Edson Ensemble

Edson Ensemble is Amsterdam-based chamber jazz group, led and created by Lithuanian jazz flutist Remigijus Kazukauskas /a.k.a Remi J. Edson. With unique instrumentation of flute, flugelhorn, bass clarinet, violin, viola and double bass, ensemble brings stylistic diversity in chamber jazz music since 2019. Finalists of Keep an Eye The Records Competition (2020), Semi-Finalists of the Karel Van Eerd Music Award competition (2022) and winners of Grachtenfestival Pitches Award (2021). Last year we recorded our first album in titled “HYDRA” featuring an all-star collective of artists already well-versed in the Dutch jazz scene: bass clarinetist Anton Jakimenko [NL], flugelhorn & trumpet player Koen Smits [NL], violinist Pablo Rodriguez [ES], violist Oene van Geel [NL], and bassist Cesar Puente [MX]. Furthermore, we collaborated with Toronto-based contemporary jazz composer Quinn Jacobs, who helped us to bring this album to life. At this moment we are planing our release tour and official release concert in Amsterdam, Autumn 2024.