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| BACK TO NEWSFLASH (MOST RECENT NEWS)VERSION FRANÇAISE DES NOUVELLES MOINS RÉCENTES DE '99 |
| ROGER VAN HA TOURS WITH TONY COE Beginning of January 2000, bassist Roger VAN HAVERBEKE will play some concerts with British saxophone / clarinet player Tony COE. (Dec. 27, 99) |
| STÉPHANE GALLAND : CONCERTS WITH GEOFFROY DE MASURE AND BZZ PÜK Also in January 2000, drummer Stéphane GALLAND will play some concerts with BZZ PÜK, the trio of French trombone player Geoffroy DE MASURE, with Linley MARTHE on electric bass. (Dec. 27, 99) |
| ON FRENCH TV "LA 5" : FILM "ECLATS DE FAMILLE", MUSIC BY MICHEL HERR WITH RICHARD GALLIANO The French tv LA 5 will soon present "Eclats de Famille", a French fiction film (94) directed by Didier GROUSSET, with a.o. actors Yves ROBERT and Emmanuelle RIVA, and for which pianist/composer Michel HERR has written the original soundtrack. Participated in the recording of the music : Michel HERR (piano, kb) Richard GALLIANO (accordeon), and a nice team of Belgian musicians : Fabien DEGRYSE (gt), Philippe AERTS (b.), Bruno CASTELLUCCI (drs), plus a string quartet. Date : Dec. 30, '99. (Dec. 27, 99) |
| JUDY NIEMACK AND JEANFRANÇOIS PRINS IN L.A. Singer Judy NIEMACK and guitarist Jeanfrançois PRINS will appear at Los Angeles JAZZ BAKERY on January 3, '2000, with Putter SMITH (bass) and Joe LABARBERA (drs). The JAZZ BAKERY is located 3233 Helms Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90034, USA. Phone : 310-275-8961. (Dec. 24, 99) |
| IGLOO ANNOUNCES 3 CDs BOX OF L'ÂME DES POÈTES IGLOO, the Belgian jazz label, is about to release a 3 CDs box to bring together the 3 albums of l'L'ÂME DES POÈTES, the trio that plays creative, instrumental and jazzy versions of famous French chansons. The trio is composed of Pierre VAIANA (sax), Pierre VAN DORMAEL and later Fabien DEGRYSE (guitar) and Jean-Louis RASSINFOSSE (double bass). The three albums included in the package are "L'Âme des Poètes", "L'été indien" and "L'Âme des Poètes joue Brel", all previously released on the Igloo label. (Dec. 24, 99) |
| W.E.R.F. PLANS BEN SLUIJS AND ERIK VERMEULEN ALBUMS W.E.R.F. Records prepares for the future a quartet album of alto saxophonist Ben SLUIJS, titled "Candy Century", and a trio album of pianist Erik VERMEULEN, with Sal LA ROCCA (bass) and Jan DE HAAS (drs). (Dec. 24, 99) |
| JACQUES STOTZEM : NEW CD The German label ACOUSTIC MUSIC has released the CD "Connections" (Acoustic Music 319.1194.2) of guitarist Jacques STOTZEM. Mainly a solo guitar recording, the album includes however a few tracks with guests : Jacques PIROTTON (guitar) and Thierry CROMMEN (harmonica). (Dec. 22, 99) |
| COLOURS RELEASES A CD IN THE US As was recently announced, COLOURS has released their CD "Rebel Heart" (NBTM 5408) in the US. The band is composed of Frankie ROSE (guitar), Vincent BRUYNINCKX (keyboards), Jacques PILI (el. b.) and Michel MOLITERNO (drums). For the moment the record may be hard to find in Europe, but if you are interested, you might try the band's WEB SITE to order it. Also, in few days the album will be available from NETBEAT (Dec. 22, 99) |
| JAZZ IN BELGIUM WEBSITE IS MOVING SOON / CHANGING URL We have to move to a new server. This will happen soon (before the end of the year) unless unseen problems will pop last minute.
It is true that it will be a headache, like moving house, for those who have their pages on the site and will have to modify the address. Detailed notification will be circulated individually.
We will leave a forwarding address behind, using the current URL to guide visitors to the new location. This forwarding facility will remain for a duration of at least 6 months to perhaps 12 months. |
| NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY AT MARCUS MINGUS ****** MENU : INCLUSIVE PRICE : Bef : 5900 à partir de / as of 2h00 : Bef 2000
(Dec. 21, 99) |
| F.R.I.T. (fanfare réunie des instruments transportables) WORKSHOP/AUDITION to create a marching band thta will play film music. These workshops will be organized by Pierre VAIANA and Jonathan FOX. The relationship between sound and gesture, musical improvisation and the theatrical act will be explored. If you play a portable instrument, this workshop is for you.
....................................................................................................................................... LAST NAME : FIRST NAME : DATE OF BIRTH : ADDRESS : PHONE : INSTRUMENT(S) : PLAYS SINCE : Advance payment of 500 BEF has to be made to BACOB 796-5945957-51. I'll pay the saldo on Jan. 5, 2000 SIGNATURE : |
| KRIS GOESSENS ON LATEST BOB BROOKMEYER BIG BAND CD Belgian pianist Kris GOESSENS appears on the latest big band CD presenting the music of US trombonist/composer/arranger Bob BROOKMEYER. The album is titled "Bob Brookmeyer New Art Orchestra" (Challenge CHR 70066) and features a new, mostly German big band. For more infos, visit the album page on the web site of the Dutch CHALLENGE label. (Dec. 21, 99) |
| FOOFANGO's LABEL CONTREJOUR ON THE WEB The CD Foofango (Contrejour CJ 006) of the band FOOFANGO, with musicians from Burkina Faso Désiré SOME (guitar, vocals), Alain NYAME (bass, vocals), Zoumana DEMBELE (percussion), and Belgian colleagues Michel SEBA (percussion) and saxophonist Pierre VAIANA is presented on the WEB SITE of the CONTREJOUR label. (Dec. 20, 99) |
| FINAL BAR : DRUMMER LEROY LOWE Pianist Michel HERR informs us that his good friend, U.S. drummer Leroy LOWE died on Monday Dec. 13, '99 of lung cancer. After playing at an early age with Otis REDING, Ray CHARLES, Gladys KNIGHT and the Pips, etc, Leroy moved to Sweden in '67, where he played a.o. with Dexter GORDON, Red MITCHELL, Barney KESSEL, Charles TOLLIVER, Johnny GRIFFIN, the Clark TERRY Big Band, trombonist Eje THELIN, pianists Bobo STENSON and Thomas CLAUSEN, bassists Palle DANIELSSON and Jesper LUNDGAARD. His European career made him play with a.o. Joe HENDERSON, Woody SHAW, Chet BAKER, Joachim KUHN, Charles LLOYD, Michel PETRUCCIANI, Thad JONES, Philip CATHERINE, Klaus IGNATZEK, Bud SHANK, Shorty ROGERS, James MOODY, Horace PARLAN etc. Leroy LOWE was invited by Michel HERR to join his trio, and together they recorded the CD Intuitions (Igloo Igl 073), and he also toured and recorded with the ENGSTFELD/HERR Quartet ("Short Stories" and "Continuous Flow"), a.o. with Bill FRISELL as a guest. Leroy LOWE was a familiar face on the Belgian scene some years ago. He played a.o. with Philip CATHERINE, Philippe AERTS, Michel HATZIGEORGIOU, Jean-Louis RASSINFOSSE with Klaus IGNATZEK, etc. A great human being and an excellent musician, he'll be deeply missed. (Dec. 18, 99) |
| NEW GILBERT ISBIN SOLO CD Guitarist Gilbert ISBIN has a new solo guitar album out "Gilbert ISBIN plays Nick Drake" on the German label Traurige Tropen (Traurige Tropen 008). (Dec. 17, 99) |
