On this page you can find out about some of Paul's private projects
and his participation as a sideman in different other groups. The
Quintet-projects can be found under projects
quintet.
Ray Anderson - Han Bennink - Ernst Glerum - Frank
Möbus - Paul van Kemenade
Ray Anderson - trombone
Han Bennink - drums
Ernst Glerum - double bass
Frank Möbus - guitar
Paul van Kemenade - altosax
Duo MICHIEL BRAAM (1964, piano) & PAUL VAN KEMENADE
(1957, altsaxofoon)
You know (off course) there is a chance of 1 on 365
to be born on May 17th. The odds of getting the Podium
Prize is 1 on 600.094.225. From every winner of the Podium
Prize, one third once received the Boy Edgar Prize. The
chance to find a duo from which both members meet all
these conditions is 1 to 1.314.206.352.750. So about 1 to
1,3 trillion. This is a pretty unique duo.
Een eerste serie duoconcerten van deze twee door de wol geverfde musici: prettig gestoord en openstaand voor allerlei muziekdisciplines; beide hun sporen ruimschoots verdiend in de wereld van de jazz- en geïmproviseerde muziek maar ook verbonden met Afrikaanse muziek, symfonische- en electronische muziek, modern klassiek en allerlei kruisbestuivingen hiervan.
Allebei opereren ze al jaren onder eigen naam met hun groepen in binnen- en buitenland;
zo speelt componist en pianist Braam o.a. met zijn ‘Bik Bent Braam’; trio Braam/DeJoode/ Vatcher; het Braam’s Wurli Trio; All Ears; en verzorgt solo concerten. Michiel is tevens coördinator van het ArtEZ conservatorium in Arnhem.
Zo speelt altist/componist Van Kemenade (in 2007 30 jaar musicus) met o.a.zijn Paul van
Kemenade Quintet (in 2007 25 jaar bestaan); met de Zuid-Afrikanen Feya Faku & Sydney Mnisi; de Senegalese groep Les Frères Guissé; het Podium Trio; VanDoorn Trio; strijkproject ‘Strings Get Wings’; Eckard Koltermann Sextet; duo met flamenco-gitarist Maurice Leenaars e.a. Paul is sinds de oprichting in 1993 organisator van het festival ‘Stranger than Paranoia’.
Beide hebben vele cd’s onder eigen naam en als sideman gemaakt en beide hebben de ‘Podium Prijs’ en de ‘Boy Edgar Prijs’ eerder in ontvangst mogen nemen.
Een eerste serie ontmoetingen tussen deze twee krachten; een spannend en onvoorspelbaar optreden met composities van o.a. Robin Holcomb, Charles Mingus en eigen werk van
beide heren.
play compositions and arrangements of and with
PAUL VAN KEMENADE altosax - NIKO LANGENHUIJSEN bass featuring:
Pierre Blanchard (FR) - violin, Herman van Haaren - violin, Benjamin von
Gutzeit (BRD) - viola, Annie Tangberg (NORWAY) - cello, Pieter Bast - cajon
A project of one set with an international stringquartet
( 4 nationalities) with a.o the French virtuose violinplayer
Pierre Blanchard (played with a.o. Martial Solal Big Band, Stephane Grappelli, Jackie Mclean, Lee Konitz, Max Roach, Billy Higgins, Toots Thielemans, Ornette Coleman). Norwegian cello player
Annie Tangberg has a steady job playing with the Metropole Orchestra and works with Camerata Antonio Lucio, improvised stringorchestra Jargon and jazz collectieve Nimbus. Dutch violin player
Herman van Haaren works also with the Metropole Orchestra and is also known from his own
projects. Van Haaren was‘winner’ NOS Jazz Concours’ and is a member of the Mike Keneally Europe Band. German talented violin player
Benjamin von Gutzeit is known from a.o. the Celano-Baggiani-Group and the Gipsy Jazz Trio Raisa.
Pieter Bast - the drummer of the Paul van Kemenade Quintet - plays the cajon in this setting. Pianist/bass-player and composer/arranger
Niko Langenhuijsen complete this new project and Van Kemenade on altosax.
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Repertoire: compositions of Van Kemenade's, beautifully
arranged by Niko Langenhuijsen who will also write a
special composition for this ensemble.
Duits-Nederlandse samenwerking
Eckard Koltermann Quartet
featuring
Paul van Kemenade & Wolter Wierbos
Eckard Koltermann - bas clarinet, baritonsaxofoon
Paul van Kemenade - altsaxofoon
Wolter Wierbos - trombone
Stevko Busch - piano
Markus Conrads - contrabas
Achim Krämer - drums
Met het Borderhopping-projekt is een Duits-Nederlandse
samenwerking van jazzmusici ontstaan die aan beide kanten
van de grens de programmeurs en het publiek verrast heeft.
Het ensemble met als kern het kwartet van Eckard
Koltermann, onderscheidt zich door een diversiteit aan
stijlen en kent uitersten van krachtige expressiviteit tot
een terughoudende, bijna kamermuziekachtige manier van
spelen.
Het programma toont verschillende bezettingen van solo,
duo, blazerstrio tot sextet. De composities zijn nagenoeg
allemaal van de hand van de musici, waarbij het werk van
Eckard Koltermann een bijzondere plaats inneemt.
Jan Kuiper - guitar
Wolter Wierbos - Trombone
Paul vanKemenade - altosax
Three 'Podium Prijs' winners (all three born in 1957)
and two 'Boy Edgar Prijs' winners (the most important
oeuvre award for jazzmusiciens in the Netherlands), in one
trio.
