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Ferdinand Povel

It wasn't the very latest music that the five gentlemen played at Fattoria Musica. But they pulled out all the stops, playing like there was no tomorrow. Music as it might have spilled out onto the streets of New York from the jazz clubs of the forties and fifties: fast, virtuosic, soulful.

Ferdinand Povel gives the group not just its name, but also an unmistakable charm and personality. The fantastic Ferdinand Povel plays a relaxed tenor saxophone, but at the same time injects the terrific agility and excitement of Bebop into his music.

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Ferdinand Povel & Pete Christlieb: Live at the Amsterdam Bimhuis

Read "Ferdinand Povel & Pete Christlieb: Live at the Amsterdam Bimhuis" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Ferdinand Povel & Pete Christlieb with the Rein de Graaff TrioLive at the Amsterdam BimhuisTimeless Records2011 Put two of the world's outstanding tenor saxophonists together on the same stage, add a marvelously supple and supportive rhythm section, and what you have is a night to remember and appreciate for years to come--and for those who weren't lucky enough to be at the Amsterdam Bimhuis on that memorable evening in November 2008, ...

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