| MORE AND MORE CDS AND MUSIC TRACKS FOR SALE ON-LINE Belgium is slowly but surely developing its offer of on-line music shops. These sites represent a great opportunity to purchase Belgian jazz recordings, most of which are produced by small independent labels and thus not always easy to find. The offer now includes : complete CDs, separate MP3 files, compilations "à la carte", this combined with detailed information on the artists, the labels and the albums, music samples etc... and more. Here is what is available : Specialist of independent labels, for the moment by far the largest choice of labels. Most of the independent Belgian jazz labels are available (Igloo, Carbon 7, Quetzal, Lyrae, September, Jazz Club, etc...). In English. Search tool, detailed info on the albums, the labels and the artists, good Real Audio Samples. Some MP3 files can be purchased seperately and downloaded, netradio-type streaming, etc... Specialist of independent labels. As far as Belgian jazz is concerned, the offer is limited to the W.E.R.F. catalog, but check their very well featured page. In English. Search tool, detailed info on the albums, the labels and the artists, good Real Audio Samples. Most of the albums tracks are also available as MP3 files to be purchased separately and downloaded. You can also make your own selection of individual tracks and make up your own custom-made CD compilations, to be shipped to you. Some other sites who have a limited follow up of the Belgian jazz productions : In Dutch. With search tools. In English, French, Dutch. With search tools. In Dutch. With search tools. (Dec. 17, 99) |
| NEW YEAR'S EVE AT ONE OF BRUSSELS MOST POSH RESTAURANTS WITH BELGIUM TOP JAZZMEN Charles LOOS & Jean-Pierre CATOUL will be performing live at the "Mon Manège à Toi" in Brussels on December 31st for the New Year. The event will start at 9 PM. For reservations and informations please dial: 02/770 02 38 or fax at: 02/762 95 80. If you want to be part of this unique event, call without delay. Charles and Jean-Pierre have recorded together, on QUETZAL, their album SUMMER WINDS (Dec. 16, 99) |
| THE JEGGPAP JAZZBAND HAS ITS WEB SITE The Belgian old style jazz band JEGGPAP JAZZBAND has now its own WEB SITE. Available in Flemish, it presents the band's discography (with MP 3 music samples), history and concert schedule. (Dec. 16, 99) |
| OLIVIER THOMAS : NEW CD WITH BELGIAN JAZZMEN Singer Olivier THOMAS has a second CD out, titled " Le second souffle de Josaphat" (Franc'Amour FC 112). Once again, the songwriter and actor performs with the top progressive jazzmen who compose his band TOMAS & CO, such as : Michel PARÉ (tp), Michel MASSOT (tuba, tb), Jeroen VAN HERZEELE (ten. sax), Joe HIGHAM (alto sax), François DECAMPS (gt), Otti VAN DER WERF (b.), Stéphane GALLAND (drs) and Michel SEBA (perc.). Infos : SOWAREX, email : sowarex@arcadis.be. (Dec. 15, 99) |
| ETIENNE RICHARD's BAND WITH US SINGER NINA SMALL Pianist Etienne RICHARD and his band No Vibrato will play a few concerts with U.S. singer Nina SMALL. (Dec. 15, 99) |
| MORE DETAILS ON EURODJANGO 2000 We have more details about the event of the EURODJANGO, that will take place on February 11, 2000 in Brussels, under the auspices of the European Jazz Foundation. Among the musicians announced are Philip CATHERINE (gt), Babik REINHARDT (gt), the EUROPOOL JAZZ ORCHESTRA - with a.o. Phil ABRAHAM (tb) -, Florin NICOLESCU, Alexandre CAVALIERE (vl), Anna JBANOV, Martial SOLAL (piano), Putte WICKMAN (clar.), Gianluigi TROVESI (clar.), André CECCARELLI (drs) and Jean-Marc JAFFET (bass). Click HERE for details. (Dec. 15, 99) |
| SURVEY ON THE ARTISTS SOCIAL STATUS IN BELGIUM The PLATE-FORME NATIONALE DES ARTISTES is currently collecting questionnaires distributed among Belgian artists to draw a precise picture of the social status, the living and working conditions of artists in Belgium, a problem that remains without a satisfactory solution for the moment. The purpose of the study is to present very concrete information to the political spheres and to propose some orientations for future solutions. If you are an artist and have received the form, don't forget to send it in before Dec. 15, '99. (Dec. 14, 99) |
| MANU HERMIA PRESENTS HIS CD AT THE SOUNDS On Dec. 16, during a concert at the Brussels Sounds (rue de la Tulipe), alto saxophonist Manu HERMIA will present his latest CD "L'Esprit du Val" (IGLOO IGL 145), a quartet album with Erik VERMEULEN (piano), Sal LA ROCCA (bass) and Bruno CASTELLUCCI (drums). (Dec. 11, 99) |
| LABEL BLEU REISSUES THE ALBUM OF THE "JAMES BALDWIN PROJECT" As announced, the French "Label Bleu" record label has reissued on CD the album "A Lover's Question" (LBLC 6607), a project originally recorded in '86 by vocalist David LINX and guitarist Pierre VAN DORMAEL and based upon texts (and his recorded voice) by US writer James BALDWIN and originally released on "Crepuscule records" in '87, with Steve COLEMAN (sax), Jimmy OWENS (tp), Slide HAMPTON (tb), Bob STEWART (tuba), Deborah BROWN (voc.), Byard LANCASTER (sax/fl), Youssef YANCY (tp, Theremin), Pierre VAIANA (sax), Diederik WISSELS (p), Toots THIELEMANS (harmonica), Michel HATZIGEORGIOU (el. bass) and Chris JORIS (perc.). (Dec. 9, 99) |
| "ANFASS", A NEW PROJECT BY ALAIN PIERRE Recently, Alain PIERRE announced a collaboration with Tunisian musicians. This project is now up and running including Steve HOUBEN, Fawzi CHEKILI and Hichem BADRANI. Last month, 24 to 27 November, the group performed in Tunisia, at the Centre des Musiques Arabes et Méditerranéennes. The concerts went well and got good reviews from the press, the public and local personalities like Anouar BRAHEM and Dhafer YOUSSEF). The concerts were recorded and copies will be available and distributed shortly. The group is only playing personal compositions by Alain PIERRE and Fawzi CHEKILI. The project has the particularity of uniting side flute and Nay (a tunisian instrument, flute, made of Bamboo) in a 100% acoustic environment. The group is called "ANFASS" (blowings). (Dec. 7, 99) |
| AKA MOON PARTICIPATES IN A PHILIPPE BOESMANS OPERA AT LA MONNAIE AKA MOON will participate in the world creation of a new opera written by Belgian classical composer Philippe BOESMANS, "Wintermärchen", to be presented at the the Brussels Opera House, La Monnaie, between Dec. 12 '99 and Jan. 2, 2000. Among other concerts, let's mention an appearance at the Vooruit in Ghent on Dec.16 with DJ GRAZZHOPPA (turntables) and Benoît DELBECQ (keyboards/samplers). (Dec. 6, 99) |
| MAISON DU JAZZ IN LIÈGE : THE CATALOG OF THEIR COLLECTIONS OF JAZZ RECORDINGS IS ON THEIR SITE The Liège MAISON DU JAZZ had already put on line its catalog of jazz videos and its catalog of 300 jazz books, with an alphabetical index. Now, their site also offers a catalog of their collection of 800 recordings : 78rpm, LPs, cassettes, CDs, DATs, etc... Moreover, their web site seems to shows signs of an increased activity, and for the future, projects abound : expect soon on-line versions of the discographies of great Belgian jazzmen of the past, such as : René THOMAS, Bobby JASPAR and Jacques PELZER, with photos, record covers, etc...And maybe for later the opportunity to download excerpts from their collections. (Dec. 5, 99) |
| JAZZ WORKSHOP FOR JAZZ NEWCOMERS On January 7, 8 & 9, 2000 and on June 23, 24 & 25 2000. A weekend of music. Main goals : discovery of the langage of jazz, improvisation, the pleasure of playing together, development of the harmonic and rhythmic perception. The workshop is conceived for amateur musicians and musicians curious of expanding their creative potential inside other music forms. Courses : instrument, harmony and theory, ensembles. Teachers : Stéphane MARTINI: guitar, improv, harmony Olivier STALON : bass & double bass, ensemble & rhythm Jean CAMPOS : drs, ensemble & rhythm Philippe LIBOIS : piano (ensemble) & harmony Olivier POUMAY : soloists, ensembles, improv, harmony Fee : 4.000 BEF. Where : Brussels, I.M.E.P. More details in our Jazz Education page, under "clinics". (Dec. 4, 99) |
| NEW MANU HERMIA CD ON IGLOO IGLOO records just released "L'esprit du Val" (IGL 145), a quartet album of alto saxophonist Manu HERMIA, with Erik VERMEULEN (piano), Sal LA ROCCA (bass) and Bruno CASTELLUCCI (drums). (Dec. 3, 99) |
