Rope Dance
BIS-2453 | SACD. Released on 7 May 2021 by BIS Records. Music based on Nietzsche’s parable of the rope dancer, featuring
Bram van Sambeek (bassoon),
Bram de Looze (piano),
Clemens van der Feen (double bass),
Martijn Vink (drums),
and myself on clarinets.
Recorded in MCO 2 by Micha de Kanter. Artwork by Stefan Glerum. If interested in my short essay on Nietzsche and music, see: Rope Dance Booklet (English part only).
Joris Roelofs & Han Bennink: Icarus
Released: June 2018 by ICP Records. Recorded on a Studer 80 tape machine, which makes the LP completely analogue!
Han Bennink – drums, balk, C clarinet, piano
Joris Roelofs – bass clarinet, Bb clarinet
Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw: ``Crossroads`` (2018)
Released: 2018. Featuring three of my compositions.
Awarded with an Edison Prize!
Joris Roelofs – bass clarinet
Ted Poor – drums
Matt Penman – bass
Amateur Dentist
Released: 8 Jan 2016
Recorded: 2015 at Kyberg Studios, Oberhaching.
Mixed: 2015 at Kyberg Studios, Oberhaching
Label: Pirouet – PIT3090
Bass – Matt Penman
Bass Clarinet – Joris Roelofs
Drums – Ted Poor
Aliens Deliberating
Released: January, 2014
by Pirouet Records
Joris Roelofs-bass clarinet
Matt Penman-bass
Ted Poor-drums
Chamber Tones Trio: The Ninth Planet
Released: April, 2012
Jesse van Ruller – guitar
Clemens van der Feen – bass
Joris Roelofs – clarinets
Joris Roelofs Quartet Live At The Bimhuis
Released: September, 2011
Joris Roelofs – alto sax & bass clarinet
Aaron Goldberg – piano
Greg Hutchinson – drums
Joe Sanders – bass
