Release date: 20 March 2020

Tineke Postma Alto and soprano sax

Ralph Alessi Trumpet

Kris Davis Piano

Matthew Brewer Double Bass, Electric Bass

Dan Weiss Drums

Freya is the new album from Dutch saxophonist and composer Tineke Postma, marking her highly anticipated return to making records since the release of her last album, Sonic Halo in 2014. Tineke considers this new work her come-back album as a leader since she took time away to start a family. As one of the most prolific and respected musicians to emerge from the vibrant Dutch scene, Tineke Postma has been touring internationally as a leader since 2003. With a catalogue of six albums, her international profile has resulted in the Rising Star (soprano sax) award in the Downbeat Critics Poll, 2019 and performance alongside Herbie Hancock on International Jazz Day. Her forthcoming album, due for release in March 2020, marks the beginning of a new era for Tineke. After some years of performing more as a guest soloist than bandleader, and active in her role as a mother, this album represents a fresh start.

Tineke is a musician of inventiveness and creativity, not afraid to explore the unknown, who revels in the inspiration of the master, Wayne Shorter, who once told her, before going on stage to perform together, “Let’s start composing”.

Freya is Tineke’s most personal project to date with new compositions created in the past year and inspired by the intense experiences and emotions of new motherhood. The album supplies lyrical melodies, exciting chords, groovy pieces, lots of interplay between the band members and room for silence and adventure. As Tineke explains: “I like to write multi-layered music with conceptual elements. The musicians I asked to join are free to do with it what they want. They are some of the most creative musicians around so I knew that it was going to be great whatever they came up with.”