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AIRBACK
NDIO
2005 , HOLLAND - EURO 17.00
Label: CUNEIFORM
ALBUM REVIEW
NDIO was formed from the ashes of the Holland-based Hugh Hopper Band. Some time after the Hopper Band disbanded, saxophonist Frank van der Kooij, a key member from the start, asked Hopper to join a project under his leadership. Frank also invited two other Hopper Band alumni to join: British trombonist Robert Jarvis, and drummer Pieter Bast. Three other Dutch musicians rounded out the ensemble: guitarist Niels Brouwer, keyboardist Paul Maassen. Van der Kooij named this new project NDIO. Airback is NDIO’s 1st CD release. The music is a fluid and “airy” fusion of jazz with elements of rock, folk, ambient, classical music and sampling.
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