Splunge

The North Sea String Quartet is the leading Dutch jazz string quartet of the moment. The improvising string players shed new light on the ancient string quartet through their pronounced improvisations, innovative playing techniques and idiosyncratic compositions, inspired by modern jazz, world music, modern classical and EDM. With this, they build on a young tradition that began with the American Turtle Island Quartet in 1985.The quartet has been internationally active for many years, particularly in collaborations with artists such as Trio da Kali (ML), Roland Satterwhite (US), Lilian Vieira (BR), Javier Infante (ES) and Samora Pinderhughes (US), and performed at leading festivals including North Sea Jazz, Salzburg Jazz & the City and Canarias Jazz & Más.The desire to put the quartet's own talents centre stage resulted in the release of the album 'Splunge', an eclectic collection of sparkling original compositions, strong grooves and lively improvisations.