Some recent press quotes

He proves to be as sonically adaptable as (Bertram) Turetzky.
(Ken Waxman, 8 september 2010, jazzword.com)

... who's manoevrable bass playing at the end, with all his empathic reactions towards the partner, makes the cd ?windfall' so extraordinary.
(Mitterer, Freistil - Magazin für Musik und Umgebung #30, april/ may 2010)

... his sublime arco work combines perfectly with the legato-lines, played by baars on his tenor saxophone.
(Herman te Loo, 22 februar 2010, jazzflits.nl)

... (Kneer) offers a stravinsky-like counterpoint to the always melodious music of baars, a sonorous rug of a big accuracy. He finds vibrations of the exact volume, depth and timing and relaunches by there even the melodious process of ab baars.
(Noël Tachet, 20 february 2010, improjazz no. 162)

He's a real storyteller on the bass. He has a warm "voice", conviction and easily enchants you with his stories.
(Cees van de Ven, 14.11.2007, draaiomjeoren.nl)

... ... Kneer is the perfect glue... (His) sophisticated contribution holds their stream of ideas together and thus creates an overview for both the band and the public
(Micha Andriessen, Jazzenzo / 5th March 2007)

... ... Van Veenendaal and Kneer write gripping compositions that take a whimsical course and reach a lot further than the typical theme-solo-theme setup found in most jazz music
(Jazzflits, Herman te Loo, 11th February 2007)

Chlebnikov wove a variation of bird sounds into his poetry and Kneer's "Birds", composed from a transcription, is a musical translation based on delicately sampled bird sounds that hits the nail on the head.
Cees van de Ven, www.draaiomjeoren.nl, 4th October 2005)

... The very fast :Miniature Très Vite"" is a special demonstration of double bass player Meinrad Kneer?s strength in speed, bringing his bass to swing and sing especially in the lower regions.
(Jaques Los, www.draaiomjeoren.nl, 8th August 2005)

... The compositions written by reed player Tobias Klein and double bass player Meinrad Kneer exceed every level of sophisticated story-telling.
(Edo Dijksterhuis, Jazz Nu, 27#1, 2004)

...a bass player, alternating between picking and bowing, showing himshelf as a virtuoso in ornamentation...
(Armand Serpenti, Trouw, 14th may 2002

... Tobias Klein along with bassist Kneer is responsible for all the compositions, and their writing is superb.
(Phillip McNally in Cadence, August 2001

... Kneer has a balanced and bright sound resembling the quality of a cello. His intonation is accurate and his timing carries the band.
(Kees Stevens, Eindhovens Dagblad, 7th March 2001)