| 30.000 VISITORS Today, the counter of our home page has reached the 30.000 visitors. A figure probably below the reality, because this counter actually reflects the number of hits on the home page alone. Keep visiting us on a regular basis, we are adding new stuff almost every day. And thanks for your interest and your support to the Belgian jazz scene and its musicians. (Dec. 2, 99) |
| PRESENTATION OF THE NEW CD OF THE BRUSSELS JAZZ ORCHESTRA On December 4th, '99, on the occasion of his concert at the Antwerp Singel during the "Night of Radio Drie" (VRT), the BRUSSELS JAZZ ORCHESTRA will present his new CD "The September Sessions" (W.E.R.F. 018), which contains compositions by his leader Frank VAGANÉE, and by Bert JORIS, Michel HERR, Erwin VANN and an arrangement by Florian ROSS (Germany). (Dec. 1, 99) |
| TOOTS THIELEMANS : DUO CD WITH JAPANESE PIANIST FUMIO KARASHIMA Emarcy records just released a duo CD with Toots THIELEMANS and Japanese pianist Fumio KARASHIMA. The CD is titled "Rencontre" (Emarcy 547 954-2) and was recorded in February '99. (Dec. 1, 99) |
| MARCUS MINGUS HAS A WEB SITE The Marcus Mingus jazz club, of which we announced the rebirth at hôtel ARLEQUIN, galerie de l'Ilot sacré, 17 rue de la Fourche, 1000 Brussels, is currently in the hands of a non-profit organisation (asbl) called The MARCUS MINGUS JAZZ EVENTS. They now have a brand new WEB SITE. Information: 02/5141615. (Dec. 1, 99) |
| PHILIP CATHERINE WITH SERGIO ASSAD Guitarist Philip CATHERINE appears on a track of a compilation CD of the GHA record label, which essentially produces albums of guitar players. He can be heard with Brazilian classical guitar virtuoso Sergio ASSAD, playing his composition "Arthur Rainbow". The album is titled "A Very Special Album" (GHA 126.045) and the Belgian based label has a WEB SITE. (Dec. 1, 99) |
| NEW ON THIS SITE : THEO DE JONG's BASS GUITAR TIPS, GILBERT ISBIN's GUITAR PIECES AND LESSONS Some of our musicians are not only distinguished for their talent and musicianship but for their pedagogic qualities as well. Many of you who participate(d) in the JAZZ AU VERT summer workshop know what we are talking about. Some of the musicians wish to bring out lessons, scores, tips… As of today, we start featuring, in our expanded JAZZ EDUCATION section, the material they put at our/your disposal. The first lessons to be published are from Theo de JONG sharing with you some tips about bassguitar playing. To follow, scores and tips from guitarist Gilbert ISBIN. (Nov. 28, 99) |
| ONE MORE LOCATION FOR JAZZ, IN BRUSSELS The recently opened Théâtre du Méridien (200 chée de la Hulpe, Boitsfort, Brussels) is a very nice place to visit. It also has superb acoustics. As of beginning of next year, a monthly jazz concert will be offered. We have the the program, with a.o. : Philip CATHERINE, Nathalie LORIERS trio, Jean-Pierre CATOUL & Charles LOOS etc... it is promising. (Nov. 25, 99) |
| THE BRUSSELS JAZZ ORCHESTRA ON TOUR WITH BILL HOLMAN During the first week of December '99, the BRUSSELS JAZZ ORCHESTRA will give a few concerts with US composer and arranger Bill HOLMAN. Then, for another project organized by KBC Aquarius, at the Antwerp Singel, the band will be associated with pop singer Paul MICHIELS, with arrangements especially written by Bert JORIS. Note that the BRUSSELS JAZZ ORCHESTRA has its own extended site inside ours, with introduction texts, reviews, important achievements, discography, music samples, repertoire, composers/arrangers and concert schedule (click on "concert dates"). (Nov. 25, 99) |
| PHIL ABRAHAM'S TRIO CD IS OUT The new CD "Fredaines" (Lyrae LY 99020-C) of trombone player Phil ABRAHAM is being released today on the LYRAE label. The album, announced here a few weeks days ago, presents Phil not only playing the trombone, but also doing some scat vocals, with an international trio composed of French guitar player Fred FAVAREL and Dutch bassist Hein VAN DE GEYN. (Nov. 24, 99) |
| JEAN-PIERRE CATOUL & PETER HERTMANS CD "RESTLESS" The CD Restless (Quetzal QZ 109) of violin player Jean-Pierre CATOUL and guitar player Peter HERTMANS is now out on the QUETZAL label. The album, that we announced a weeks days ago, presents a selection of their compositions and features a rhythm section composed of Michel HERR (p, kb), Michel HATZIGEORGIOU (el. bass) and Bruno CASTELLUCCI (drs). (Nov. 23, 99) |
| LES LUNDIS D'HORTENSE : NEW ADDRESS The Belgian Association of Jazz Musicians LES LUNDIS D'HORTENSE, has moved its office to a new location : rue Traversière 11, B-1210 Brussels. The address will ring a bell to those who are familiar with the Brussels jazz clubs scene. Indeed, the new office will be located two floors above the Travers. Phone and fax number are unchanged : 02/219-58-51 and 219-14-36. (Nov. 23, 99) |
| PAINTINGS INSPIRED BY JAZZ AT THE MAISON DU JAZZ IN LIÈGE The next art exhibition, as usual inspired by jazz, to take place at the Liège MAISON DU JAZZ will be devoted to the oil paintings of Madeleine REMY, from November 24 thru January 29, 2.000. Address : rue sur les Foulons 11, 000 Liè,ge. Phone : 04/221-10-11, fax : 221-22-32. (Nov. 23, 99) |
| COLOURS TO RELEASE "REBEL HEART" "Rebel Heart", COLOURS' new album, will be released on the 18th of December and will be distributed in the US while European distribution is sought. COLOURS, led by guitarist Frankie ROSE, will probably play a little tour in July around Washington DC and round Mexico City, too. (Nov. 22, 99) |
| TOOTS TO BE HONORED The Royal Conservatory of Antwerp will give the title "Maestro Honoris Causa" to Toots THIELEMANS on December, 2 1999. (Nov. 22, 99) |
| JAZZ' HALO ALSO DISTRIBUTES AVANT-GARDE JAZZ CDS JAZZ' HALO, the quarterly Flemish jazz magazine, also distributes via mail order the CDs from the catalogs of the following avant-garde jazz labels : ACT, AL SUR, AURICLE, KNITTING FACTORY, LEO RECORDS, PALMETTO, PASSIN' THRU, TRAURIGE TROPEN, W.E.R.F., WIMpro, 9 WINDS etc.... (Nov. 20, 99) |
| PAOLO RADONI'S NEW CD IS OUT Coast to coast (Lyrae LY 99018-C), the live CD of guitarist Paolo RADONI that we announced a few days ago, is now out. It features a quartet consisting of Ben SLUIJS (alto sax), Bas COOYMANS (bass) and Félix SIMTAINE (drums). (Nov. 19, 99) |
| A NEW JAZZCLUB SOON TO OPEN IN BRUSSELS We're hearing that a new jazz club is going to open in February 2000 in Brussels. Located in the very heart of the city, rue des Pierres, a few meters away from the Grand Place, the MUSIC VILLAGE will present concerts during the week days and the weekend with well known names, Belgian and international, in a classy environment that includes a restaurant. (Nov. 18, 99) |
| BRUNO CASTELLUCCI TOURS WITH HEINZ VON HERMANN Drummer Bruno CASTELLUCCI will be on tour these days with the quintet of Austrian saxophone/flute player Heinz VON HERMANN (with also Andy HADERER,tp., Erwin SCHMIDT, p., Uli LANGTHALER, b.). A second CD of the band, recorded in September '99 and titled "A Standard Treatment", is about to come out on the German MONS records. Bruno was already present on the first album "Jazz ahead". (Nov. 18, 99) |
| JEAN-LOU VANDERBORGHT'S UPCOMING CD Pianist Jean-Lou VANDERBORGHT has recorded the material for a future CD of old style jazz with bassist Paul DUBOIS and drummer Rudy FRANKEL. Date of release and label are still to be announced. The title will probably be "Connivences". (Nov. 18, 99) |
