Polder

Polder: Polder

by Bruce Lindsay
May 8, 2015

Polder is a Dutch quintet, led by bassist and composer Guus Bakker. Bakker has been a professional musician since the mid-90s, with an extensive resumé as a sideman, so it's perhaps surprising that Polder is his debut as a bandleader and writer. His unhurried pace is rewarded by a varied and engaging collection of tunes. Polder's line-up features the slightly unusual mix of saxophone (Nils Van Haften who also plays bass clarinet), trombone (Vincent Veneman), guitar (Andreas Suntrop), ...