Pianist
Composer
Arranger
Conductor
Humorous and narrative style ranging from poetic, empathetic to delicate
Musical omnivore Martin Fondse is a jazz and contemporary music pianist, composer and arranger. The customarily accepted boundaries between genres like classical music, jazz, Latin and world music simply do not exist in his world.
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Wild Card
Versatile composer and pianist Martin Fondse and multidisciplinary artist Femi Dawkins explore the power of the Wild Card: the unpredictable factor, the joker that defies rules and moves freely between structures.
For Wild Card, Martin and Femi dive into a world where acoustic instruments, electronics, spoken word, poetry, and visual arts merge.
Through live sampling and projections of Dawkins’ visual work, they engage in dialogue with each other and their surroundings. There is no fixed script. Wild Card brings surprises, improvisation, and a constantly shifting perspective.
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Faces of Earth
Kitchen Stories
Media, podcasts & interviews
Especially for the 50th Birthday of Bimhuis Amsterdam, Martin Fondse composed the composition HOME, performed by a special large line-up under the name BigBim50. This line-up, consisting of 15 horns and a rhythm section, represents a cross-section of the (jazz) musicians who have taken the stage in recent years. BigBim50 is both a marching band, a jazz orchestra, a chamber ensemble and a powerful improvisational instrument, featuring wood, saxophones, brass, percussion, piano and guitar. HOME embodies this spirit and opens the anniversary month with a powerful and multifaceted musical spectacle.