| GUY CABAY : NEW CD : WHEN WALLOON MEETS JAZZ, BOSSA NOVA AND MORE Walloon singer/songwriter, composer and vibraphone player Guy CABAY just released a new CD on his own Amon Laca label. Humorously titled (in Walloon) "THE BIÈSSE TOF" (yes, it sounds like "The Best of...!"), it features new renditions of songs that Guy presented on his very first LP. The participating musicians are Steve HOUBEN / Fabrice ALLEMAN (saxophones), Richard ROUSSELET, Jean-Pol STEFFENS, Guido JARDON (trumpet), Paolo LOVERI (guitar), Bart DE NOLF or Benoît VANDERSTRAETEN (bass), Mimi VERDERAME (drums), and PANTA RHEI, HELIOTROPE strings and others. Some new arrangements have been written by Pirly ZURSTRASSEN (Nov. 17, 99) |
| "NOIR, BLANC, JAZZ..." EXHIBITION In the framework of Brussels 2000 a photos exhibition by Pascal DUCOURANT is offered at
02-662 16 99 Wednesday through Saturday 14h-18h, Sunday 10h-13h (Nov. 16, 99) |
| RTBF TV BROADCASTS FRENCH MOVIE "LE COUP DU LAPIN", MUSIC BY MICHEL HERR On November 16, '99, RTBF television "La Une" will broadcast "Le Coup du Lapin", a film produced by France 2 and directed by Didier GROUSSET. Pianist/composer Michel HERR, who wrote and recorded the soundtrack, surrounded himself for the occasion with well known jazzmen such as Fabrice ALLEMAN (saxes, fl/clar), Gino LATTUCA (tp), Fabien DEGRYSE (gt), Bart DE NOLF (basse), Frédéric JACQUEMIN (drs), as well as a string quartet. (Nov. 13, 99) |
| EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS OF BELGIAN JAZZMEN ON PIERRE DULIEU's SITE We have already mentioned the nice site that jazz critic Pierre DULIEU has created. Besides record reviews (Belgian and international), he also offers now an interesting gallery of his photos of Belgian jazzmen. See them here. The only exception is an incredible photograph that he included, taken in '92 , with Coleman HAWKINS, Jacques BAILY (sax) and a very young and hardly recognizable Bruno CASTELLUCCI. Take a good look ! (Nov. 11, 99) |
| FRANCY BOLAND : 70th BIRTHDAY Francy BOLAND, the master Belgian pianist/composer/arranger who made a brilliant contribution to jazz, a.o. with the music he wrote for the famous Kenny CLARKE- Francy BOLAND Big Band in the sixties, celebrated his 70th birthday yesterday. Francy now lives in Switserland, in Genève, where he slowed down his activities. His large discography is partly available on CD. See his page. (Nov. 07, 99) |
PIERRE VAIANA FANFARNIENTE WORKSHOP
97 rue de Verrewinkel (behind the sports hall) 1180 BRUSSELS (UCCLE) TRAM 55, STATION : KALLEVOET under the direction of Pierre VAIANA and Jonathan FOX
Please bring : a pair of ears in workin condition, your instrument, comfortable clothes, a simple melody (no a real composition) Don't take : music paper, music stand Age : 18 minimum and 3 years of instrumental practice.
Asbl Talìa 77 rue des Champs Elysées 1050 Bruxelles |
| MARCUS MINGUS REBOUNDS The club has been out of action for 5 months now. The manager, Alain Mercier, informs a resumption of activity. The fruit of collaboration with the hôtel ARLEQUIN, galerie de l'îlot sacré, 17 rue de la fourche, 1000 Brussels ( where cinéma Actors Studio is located ) , jam-sessions and concerts would take place as of November 11.
The jams will happen each Thursday, as of 21h, and the concerts on Friday and Saturday, also as of 21:30h. Opening weekend program :
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| IVAN PADUART, A BELGIAN JAZZMAN IN MOLDAVIA "October 20th : arrival, on a rainy evening, at the Kishinev airport, capital of Moldavia (700 000 habitants). Very warm reception by the festival organizer in this ex Soviet republic where the economic situation is dramatic, to the extent that public locations start to be heated only by mid November. The next day a master class at the conservatory, about 100 persons attending, half of them Romanian speaking the rest speak Russian. Their theoretical knowledge of jazz is poor but all of them show eagerness and curiosity. That evening I am invited to the "Black Elephant", the jazz place in vogue in town where the youngsters style is the post Stalin era. It is there that the after concert jam session takes place. Next day I play in trio at the town philharmonic for an audience of about 500 persons (2 rappels, a dozen CDs sold, good operation...) On the third day, after last master class I gave, took place what I consider as the highlight of the festival: the quartet of Andrei Lobanov, a Moscow trumpeter of rugged physic and a determined look… a great musician of technical approach beyond critic. Ivan Farmakovski, pianist, also from Moscow, 26 years brilliantly demonstrated that like everywhere else, the top jazz musicians are bred in big cities. Powellian Melodious, rhythmic daring a la Kirkland... all to please... somewhat an Antonio Farao of the East... I would conclude by saying that while a number of countries, in the East, privilege Folk music or Gypsy over Jazz, Russia reveals some soloists of very high level who have nothing to envy their New York peers. (Nov. 06, 99) |
| MAISON DU JAZZ IN LIÈGE : BOOKS AND VIDEO CATALOG ON LINE We already informed you that the Liège MAISON DU JAZZ had put on line its catalog of jazz videos. Now, they have added to their site their catalog of 300 jazz books, with an alphabetical index. (Nov. 05, 99) |
| EDDY LOUISS TRIO LP WITH RENÉ THOMAS NOW REISSUED ON CD BY DREYFUS The French label DREYFUS has just reissued a famous trio album that French organ player Eddy LOUISS had recorded in 1968 with Belgian guitarist René THOMAS and US drummer Kenny CLARKE. The reissue is titled "Eddy Louiss Trio" (Dreyfus FDM 36501-9) and includes a.o. René's composition "Blue Tempo". (Nov. 05, 99) |
| COMBLAIN-LA-TOUR JAZZ FESTIVAL REMEMBERED BY AN EXHIBITION, A WEB PAGE AND A FILM The Liège MAISON DU JAZZ has put together an exhibition centered on the historical Comblain-La-Tour Jazz Festival, which took place until the mid sixties. The exhibition was shown during the Jazz à Liège Festival '99, and more recently in Comblain itself. Moreover, large portions of the exhibition are now viewable on their web site. Really worth the detour. And finally, a documentary film is in the making, produced by Gsara, with various documents and new interviews. (Nov. 05, 99) |
| NEW CD OF JACQUES STOTZEM Guitarist Jacques STOTZEM is about to release a new album. It will come out end of November. The title will be " Connections ". It includes two duets with guitar player Jacques PIROTTON and a duet with Thierry CROMMEN (harmonica). (Nov. 03, 99) |
| MORE CDS EXPECTED FOR NOVEMBER/DECEMBER The last weeks of '99 will be very fertile in new releases. To sum up:
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| BRANDFORD MARSALIS & FRED WILBAUX Saxophone player Michel MAINIL is also the organizer of a concert featuring the Branford MARSALIS 4tet on November 11 '99 at 20:00, Théâtre de La Louvière (in collaboration with Audi Jazz festival). The line-up is : Joey CALDERAZZO (piano), Eric REVIS (bass), Jeff "Tain" WATTS (drums) Pianist Fred WILBAUX will do the opening act piano solo. Fred plays very rarely in public so it is an occasion to hear his fine musicianship and enjoy the other group (Nov. 01, 99) |
| HELIOS QUARTET SHORT EUROPEAN TOUR AMR, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND : FRIDAY NOVEMBER 12TH NEVERS JAZZ FESTIVAL, FRANCE : SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13TH Emmanuelle Somer's CD "The Apple Tree" (Helios Quartet + Tone Poets) is available in Benelux, France, Switzerland and United States in the main CD stores, as well as online (emmanuellesomer@hotmail.com)... and SOON OUT OF PRINT!!!! Emmanuelle will soon have a website at the URL : www.gis.net. Emmanuelle and Jarrod will be mainly in Europe for the next 6 months, and thus available for European projects ! Next main tour: TONE POETS (Emmanuelle, Jarrod CAGWIN, Vincent COURTOIS on cello), in March 2000. (Nov. 01, 99) |
