Jungle Boldie

Tony Overwater - double bass
Maarten Ornstein - tenor saxophone and clarinet
Wim Kegel - drums

The Jungle Boldie consists of three of Hollands most renowned jazz musicians.  Overwater, Ornstein and Kegel met at the Royal Conservatory in the Hague during their studies and have been playing together ever since. They have the shared vision of what it is to play and perform ‘free’ music in the true sense of the word - creating a joyful interplay without any assumptions. The group have performed with many international artists including Pat Metheny, Ilse de Lange, Ack van Rooyen, Calefax, and David Murray – to name but a few.

Jungle Boldie started out as the Tony Overwater Trio and was founded in 1989, and created an international stir in 2000 when they relased their first album OP - a tribute to bassist Oscar Pettiford. The album featured flugelhorn player Ack van Rooyen and cellist Ernst Reyseger and won the 2001 Edison Award for Best Dutch Recording (Dutch Grammy). Their second project proved to be just as successful. In 2005 the trio joined forced with the highly acclaimed Dutch classical reed quintet Calefax to play two suites by Duke Ellington: the famous Far East Suite and the lesser-known River Suite. The project was remarkable not only because of the crossover between classical and jazz and the choice of repertoire, but also for the fine arrangements made for this particular line up which, unusually, does not feature piano. The album Ellington Suites and the presentation concerts received massive media coverage.

Just as outstanding as they are as a trio, the individual careers of the three gifted musicians are also remarkable:

Maarten Ornstein is a reed player and composer who has mastered both (bass)clarinet and tenor saxophone. He is famous for his distinctive sound and contributions to modern jazz and improvised music. Maarten studied eastern European Music and indian music and collaborates with a wide array of musicians in Holland and Europe composing highly original pieces of music. His work stretches from classiccal ensembls to pop groups, as well as theatre projects including Orkater and his own group DASH!

Wim Kegel is considered one of Holland’s most prominent jazz drummers. He has developed a unique style combining traditional jazz drumming with a very progressive, contemporary and personal approach. Wim studied North African percussion and indian music. He plays with the Tilmar Junius Trio and Special Delivery.

http://www.wimkegel.nl