The young Dutch trumpet player Rik Mol can call himself one of the most promising European jazz talents. He regularly drives up and down to Berlin for sessions with his German colleague Till Brönner. He has already put together a nice trophy case containing the Yamaha Trumpet Jazz Award, the Princess Cristina Competition and the European Trumpet Contest. At the time of the release of his debut
… What's On Tonight, he was nominated for the Deloitte Jazz Award. And rightly so, because on this CD he profiles himself as an exceptionally versatile trumpet player who effortlessly maneuvers back and forth between hard bop, smooth jazz and funk. His playing can best be compared to that of Freddie Hubbard. It is therefore not for nothing that he allows himself to be accompanied by greats from Dutch jazz such as Ben van den Dungen (sax), Rob van Bavel (keys), Ed Verhoeff (guitar), Jeroen Vierdag (bass) and Joost Patocka (drums). A striking debut. (AD)more
