Maarten Ornstein

Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer and Arranger
Netherlands
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Maarten Ornstein

Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer and Arranger
Netherlands
"I have been using Légère reeds for 20 years on tenor saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet. I find that between the different models and sizes, it’s easy to always get the sound I want from my instruments every time I pick them up. Whether it’s a live gig or a studio date, hot, cold, wet or dry conditions, the Légère reeds consistently deliver, regardless of mouthpiece choice."- Maarten
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Maarten Ornstein plays tenor saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet and is a composer. On occasion he plays tarogato, electric saxophone, MPC and laptop computers. He leads the free funk ensemble DASH! and performs as a soloist. Additionally, he plays with lutist Mike Fentross, singer Rima Khcheich, pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs and performance poet and singer Jeannine Valeriano.
Maarten Ornstein has composed for the Calefax Reed Quintet, the North Sea Jazz Festival, Ties Mellema, New Music Choir Amsterdam, the Metropole Orchestra, Anouk van Dijk DC, Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw, the Ricciotti Ensemble, Gerard Bouwhuis, Daria van den Bercken, Dudok Kwartet as well as many of his own projects. He played with the likes of Pat Metheny, The Ebony Band, Sunna Gunnlaugs, Caoimhin O Raghallaigh, Ilse de Lange, Ayman Tayseer, David Liebman, Arturas Bumsteinas, Claron McFadden, Red Mitchell, Rima Khcheich, and the Schoenberg Ensemble.
Maarten Ornstein endorses Légère reeds and is a member of Splendor Amsterdam.