Ab Baars isn't overlooked neither is Tobias Delius and Ronnie Scott IMHO if either Ab Baars or Toby Delius were leading a band in NYC, about 20 people would show up. Certainly overlooked and undervalued. Many supposed well rounded listeners here have barely ever heard either of them play The world is a bigger than NYC !!!
Alto sax and clarinet player Michael Moore is renowned all over the world for his beautiful tone and his rich musical imagination. He continuously brings in new impulses in the Amsterdam improv scene, as a writing member of ICP Orchestra or as the leader of his own band. The California-born reeds player combines the best of different worlds: the finesse of the American jazz tradition, the anarchy of New Dutch Swing and the unusual sounds of non-Western folk music. De band has a solid lineup with pianist Harmen Fraanje, double bassist Clemens van der Feen and drummer Michael Vatcher, with whom Moore has performed for over thirty years in several groups, including Available Jelly.