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12 Points 2014, Umea
by Henning Bolte
12 Points 2014 Umeå, Sweden April 10-12, 2014Umeå, 400 miles north of Stockholm at the Ume river and near the gulf of Bothnia, is the capital of Västerbotten County. The city is located on the plain coastal strip, with an enormous wide horizon on all sides, and everything in the city is ...
Ben van Gelder: Reprise
by Mark F. Turner
Marked by an attentive copacetic style, Ben van Gelder's sophomore release Reprise is a continuation of good music witnessed in his 2011 debut Frame of Reference . The alto saxophonist's release on Pirouet Records moves forward with an introspective and airy vibe brought via quintet of peers that's gelled into a tight unit over two years ...
Mostly Improvised Instrumental Indie Music
By Reinier Baas
Label: Mainland Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: The Giant Everywhere, The 2nd Coming Of Homunculus, Do You Know Ben Van Gelder?, And/Or, Off The Sauce,
Malala, Bobby Fischer's Bucket List, Envanje, Black Narcissus
Frame of Reference
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2011
Track listing: Guiding Principle; Musings; Countdown; Retreat; New Tink; Round Midnight; Peter and the Wolf; Wise Old Man; Blues 2011; Frame of Reference.
More Socially Relevant Jazz Music
By Reinier Baas
Label: Mainland Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Stuiter,
Eyjafjallajökull,
Vampie,
Sub Rosa,
I Keep Going Back To Joe's,
Sub Rosa (Hipster Reprise),
Tjapko,
Witchcraft,
Valses Nobles & Sentiment.. IV,
Homunculus,
Tjapko (Revisited),
Everything Happens To Me
Ben van Gelder: Frame of Reference
by Mark F. Turner
It's hard to believe that Frame of Reference is a debut. The compositions are beguiling, spirited yet poised, and doused with the arid phrasing of a seasoned master. But there's also a youthful exuberance that accompanies 22 year-old saxophonist Ben Van Gelder, who studied music at the Conservatory of Amsterdam and travels between New York and ...
