If you look at Jasper van 't Hof's playlist, you will see that this pianist and composer from Twente mainly plays in Germany. Here, but also in France, he has been a respected jazz musician since the 1970s. It is strange that he has been somewhat forgotten in the Netherlands, including as a member of the pioneering European jazz rock band and as an explorer of world music with his group . 69-year-old
… Van 't Hof left experimentation behind and returned to pure, acoustic jazz with a traditional quartet. On No Hard Shoulder that sounds good-natured and energetic. Not without humor, too, witness a title like Tomorrow Is Not From Yesterday. With saxophonist and bassist in the ranks, No Hard Shoulder is a solid and well-thought-out jazz album that we also like to see performed on Dutch jazz stages. (MR)more
