THE HOFF SOMSEN LINDHOLM TRIO PLAYS ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS INSPIRED BY KEITH JARRETT, ENRICO PIERANUNZI, GONZALO RUBALCABA, ESBJÖRN SVENSSON, RYMDEN, WOLFGANG HAFFNER, RUSSELL FERRANTE AND VINCE MENDOZA, AMONG OTHERS.
IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THEIR AUDIENCE, THIS DUTCH-SCANDINAVIAN PIANO TRIO PLAYS MUSIC THAT ONLY KNOWS HOW TO UNFOLD IN THE FLOW OF IMPROVISATIONAL FORCES AND IS THEREFORE CHARACTERIZED BY COMMUNICATIVE OPENNESS, STYLISTIC DIVERSITY AND AESTHETIC EXPRESSIVENESS
About:
Pianist Jan Gunnar Hoff from Norway performs worldwide with his solo piano repertoire and has worked with: Mike Stern, Arve Henriksen, Audun Kleive, Anders Jormin, Gary Novak, Per Mathiesen, Alex Acuna and Horacio Hernández.
As a bandleader and co-leader he has released 23 albums and published over 250 orchestral works in various contexts. Jan Gunnar Hoff is also a SteinwayArtist.
Double bassist/Composer/Producer Jasper Somsenfrom the Netherlands is known worldwide for his longstanding collaborations with Enrico Pieranunzi, Maria Mendes and Lynne Arriale. He has performed with Peter Erskine, Jorge Rossy, Joey Calderazzo, Bob Sheppard, John Beasley and Jeff Ballard among other. He has released 7 albums as leader and co-leader for Challenge Records and has been featured on more than 45 albums including film music productions.
Drummer and composer Carsten Lindholm is a Danish drummer known for his unique ability to fuse Nordic Jazz with Indian rhythmics, based on his study of Konnakol. Artists such as: Erik Truffaz, John Beasley, Reggie Washington, Pete Judge, Jim Barr, Eivind Aarset, Gunnar Halle, Thomas Siffling and Christopher Dell has played on his albums.
He has since 2018 played with Carsten Lindholm Trio in many clubs and at festivals such as: ELBJAZZ, Jazz & Joy Worms, Bix Stuttgart, Domicil Dortmund, Altes Pfandhaus Köln, JazzfolkBike Syke, Jazzforum Bayreuth, Jazzclub Bamberg, Jazznmore Ingolstadt, Jazzfest Wageningen, Montmartre Copenhagen, Theatre de Caen.
Hoff Somsen Lindholm hopes to see you at one of their concerts.
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