| JAZZ IN BELGIUM : 3RD ANNIVERSARY... AND SOME HICCUPS The web site Jazz in Belgium that you are currently visiting, and whose aim is the promotion of the Belgian jazz musicians and the Belgian jazz scene in general, is now three years old. We decided to go on-line on October 28, '96. We intended to friendly remind you about this anniversary two days ago, but our ISP decided they had to upgrade their DNS and stuff like that. So as a result, oops, the procedure caused several interruptions of the site, for which we apogolize, although we cannot be taken for responsible. Many of you even expressed by email their concern about the survival of the site. Fortunately, things seem to have gone back to (almost) normal, and we are back to work. Anyway, since October '96, the site has received more than 28.000 visitors. This figure is only a partial indication of the traffic, as it only represents the hits on the home page alone. Here are a few more figures : we had to create (and daily update) more than 1.100 files, a number that is growing every day. The site offers more than 200 resumes of Belgian jazz musicians, more than 100 band pages, about one hundred recent Belgian jazz CD pages, and tons of miscellaneous informations on the Belgian jazz scene. We hope you'll keep paying us frequent visits, we 're adding stuff every day. Your comments, suggestions and encouragements are always welcome. Thanks for your support. (Oct. 30, 99) |
| TOOTS IN NEW YORK WITH TWO ALL STARS TRIOS Toots THIELEMANS recently played two weeks at the Iridium in New York, one in trio with pianist Kenny WERNER and tenor sax player Joe LOVANO, the other one in trio with Kenny WERNER and bassist Steve SWALLOW. (Oct. 29, 99) |
| BERT JORIS ON ENRICO PIERANUNZI'S CD, AND ON TOUR WITH OWN QUARTET (Oct. 28, 99) |
| MIKE DEL FERRO BETWEEN JAZZ AND OPERA Dutch pianist Mike DEL FERRO just finished new recordings for his next CD called "Belcanto", on which are 13 of his arrangements on 13 Opera Arias and Neapolitan songs for solo piano and piano trio. This CD will be released in November and is dedicated to the memory of his father, opera singer Len DEL FERRO who passed away in 1992. This project will be on tour during next season. "Make someone happy ", his CD with Toots THIELEMANS and the beautiful voice of the Brazilian singer Sonia Genú has been released last March and was received excellently by the critics. For more information, cds, sounds and concerts, visit Mike's web site : http://www.euronet.nl/~tuffie/ (Oct. 26, 99) |
| THE "LION S'ENVOILE" DESPERATELY LOOKING FOR A NEW LOCATION The Liège club "LE LION S'ENVOILE", known for twenty years of loyal services to the jazz cause, had to close down a few months ago. Since then, the organizing team (with a.o. Albert SAUER, Bernard LEGROS and Alain FANZY) was hoping to find a new location for their club, but without success, at least so far. According to them, they put their last hope in an offer coming from the Liège area. So, if you think you have a place to put at their disposal, don't hesitate to contact them at Bernard.Legros@village.uunet.be. (Oct. 26, 99) |
| CLUB SCENE IN BELGIUM AND FRANCE ON "JAZZ VALLEY" We 've added in our LIVE JAZZ PAGE a link to the JAZZ VALLEY site, that lists day by day the programs of the clubs in Belgium and in France. The site exists in two versions : in English and French. You'll also find a database of jazz musicians, and you'll even have the possibility to subscribe to a service allowing you to receive by e-mail the announcements of concerts regarding musicians of your own choice ! (Oct. 25, 99) |
| OCTURN : A NEW START Thanks to recent sudsidies from the Flemish Ministry, the band OCTURN will be able to develop its activities in the future. Flute player Pierre BERNARD and pianist Fabian FIORINI are to join the band, and commissions for new material have been made to composers such as Kenny WERNER, Denis POUSSEUR, Neal KIRKWOOD, Walter HUS, Frederic RZEWSKI, etc... A tour is planned for December '99. (Oct. 24, 99) |
| SADI CELEBRATES HIS 72th BIRTHDAY On this October 23rd, Belgian vibraphone player/composer/arranger SADI celebrates his 72th birthday. On this occasion, Philippe BARON will invite him to his radio shows on RTBF (18:15 on La Première and 23:15 on Musique Trois, both on week days). An occasion to refresh everyone's memories of SADI's musical acomplishments. (Oct. 23, 99) |
| MÄÄK'S SPIRIT : NEW LINE-UP The band MÄÄK'S SPIRIT will soon go on tour with a modified line-up : Laurent BLONDIAU (tp), Jeroen VAN HERZEELE (ten. sax), Nicolas THYS (bass), Eric THIELEMANS (drs), Anne VAN DER PLASSCHE (voc.), Ghalia BENALI (voc.) + other guests. Check the Jazz Tour Dates. (Oct. 23, 99) |
| MANU HERMIA PREPARES NEW CD Alto saxophonist Manu HERMIA is working on a new album, in quartet with Erik VERMEULEN (p), Sal LA ROCCA (bass) and Bruno CASTELLUCCI (drs). To be released by the end of the year by IGLOO Records. Also, check their Jazz Tour Dates. (Oct. 23, 99) |
| SABAM REVAMPS ITS WEB SITE SABAM, the Belgian Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers, has completely rebuilt its web site. See it at http://www.sabam.be, for the moment in French and Flemish. The site offers a.o. infos and services for members of all artistic disciplines, but also infos on how to become a member, infos for users, as well as useful adresses and links in the field of art et culture in Belgium. (Oct. 22, 99) |
| CROSSOVER NEWS : DANIEL ROMEO'S CD, NICOLAS THYS INTERVIEW (Oct. 21, 99) |
| NEW PLACES FOR JAZZ IN BRUSSELS There are a few new places in Brussels where live jazz can be heard : every Wednesday : jam session, every Thursday : Antoine PRAWERMAN & Mad Spirit every Tuesday : Didier INDOT invites (jam session) every Thursday (21:30) : Babs All Stars (old style jazz). (Oct. 20, 99) |
| NO VIBRATO : A SECOND CD NO VIBRATO has recorded a second CD in August at the Molière Studio in Brussels. Personel :
"HERE & NOW" will be officially released on November 12th at the Travers. A promotional tour will take place afterwards. (Oct. 18, 99) |
| LABEL BLEU TO REISSUE THE CD OF THE "JAMES BALDWIN PROJECT" The French "Label Bleu" record label intends to reissue on CD the album "A Lover's Question", a project by guitarist Pierre VAN DORMAEL and vocalist David LINX based upon texts by US writer James BALDWIN and originally released on "Crepuscule records" in '87, with Steve COLEMAN (sax), Slide HAMPTON (tb), Bob STEWART (tuba), Pierre VAIANA (sax), Diederik WISSELS (p), Toots THIELEMANS (harmonica), Chris JORIS (perc.). We'll keep you posted. (Oct. 17, 99) |
| NEW "EUROPEAN JAZZ FOUNDATION" PRESENTS "EUROJAZZ AWARDS" NIGHT IN BRUSSELS On February 11 2000, the newly created EUROPEAN JAZZ FOUNDATION will organize at the Brussels Cirque Royal the first "Eurojazz Awards" with a tv coverage by RTBF and France 3. More details about the European Jazz Foundation, that will soon have its office in Brussels, and about that special evening in our EURODJANGO page (in French). (Oct. 17, 99) |
| A MUSIC FAIR IN BRUSSELS : VIVA MUSICA Between October 21 and 24, the first edition of a new music fair called "VIVA MUSICA" will take place at the Brussels Palais des Congrès. All professions and services related to music will be covered, and Belgian jazz will be present, a.o. with a concert of Greetings from Mercury on the opening night. Infos : 0900/288 22 (18 BEF/minute). (Oct. 17, 99) |
JAZZ IN LITTLE BELGIUM : NEW EDITION OF THE DISCOGRAPHIC VOLUME
A new version of this discography will be ready in November 1999 at the latest. The notes accompanying the discography are in English.
