Tulpen aus Amsterdam

On a freezing cold winter day a good old friend of mine felt very cold and had enough of the low temperatures. I fiddled around a bit with Michel Legrand's great song and recorded it for her in my studio.

You Must Believe In Spring

"Dirk Balthaus created a wonderful, musical mood with his marvelous trio. Poetic music that captures the ear, captures the heart."
Liner notes by Hein van de Geyn

Dirk Balthaus - piano
Sven Schuster - bass
Sebastiaan Kaptein - drums

2009, Hi5 Records

"Consolation" from Cd Consolation

"...inspired storytelling..., he fascinates with his lyrical piano and enchants the senses. The classical pianotrio comes to life again. Jazz is not only music, but also a way of living…very sympathic."
Jazzpodium (D)

Dirk Balthaus - piano
Jacko Schoonderwoerdt - bass
John Engels - drums

2002, Munich Records

"Hymn"  from Cd On Childrens' Ground

An adventurous journey

Traveling from Neobop with fast tunes and ballads to the world of funk-inspired contemporary jazz.

Bert Lochs - trumpet/flugelhorn
Marc Mommaas - t-sax/s-sax
Volker Winck - t-sax/s-sax/clarinet
Dirk Balthaus - piano
Sven Schuster - bass
Steve Altenberg - drums

1998, VIA Records

"Suite for Sweets" from Cd The Healing

"This is a very listenable album. The melodies are tinged with romance and the playing greatly enhances them. These musicians really understand these melodies."
Liner notes by Kenny Wheeler

Bert Lochs - trumpet/flugelhorn
Dirk Balthaus - piano
Sven Schuster - bass
Steve Altenberg - drums

1994, Acoustic Music Records

"Nordic Beauty" from Cd Tales of the frog

A beautiful Herskedal original, which he brought to the rehearsal when we first met on a freezing winter day in Amsterdam in 2009.

Bert Lochs - flugelhorn
Dirk Balthaus - piano
Daniel Herskedal - tuba

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