Projects
Mobius
Dennis Sekretarev’s Mobius brings together musicians from the Amsterdam free improvised music scene. Together the quintet creates spacious soundscapes that feel at the same time dark and adventurous as well as comforting with just a hint of light at the end of the tunnel. Dennis Sekretarev and Andrius Derevi on trumpet and saxophone respectively lead a forceful path through the unknown, gently accompanied by Eran HarEven’s elegant guitar playing. The grounded acoustic and electric bass played by Uldis Vitols and the versatility of Onno Govaert’s drums are the connective tissue that weave this musical experience into a cohesive oneness.

A mobius strip is a figurative representation of an infinite loop. Just like infinity represents both the feeling of being stuck in repetition, as well as the potential for growth and change, this deeply personal album brings together compositions about life’s challenges and a glimmer of hope in overcoming them. The darkness of tracks like Todesangst and Insomnia gradually morphs into the hopeful spirit of tracks like Inner Strength or Sun Beam. And just like the titular strip in Dennis Sekretarev’s Mobius quintet’s self-titled debut album, the darkness of this infinite loop is enriched and lit up with all the musical colors.
DNS JAZZ
DNS JAZZ is a Frankfurt-based jazz fusion quintet. Bandleader and composer Dennis Sekretarev grew up as the child of a Jewish-Ukrainian family in the Soviet Union, Israel, Germany and the USA and studied in Amsterdam, New York and Philadelphia. These diverse cultural backgrounds can be heard in his compositions as well as his deep knowledge of jazz traditions. The quintet mixes influences ranging from house to hip hop. Virtuoso improvisation meets spherical effects, pounding beats and funky basslines. The result is a fresh jazz sound that is as profound as it is danceable.
Dennis Sekretarev – trumpet/flugelhorn
Jaycob Sekretarev – saxophone
Jörg Buttler – guitar
Matthias Hoch – electric bass
Philipp Wildenhues – drums


The quintet’s debut album “Dream” presents the musical range that DNS JAZZ has to offer. The music is spherical with plenty of room for improvisation. Influences from hip hop, RnB, house and even Ukrainian folklore come together to create an original mix of styles.