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Artists
Cotangent
A New York City based Jazz Quartet with an
International Flavor, Bill Gerhardt and Cotangent features rising star Dutch saxophonist
Marc Mommaas. Although the instrumentation is of the classic jazz
quartet, the music spans many styles and has diverse global influences.
Cotangent is an exiting, fresh, world-class group, capable of
awe-inspiring technique as well as beautifully sensitive moments. This
group must be seen to be fully experienced. Cotangent plays all
original music composed by this amazing line up of musicians who have
toured together since 1999. Bill Gerhardt and Cotangent have two new releases on the Steeplechase Record Label. "Stained Glass" is being released Oct 2007 in Europe and Nov 2997 in US. "Thrive" will be released next and is scheduled for April 2008 .
Marc Mommaas,saxes
Bill Gerhardt, piano
Mike Holstein, bass
Tim Horner, drums
“Bill is just as incredible as pianist , as he is as composer…in the first rank of contemporary artists.…Such beautiful music, the BEST I listened to in a very long time!”
-Jurg Sommer, Switzerland
“The most outstanding thing about Cotangent is the sense of selflessness with which everyone in the group plays. There is one unified goal: to serve the music. An amazing band. This music NEEDS to be heard!”
-Joe Locke, New York City
TWO CDS ON STEEPLECHASE RECORDS
"Stained Glass" newly released on Steeplchase Records and "Thrive" to come out in April 2008 we hope to hear more from these fabulous musicians !