The first album of this Amsterdam based tentet offers a varied mix of exotic grooves, whimsical arrangements, soloistic fireworks and delicate sound sculptures. Compact musical ideas serve as launch pads for improvisation.

Line up:
Felicity Provan - cornet
Joost Buis - trombone
Jan Willem van der Ham - altosax, bassoon
Tobias Delius - tenorsax, clarinet
Frans Vermeerssen - baritonesax
Paul Pallesen - guitar
Cor Fuhler - piano, organ
Wilbert de Joode - double bass
Alan Purves - percussion
Michael Vatcher - percussion

Reviews:
Astronotes has its own ensemble personality, developed over a decade of frequent gigs. Where other leaders rush under-ripe bands into the studio, Buis waited until the lineup had been fully tweaked, the concept fine-tuned, and the pieces developed to let their facets and the players shine.
(Kevin Whitehead in AV guide)

Buis and his band play quite convincingly, not only when they extend ideas from the written page, but also when they innovate at the instant. There is a sense of fun im