Niklas Lukassen 'Still Waters'

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German- born, New York-seasoned “versatile bass virtuoso” (Jazzwise) Niklas Lukassen present his acclaimed new album Still Waters on Kurt Rosenwinkel’s Heartcore Records. His internationally renowned quartet with saxophonist Ben van Gelder, pianist Ivo Neame and drummer Francesco Ciniglio, fuses captivating individualists of the jazz scenes of Amsterdam, London, Paris and Berlin into one symbiotic musical organism. Still Waters is a radiant display of Niklas Lukassen’s talents as a bass player, composer and, on select pieces, vocalist. With natural improvisational flow, this ensembles interplay surfaces unimagined musical depths.