Maarten Ornstein

5 minutes introduction to DASH! Recorded in Studio 150 , Amsterdam. Click to play video

Innovative free-funk trio from Amsterdam with Maarten Ornstein (saxophones) Alex Oele (bass) and Eric Hoeke (drums). Just like the olympic 100m dash, a concert by DASH! is a profound, almost physical experience. Invariably, audiences rave about how the band combines complex interplay with a committed yet easy going stage presence. With deceptively simple material, DASH! creates a musical universe all of its own, a universe in which only the notes that matter are played in a highly transparent fashion. This results in a very intense, minimalistic and almost hypnotic band sound filled with moments of uncurbed swing, volcanic eruptions and whispering melodies. As one critic said: 'It's deliciously chaotic". More music and video below. Contact: info[at]maartenornstein.com

-”DASH! produces a worldclass free-funk album”- (Dutch press on DASH! Off)

-"Maarten Ornstein has proved once again he is an exceptional force in the contemporary Dutch music scene, both as a performer and composer" - (Dutch press)

-”...that delicious looseness that gives the impression that the music, despite being under control, is fully flowing”- (Belgian press)

-”it’s deliciously chaotic!’- (Dutch press)

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