Joris Posthumus

Alto saxophonist and composer Joris Posthumus has been making music since he was six. He studied music in Rotterdam and Tilburg, and at the same time founded various combos. After graduating, he and his friend, the bassist Jurriaan Dekker, created The New Quartet in order to set up live projects with leading jazz musicians, including Wolter Wierbos, Martijn Vink, Ben van der Dungen and Yuri Honing. At the end of 2007, after pianist Jeroen van Vliet and drummer Pascal Vermeer had joined the Quartet, this 'project approach' culminated in four performances with David Murray. When their album 'The Abyss' was released (distributed by Challenge), the group's name was changed to the Joris Posthumus Quartet. On the album, the scalding saxophone sound of the band's leader can be heard very clearly, whipped up by a solid rhythm section. In 2010, they have not only dazzled at the North Sea Jazz Festival, but also at renowned Dutch jazz venues during the Young VIPs Tour. As Joris, whose compositions are known for their strong melodies, says about his Quartet, 'Over the years I've worked with quite a few musicians, but with Jurriaan, Jeroen and Pascal, I feel an unprecedented something extra. We kick ass!' In 2010 Joris started working on some new projects as well. With Pascal Vermeer he started the Ornette!! project. With this project they play mostly Ornette Coleman pieces. Another group is Instant Architecture. With musicians like Yonga Sun and Jarno van Es they play in a free impro form. With the Hammond Trio the music is performed by three, but sounds as if it's four people playing. With Arno Krijger (Hammond) and Joost van Schaik (drums) the music gets an extra dimension.

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