Anne Mette Iversen's Ternion Quartet - Invincible Nimbus

Ternion Quartet is fronted by two amazing improvisors, alto saxophonist Silke Eberhard (risingstar, DownBeat Magazine 2015 & 2017) and trombonist Geoffroy De Masure (professor at The Jazz Institute of Berlin), and is brilliantly supported, buoyed and propelled by Ms. Iversen and friend and colleague from NYC, the German-born drummer Roland Schneider.

"Melodically complex, Iversen’s deliberately scattered musical lines evoke bright, expressionistic images and inspire sophisticated improvisations from the Ternion Quartet; with Iverson at the helm, each player telegraphs confidence and daring as a soloist. The excitement lies in the ever-shifting mix of musical ideas that this skilled group generates." —Suzanne Lorge (Downbeat, The Hot Box)

"Hard swinging, full-on buoyancy, deep intersections, fluid curves, unabashed zest–OK, you get the point. The bassist’s foursome sounds bigger than it is because it’s always reaching out for more music to grab." —Jim Macnie (Downbeat, The Hot Box)

"Cerebral enough to keep your ears perked, swinging enough to keep your feet tapping while consistently boasting humor and wit; the music bewitches on multiple levels." —John Murph (Downbeat, The Hot Box)

"If you liked Dave Holland’s ebullient ’80s quartet, you’ll love this album by Danish bassist Anne Mette Iversen’s Ternion Quartet. ough not derivative, Ternion’s inside-outside free-bop recalls Holland’s playfulness, swinging momen- tum, fondness for unusual meters and delight- fully exposed horn lines, unanchored by a chord- al instrument." - Paul de Barros (Downbeat, The Hot Box)

"You can hear delight throughout Invincible Nimbus, from the intelligently-formed compositions to the often-witty interplay, in the cleanly-recorded sounds of the Ternion Quartet and the adventurous manner in which each musician adds her or his voice to the ensemble." - Richard B. Kamins (Step Tempest)

"It’s good to see an immediately interesting group become a working band and this album is even more creative than their debut." - Phil Freeman, NYCJR