In an interview the bass player Caspar van Meel describes what jazz should be like as he sees it. „Jazz muss kochen“ is one central phrase. – And of course Jazz artists need assistance by the audience not only during live sessions.
Caspar van Meel and his band are looking for support to release a new album called „On The Edge“. Crowdfunding is the keyword.
For the „tasting“ you can have a look here:
If you like to listen to more tunes please listen here:
For his project the Dutch double bass player has formed a quintet with Niklas Walter on drums, Denis Gäbel on saxophone, Tobias Wember on trombone and Roman Babik on piano, all well known in the Jazz scene of Cologne and Essen.
Pre-order the CD and help to get it off the ground: www.startnext.de/ontheedge
More Info:
Interview with Caspar van Meel:
https://www.facebook.com/casparvanmeel
Concert review:
Tobias Wember
http://www.jazzhalo.be/reviews/cdlp-reviews/t/tobias-wember-subway-jazz-orchestra-state-of-mind/
http://www.jazzhalo.be/interviews/tobias-wember-interview-mit-dem-wdr-jazzpreistraeger-und-koelner-posaunisten/
Denis Gäbel
http://www.jazzhalo.be/reviews/cdlp-reviews/d/denis-gaebel-the-good-spirits/
http://www.jazzhalo.be/reviews/cdlp-reviews/d/dirk-schaadt-organ-trio-time-to-change/
http://www.jazzhalo.be/reviews/cdlp-reviews/a/axel-fischbacher-quintet-plays-charlie-parker-five-birds/
Roman Babik
http://www.romanbabik.de/
Niklas Walter
http://inventrio-music.de/?page_id=55
https://www.facebook.com/niklas.walter.7
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