Maarten Ornstein
Maarten Ornstein (* 1967 in Amstelveen ) is a Dutch jazz saxophonist and clarinetist.
Ornstein also took bass clarinet lessons from Harry Sparnay while studying jazz in The Hague . He later studied bansuri and Indian music with Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurassia in Rotterdam. In the 1990s he founded the group WARP , an ensemble of five wind players and a singer, with whom he released an album in 1999.
In the following years he received composition commissions a. a. for the North Sea Jazz Festival , the theater group Orkather , the choreographer Anouk van Dijk , the Calefax Reed Ensemble and the New Music Choir in Amsterdam. As an instrumentalist, he has worked with Tony Overwater , Pat Metheny and David Liebman , the Schönberg Ensemble , the Concertgebouw Jazz Orchestra and others.
In 2004 Ornstein founded the DASH group ! with the singers Jeannine Valeriano , Monique de Adelhart Toorop , Marike Snijders and Kiki Manders , the drummers Joshua Simson and Erik Hoeke and the bassist Tessa Cook . So far, two albums have been released with the group.
Discographic notes
- Scapes: Changes in Time , 1990
- Mark Alban Lotz : Puasong Daffriek , 1993
- New Cool Collective: Soul Jazz Latin , 1994–96
- Mark Alban Lotz: 2CDbox Lotz Of Music Meets Bata Drums, Le Coq Rouge, Via jazz 1996
- Mark Alban Lotz: CD Lotz Of Music In Havana, Blues For Yemaya, Via jazz 1997
- New Cool Collective: More Soul Jazz Latin Flavors Nineties Vibes , 1997
- Mark Alban Lotz & Shango's Dance: Cuban Fishes Make Good Dishes , 1997-2002
- Martin Fondse Octemble: Upperground , 1998
- Tony Overwater: Over the Rainbow , 1998
- Maarten Ornstein & Warp Music Ensemble , 1999
- Tony Overwater: Op , 2000
- ZUCO 103: Outro Lado , 2000
- Tony Overwater Trio / Calefax Reed Quintet: Ellington Suites , 2005
- Yuri Honing : Memory Lane , 2008
- DASH !: Zwaar Water
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ornstein, Maarten |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch jazz saxophonist and clarinetist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amstelveen |