Jinsei Joris Posthumus Group

• 1 Papilio Dance for Issei 07:32
• 2 Floating 06:17
• 3 Jinsei 06:33
• 4 Key Figures 06:10
• 5 The Rage 06:14
• 6 Exchange of Ideas 06:31
• 7 Silent Warrior interlude 02:25
• 8 Silent Warrior 08:28
• 9 Ravi's Blues 06:55
• Total Runtime 57:05

Info for Jinsei

Jinsei is more than just a collection of tracks; it’s a musical narrative that celebrates the resilience of life, the joy of music, and the deep bonds of friendship formed through these creative journeys. The album features an expanded lineup featuring Yuki Hirate on trumpet and flugelhorn, adding another colour to the group’s sound.

Despite being recorded just before the global pandemic, Jinsei captures a sense of hope and positivity, making it a powerful statement in challenging times. The album reflects the shared experiences of the musicians, their connection to the art form, and Joris Posthumus’s continued evolution as a composer and bandleader.

Joris Posthumus, alto and soprano saxophone
Yuki Hirate, trumpet and flugelhorn
Yuichiro Tokuda, alto and sopranino saxophone
Yuki Nakae, tenor saxophone
Shunichi Yanagi, piano
Satoshi Tokuda, double bass
Gaku Hasegawa, drums

Joris Posthumus Group
Joris joined the band Stat of Monc for a tour through China. On this tour he met Yuichiro Tokuda, a Japenese saxophonist who was also touring with his band in China. After this tour Joris and Yuichiro kept in touch and in 2014 Joris was invited for a tour in Japan and Korea, to join Yuichiro and his band.

On this tour Joris had the opportunity to play with many different musicians and see a lot of the beautiful jazz venues in Japan.

Back in the Netherlands he started composing new songs, inspired by his Japanese trip and musical encounters there.

April 2015 Joris invited Yuichiro Tokuda to join him for a small club tour in Holland and Belgium. This was a good way to test out some of the new tunes.

The Plan After talking to Challenge Records International, the record company that released my cd 'The Abyss' the plan arose to go back to Japan in September 2015 to record a album.

Prior to the recordings the group did four concerts in Tokyo as preparation for the two recording days in the studio. In Japan Joris recorded a new album with sound engineer Neeraj Khajanchi @NK SOUND TOKYO. Mixing was done @studio Wedgeview by Udo Pannekeet and Pascal Vermeer. Mastering by Steve Fallone @Sterlingsound New York. Release by Challenge Records is planned for september 2016. You can read more about the trip to Japan on my journal page.

Joris Posthumus
is a Dutch Saxophonist and Composer, born in Eindhoven he quickly developed an interest in music, starting on a young age with drum lessons, picking up the clarinet to move later to alto and soprano sax. After some private lessons from Piet Noordijk, Joris studied at the Conservatory of Rotterdam and Tilburg.

Joris is mostly focused on his own projects and currently his Japanese group. With this band, The Joris Posthumus Group Joris recorded the album Tokyo’s Bad Boys, released on the Challenge Records label and did an extensive tour In Japan and Holland. During the Dutch tour, the Joris Posthumus Group was invited to perform at the Dutch daily tv show DWDD and later that year the group played at the North Sea Jazz Festival. Currently Joris is working to release his second album with this group, recorded in March 2020 , Nagoya, Japan.

This album contains no booklet.