Vermeersch, who worked with international artists like Josse De Pauw, Wim Vandekeybus, Vincent Bal, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Fred Frith, The Simpletones and Jazzwork from Berlin and wrote music for the Arditti Quartet, Prima La Musica and the Smith Quartet, assembled a pack of inspired and inimitable musicians, forming a big band which has nowadays become much more than just a big band. ![]() Walters - The Guardian, about the concert at the London Jazz Festival, Nov 2007)įES was founded in 1998, when no-nonsense artist, former architect, clarinettist, saxophonist, keyboard player, composer and producer Peter Vermeersch, wanted to explore new horizons after having convinced music lovers all over the word with Maximalist! and the cult legend band X-legged Sally. He is a monster talent, with an outrageously original band.” (John L. Vermeersch grins impishly, like a young Daniel Libeskind, as he directs his close-knit ensemble. Wet is Wet presented jazz as envisaged by Goebbels. Two brilliant sets confirmed how accomplished they are, twisting rapidly from theatrical bombast to tenderness, collective improv, mad movie-chase music and back to swinging anthems. Vermeersch’s approach is risky, which is what makes it so energising.” (Ivan Hewett - The Telegraph) “Flat Earth Society, a tight 15-piece band led by clarinettist and composer Peter Vermeersch, late of X-Legged Sally. It’s as if a night scene in a Raymond Chandler novel were suddenly invaded by a flock of seagulls. "The music is full of bizarre and shocking juxtapositions…but once you’ve got over the sheer oddity, the juxtaposition becomes poetic, though in a surreal way. : Rochester Jazz Festival : Rochester Jazz Festival : Le Poisson Rouge, New York : Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh : The Jam Factory, Toronto : Ottawa Jazz Festival
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