Solo
Alone at the piano, Harmen Fraanje keeps the music as open as possible, letting the moment shape the flow — original compositions, improvisations, textures and little sketches. His solo playing reflects an ongoing search for clarity: improvised music born from intuition, somehow creating its own logic. His first solo album, recorded on the wonderful grand piano of the La Buissonne studio near Avignon in the south of France, will be released on Astropi Music in February 2027.
Reijseger Fraanje Sylla
Reijseger, Fraanje & Sylla is a trio featuring cellist Ernst Reijseger, pianist Harmen Fraanje, and vocalist/percussionist Mola Sylla. They perform original compositions that combine jazz, improvised music, and West African musical traditions, and are also known for their collaborations on film music, including several soundtracks for director Werner Herzog.
Arve Henriksen & Harmen Fraanje
VERVANG: een of twee zinnen over dit project — bezetting en karakter.
Mats Eilertsen Trio
The Mats Eilertsen Trio is led by Norwegian double bassist Mats Eilertsen and features fellow Norwegian Thomas Strønen on drums and Dutch pianist Harmen Fraanje on piano. Their music is spacious and lyrical, with as much room for silence as for melody. The trio recorded Elegy (Hubro, 2010), Sails Set (Hubro, 2013) and And Then Comes The Night (ECM, 2019) — awarded the Spellemannprisen, the Norwegian Grammy — and joined forces with Trio Mediæval for Memorabilia (NXN, 2020).
The Songbird Sang with Magic Malik
The Songbird Sang brings together three French musicians — flutist and vocalist Magic Malik, double bassist Brice Soniano, and percussionist Toma Gouband — with Dutch pianist Harmen Fraanje. Their music moves freely between composition and collective improvisation, with a lyrical, organic sound — not least because Toma Gouband plays stones and branches alongside his drums. Following the albums 1RDR and Nyamaropa, the group releases its new album The Songbird Sang on Astropi Music in November 2026.
Out of the Wild
VERVANG: een of twee zinnen over dit project — bezetting en karakter.
Anton Goudsmit & Harmen Fraanje
Guitarist Anton Goudsmit and pianist Harmen Fraanje share a musical history of over twenty-five years, from Eric Vloeimans' Fugimundi to an international quartet with Rudi Mahall and Samuel Rohrer. In this duo, Goudsmit's energetic inventiveness meets Fraanje's poetic lyricism — adventurous, full of surprising turns, and with a healthy dose of playfulness. Their first duo album will be released in January 2028, celebrated with an extensive tour of European jazz venues and festivals.
Tether Trio with Theo Bleckmann & Timo Vollbrecht
In Tether Trio, New York-based German musicians Theo Bleckmann (voice) and Timo Vollbrecht (saxophone) team up with Dutch pianist Harmen Fraanje. The rare combination of voice, saxophone and piano gives the trio a chamber music-like intimacy, unfolding through live electronics into wide, unearthly spaces, where songs and textural improvisations flow into one another. Their debut album is on its way — more news soon.
Sanem Kalfa & Harmen Fraanje
When vocalist Sanem Kalfa and pianist Harmen Fraanje started playing together, they discovered how naturally the music flowed — a real conversation, a true connection, in the now. Original compositions, miniatures, improvised statements. Their duo album, recorded at the renowned La Buissonne studio in France, will be released on Astropi Music in 2027.
Peltomaa Fraanje Perkola
Peltomaa Fraanje Perkola is a Finnish-Dutch trio featuring vocalist and medieval harpist Aino Peltomaa, viola da gamba player Mikko Perkola, and pianist Harmen Fraanje. Rooted in medieval chant and song, their music weaves together early music, jazz, Finnish folk and subtle electronics in delicate improvisations and original compositions. The trio released the albums ÆR (2021) and Komorebi (2023).