New Release – only digital ……….………………it was a great encounter between Meat.Kaaoke.Quality.Time – and the very special percussionist, DJane and concept artist Valerie Jeanty.Val has – amongst many other influences – Haitian roots and a strong mystic side – she hosted us for 3 days in her space near Boston in 2022 to jam.We (She) luckily recorded these sessions – and edited it for everybody to listen to.Out on Umland Records – Hope you will like it – MKQT feat. Val Jeanty Palo-Santo
Out in October – „Unrepeatable“, anew CD by „1000“ + Steve Swell = „3000“.
Here is a feedback on our last gig @moers festival in may: A few hours later, Annex courted a ‘supergroup’ of improvisers: Conny Bauer (trombone), Bart Maris (trumpet), Jan Klare (alto saxophone),Wilbert de Joode (bass) and Michael Vatcher (drums). They were presumably free-forming, but the short-ish tunes sounded like densely-penned themes, with brief solo flurries for all. All of these were micro-grained with powdery textures. Vatcher drummed delicately as Bauer formed a trio within the band, nimbly sliding, the other horns creeping in, and the swarm intensifying. Vatcher used a bowed saw, with these detailed events like coordinated accidents, from fruity ‘bone to brittle trumpet muting, de Joode keeping it mobile and sparse.
Martin Longley, JazzWise, 8/2024