Maarten Ornstein plays tenor saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet. On ocassion he plays tarogato, electric saxophone, MPC and laptop computers. He is also a composer and arranger. He leads the avantgarde funk ensemble DASH! and is co-leader of the contemporary jazz group Jungle Boldie.  Additionally, he plays with performance poet and singer Jeannine Valeriano, and is one of the original members of The Four Chops.