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Jazz / Free Jazz
Recorded live in 2004 at Bimhuis Amsterdam and De Werf Brugge.
Jan Willem van der Ham (altosax and bassoon), Bart van der Putten (altosax and clarinet), Frans Vermeerssen (tenorsax), Frank Nielander (baritonesax), Angelo Verploegen (trumpet), Eric Boeren (cornet), Hans Sparla (trombone), Joost Buis (trombone), Peter Haex (tenortuba), Patrick Votrian (basstuba), Michiel Braam (piano), Wilbert De Joode (double bass), Joop van Erven (children's drum)
Bik Bent Braam performs without a setlist - musicians all provide input, calling out tunes in mid-phrase an deciding tempo and instrumentation on the spot
Further evidence of the extraordinarily creative mind of composer/pianist Michiel Braam, Goes Bonsai engages the 13-piece Bik Bent Braam (Braam Big Band) in an unusual strategy that combines improvisation and composition. Braam selects bandmembers to improvise the beginning of each of his compositions, and the players are then responsible for setting such elements as dynamics and tempo, after which the entire band participates in the process. It the sort of daring concept that leads to innovative results when it works but by its nature cannot be expected to hit a home run each time. While Braam's Ellingtonian compositional talents rival the best anywhere, he is more dependent here on the skills of his players. Some, like the underrated saxophonist Bart Van der Putten, cornetist Eric Boeren, and Braam himself (on piano) are consistently splendid. The astonishing breadth of the music impresses, reaching back to the closing John Sousa-tinged "You" and incorporating influences from the entire 20th century to the present, including modern free jazz. Unfortunately, the packaging makes it difficult to identify all the bandmembers, and the individual soloists are not listed by track. While this is not Braam's most accomplished work, it is still an important recording and filled with pleasures -- another example of the vibrant Dutch scene at the turn of the 21st century. ~ Steven Loewy, All Music Guide
Michiel Braam
Decades Active: '90s, '00s
Born: 05/17/1964, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Avant-Garde Jazz, Experimental Big Band, Improvisation, Free Jazz, Modal Music, Modern Creative, Jazz-Rock
Moods: Ambitious, Complex, Intense, Sophisticated, Volatile, Exuberant, Whimsical
The prize-winning pianist and big-band leader Michiel Braam has largely escaped notice in the States, but in Holland he is a major figure who leads an outstanding band that he calls Bik Bent Braam and that has made considerable waves; and he is an original jazz pianist, too. Having performed with many leading European jazz improvisers, Braam has forged an innovative approach as a composer and arranger, and he infuses his group writing with an Ellingtonian aura that absorbs a large slice of 20th century popular music, from Sousa marches to swing to the most modern free and avant-garde elements. There is a remarkable attention to detail in his large scale works that manifests itself in highly inventive, twisted melodies, and complex harmonies, not to mention humor, with which he creates new ways of interpreting a venerable tradition. His piano playing, too, combines a healthy respect for the past with forays into modern abstraction. Braam has appeared often on Dutch, Belgian, and German television and radio, and his big band has been the subject of a television documentary. He is the recipient of two major Dutch awards: the Podium Prize (1988), an award that he describes as "the most important Dutch encouragement award," and the Boy Edgar Prize (1996-1997), which he calls "the oldest and most important jazz award in the Netherlands." Braam's big band and solo piano work are reasonably well documented on disc, but can be difficult to find as they are generally available only on small Dutch labels. Braam's recorded works are well worth seeking out, though, as he has produced some outstanding and even unusual compositions for large ensemble that incorporate a myriad of influences.
---Steven Loewy, All Music Guide |
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