Dutch double bassist, composer and producer Jasper Somsen (1973) graduated in both Jazz and Classical double bass. He collaborated amongst many others with Peter Erskine, Enrico Pieranunzi, Joey Calderazzo, Jeff Ballard, John Beasley, Jean-Michel Pilc, Eric Marienthal, Bob Sheppard, Seamus Blake, Lynne Arriale, Jorge Rossy, Kendrick Scott, Justin Faulkner, E.J. Strickland, André Ceccarelli, Gary Husband and Gabriele Mirabassi.Besides a performer, Jasper Somsen is a renowned studio producer. Being both the bassist and/or producer he was responsible for the latest highly acclaimed albums by Enrico Pieranunzi, Bob Sheppard, Lynne Arriale and Jean-Michel Pilc for Challenge Records International. As a leader he released “Dreams, Thoughts & Poetry” (The Music of Enrico Pieranunzi – 2010), “Sardegna” (2013) and the albums “A New Episode In Life, part I & II” (2017).Jasper's compositions Silk Threads and Love Waiting Endlessly - from the album "Common View" by Enrico Pieranunzi | Jasper Somsen | Jorgy Rossy - are Spotify favorites. Silk Threads was streamed 3,7 million times. Love Waiting Endless close to 1 million.Jasper ‘s long time friendship and collaboration with the Portuguese vocalist Maria Mendes got awarded with the Dutch EDISON 2020 for the album “Close To Me” (Maria Mendes feat. John Beasley and the Metropole Orkest). The arrangement of the famous fado “Asas Fachadas” got an American GRAMMY 2021 and a Latin GRAMMY 2020 nomination.Jasper performes world wide and can be heard on more than 40 albums. Outside a busy playing and studio producing schedule, Jasper divides his time between composing and teaching. Since 2001 he live performed and recorded many film music scores.From 2009-2019 he was the initiator/boardmember and programmer of the international concert series Jazz in Wageningen. In 2020 and 2021 he was the initiator and production coordinator of the succesful Wageningen Cultural Summer Festival. Since 2023 he's the general director of the Foundation Cultuurstad Wageningen, the official entity of the Wageningen Cultural Summer Festival.www.jaspersomsen.com