The book may be ordered right now by sending the corresponding amount to the bank-account..035.3277762.76, or by Eurocheque, cheque.
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| OCTOBER 15 : RTBF TV BROADCASTS PORTRAIT OF JEANFRANÇOIS PRINS On October 15 '99 (14:45) RTBF TV La Une will broadcast again the portrait that they realized of guitarist Jeanfrançois PRINS in the series "Oeuvres en Chantier", devoted to portraits of young Belgian artists. (Oct. 13, 99) |
| DE WERF STARTS WEB SITE DE WERF, both a record producer (see our own W.E.R.F. page) and a cultural center that organizes concerts and dance events, just opened its own WEB SITE. (Oct. 13, 99) |
| MAXIME BLESIN : FIRST CD OF HIS QUINTET Guitarist Maxime BLESIN has a first CD out with his Belgian/French Quintet composed of Eric PROST (ten. sax), Emmanuel DUPREY (p), Sal LA ROCCA (bass) and Mourad BENHAMOU (drs). The album, recorded in July '99, is titled "Maxime Blesin Quintet" and is available on the "Organic Records" label (OR 001). (Oct. 12, 99) |
| NEWS FROM "LES LUNDIS D'HORTENSE"
The Journal of " Les Lundis D'Hortense" (the Belgian Association of Jazz Musicians), published every 3 months, has a new look and gains in substance : besides the annoucements of the concerts organized by the association (Midis Jazz and Jazz Tours), it contains three exclusive interviews of Belgian jazz musicians : trumpet player Laurent BLONDIAU, saxophone player Manu HERMIA and drummer/vibist Jan DE HAAS. One of these days, we'll try to to put this issue on-line on this site. Meanwhile, for more infos about the concerts of the 1999-2000 season , see the Les Lundis D'Hortense page. The "Les Lundis D'Hortense" organize solo concerts one monday a month at noon (12:30) at the Brussels Conservatory (rue de la Régence 30, Brussels). Program until the end of the year : These concerts are being organized in collaboration with "Jeunesses Musicales de Bruxelles" and the Brussels Conservatory. In collaboration with the "Plate-forme Nationale des Artistes", "Les Lundis d'Hortense" organize an information meeting on the topic "the artist's status in Belgium". On October 28 (14:00) at the Travers, rue Traversière 11, Brussels. The jazz musicians are welcome to contribute with their testimonies. (Oct. 12, 99) |
| ODE FOR JOE 2ND ALBUM, FROM DE WERF 'Ode For Joe' is Peter HERTMANS and Jeroen VAN HERZEELE's homage band (with Sal LA ROCCA;bass and Jan DE HAAS, drs) to Joe HENDERSON's 'modal' music, once a revolutionary art movement co-founded by HENDERSON. Many of his beautiful compositions, however, were hardly ever performed. 'Ode For Joe' is reminiscent of both the Blue Note period of the Sixties and the Milestone period of the Seventies, yet should not be looked upon as a pure reproduction of Joe Henderson's music. The band's very own instrumental composition and its members' personalities yield a specific, creative sound. The 1st CD of Ode For Joe (Igloo 123) was recorded live at Gaume Festival de Jazz in Rossignol in 1995. the new CD, titled "CARIBBEAN FIRE DANCE" (W.E.R.F. 017), is a studio recording, realised during July / August 1999 at Studio Jet Bruxelles.
"Caribbean Fire Dance" (w.e.r.f. 017) will be distributed by AMG and can be ordered directly from De Werf, as well as other titles for 700 FB (V.A.T. & postage incl.). |
| MUSICAL EQUIPMENT STOLEN FROM XAVIER TRIBOLET stolen on October 8 at midnight, parking of l'Ancienne Belgique, Brussels:
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| QUETZAL NEWS : TOOTS LIVE CD Patrick BAUWENS & QUETZAL records have the great pleasure to announce the release of "The Live Takes Vol. 1" (QZ 108) by Toots THIELEMANS on October 25th.,1999 The album will be distributed by Virgin. This document contains 7 live tracks taken from original recordings made by Vincent Tempels from Arto during Belgian concerts between 1994 and 1998. An additional 2 live tracks were recorded at Birdland in New York and remixed in Brussels.
2. Começar de novo (I. Lins) recorded at Birdland in NY, USA - November 1997 3. Hard to say goodbye (T.Thielemans) recorded at Birdland in NY, USA - November 1997 4. Stardust (M. Parish / H.Carmichael ) recorded at De Singel in Antwerpen, Belgium - December 1998 5. Body and Soul (Green / Heyman / Sour / Eyton) recorded at La Luna in Brussels, Belgium - February 1995 6. I do it for your love (P. Simon) recorded at the Forum in Liège, Belgium - March 1994 7. Three views of a secret (J. Pastorius) recorded at the Forum in Liège, Belgium - March 1994 8. All the way (J. Van Heusen / S. Cahn) recorded at the Biblos in Kalmhout, Belgium - February 1995 9. That misty red beast (R. Van Otterloo) recorded at De Ploter in Ternat, Belgium - April 1994
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| DOWNLOADABLE MP3 JAZZ FROM NETBEAT The NETBEAT server has started offering MP3 downloadable music. The first album chosen for this new method is "Bohemia After Dark" recorded by saxophone player Steve HOUBEN with Czech pianist Emil VICLICKY. Downloading is against payment, approx. 60 BEF/piece and can be paid via credit card or Proton (Belgian users). Simply click on the yellow icon to the right of the title you want. More jazz collections to follow in the near future. (Oct. 10, 99) |
| JEGGPAP NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BAND : 3 CDS ON THE RENÉ GAILLY RECORD LABEL The Belgian record label "René Gailly ", which specializes in classical music -a.o. the Queen Elisabeth competition CDs-, also has some jazz productions in its catalog. It is not clear if they still have some stock left over from the old "Jazz Cats" LP series, but it is sure that have three CDs of the traditional jazz band "Jeggpap New Orleans Jazz Band" : Infos via e-mail : rene.gailly@skynet.be (Oct. 10, 99) |
| BELGIAN JAZZMEN TEAM UP WITH EUROPEAN COLLEAGUES IN CINEY The recent Ciney Jazz Night was a good illustration of the developing collaborations between Belgian jazzmen and their European colleagues : (Oct. 10, 99) |
| ERWIN VANN'S CD "WORLDS" NOW AVAILABLE The new label J.A.S. Records announces the release of the CD Worlds of saxophonist/composer Erwin VANN, an ambitious project featuring original compositions of the saxophonist, played by Kenny WHEELER (tp), Norma WINSTONE (vocals), Dré PALLEMAERTS (drs), Lindsey HORNER (bass), Pete McCANN (gt), Adama DRAMÉ and Chris JORIS (perc.), voices, a string quartet, David LINX (vocals), Michel HERR (keyboards). (Oct. 9, 99) |
| CHRIS JORIS TO RECORD LIVE SOLO CD AT D'IMPRIMERIE Percussionnist Chris JORIS will record a live solo CD during two evenings that will take place on November 4 & 6 (19:30), '99 at "D'IMPRIMERIE" (Rue des Fabriques 43, B-1000 Brussels). It will be a dinner evening, for 850 BEF to be paid to the following bank acount : 310-1270619-05 before October 20th. The record should be released by Pascal NOEL on his LYRAE label. (Oct. 8, 99) |
