Harmen Fraanje

Pianist Harmen Fraanje (Roosendaal, 1976) has already been showered with prizes, has worked with too many famous musicians to mention here, has performed in all of the most far-flung (jazz) corners of the world, leads nine of his own musical projects, and is also a sideman in various other groups. He is open to many different kinds of music, which he always irrepressibly translates into his own vocabulary. So it's for good reason that Fraanje is appearing at DJWM 2010 with his Avalonia Trio, because the pianist feels so comfortable with drummer Flin van Hemmen and bassist Clemens van der Feen. The result is a kind of group improvisation that is as magnificent as it is elegant and spatial

Karel Boehlee, Harmen Fraanje, Mats Eilersen Trio, Ernst Reijseger, Mola Sylla and more

by Co de Kloet
September 13, 2025

In this brand new September episode of inJazz Radio we proudly present new live recordings by two Dutch pianists who have more than earned their spurs. Karel Boehlee (1960, Leiden) is a renowned Dutch jazz pianist and composer, known for his lyrical and versatile playing style. Harmen Fraanje (Roosendaal, 1976) is a Dutch jazz pianist, composer, ...

I Dischi del 2024 secondo Ludovico Granvassu

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 2, 2025

Spesso molti articoli sulle “migliori uscite dell'anno" iniziano con una premessa quasi apologetica ("questi non sono necessariamente 'i migliori album dell'anno,' ma 'i miei preferiti';" “�� tutto soggettivo;" “domani avrei scelto titoli diversi;" “ho potuto selezionare solo dieci album," ecc.)? Queste dichiarazioni sembrano riflettere il disagio del redattore, costretto a riassumere un vasto ecosistema artistico selezionando ...

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights 2024

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 31, 2024

Have you noticed how many “best of the year" listicles start with an apologetic preamble ("these are not necessarily 'the best albums of the year' but 'my favorites';" “it's all subjective;" “tomorrow I might have chosen different titles;" “I could only select ten albums" etc.)? Those disclaimers channel the writer's discomfort of having to summarize a ...

The Touch of Time

By Arve Henriksen

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Melancholia; The Beauty Of Sundays; Redream; The Dark Light; What All This Is; Mirror Images; Touch Of Time; Winter Haze; Red And Black; Passing On The Past.

Arve Henriksen: The Touch of Time

by Scott Gudell
April 4, 2024

Nordic trumpeter Arve Henriksen has played jazz, metal, folk, eclectic world music--with a nod to Japanese flute--and more. That caused at least one DJ to tell Henriksen “you are the musical chameleon." He will politely acknowledge that statement but has consistently returned to his chosen ground zero of ambient jazz dominated by subtle improvisation. When Henriksen ...

Arnaud Dolmen, Leonardo Montana, Arve Henriksen, Harmen Fraanje & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
February 22, 2024

With this playlist we focus on deep listening as a mindset for musicians who wish to achieve successful recording sessions, through a number of albums of seamless interplay. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Arnaud Dolmen, Leonardo Montana “Zouky Monky" LeNo (Quai Son) ...

Touch of Time

February 1, 2024

Album: The Touch of Time
By Arve Henriksen
Label: ECM Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 03:28

North Sea Round Town 2021

by Henning Bolte
August 3, 2021

Sun-Mi Hong Diverse venues/sites: Laurenskerk, Goethe Institute, De Doelen, Worm, Boerderij Driebergen (Three Mountains Farm), private homes North Sea Round Town Rotterdam July 2-9, 2021 North Sea Round Town is a strongly community-based city festival in Rotterdam, deep in the Dutch delta. Founded 15 years ago, it takes place ...

Memorabilia

By Mats Eilertsen

Label: NXN Recordings
Released: 2020
Track listing: Veni; Stillheten; Memorabilia I; Swedenborg; Kyrie; Hjertet; Memorabilia II; Sanctus; Soma Da Du; Fotografiet; Memorabilia III; Agnus Dei; Minutter; Memorabilia IV; Sn?fnuggene; Memorabilia V; Gloria.