DK Copenhagen dates: July 6: Sofienkealderen 6pmJuly 7: Bartof Station 6pmJuly 8: Cafe Parforce 11amJuly 8: Bellahoi Church 2pmJuly 8: Enghave Plads / outdoor 4pm With NIKOLAJ HESS and FRANCOIS MOUTIN. Will be great!!!! New record: ‘In The Briar Batch’- nonesuch records, with JAY ANDERSON and KENNY WESSELMore to come where to get this. Design […]
Packed summer coming up..
Just came back from Portland Oregon for a concert/teambuilding project for Nike and am reflecting on what is coming up. This summer the plan is a week of teaching and playing in Tuscany Italy (plus a week of cycling in the valleys of Tuscany, very important:), an improv intensive organized by NYJW in NYC, a […]
MEZZROW Feb 22
It is rare now a days that I play in NYC but here it is, WED FEB 22 in MEZZROW (fantastic venue) with two stellar musicians, Jay Anderson and Kenny Wessel, music written by Kenny and I. I am really looking forward to this. I you plan to stop by, make reservations:)
In the LONDON Jazz News and top 10 of the writteninmusic best of 2022 chart
Fantastic to hear that the record is getting traction in London. I am looking forward to getting the band in England, something to work on:). In addition it is in the best of 2022 chart on the writteninmusic platform. Anybody that has any interest in music should visit this site. Build with passion, vision and […]
“If Barrels could talk” – American Chamber Music America “New Jazz Works” Composition by Amina Figarova
This is a project that I am very proud to be part of. A wide spectrum of sounds, very creative and Amina Figarova is writing her ass off:) PLUS, the line up is pretty spectacular. Check it out and support by listening.. A Chamber Music America “New Jazz Works” composition by Amina Figarova.If Barrels Could […]
HJW FUNDRAISER in NYC at the NYJW main space: Saturday December 3rd, 5pm
Dear Friend of Hudson Jazzworks, Today’s challenges never seem to end…political division, inflation, war, Covid-19… While supporting solutions that benefit the greater good, we at Hudson Jazzworks see these challenges in the light of our artistic and educational mission. Now approaching our seventeenth year, the 2023 Hudson Jazz Workshop continues to be a beacon for […]
5 star review from my home country from ‘Writteninmusic’ by Dick Hovenga.
Today I am celebrating the incredible support I received from #dickhovenga in the form of a 5 star review of my latest release ‘the Impressionist’. Positive energy is a powerhouse and I feel I just received a super pack, it is flying off the page:) People, support each other, create and inspire. Harness your energy, […]
Positive vibes from England on ‘the Impressionist’.
https://www.marlbank.net/posts/marc-mommaas-the-impressionist-sunnyside Why make a foray into reviewing The Impressionist? Most reviewers should address their motivation in reviewing anything in the first place before entering that essential fugue state of an enterprise. Without getting too deep in this case it was seeing the name of Gary Versace, the pianist, here first up always a sign of […]
A wonderful review from Jim Hynes at ‘Making a Scene’.
August 18, 2022 Marc Mommaas The Impressionist Sunnyside Okay, saxophonist/composer Marc Mommaas is a new name to these pages so here is a brief introduction. Mommaas was born in Tegelen, Netherlands in 1969 but has made NYC his home since 1997. His father, Henk Mommaas, was a well-known painter/artist in the Netherlands and developed his […]
‘the Impressionist’ on the RADIO FRANCE!
Sunnyside records is on a mission and got my music on the Radio in France. So great, super excited. https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/jazz-bonus-marc-mommaas-the-impressionist-7815729