HARMEN FRAANJE
Genres: Post-Fusion Contemporary, 21st Century Modern, World Fusion, Jazz Related Improv, Composition, Eclectic Fusion • Netherlands

Dutch pianist and composer Harmen Fraanje was born in 1976 in Roosendaal. He plays in several groups and tours around the world. from discogs Harmen Fraanje is a pianist, composer and educator from the Netherlands. He leads and co-leads several projects like his solo project, trio Reijseger Fraanje Sylla, a quartet with Magic Malik, Brice Soniano and Toma Gouband, a new duo with Norwegian trumpet player Arve Henriksen, a trio with Finnish musicians Aino Peltomaa on voice and Mikko Perkola on viola da gamba and a duo with Dutch guitarist Anton Goudsmit. These groups mostly perform original works with a lot of space for improvisation. Harmen is also very active as a sideman in various projects in the European jazz scene, like the Mats Eilertsen Trio and Michael Moore’s Fragile Quartet. With these projects he frequently performs at festivals and concert venues throughout the world. Recordings of the projects he’s involved in have read more...