Christof May - soprano saxophone, clarinets
Florian Zenker - electric & acoustic guitars
Wolfert Brederode - piano, melodica
Annie Tangberg - violoncello
Aimée Povel - drums, percussion
Eric Ineke - drums
Nimbus is an international
ambient/jazz/classic ensemble with musicians from the Netherlands,
Germany and Norway. Nimbus recorded two cd's; Far Enough and Festina
Lente which features David Liebman. They performed concerts in the
main clubs in The Netherlands and Belgium and at the North Sea Jazz
Festival. Festina Lente was nominated for the Edison Award 2003.
Whether the music is composed or purely improvised Nimbus always
sounds intense and transparent, fluctuating from dark soundscapes to
elusive melodies. 'Nimbus has developed an atmospheric-lyrical style
seldom heard' as Dutch newspaper NRC-Handelsblad once wrote.
Christof May is trained in both
classical and improvised music. He is a versatile, passionate musician
and a lyricist on his instruments. With the Susanne Abbuehl group, the
Jazz Meteors, Trygve Seim Ensemble and the Metropole Orchestra he
performed throughout Europe. Christof also composed and improvised
music for various stage performances.
Guitarist Florian Zenker is able to
shift from surrealistic soundscapes to blazing improvisations. He is
working with bands such as Kristina Fuchs Sonic Unit, YEAST and Tiny
Tribe and he recorded and worked with a.o. Eric Vloeimans, Oene van
Geel and Theo Loevendie. Apart from composing music for his own groups
and Nimbus, he contributed music to documentaries, television and
short film.
Annie Tangberg is a classically
trained cellist but she is active on the improvised music scene as
well. She can draw a beautiful singing tone or weird effects from her
violoncello. She is part of the Metropole Orchestra and she has been
involved in projects with Dox Orchestra, Marc van Vught, Ernst
Reijsiger, duo Percucello and the Norwegian performance group Ning.
The keyword for drummer/percussionist Aimée
Povel's playing is 'listening'. Her drums sound is balanced and
she treats music always tasteful. She works with contemporary music
ensembles such as Textures and The United Women's Orchestra and the
more jazz oriented First Ladies. She performed concerts with a.o.
Esmee Olthuis and Albert van Veenedaal.
Drummer Eric Ineke is mostly known
for his hard bop based work with the Ben van de Dungen/Jarmo
Hoogendijk Quintet, Rein de Graaff Trio, and the Dutch jazz Orchestra
and as accompanist of numerous international artists. Lesser known is
the fact that Eric is also a beautiful free player and a true
colorist. Recently Eric founded his own quintet called the JazzXpress.
"...dynamical, challenging, sometimes
surrealistic music...always lyrical and melodic…musical esthetics
of the highest level…"
De Telegraaf, NL
"…beautiful, lyrical chamber
jazz…in the mode of intensely conceived yet limpid reflection,
with the accent on spacious harmonies and melodic tone
colour…"
Jazz Journal International
"Step aboard and you will see a vast and
beautiful panorama…"
Het Parool, NL
