reviews

Albert, Alan and Tineke performed in Corrie van Binsbergen’s “Writers in Concert” on 10th of March 2010 in the BIMhuis Amsterdam. For more information about the other musicians and the authors please visit Corrie’s site

Midday Moon, the first album from Tineke de Jong (violin), Albert van Veenendaal (piano), Alan Purves (percussion) and Hans Hasebos (marimba), has been released on Corrie van Binsbergen’s Brokken Records label. The formal presentation was on the 22nd of February 2009 at a concert in Zaal 100, Amsterdam.

Highlights from reviews:

“No concession to the recession, this is something special and daring from dutch origin….The compositions are atmospheric and radiate freshness and innovation…Recommended to anybody who loves modern, beautiful and unusual music. Buy it. www.muziekpodia.nl February 2009

“Tineke de Jong has delivered a dream debut with pictorial music that explores boundaries without getting abstract” Herman te Loo www.jazzflits.nl March 2009

“Anybody who thinks that this is one of those countless efforts to merge jazz and classical music gets hold of the wrong end of the stick. Tineke de Jong and Albert van Veenendaal have both concentrated on the different worlds they emerge from. Albert improvises without style boundaries, and Tineke doesn’t stick to classical conventions. It is very beautiful to discover how they end up playing together and making a move in the direction of free improvisation with Alan Purves and Hans Hasebos. In the end Midday Moon has become a CD to sit down with and listen to. It doesn’t invite to fast and easy consumption. but anybody who takes the effort to listen through the so called “difficulties” is presented with a very tasty dish” Rinus van der Heijden www.Jazzenzo.nl March 2009

The latest very detailed review can be read here, it was written by Beppe Colli in August 2009 for CloudsandClocks.net