Dunkel-Hertmans Quartet
Manuel Dunkel (t.sax)
Peter Hertmans (guitar)
Jos Machtel (double bass)
Lionel Beuvens (drums)
A confrontation between the fantastic Manuel Dunkel, one of the best saxophonists from Finland and Peter Hertmans, Belgian guitarist with European fame, with the equally experienced and perfectly attuned rhythm section Sal La Rocca and Lionel Beuvens. Manuel Dunkel (1971) comes from the city of Vantaa, Finland. Since the mid-nineties he has become one of the most important voices in the Finnish jazz scene. Dunkel’s playing is characterized by focused saxophone sound, melodically refined lines and solid sense of time.
Peter Hertmans has performed at jazz festivals in Belgium, France and the Netherlands, toured Singapore, Austria, Poland, Syria and Lebanon, Tunisia, Algeria and Finland, played in Paris, New York, Dublin, Vilnius and many other cities and won prizes as best soloist (Poland in 1987 and at the Gaume Jazz Festival in 1990). In 2006 he was nominated for the ‘Django d’Or’. In 2007 he won the Sabam Prize for composition with the piece ‘Tritone Song’ (on ‘Cadences’), and again in 2018 with the composition ‘The One Step’. The repertoire will consist of originals by Manuel and Peter, Jazz compositions with a modern, open sound that give rise to exciting improvisations.
Dunkel-Hertmans Quartet
Sunday 29 June 2025
Live session at 5pm – Free Entrance
Manuel Dunkel (t.sax)
Peter Hertmans (guitar)
Jos Machtel (double bass)
Lionel Beuvens (drums)
A confrontation between the fantastic Manuel Dunkel, one of the best saxophonists from Finland and Peter Hertmans, Belgian guitarist with European fame, with the equally experienced and perfectly attuned rhythm section Sal La Rocca and Lionel Beuvens. Manuel Dunkel (1971) comes from the city of Vantaa, Finland. Since the mid-nineties he has become one of the most important voices in the Finnish jazz scene. Dunkel’s playing is characterized by focused saxophone sound, melodically refined lines and solid sense of time.
Peter Hertmans has performed at jazz festivals in Belgium, France and the Netherlands, toured Singapore, Austria, Poland, Syria and Lebanon, Tunisia, Algeria and Finland, played in Paris, New York, Dublin, Vilnius and many other cities and won prizes as best soloist (Poland in 1987 and at the Gaume Jazz Festival in 1990). In 2006 he was nominated for the ‘Django d’Or’. In 2007 he won the Sabam Prize for composition with the piece ‘Tritone Song’ (on ‘Cadences’), and again in 2018 with the composition ‘The One Step’. The repertoire will consist of originals by Manuel and Peter, Jazz compositions with a modern, open sound that give rise to exciting improvisations.
