Ellister van der Molen

- Ellister van der Molen is one of the few female trumpeters at the top of her game within the European jazz scene. (jazz in Europe) - "...fascinating to see how this young trumpeter has sucked up the whole jazz history...." (**** in Jazzism) - On Red's first CD AHOOO: “Jesus Christ, that is a good sound!…Ready to release on Blue Note” (Hans Dulfer, Front Runnin’) - "Being a New Orleanian I can really appreciate when someone pays homage to the great musical history of my home town. Many try and miss the mark by not fully understanding the true nature of the culture. Ellister in the other fully feels and embodies the vibe and spirit of New Orleans

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- Ellister van der Molen is one of the few female trumpeters at the top of her game within the European jazz scene. (jazz in Europe) - "...fascinating to see how this young trumpeter has sucked up the whole jazz history...." (**** in Jazzism) - On Red's first CD AHOOO: “Jesus Christ, that is a good sound!…Ready to release on Blue Note” (Hans Dulfer, Front Runnin’) - "Being a New Orleanian I can really appreciate when someone pays homage to the great musical history of my home town. Many try and miss the mark by not fully understanding the true nature of the culture. Ellister in the other fully feels and embodies the vibe and spirit of New Orleans. From the opening “Art” it’s very apparent that she’s spent time in New Orleans gaining insight into how the music was created and how what it means to the city. Listen to her solo on “It Ain’t My Fault”. You can hear the rhythmic vibrancy that is NOLA coming through every musical phrase. St James pays homage to our classic history. Then the swinging nature of “Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me” show how she has a grasp on many aspects of the musical diversity of NOLA I really enjoyed listening to Ellister’s take on “Monkey Puzzle”. A personal favorite of mine. The entire CD is filled with great playing with a great tone bouncing off the bell of her horn. Loving NOLA from start to finish." - Terence Blanchard

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