JAZZ/FUNK/SOUL

TRISTAN FEAT. IRMA DERBY (NL)

(JAZZ/FUNK/SOUL)

It's tough to sit still when listening to Netherlands-based R&B band Tristan. The quintet has a keen sense of classic soul, funk and pop, and they bring high energy to every song on their always-fun albums. (According to Soultracks USA) Funky rhythm guitars, vintage keyboard sounds like Hammond, Fender Rhodes and synths. A rhythm section that has been performing together for decades playing solid grooves and tight, punchy arrangements that have since become their trademark.

All this underpins stunningly beautiful and soulful vocals of Irma Derby. It will take you back to that great warm sound of the 70's, with a fresh breeze of influences from the present. While Tristan’s music may sound like bands such as The Crusaders, Tower of Power, Snarky Puppy, or classic Acid Jazz acts such as Incognito and the Brand New Heavies - who all produce high energy grooves - what makes this group stand out from their contemporaries is the high quality of the compositions and arrangements.

Line-Up:

Irma Derby – Vocals

Coen Molenaar – Keys

Frans Vollink – Bass

Sebastiaan Cornelissen – Drums

Glenn Black – Guitar