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Press about Maca Conu:


''beguiling'' – Downbeat Magazine


''a celebration of possibility''
– Dusted Magazine


''a coherent ride through a kind of rhythmic wonderland'' - The Squid's Ear


''Cambien's outfit bewitches and enthralls as it infuses tightly scripted charts with an air of exuberant spontaneity.''
- AllAboutJazz


''Jonas Cambien has a real feel for shaping and arranging sounds, a quality that allows him to offer this kind of jewel.''
- Salt Peanuts


''En original og fin utgivelse med en utmerket pianist og komponist i front av et riktig stjernelag.''
- Salt Peanuts


''Jonas Cambien stiger til værs og blir i all vesentlighet værende der''
- Aftenposten


''fascinerende, totalt original og hele tida med ei retning i seg som er så cambiensk som vel tenkelig.''
- Tor Hammerø


Press about The Handover:


''as powerfully felt as any crescendo you'd hear in a free jazz performance'' - the Wire


''A masterful, timeless recording.'' - Ley Lines


''one of the best Sublime Frequencies releases I've heard'' - Dave Segal on X


''deeply thrilling and transformative'' - Magnet Magazine


Press about Jonas Cambien Trio:


'' They sound like no-one else.'' allaboutjazz.com


''Jonas Cambien Trio may defy all your expectations but promises a provocative yet convincing listening experience.'' - Eyal Hareuveni on salt-peanuts.eu


''Veteran Clean Feed roster artist Jonas Cambien (piano) and colleagues morph a cohesive yet uncanny take on jazz experimentation that defies rigid categorizations.'' * * * *

- Glenn Astarita on allaboutjazz.com


''We Must Mustn’t We is immediate and bracing'' * * * * 1/2 - Derek Stone on freejazzblog.org


''Ademloos luisteren.'' * * * *

- Misha Andriessen in Trouw


''Het tweede album van zijn Trio, (...), zet ’s mans ongrijpbare veelzijdigheid nog maar eens in de verf.''
- Guy Peters op Enola.be


''Top Of 2018!'' * * * * *
Mariusz Zawiślak on Multikulti.com


Upcoming concerts:

2024:

13-15 Sept      No Ordindary Festival, Thessaloniki (GR)

25 Sept          Signe Emmeluth's Amoeba       12Points, Tampere (FI)

28 Sept        Fram Festival     Nesodden (NO)

13. October   w/ Magnus Nergaard & Dag Erik Knedal Andersen, Kampenjazz, Oslo (NO)

29 October   Trondheim Jazz Orchestra&Marianna Sangita Røe, Skien World (NO)
31 October Trondheim Jazz Orchestra&Marianna Sangita Røe, Oslo World (NO)
1 November Trondheim Jazz Orchestra&Marianna Sangita Røe, Tromsø World (NO)
2 November Trondheim Jazz Orchestra&Marianna Sangita Røe, Molde Mundo (NO)

6 November     The Handover    Nordic Nights, Malmö (SE)

7 November     The Handover    Huset, Aalborg (DK)

8 November      The Handover     Resonator Festival, Odense (DK)

13 November     The Handover    Fragment, Metz (FR)

15 November     The Handover    Le Relais Pantin, Paris  (FR)

17. November    The Handover    Cave 12, Geneve (CH)
25 November     The Handoer     Klankhaven, Antwerpen (BE)

26 November     The Handover    STUK, Leuven (BE)

27. November     The Handover         De Bijloke, Gent (BE)


Past concerts:

2024:

16 August Maca Conu Oslo Jazzfestival, Oslo (NO)

26 July The Handover Fanø Free Folk Festival, Fanø (DK)

20 July The Handover Expedition Metropolis, Berlin (DE)

16 July The Handover Morphine Raum, Berlin (DE)

12 July The Handover Copenhagen Jazz Festival (DK)

11 July Majaz Malmö Sommarscen (SE)

4 July Per Zanussi Kongsberg Jazzfestival (NO)

23 June The Handover Motvind Festival (NO)

22 June The Handover    Motvding Festival (NO)

20 June The Handover Becco, Oslo (NO)

19 June Majaz Caféteatret, Oslo (NO)

1 June Majaz Musikkfest Oslo (NO)

30 May duo with Andrea La Rosa Hybrid Sessions, Prague (CZ)

26 May Maca Conu Ponavafest Brno (CZ)

9 May Maca Conu Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo (NO)

5 May Majaz Solidarity with Gaza, Hellviktangen, Nesodden (NO)

4 May Maca Conu Jazzalarm Festival, Porsgrunn (NO)

2 May Maca Conu Storyville, Molde (NO)

24 April Per Zanussi Quartet Utyske, Stavanger (NO)

14. April Maca Conu Cuba, Münster (DE)

13. April Trondheim Jazz Orchestra&Marianna, Jazzahead, Bremen (DE)

12. April Maca Conu Sowieso, Berlin (DE)

11. April Maca Conu NONA, Mechelen (BE)

10. April Maca Conu Hot Club de Gent (BE)

6. April solo, Sonoscopia, Porto (PT)

22. March Signe Emmeluth Amoeba, Vossa Jazz

17. March Majaz, Musikkstudentenes støttekonsert for Palestina, NMH Oslo (NO)

10. March m Andreas Røysum, Kampenjazz, Caféteatret, Oslo (NO)

15. February  duo with Paal Nilssen-Love, Kafé Hærverk, Oslo (NO)