| NEW AT THE LIÈGE MAISON DU JAZZ : VIDEO CATALOG NOW ON-LINE, ETC... The Liège LA MAISON DU JAZZ is worth regular visits. Recently, they have added a report covering the evening "100 Years of Jazz in Wallonia" that drew 1.600 people to the Liège Forum on September 11 '99, with photographs by Jimmy VAN DER PLAS (click on the "Hot House" button), and an impressive on-line catalog of their video archives : 1.100 artists, 216 VHS tapes, to be seen on location only (click on the "Trésors" button). (Oct. 6, 99) |
| NEW BELGO-TUNISIAN BAND They play original compositions by Alain PIERRE and Fawzi CHEKILI. They will be in concert at the "Centre des Musiques Arabes et Méditerranéennes" (CMAM) in Tunis between November 24-27 1999. Concerts in Belgium are planned for Spring 2000 (March 24, 2000 in Liège , March 31st 2000 in Waremme) (Oct. 6, 99) |
| AUDI JAZZ FESTIVAL '99 HAS A WEB SITE The AUDI Jazz Festival, which takes place in October/November '99 everywhere in Belgium, has a web site at the following URL : http://www.audijazz.be/ . (Oct. 3, 99) |
| FABRICE ALLEMAN's CARTE BLANCHE IN MONS : PREMIERE OF "FABRICE ALLEMAN's ONE SHOT" On October 3 (17:30), saxophonist Fabrice ALLEMAN will receive a "carte blanche" in his home town Mons. He will introduce a Special Project first presenting his regular Quartet with Michel HERR (p), Jean-Louis RASSINFOSSE (bass) and Frédéric JACQUEMIN (drs), then a new electric band named "Fabrice ALLEMAN's ONE SHOT" with Michel HERR (p/kb), Frédéric JACQUEMIN (drs), Jean-Pierre CATOUL (vl), Paolo LOVERI (gt), Benoît VANDERSTRAETEN (el. b.) and on this occasion, two African percussionists from Burkina Faso : Boris TCHANGO and Zoumana DEMBELE (Oct. 2, 99) |
| DAVID LINX PARTICIPATES IN LATEST CD OF MICHEL BENITA Singer David LINX appears on the latest CD of French bassist Michel BENITA, for which he wrote some lyrics, too. The album is titled "Lower the Walls" "(Label Bleu LBLC 6611) and also features Andy SHEPPARD (tsax), Sylvain LUC (gt), Bobby THOMAS (drs, perc.) and François VERLY (tablas). (Oct. 1, 99) |
| MIMI VERDERAME AND BILLY COBHAM : SOLO PERFORMANCE AND DRUM CLINIC On October 1st '99, the Fool Moon Theatre in Brussels presents solo performances and drums workshops by two outstanding drummers : Mimi VERDERAME and Billy COBHAM. (Sept 30, 99) |
| PHILIPPE AERTS : COMING HOME, SOON Message received from bassist Philippe AERTS, who lived in New York for a couple of years :
I'll send you my new address soon. Philippe Aerts |
| JAZZ HOEILAART '99 WINNERS (Sept. 28, 99) |
| NICOLAS THYS IN THE BIG APPLE One more Belgian worm in the Big Apple : bassist Nicolas THYS has moved to New York (Brooklyn) to be musically active on the New York scene. But his fans over here will be glad to hear that Nicolas has also accepted a few engagements late October in Belgium. (Sept. 28, 99) |
| NEW ARRIVAL Gino & Valérie are happy to announce their new born, Luca Lattuca, last Saturday September 25th. (Sept. 27, 99) |
| ALEXI TUOMARILA AND HIS BELGIAN QUARTET WIN EUROP' JAZZ CONTEST '99 Alexi TUOMARILA (25) has won the first Prize at the '99 Europ' Jazz Contest in Hoeilaart. The Finnish pianist, who currently studies in Brussels (first with Diederik WISSELS and now with Nathalie LORIERS presented his Belgian quartet with Nicolas KUMMERT (20, tenor sax), Christophe DEVISSCHER (28, bass) and Teun VERBRUGGEN (24, drs). The Prize of the best rendition of a Belgian jazz theme awarded by the Belgian Artistic Promotion of SABAM went to the duo Thomas WALLISCH (gt, Austria)/Gustavo CASENAVE (p, kb, USA) for their version of "Tension free zone", by pianist Léon LHOEST. (Sept. 26, 99) |
| BERT JORIS HAS MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES Trumpet player and composer/arranger Bert JORIS has recently toured with the big band of the Swiss Jazz School. He led the band in a program of his own compositions and arrangements he wrote on music by guitarist Philip CATHERINE, who also was the guest soloist of the band. Bert JORIS played in Paris, at the "Duc des Lombards" with the quintet of Italian pianist Enrico PIERANUNZI. Finally, acting as a producer, he supervised the recordings of the forthcoming CD of the BRUSSELS JAZZ ORCHESTRA, also conducting his own pieces. (Sept. 25, 99) |
| J@ZZ@ROUND # 21 IS OUT The September/October issue of the jazz magazine J@ZZ@ROUND is available. Check its contents in our J@zz@round Page. Tuba player Michel MASSOT makes the cover. (Sept. 21, 99) |
| ALEXANDRE PLUMACKER WITH ROB BRUYNEN AND HIS DUTCH BIG BAND Belgian trumpet player Alexandre PLUMACKER is a member of the big band of Dutch trumpet player Rob BRUYNEN (who played a.o. with the WDR Big Band in Cologne, Germany). The band recorded in '98 the album "Brownie Speaks first" (Telstar TCD 1055-2), which is now on the market. (Sept. 17, 99) |
| JAZZ TOURS 99-2000 OF LUNDIS D'HORTENSE : DETAILS AVAILABLE The Association of Belgian Jazz Musicians LES LUNDIS D'HORTENSE has made public the detailed program of the jazz tours of the season 99-2000. The participating bands will be : Charly D'INVERNO Quartet, Jan DE HAAS Quartet, MÄÄK's SPIRIT, Augustin FOLY Quartet, Manu HERMIA, GUEST LIST (CASTELLUCCI/CATOUL/LOOS/COOYMANS), SLANG, POPULO-JAZZ LIMOUSINE, BEN NGABO, GREETINGS FROM MERCURY, Olivier COLLETTE Quartet, SOUL & SOUR Jazz Quartet, HAPPY REUNION (Bo VAN DER WERF), Marco LOCURCIO Group, Fabien DEGRYSE , A TRAIN Sextet... See Jazz-Tours 99/2000 for where and when.. (Sept. 16, 99) |
| AKA MOON IN COLUMBIA Received from Stéphane GALLAND:
We are here with AKA MOON for a concert and a master class. Tomorrow, on Thursday, it is the master class and on Friday the concert in a park wher they expect 12.000 people. The weather is rainy and fresh, but I'm sure that on Friday, the sun will be out. Until later for more adventures." Stéphane. |
| CHRISTIAN LEROY : FILM MUSIC FOR NANOOK AND DRACULA ON CD Pianist/composer Christian LEROY has recorded the music he conceived for the silent movies "Nanook" and "Dracula" with his band "Métarythmes de l'air", that includes Philippe SAUCEZ (clar.), Jeannot GILLIS (vl), Pierre NARCISSE (perc.) and José BEDEUR (bass). The album is titled "Nanouk l'Esquimau/Dracula" (GD 205) and is available on the Bulgarian GEGA label. (Sept. 15, 99) |
| JAN DE HAAS : FIRST CD AS A LEADER The IGLOO label has just released the first album as a leader of drummer/vibist Jan DE HAAS, titled "For the One and Only" (Igl 138). Mostly featured on vibes, Jan is surrounded by Nathalie LORIERS (p, org.), Piet VERBIST (b) and Hans VAN OOSTERHOUT. (Sept. 13, 99) |
