He already played an important role on the debut
You Know (2021) of trombonist
Nabou Claerhout and will perform with her at North Sea Jazz a year later. On Celestial Planes guitarist Roeland Celis makes his debut with his own trio. The group was initially founded to play standards in the club circuit, but grew into a vehicle for Celis' compositions. The young guitarist from Brussels has a warm and
… tasteful sound that harks back to the classic bop guitarists, but opts more for abstract chords and arpeggios that are sometimes linked to rock. In his solos, he even dares to bite firmly at times. It was a good choice to break the uniform trio sound with guests. Frank Vaganée's saxophone gratefully deploys on the strong Trinité and singer Muriel Urquidi's dreamy scats add melodic color to the compositions. It makes Celestial Planes a varied, but always atmospheric calling card of the talented Celis. (MR)more
