Coming up: “Todas” … a brand-new and exciting album with Portuguese vocalist Maria Mendes (4 time 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.
Expected album release: February 2027
The music marks a bold new direction for Maria Mendes: a soulful, modern and creative fusion of deep pop and jazz grooves, enriched with rap and spoken word elements. The album is (co-)produced by the renowned pianist and composer Jason Lindner (David Bowie’s Blackstar).
Todas is more than a collection of new compositions: it is an encounter between voices, disciplines, and stories, with the woman at its center, but without reducing the music to a pamphlet. The power lies in the interplay between word and sound, between individual expression and collective energy.
– JazzRadar, NL (Eddy Westveer) >> Read more
Maria Mendes – Vocals & EFX
Cedric Hanriot – Piano & Keyboards
Jasper Somsen – Bass guitar & Double Bass
Martin Wangermeé – Drums & Percussion
Stay tuned!
Photos (c) 2026 by Eddy Westveer