double bassist | composer | producer
Eric Reddet & Jasper Somsen present: THE WORLD OF CLAUDE NOUGARO (ENG) The World of Claude Nougaro is a powerful tribute by French operatic tenor Eric Reddet and Dutch double bassist/composer/producer Jasper Somsen to one of France’s most influential singer-songwriters: Claude Nougaro (1929–2004). Nougaro revolutionized the French chanson by blending jazz, Brazilian and Afro-Cuban rhythms … Read more
Jan Gunnar Hoff – Piano Jasper Somsen – Double Bass Carsten Lindholm – Drums COMING UP IN MARCH ’26, NEW ALBUM: “Human Vibe” (Challenge Records) The collaboration between Norwegian pianist Jan Gunnar Hoff, Dutch bassist Jasper Somsen, and Danish drummer Carsten Lindholm is rooted first and foremost in a deep and genuine friendship. Although the … Read more
The digital EP “Samambaia” by the Brazilian pianist/composer Henrique Gomide and the Dutch double bassist/composer/producer Jasper Somsen is a brand new collaboration between two Challenge Records artists, who first met at the annual international Jazzahead trade fair 2024 in Bremen (Germany). The two internationally renowned musicians share their love for the European, American and Brazilian … Read more
Anton Goudsmit – Guitar Jasper Somsen – Double Bass ‘Jasper Somsen invites …’ is a jazz concert series in which double bassist, composer and producer Jasper Somsen invites the best Dutch jazz musicians live on stage at Loburg, Wageningen as part of the international concert series by Jazz in Wageningen, Somsen’s hometown. The album offers … Read more
Jasper Somsen – Double Bass Paul van der Feen – Alto Saxophone Bert van den Brink – Piano/Fender Rhodes In the fall of 2013, the cosy old bar of the grand café Loburg in my home town of Wageningen (The Netherlands) turned into a brand new, beautiful small venue, perfectly suited for an audience of … Read more
Coming up: a brand-new and exciting album with Portuguese vocalist Maria Mendes ( 4× GRAMMY® & Latin GRAMMY® nominee and EDISON® Jazz Award winner). This will be Jasper’s third album in their long-standing collaboration and profound friendship, which has now spanned more than a decade. The music marks a bold new direction for Maria Mendes: … Read more