a.s.k Trio
Background:
On a visit to Japan in 2007, Amanda met and played with young up and coming Japanese Bassist-composer Seigo Matsunaga, and virtuoso Dutch drummer, Sebastiaan Kaptein.

The trio enjoyed an immediate connection and synergy, collaborating on a collection of compositions from both Amanda and Seigo.
It worked so well, that Amanda was invited back to Japan in August 2008, and again in October 2008 to tour Japan, as leader of the newly formed a.s.k. trio.

a.s.k. have recently recorded their first album together, at Flowriders Music Studio in Amsterdam.
They plan to launch their new CD in Japan in July 2009.

The Musicians:
Sebastiaan Kaptein is a prominent drummer from Holland, now resident in Japan. He has performed and recorded with the likes of Toots Thielmans, Brad Meldhau, Mike Del Ferro, Jesse van Ruller and many others. Sebastian has toured in over 40 countries.

Seigo Matsunaga is a young Japanese bass player and composer and concert promoter. He received a scholarship to study at Berklee, later leaving Boston to study with Matthew Garrison in New York. He went on to study with bass legend Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen.         
 

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