Frans Vermeerssen trio -

Frans Vermeerssen - saxophones

Dion Nijland - double bass

Thomas Jaspers - drums

According to Vermeerssen, the trio line-up is the smallest “complete” band in jazz music. Much of his favorite music is trio music: Sonny Rollins “Live at the Village Vanguard” and “Way out West”, Ornette Coleman “At the Golden Circle”, the work of the Ab Baars Trio, but also the trio work of altoist Arthur Blythe and the illustrious “Air” with Henry Threadgill.

Vermeerssen has worked together with bassist Dion Nijland for a long time in the group Talking Cows. Drummer Thomas Jaspers is a much sought-after and versatile percussionist, the perfect complement to this group.

Vermeerssen wrote all the compositions for the new album. “Each composition is primarily a guideline for improvisation. Sometimes just a melody, then a melody with a written bass line, sometimes a melody with chords. These improvisations are collective in nature. Bassist and drummer are not accompanists but equal soloists. The pieces often refer to other music, but are never attempts at copying. It is music about music in the broadest sense of the word.”

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Vestdijk 25, 25 Vestdijk, Eindhoven, Netherlands