ESTHER EN MATEUSZ
An avant-garde jazz duo
Esther and Mateusz met during a jam session in 2012. A close friendship and a mutual love for the melancholic music about love and the compositions of Bill Evans have kept this duo together to this day. Both musicians are virtuosos, but they always deliver what the music requires. The duo has already received praise for their intimate interplay and originality. Their performance has been described as "heartbreakingly soft."
A unique blend of avant-garde jazz. Unique because Esther's voice complements Mateusz's sublime guitar playing beautifully.
Fred Pach, Muziekwereld.com
The single guitar accompaniment, often deliberately kept very small, makes these performances extremely vulnerable. This is precisely the duo's greatest strength. Esther van Hees' vocals truly shine in this musically risky approach.
NTB.nl
Esther and Mateusz bring light to sad songs.
Jazz now
Albums
'What Saturday Brought ' (2018)
In April 2018, Esther and Mateusz presented their second album, "What Saturday Brought," the story of a love affair with a tragic ending, told through original compositions as well as songs from musicals and jazz standards. Like their previous album, "What's Hard To Find," the album received rave reviews.
Get the album on Apple Music or listen to it on Spotify
'What's Hard To Find' (2016)
In the summer of 2015 Esther and Mateusz, who share a fascination for the city of love, fled to Paris for five days to record their album. The album is called “What’s hard to find” and consists of originals as well as standards that revolve around the endless search for love. “What’s hard to find” was released on 1st April 2016.
Krijg het album op Apple Music of beluister het op Spotify