Peter Van Huffel Quintet
Peter Van Huffel - saxophones
Scott DuBois - guitar
Jesse Stacken - piano
Michael Bates - bass
Jeff Davis - drums
The Peter Van Huffel Quintet has been performing together around New York City and abroad since the spring of 2004. They have just released their first official CD entitled “Silvester Battlefield” on the Fresh Sound/New Talent Record label, and have received rave reviews on the performance and compositions featured on the album. Geoff Chapman of the Toronto Star says: “The sounds are never too dense, the approach is adaptable and each band member is acutely aware of his colleague's creative aims.” The PVH Quintet plays with an improvised elasticity and an ability to lead the music in numerous unpredictable directions.
ANIMAL FORUM
Peter Van Huffel - saxophones
Samuel Blaser - trombone
Ziv Ravitz - drums
ANIMAL FORUM is a New York-based trio consisting of Canadian saxophonist Peter Van Huffel, Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser, and Israeli drummer Ziv Ravitz. This unusual bass-less combination performs all improvised material stretching the sound barriers from the extreme avant-garde to grooves that continue to build into endless melodies. The trio has recently come off of their debut tour in Switzerland and Belgium and is currently in the process of recording their first album.
Related link: http://www.myspace.com/animalforum
or http://www.samuelblaser.com/animalforum
HuffLiGNoN
Peter Van Huffel - saxophones
Sophie Tassignon - voice
Samuel Blaser - trombone
Michael Bates - bass
HuffLiGNoN is a collaborative project between Canadian saxophonist Peter Van Huffel and Belgian vocalist Sophie Tassignon. Avant-garde saxist Van Huffel, based in New York, performs with numerous projects around the city and overseas; and Ms. Tassignon, who resides in Brussels and is renowned for her ability to sing unsingable melodies with a truly unique style, performs with numerous groups around Europe including the Screaming Bitches, the Folk/Tassignon Quartet and her own project Zoshia. In this group they perform a mixture of their own compositions, stretching from beautiful melodies into experimental improvisations.
Related link: http://www.myspace.com/hufflignon
Other projects in the works:
VH/F (An international European-based quartet)
Peter Van Huffel - saxophones (NYC)
Roland Fidezius - bass (Berlin)
Joachim Badenhorst - bass clarinet, tenor saxophone (Antwerp)
Kevin Brow - drums (Copenhagen)
de Denus / Van Huffel Duo (Canadian based - improvised duos)
Peter Van Huffel - alto saxophone, clarinet
Greg de Denus - piano
Related link: http://www.myspace.com/dedenusvanhuffelduo