trumpet, clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, guitar and drums offers the listener a fresh sound. The use of musical space is a strongpoint of the group.

Line up:
Suzan Veneman (NL) trumpet & flugelhorn
Iman Spaargaren (NL) tenor saxophone & clarinets
Guillermo Celano (ARG) guitar
Marcos Baggiani (ARG) drums

‘Cloud Song’ is a showcase of various music styles and stories by Undercurrent Trio & Suzan Veneman

The press wrote:
"★★★★☆ It is really to be hoped that Suzan Veneman will be heard a lot more with the Undercurrent Trio of reed player Iman Spaargaren, who last year released the equally exciting and sparkling album Cloud Song" (Gijsbert Kamer, de Volkskrant)

‘Cloud Song’ is pure beauty compressed onto a small silver disc" (Jazzflits, Tom Beetz)

"On 'Cloud Song' the trio has invited a fourth kindred spirit. Suzan Veneman, a pleasantly idiosyncratic trumpeter with a beautiful sound" (Robin Arends, Jazzism)

"The album ‘Cloud Song’ can easily be set to ‘repeat’ to discover the intensely colorful sound contrasts and playful interactions" (Bernard Lefèvre, Jazzhalo)

'The music on Cloud Song is surprising, energetic and takes the listener on an improvisational discovery' (Musicframes, Mattie Poels)

"Unique combination of Dadaist melodies and jazz minimalism. A frisillian, hypnotic and experimental insight into Wim Wenders’ style (windout)

"Diese Veröffentlichung ist in seiner Vielfalt ein Album, das dem Modern Jazz Ehre zollt" (Joachim Brookes, Rocktimes)