Pascal Niggenkemper 

bassist - composer 

Described by the New York City Jazz Records as "one of the most adventurous bassists on the scene” and by the Chicago Reader “genius for sound exploration” Franco-German bassist and composer Pascal Niggenkemper creates music bluring the lines between improvised, pure sound, and experimental music with a distinct musical language.

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Ensemble Tuvalu at 
SWR New Jazz Meeting 

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︎︎︎Nov 1 ‘le 7ème continent’ Jazzherbst, Konstanz
︎︎︎Nov 8-13 ‘the ocean within us’ EU-tour

︎︎︎Dec 4 ‘basso orizzontale’ Göteborg, Sweden


























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the ocean within us


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Sakina Adbou - sax
Liz Kosack - keys
Pascal Niggenkemper - bass, composition
Gerald Cleaver - drums, voice, electronics


[EN] With ‘the ocean within us’ by Franco-German double bassist Pascal Niggenkemper, a veritable sonic jungle with an irresistible groove emerges.

Sources blend, timbres merge : unidentified electronic rustlings, recorder, spoken word, prepared and augmented double bass, soaring, expressive saxophone, and deep, percussive drums.

‘the ocean within us’, freedom, spontaneity, and captivating joy of playing.



© Teona Goreci

[FR] Avec ‘the ocean within us’ du contrebassiste franco-allemand Pascal Niggenkemper émerge une véritable jungle sonore au groove irrésistible. 

Les sources se mélangent, les timbres se confondent et la matière devient insaisissable :  bruissements électroniques non identifiés, flûte à bec, spoken word, contrebasse préparée et augmentée, saxophone aux envolées expressives, batterie profonde et percutante.

‘the ocean within us’, c’est libre, plein de spontanéité et de générosité dans le jeu.  

[DE] Mit „the ocean within us“ des deutsch-französischen Kontrabassisten Pascal Niggenkemper entsteht ein wahrer Klangdschungel mit unwiderstehlichem Groove.

Die Klangquellen und Farben verschmelzen: undefinierbare elektronische Klänge, Blockflöte, spoken word, präparierter und augmentierter Kontrabass, ein schwebendes, ausdrucksstarkes Saxophon und tiefe, perkussive Drums.

‘the ocean within us’, Freiheit, Spontaneität und mitreißender Spielfreude.



© Teona Goreci


︎︎︎ June 6, 2025 Berlin (DE)
︎︎︎ November 8, 2025 Strasbourg (FR)
︎︎︎ November 10, 2025 Cologne (DE)
︎︎︎ November 11, 2025 Ghent (B)
︎︎︎ November 12, 2025 Antwerp (B)
︎︎︎ November 13, 2025 Bonn (DE)