El Wofo

Formed in 2006, the Ghent-based creative jazz quintet Wofo ("With others, for others") is largely a vehicle for performing and recording the compositions of bassist Xavier Verhelst, who plays electric six-string bass on the band's albums but who can be spotted in photographs with a standard acoustic upright. The bright, listener-friendly, yet expressive and even adventurous quintet released its debut album, The Complete Hamsessions, in 2007, featuring, in addition to Verhelst, clarinetist/bass clarinetist Mattias Laga (also a member of the world music group Jaune Toujours), sa...