Ab Baars & Mariëtte Rouppe van der Voort

Born in 1955 in Magrette, The Netherlands, multi-reedist Ab Baars is a unique and prolific contributor to the Dutch creative jazz scene, involved in a number of ensembles as leader and as collaborator, and also an accomplished solo performer. His inimitable sense of phrasing, fearless deployment of extended techniques, and idiosyncratic tonal/timbral approaches have earned him international attention, and none other than Misha Mengelberg coined the term "ab music" as a succinct descriptor for his personal style. Baars' first instrument was the tenor saxophone, which he began ...