Ben van Gelder & Reinier Baas (NL) - Stingray DJAZZ Interview at jazzahead! 2024

Interview with Ben van Gelder and Reinier Bass - jazzahead! Showcase 2024
12/04/24 (Friday)
1. (0:23) You guys have performed quite a bit. Does that still feel like performing or work?
2. (1:22) How did your partnership emerge?
3. (2:45) When did you decide to make the leap to New York?
4. (3:32) Reinier, your approach to the guitar is often described as having humor and unexpected turns. How do you infuse your personality into your playing, and can you share an example of when this really came through in a performance?
5. (8:07) What’s your take, Ben? Are you more into the natural sounding of the instrument?
6. (9:33) Jazz is traditionally American, but you guys performance is described as unmistakably European. How do you balance these influences, and what does it mean to you to have a 'European' sound?
7. (13:52) It’s interesting when you say “we don’t disagree too many times…”
8. (15:06) Guys, you've worked with the Metropole Orkest and recorded the album "SMASH HITS." What was it like to collaborate with such a renowned ensemble, and how did it differ from your usual duo setup?
9. (16:25) Can you reminisce about a peak moment of that period?
10. (18:10) Speaking of "SMASH HITS," you’ve also worked together on “Mokum in Hi-Fi” and in a collab with Louis Cole from KNOWER in Wild Bill. Can you tell us about the process of collaboration in these projects?
11. (20:57) And now we are here at Jazzahead. How do you prepare for such an event and how does it differ from other gigs?
12. (23:31) Daoud mentioned that people normally go to concerts to have a good time, which is here the case as well but they are also searching for a artists. Does that make it a different gig for you?
13. (24:57) You talked a little bit about your second album, ‘This is Water.’ Can you tell us a little more about the creative concept of your next album?
14. (29:00) You're here at Jazzahead, a significant event in the jazz calendar. We talked about your aspirations, but is there anything else you’d like to get out of this experience?
15. (30:22) And looking into the future, what are you guys going to bring to the Jazz world?
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