Angel Dance
Keep it going
The neverending dream
Obama song
The music of my people
Prelude for peace and compassion
Junglehurr
Song for jaco
Iggy
Angel dance
Fading star

Toon Roos Group

Toon Roos, saxophone ténor et soprano
KarelBoehlee, piano à queue et synthétiseurs
Hein Van de Geyn, contrebasse
Peter Erskine,batterie et percussions
Alex Acuña, percussion
Eddie Conard, percussion

On peut qualifier la musique d’Angel Dance de « jazz funky lyrique» dans ses compositions originales. Elle puise ses influences dans les musiques du monde, de la jungle à la musique africaine, de la samba brésilienne aux Second Line de la Nouvelle-Orléans, et dans le funk américain. Groovy, dans l'instant, ouverte et spacieuse, la musique d’Angel Dance composée par Toon Roos, Karel Boehlee et Peter Erskine, respire, spontanée et expressive. L'album comprend un DVD avec un documentaire de John Twigt retraçant la carrière musicale de Toon Roos et la génèse d'Angel Dance. Ce DVD comprend également trois morceaux du groupe en live à Bimhuis avec Peter Erskine, des interviews de Toon Roos, Peter Erskine et Karel Boehlee, et des images du spectacle au North Sea Jazz Festival avec le quartet et Joe Zawinul.

The music of Angel Dance can be described as ‘lyrical funky jazz' in original compositions. It has world music influences like jungle, African music, Brazilian samba, New Orleans Second line and American funk. Groovy, in the moment, open and spacious, the music of Angel Dance is breathing, spontaneous and highly expressive... Dutch jazz masters Karel Boehlee on grand piano and synthesizers and the renowned Hein van de Geyn on double bass have played with Toon for many years now and know each other well from their international tours with Toots Thielemans. Toon and Karel have been musical partners for more than 25 years. In November 2008 Weather Report drum legends Peter Erskine and Alex Acuña joined these musicians on stage and in the studio… the chemistry was powerful. Also Eddie Conard added some fine percussion on the album. The compositions on Angel Dance are written by Toon Roos, Karel Boehlee and Peter Erskine. The album includes a DVD with a documentary by John Twigt on Toon’s musical career and the making of Angel Dance. The DVD includes three songs of the Toon Roos Group with Peter Erskine live at the Bimhuis, interviews with Toon, Peter and Karel, and images of Toon performing at the North Sea Jazz Festival with his quartet and with Joe Zawinul.