Signe Emmeluth - saxophones

Guro Kvåle - trombone

Andreas Wildhagen - drums

Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - double bass

Jonas Cambien - piano

Album out on Clean Feed now!

''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.'' - Matthieu Jouan

''En original og fin utgivelse med en utmerket pianist og komponist i front av et riktigs tjernelag.'' - 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

Cleverly complex yet melodically embraceable, Maca Conu present a mix of astute, joyful and irrepressibly creative approaches to jazz.

Belgian-born, Oslo-based pianist Jonas Cambien, has made a name for himself as one of the most exciting voices on the free side of Norwegian jazz, and has impressed earlier as a band leader and composer with Jonas Cambien Trio.

His dazzling new band Maca Conu is fronted by a ferocious and powerful wind section featuring Danish star saxophonist Signe Emmeluth on saxophone and up-and- coming trombonist Guro Kvåle, and backed by an elite rhythm section featuring heavyweight bass player Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and Cambien's long-time associate Andreas Wildhagen on drums. Maca Conu's eponymous, critically acclaimed debut released on the Portuguese label Clean Feed in 2024, showcases with bravura the versatility of Cambien's compositions, and the tight interplay and outstanding improvisations of his starry Scandinavian quintet.

Cambien has a unique approach to composition and improvisation. With a solid background in classical and contemporary music, but as much a child of Oslo’s freejazz and improvised music scene, Cambien’s piano style passes seamlessly from Ligeti to Cecil Taylor, creating his own language on the way. His trademark compositions are typically hummable and avant-garde at once, and sound as challenging as inviting when played by this internationally applauded line-up.

Through performances on some of Norways and Europe's major jazz venues and festivals, Maca Conu has in a short time span established themselves as a phenomenal live act that should be on the radar of anyone interested in exploratory jazz.

Free, surprisingly accessible and above all exceptionally original!

Contact / Booking :

froydis (at) ruudidoodi (dot) com

jonascambien (at) hotmail (dot) com