Signe Emmeluth - saxophones
Guro Kvåle - trombone
Andreas Wildhagen - drums
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - double bass
Jonas Cambien - piano
''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
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!
Upcoming concerts:
Past concerts:
18.10.2025 Handelsbeurs, Gent (BE)
15.10.2025 Voss Jazzklubb (NO)
13.09.2025 Sonic Transmissions Festival, Austin (TX)
25.04.2025 Soddjazz Festival, Inderøy (NO)
26.03.2025 Nesodden Jazzklubb (NO)
24.03.2025 Kafé Hærverk, Oslo (NO)
16.08.2024 Oslo Jazz Festival, Oslo (NO)
26.05.2024 Ponavafest Brno (CZ)
09.05.2024 Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo (NO)
04.05.2024 Jazzalarm Festival, Porsgrunn (NO)
02.05.2024 Storyville, Molde (NO)
14.04.2024 Cuba, Münster (DE)
12.04.2024 Sowieso, Berlin (DE)
11.04.2024 NONA, Mechelen (BE)
10.04.2024 Hot Club de Gand, Gent (BE)
28.09.2023 Kafé Hærverk, Oslo (NO)
26.09.2023 Divadlo29, Pardubice (CZ)
25.09.2023 Akropolis, prague (CZ)
24.09.2023 Flerbruket (NO)
24.06.2021 Motvind Festival, Oslo (NO)
Contact / Booking :
froydis (at) ruudidoodi (dot) com
jonascambien (at) hotmail (dot) com
