Mark Turner Quartet

Brand new band led by one of the most admired saxophonists of his generation, known from Fly and renowned for his intimate expressivity on the tenor horn.

Mark Turner tenor saxophone, Jason Palmer trumpet, Joe Martin double bass, Jonathan Pinson drums


Mark Turner did not sit still in the past year. The American saxophonist released a successful duo album on ECM Records with pianist Ethan Iverson (The Bad Plus) and he played alongside famed trumpeter Tom Harrell in the legendary club Village Vanguard in New York. Now he’s back at the BIMHUIS with his renewed quartet.

Mark Turner is one of the most admired saxophonists of his generation. His exploratory intellect and intimate expressivity on the tenor horn has regularly brought up comparisons with one of his great examples, Warne Marsh. Turner also stands out for his original sources of inspiration: his recent album Lathe of Heaven, released on ECM Records, breathes the same mysterious, haunting atmosphere as the eponymous science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin from 1971. Mark Turner has previously played soldout performances at the BIMHUIS as a member of Fly, the allstar trio with double bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard.

‘Mark Turner’s sound – delicate, almost ethereal, especially in the upper register – is something we rarely hear nowadays’ (The Guardian).

BIMHUIS March 8 2019