Carl Zinsius Project
The Carl Zinsius Project is a chamber ensemble, improvisation collective and groove machine all in one. And plays its very own version of European jazz in the 21st century.
On their debut album “Five Banana – The music of Carla Bley” the international ensemble interprets the repertoire of the US-American composer with great curiosity and open ears.
Absurdly funny themes with the typical Bley-wink meet dreamy, beautiful melodies with plenty of room for improvisation and joy of playing.
Daring? Yes, but worth a listen.
The band
Alex Scott - Sax
Starting to be passionate about music at a young age, Alex switches from piano to saxophone at the age of 13 and some years later begins his studies in Jazz saxophone with Claudius Valk at the Conservatorium Maastricht (NL).At the same time he is playing in the Youth Bigband of his region with which he tours the USA, China and South Korea.His own projects in the field of modern jazz have since taken him to Brazil, Latvia, Italy, Belgium and Portugal.
Anais Pasanau Miró - Clarinet
Classically trained, Anais’ musical interest has never been limited to a single musical genre. Be it free improvisation, the interaction of different arts, or the world of Brazilian music, she pursues all disciplines with great devotion. Next to playing in Classical chamber music settings, she leads her own project "Mondo Chôro" playing traditional brazilian music.
Willem Suilen - Piano
Willem Suilen began playing the piano at the age of 14. After finishing high school, he started his studies at prestigious conservatories, including the Conservatorium of Maastricht, the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, and the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome. He specialized in jazz and improvised music.For Suilen, music is an eternal quest for sound. He is constantly evolving, seeking to expand his knowledge and create a fresh and original musical product. This manifests itself in his compositions and improvisations.
Conrad Noll - Bass
Noll initially had classical cello lessons from the age of eight. In his teens, he began to take an interest in jazz and, starting in 2007, first became self-taught with the double bass before eventually making it his main instrument. He then studied double bass and cello, both with a Bachelor's degree, at the University of Music and Dance Cologne. He is active in various formations, such as Sebastian Gramss' Bassmasse, Yaroslav Likhachev's quartet and Daniel Tamayo's quintet. With his own "Conrad's Quintet" he mainly plays original compositions and arrangements of compositions by double bassist Oscar Pettiford.
Carl Zinsius - Drums
Carl Zinsius studied Jazz-drums at the Conservatorium Maastricht (NL) and the Siena Jazz University (I) and took lessons with Jorge Rossy, Marc Miralta & Drori Mondlak. In the course of his career Carl had the chance to work as a drummer & percussionist in numerous contexts ranging from improvised music in duo settings or Brazilian music in small ensemble to traditional & contemporary Jazz in bigband or Classical music in chamber orchestra.
