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Joris Posthumus Quartet, featuring Tom Beek.
Joris Posthumus: Altosax | Jeroen van Vliet: Piano & Fender Rhodes | Jurriaan Dekker: Double Bass | Pascal Vermeer: Drums | Tom Beek: Tenorsax

After the project TNQ meets and TNQ invites, Joris Posthumus and Jurriaan Dekker have found their two 'partners in crime' to stay: Jeroen van Vliet and Pascal Vermeer. With the four of them they now form the new Joris Posthumus Quartet (featuring on this record also Tom Beek on tenorsax). This band is unbelievably strong and no-nonsense. You can call it nu-bop! They themselves call it a kick-ass jazz band!

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"The music of TNQ can best be discribed as nu-bop; their sound is tight and loaded, the music is raw and heavy… No fancy arrangements, just strong, melodic songs played by a dynamic band. No nonsense!!" (quote from the website of TNQ)

"From the first notes they play it is perfectly clear that this is topclass" jazzpodium

"Joris Posthumus played with flair that only the greatest artist can measure. He showed not only that he is a great saxophonist, but also that he knows the art of composing. Porthumus is a spectacular composer and that is a good quality to have." Rinus van der Heijde-Jazz-febuari Enzo. 2010

"Without exaggeration can be told that the music is compelling, recognizable and can reach a wide audience. The music has a double layer, that is provided by the organic interaction between the individuals and the inspirational and deep digging solos." Louis Obbens - Jazz Podium - feb2010.
 
"Suddenly his name emerges as Young Vip in the national tour for young promising jazz talents. Striking, Saxophonist Joris Posthumus." Amanda Kuyer - NRC-Handelsblad, March 2010

"On the Abyss, it stands out how the chemistry, tension and interaction between Posthumus, Van Vliet, Juriaan Dekker and Pascal Vermeer come together in a beautiful weaving piece. Nine songs of modern hard bop (now-bop) in which the melody and a certain accessibility stand at the heart." Amanda Kuyper - NRC Handelsblad - maart 2010

"The Abyss is the impressive debut of Joris Posthumus. The saxophonist from Tilburg can be sensitive and thoughtful in the whay he plays,  but on his CD he plays especially powerful and expressive. Posthumus' compositions are recognizable and the music stays into the listener mind." JB - Nederlands Dagblad - April 2010

"There certainly is hope for Posthumus. It does not happen every day that CDs are released with multiple tracks that refuse to leave your head for days. The Abyss is a promise, nothing more, nothing less." Mischa Andriessen - Jazzmozaiek - March / April / May 2010.

"Altosaxophonist Joris Posthumus is touring till November in the series Young VIPs On Tour. Early this year he shined in the televisionprogram Vrije Geluiden, next summer he plays at the North Sea Jazz Festival. Posthumus makes his debut convincing as a composer and as energetic soloist." Remco Takken - Jazzism - Summer 2010.

"A small audience does not mean lesser music. The Joris Posthumus Quartet shows us that in the intimate room of the Volga on friday night. The group combines the free spirit of John Coltrane from the sexties and the current improvisatione level of the now-bop. We can only hope that this enthousiastic quartet will appear on a larger stage within the next years." Johan Bakker, Nederlands Dagblad, NSJ, july 2010