Maaike den Dunnen

Maaike den Dunnen: Inner Space

by Jerome Wilson
January 30, 2019

Maaike den Dunnen is a Dutch singer-songwriter with an exuberant and confident voice. On this CD, backed by a tight trio, she shows how powerfully she can come across both on joyous jazz-funk tunes and dreamy art songs. This contrast is demonstrated in the first two tracks. On “Nature's Call" Dunnen's voice dances over Thomas Kugi's funky tenor sax while on “The Deep" her clear resonant sound mixes with Dena DeRose's insistent piano like Norma Winstone and John ...