‘Sideman’ with the who is who of Dutch jazz of course is a very cool profession, but for a while, the trombonist Maarten Combrink had been feeling his own project bubbling up to the surface. Even if just to give his own music a platform. And maybe, secretly, also to defend the ultra-expressive trombone and bass clarinet against their louder brothers, the trumpet and saxophone. He rolled up his favourite colleagues and drew inspiration from the Canadian composer and trumpet player Kenny Wheeler. Zoom in on this rising star and enjoy music by Nina Simone, Debussy, and…Combrink!

Maarten Combrink – trombone
Martí Mitjavila – bass clarinet
Timothy Banchet – piano
Cas Jiskoot – double bass
Tim Hennekes – drums

This performance is made possible by the support of Sena Performers.

Foto: Kirsten van Santen