Chander Sardjoe - drums
Thomas Winther Andersen - acoustic bass
Together with such an excellent drummer as Chander, I think we have succeeded in doing this. The driving force in "Too Much Bass?" is the dialogue between us, solo-wise, form-wise and dynamically. The repertoire consists of my own compositions and some specially arranged standard songs
During the winter of 2002, the CD "Too Much Bass?" was presented with concerts at Blå in Oslo, Bimhuis in Amsterdam and SJU Jazz Podium in Utrecht. Both the CD and the concerts have been well received in the press Orkesterjournalen 0802 Sweeden writes: Lots of Bass it is but not too much the way it sounds on this CDThe opening track, Waltz For Debby from this CD, was picked out as one of three finalist in a jazz competition held online. 111 other contestants took part in this event arranged by Jazzconnect.com Washington DC. « back
Waltz for Debby:
Bass to Bass:
Musicians he has played and or recorded with: Steve Coleman and Five Elements U.S 1995 Steve Coleman and Metrics Canada 1995 Steve Coleman and Secret Doctrine Live radio recording Oosterpoort 1995 Aka Moon + Sivaraman CD recording 1996 + tour Mark Turner, 1996, 1997; recording 1999 Lee Konitz 1998 L'archiduc+Jazz Middelheim 1999 Stephanne Mercier +Seamus Blake European tour 1998, recording 1999 ASKO ensemble Sub for Peter Erskine 1999
Kris Defoort's Dreamtime Bandmember since 1999 Dreamtime + Beethoven Academie Premiere 2001, Kartet Bandmember since 1996 two recordings 1998, 1999 Tribu Bandmember since 1997 one recording 2000 Octurn Bandmember since 1999 two recordings 1999, 2000 Pierre van Dormael Recording 2000 "Trio Miguel Martinez, James Genus, C.Sardjoe" Recording 2000 Greg Osby, Jazz Middelheim 2001 sessions with: Robin Eubanks, David Gillmore, Brad Jones, Chris Potter, Jonathan Finlayson
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