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Founded in 1982, the Paul van Kemenade Quintet from the
Netherlands blends elements from the European improvised with
American jazz, African- and Spanish music. Blending the
classical with infuences from pop music making all of this into
a cocktail in its own right. The quintet plays the compositions
of all members of the band and of all guest-musicians but they
mainly play work by Van Kemenade. The quintet had their 25-year
anniversary in 2007.
Since 1994 the quintet has frequently cooperated with the South
African musicians Feya Faku,Louis Mhlanga, Sydney Mnisi, Zim
Ngqwana and later on with Sonti Mndebele, Bheki Khoza and
Lawrence Matshiza. Paul also worked with South African McCoy
Mrubata, Buddy Wells, Mark Fransman and others. Since 2002 the
quintet plays reguarly with the West African trio 'Les Frères
Guissé' from Senegal. Projects and guest-appearances with (inter)national
topmusicians, vocal groups, concerts with strings and
schoolconcerts mingled with African vibes. Info on the quintet
projects may be found under projects quintet.
Paul's private projects such as - the international quintet
with Ray Anderson / Han Bennink / Frank Möbus / Ernst Glerum ,
the 'two horns and a bass' project (trio Vloeimans / Mahieu /
Van Kemenade) , the duo concerts with pianoplayers Michiel
Braam, Harmen Fraanje and Stevko Busch, the German / Dutch
collaboration Borderhopping, the stringproject , a new duo &
trio which is in progress and many more - you will find under
the banner Private Projects.
On these pages you'll find the full biography,
the latest news, discography
and latest tour dates.
Van Kemenade has been rewarded in 1999 with the'Boy Edgar 'Prijs;
the Dutch oeuvre-award for jazz- and improvised musicians and
received a Royal Decoration in 2007 (Lid Orde Oranje Nassau).
The Paul van Kemenade Quintet is being supported by the Netherlands Fund for
Performing Arts (NFPK+), the provincial Fund for Performing Arts (Provincie
Noord-Brabant) and the Municipality Council of Tilburg.
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