double bassist | composer | producer
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
Jan Gunnar Hoff – Piano Jasper Somsen – Double Bass Carsten Lindholm – Drums A brand new exciting piano trio has entered the European jazz scene: Hoff Somsen Lindholm. Jan Gunnar Hoff (NOR), Jasper Somsen (NL) and Carsten Lindholm (DK) share their love of Nordic Jazz, mixed with strong influences of both the American Jazz … 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