marco ullstein quintet EPK
concerts
18/11/24
10/11/24
29/10/24
13/10/24
06/10/24
21/09/24
14/09/24
31/08/24
18/07/24
17/07/24
16/07/24
02/05/24
29/02/24
16/02/24
10/12/23
10/12/23
09/12/23
10/11/23
08/11/23
04/11/23
28/08/23
18/08/23
12/08/23
06/08/23
12/07/23
16/06/23
03/06/23
09/05/23
07/05/23
16/04/23
15/04/23
26/03/23
29/01/23
Zeeheldentheater – The Hague
Paard – The Hague
Jazzcafé Dizzy – Rotterdam
Pletterij – Haarlem
POM – Eindhoven
Tuchinski Festival – Rotterdam
Grachtenfestival – Amsterdam
Fara Music Festival – Fara/IT
Stix Jazz Club – Perugia/IT
Umbria Jazz Festival – Perugia/IT
Jazz Karussell – Oberhausen
Sudio 150 – Amsterdam
No Limit – Amsterdam
ECI Kultur Fabriek – Roermond
Pitboel Theater – Sittard
Muziekgebouw – Eindhoven
De Muze – Antwerp/BE
Concertgebouw – Amsterdam
PJPJ Voorschoten – NL
Heerlen Jazz Competition – NL
Barga Jazz Festival – IT
Grachtenfestival – Amsterdam
Fara Music Festival – IT
Umbria Jazz – IT
27bflat – Brugge/BE
JazzBoz Festival – NL
Café September – The Hague
Musicon – The Hague
Zeeheldentheatre – The Hague
De Muze – Antwerp/BE
Zonnehuis – Amsterdam
Blue Note Hall CVA – Amsterdam
Cafe LaBru – Rotterdam
"With great pleasure, I listened to this new recording by Marco's quintet. It's beautiful music with a fantastic atmosphere, played by five excellent musicians who create a cohesive band sound together. Marco's compositions are wonderful, providing each musician ample room to showcase their individual talents. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Marco's music and his group, and I wish them a bright musical future together."
– Rob van Bavel (dutch pianist and educator)
MARCO ULLSTEIN QUINTET - PRESSTEXT
After winning the Grachtenfestival Jazz Competition in 2023 and achieving various successes on international stages and in competitions, the quintet went on tour in the Netherlands, performing at venues such as Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, Grachtenfestival Amsterdam, and the JazzBoz Festival. In their music, the international band members, who started the formation in The Hague in 2022, combine modern elements with their passion for traditional jazz to create a unique sound realised through vibraphone, tenor sax, guitar, bass, and drums.
The compositions of vibraphonist and bandleader Marco Ullstein are influenced by various genres and his classical music background. Elements such as storytelling through colorful arrangements, while leaving space for each musician's character and individual expression, take the audience on a musical journey full of melodic and rhythmic contrasts and diversity - or, as De Telegraaf writes,
"...the attendees were transported note by note into another world.“
"It was as if the dozens of attendees in Amsterdam's Tolhuistuin were transported note by note into another world"
– De Telegraaf
"This highly accomplished quintet, [...] played with great dynamics and beautiful colors under the direction of their humble leader Marco Ullstein. I can't wait to hear them play again [...]!“
– Jury chairman Grachtenfestival Jazz competition Sander Grande
"Marco Ullstein Quintet is a band with character and with characters (musicians) whom each get enough space to perform as an individual. The mature improvisations of Marco and of the saxophone - and guitar player are impressive. The band play is top! Your own repertoire and your own sound makes this band unique!"
– Jury EU Jazz Award Heerlen