CD
'Uncovered' nominated for the Jazz Edison Award 2002
('Dutch Grammy') and for the Edison Jazz Public Award 2002
VANDOORN TRIO (NL)
Ineke van Doorn - vocals
Marc van Vugt - guitars
Paul van Kemenade - altosax
Dutch singer-vocal artist Ineke van Doorn and
guitarist-composer Marc van Vugt, together forming the
core of Vandoorn, are best described as lyrical
singer-songwriters to whom improvisation is of paramount
importance. Special guest, altoplayer and 'Boy Edgar Prize'
winner Paul van Kemenade, fits perfectly well in this
combination. They play personal interpretations of jazz
and pop standards and a lot of new repertoire. Some of the
songs are sung in Dutch. Effortlessly they change
positions as soloist and accompanist. Chance and
spontaneity play an important role. The international
press have called Vandoorn adventurous, while their
concerts have been described as exciting. Loose and fun!
The repertoire is a combination of the 'Uncovered' tour
and new written material, mostly by Van Vugt/Van Doorn.
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- USA : David Lewis, Cadance : 'Uncovered' by Vandoorn is a freewheeling romp by a
very unusual trio configuration. The delight of this
session is palpable and nothing is predictable and such an
adventurous and satisfying set of trio improvisations.
- France : Jazz Notes: This Dutchwoman, with her full and sensual voice,
possesses both technical mastery and deep warmth. The
mutual understanding between the three musicians is clear
and tangible.
- Netherlands : Armand Serpenti, Trouw : Hot and fragile at the same time.
- Netherlands: Hans Rooseboom, BN/De Stem : Completely complete! Ineke van Doorn sings Portuguese
beautifully, Marc van Vugt performing a driving bass part
on guitar, sprinkling chords in between. And above it all
the richly swinging alto sax of Van Kemenade.
PALINCKX - VAN KEMENADE - PALINCKX
Jacq Palinckx - guitar
Paul van Kemenade - alto sax
Bert Palinckx - double bass
The collaboration between these musicians dates back to
October 1983. Under the heading Palinckx & Palinckx
the three band members (plus drummer Frank van Oosterhout
and tromboneplayer Hans Sparla) performed in (then)
Paradoks in Tilburg. Quickly followed by a number of
successful gigs, an appearance on national television
(NOS), and the LP "Maartse Buien". In 1985, this
particular formation ended, but the musicians kept in
touch. In subsequent years, trombone-player Hans Sparla
played in groups led by Palinckx and Van Kemenade, and
Paul van Kemenade played on a more or less regular basis
with the Palinckx brothers, as the
Palinckx-Van Kemenade-Palinckx Trio.
This is a trio that welds different musical worlds, and
three strong musical personalities, into a tightly-knit
whole. With Palinckx-Van Kemenade-Palinckx , audiences are
guaranteed melodic solos and compositions, exciting jazz
music, cinematic soundscapes, straightforward rock, noise,
blues, ballads, and so on, while improvisation is the
thread binding everything together. Remarkable for an
ensemble of chamber music strength, without even a
drummer, to generate such diversity.
A number of classic originals are featured (which include
a new arrangement of the old hit song, "Maartse
Buien"), also specially written new compositions by
the three band members, as well as arrangements of work by
Ornette Coleman, Frank Zappa, Roy Orbison, Beach Boys,
Angelo Bandalamenti, and others.
For additional information please contact:
Bert Palinckx, Karel Doormanlaan 41, 5025 ZE Tilburg,
Holland. Tel/Fax: +31 (0)13 - 542.29.97
E-mail: info@palinckx.nl
or
Paul van Kemenade , Enschotsestraat 262 , 5014 DL Tilburg
the Netherlands,
Tel: +31 (0)13 - 536.56.56
Fax +31 (0)13 - 581.18.50
E-mail: private@paulvankemenade.nl
FLAMENCO CROSSOVER
TRIO with:
Maurice Leenaars - guitar
Paul van Kemenade - altosaxophone
Herman van Haaren - elec. violin
PURE FLAMENCO & CROSSOVER
SEXTET with:
José Ligero - vocals & palmas
Sofía Yero - dance & palmas
Juan Reyes - dance & palmas
FLAMENCO CROSSOVER
Maurice Leenaars works with Paul van Kemenade since
1992 and since 1999 with Herman van Haaren. Both are
internationally operating musicians *.
For these combinations Leenaars writes the music. He
doesn't feel the need to add their instruments to straight
flamenco music because this has no musical value for
Leenaars. The compositions are independent and based on a
cross-over between flamenco and jazz but with the drama of
flamenco in terms of harmony and melody.
CD: Maurice Leenaars Quintet - Live at Paradox (1998,
with a.o. Paul van Kemenade)
Flamenco
Since 2000 Leenaars works with Ligero, Yero and Reyes.
With them he found companions to play straight flamenco.
Pure flamenco for Leenaars is to improvise within the
classical setting of guitar, singing and dancing. Each
stile in flamenco has its own rules and we are familiar
with. Our way of working is based upon signs and cues.
CD: Maurice Leenaars FLAM3NCO Live (2004, with José
Ligero and Juan Reyes)
The audience's reaction to mentioned projects is always
one of having experienced something unique. Improvisation
keeps us focussed, and our energy strikes the audience. In
2003 Leenaars had the opportunity to present these
projects at Festival Mundial 2003. This diversity turned
out to be a very special and already mature production and
the audience was totally surprised.
* Both awarded with several national prizes a.o. the
Podiumprijs en VPRO Boy Edgarprijs (Van Kemenade) and the
NOS Jazzprijs (Van Haaren).
