Epoxy Quartet is a project led by Dutch pianist and composer Koen Gijsman. The ensemble provides space to four award-winning musicians who are all experienced improvisers and composers in their own right. Together they fuse into a powerful unity, just like the chemicals that produce epoxy. In their music, the ensemble investigates the overlap between free improvisation and contemporary jazz composition. While their dynamic interplay is inherited from the improvising Dutch 1960s avant-garde, the ensemble’s evocative and open sound brings to mind impressionists such as Ravel and Debussy.
Line-up: Koen Gijsman (piano), Kim Jäger (cello), Tuomas Ruokonen (drums), Martijn van Ditshuizen (sax)