| MONTHLY NOON CONCERTS IN LIÈGE The Liège MAISON DU JAZZ organizes a series of jazz concerts on Mondays at noon at the Petit Théâtre de l'Opéra, rue de la Casquette, in Liège. On October 4 (12:15), the opening concert will present the Manu HERMIA Quartet with Erik VERMEULEN (p), Sal LA ROCCA, Bruno CASTELLUCCI (drs). The following concerts will be announced in the coming weeks, a.o. on the Web Site of the Maison du Jazz. (Sept. 13, 99) |
| 100 YEARS OF JAZZ IN WALLONIA : FULL HOUSE AND SOME SURPRISES... On September 11, at the Liège Forum, the special concert "100 Years of Jazz in Wallonia" was a big success. On stage, under the musical direction of pianist/composer Michel HERR and saxophonist/flutist Steve HOUBEN, an impressive succession of bands with a.o. Félix SIMTAINE's ACT BIG BAND, Phil ABRAHAM, Jacques PIROTTON, Nathalie LORIERS, Guy CABAY etc... played music by Belgian jazz greats of the past and the present : René THOMAS, Bobby JASPAR, SADI, Francy BOLAND, Michel HERR, Charles LOOS... One of the surprises of the evening occurred when SADI went on stage to conduct himself a couple of his big band charts. (Sept. 12, 99) |
| PIERRE VAIANA & FOOFANGO : NEW CD Soprano saxophonist Pierre VAIANA has a new VD out with his FOOFANGO band : Désiré SOME (gt, voc.), Alain NYAME (b, voc) , Zoumana DEMBELE (perc.), Michel SEBA (perc.) and Boris TCHANGO (drs, perc.). The album is titled "FOOFANGO" (CJ 006), the label is Contre-Jour. (Sept. 12, 99) |
| PHOTOS OF BELGIAN JAZZMEN BY PATRICK LORÉA Photographer Patrick LORÉA has created a web site with many of his photos of jazzman, a.o. AKA MOON, Eric LEGNINI, Nicolas THYS, Félix SIMTAINE, Bruno CASTELLUCCI, Philip CATHERINE, David LINX, Paolo RADONI, Gino LATTUCA, Anca PARGHEL, etc... See them at http://users.swing.be/loreap/ . (Sept. 9, 99) |
| BRUSSELS JAZZ ORCHESTRA RECORDS NEW CD The BRUSSELS JAZZ ORCHESTRA, the superb big band led by saxophonist Frank VAGANÉE is currently in the VRT studios to record a new CD that will present compositions by a.o. Bert JORIS, Michel HERR, Erwin VANN and Frank VAGANÉE. The composers were present in the studio to conduct their own pieces. The CD should be released on the VRT Radio label. (Sept. 5, 99) |
| NEW ON THIS SITE : ART GALLERY We have a new page that presents art photos of Belgian jazz musicians (The musician currently in the spotlight is saxophonist Jeroen VAN HERZEELE). See these photos by JL in the ART GALLERY pages. (Sept. 5, 99) |
| AKA MOON IN THE STUDIO AKA MOON was recently in the recording studio in Brussels to record more music written by saxophonist Fabrizio CASSOL for the trio, enlarged with several guests : a.o. Laurent BLONDIAU (tp), Pierre BERNARD (fl), Vincent JACQUEMAIN (cl), Geoffroy DE MASURE (tb), Fabian FIORINI (p), Erwin VANN (ts), Bo VAN DER WERF (bar. sax) etc... The CD is to be released by the Carbon 7 label. (Sept. 4, 99) |
| FINAL BAR : ROGER EGGERMONT Accordeon virtuoso Roger EGGERMONT died on August 30, '99, after a long illness. Roger was a familiar figure in the radio and recording studios, often playing jazz with the BRT Jazz Orchestra. (Sept. 1st, 99) |
| RTBF TV LA DEUX : SEPT. 4, '99 (20:00) : SWEET SUBSTITUTES On Sept. 4, '99 (20:00), RTBF TV LA DEUX will broadcast a concert of SWEET SUBSTITUTES recorded during the last edition of the Gaume Jazz Festival on August 14. With Paul DUBOIS (b, voc), Charles LOOS (p), Paolo RADONI (gt), Jean-Pol DANHIER (tb), Richard ROUSSELET (tp), Dieter LIMBOURG (cl, ts), Luc VANDEN BOSCH (drs). (Aug. 30, 99) |
| NEW ON THIS SITE : FUN STUFF PAGE One more reason to visit us on a regular basis : the new FUN STUFF page, with some funny photo collages featuring some familiar faces of the Belgian jazz scene. Unpretentious, with all respect due, but funny. (Aug. 30, 99) |
| NUIT DU JAZZ, A CHARITY CONCERT On Friday 17/09/1999, 20:00, for the non-profit organization "Et si vous preniez un enfant en vacances" : Paolo RADONI (gt), Charles LOOS (p), Nathalie LORIERS (p), Gino LATTUCA (tp), Philip CATHERINE (gt), Phil ABRAHAM (tb), Barbara WIERNIK (voc), ECAROH, BUSTER AND THE SWING... Théâtre Le Marni, Brussels, rue de Vergnies 23/25 Ixelles 02/537 90 55 (Aug. 28, 99) |
| MICHEL HERR WRITES AND RECORDS SOUNDTRACK FOR A FRENCH TV FILM Pianist/Composer Michel HERR has just written and recorded the soundtrack for a movie produced by French tv France 2, titled "Le Coup du Lapin" (directed by Didier GROUSSET). Among the other musicians involved in the recording sessions were Fabrice ALLEMAN (saxes and reeds), Gino LATTUCA (tp), Fabien DEGRYSE (gt), Bart DE NOLF (bass), Frédéric JACQUEMIN (drs), plus a string quartet. (Aug. 27, 99) |
| SABAM PRIZE AT GAUME JAZZ FESTIVAL FOR PIERRE VAIANA The SABAM/BAP/PAB prize of the public during the '99 edition of the Gaume Jazz festival went to saxophonist Pierre VAIANA and his African band FOOFANGO. (Aug. 27, 99) |
| ERIC LEGNINI APPEARS ON ERIC LE LANN'S SOUNDTRACK Those who watched French television lately may have noticed that French trumpet player Eric LE LANN wrote the music for a '98 documentary film on French writer Nicole DE BEAUVOIR and that pianist Eric LEGNINI had participated in the soundtrack. (Aug. 27, 99) |
| MIDIS JAZZ - CHANGE OF VENUE & DAY Due to renovations, the coming season of the LUNDIS d'HORTENSE's MIDIS Jazz of the will not take place at the Musée Charlier, like the previous years.
rue de la Régence, 30. First concert, Michel HATZI, on October 18th, 12:30h For program see our MIDIs JAZZ PAGE
For the October & November JAZZTOUR schedules (the full pgm will be available soon) see our JAZZ TOUR PAGE. |
| MIMI VERDERAME HAS A NEW ALBUM OUT Drummer and composer Mimi VERDERAME has a new CD out in a a matter of days. Titled "Game Over" (A Records AL 73185 ), it was recorded with a quartet composed of Eric LEGNINI (piano), Bart DE NOLF (bass) and Italian alto sax player Rosario GIULIANI, who won the Europ' Jazz Contest in Hoeilaart. The album, recorded in Genk in February '99, should be presented in September at the Brussels "Sounds" jazz club. (Aug. 9, 99) |
| STEVE HOUBEN RECORDS A SOLO CD IN A CHURCH Saxophonist/flutist Steve HOUBEN has recently recorded a solo CD in a church, for the Belgian Ricercar label, usually devoted to classical music. The album will feature him in solo, or in dialogs with himself, and improvising on a selection of jazz standards. (Aug. 8, 99) |
| "LE GRAND JAZZ" BACK ON THE AIR "Le Grand Jazz", a RTBF RADIO 1 radio show hosted by Philippe BARON and centered around jazz classics, has found its place back on the air on weekdays after 11:15 p.m. (Aug. 8, 99) |
| 2 SABAM COMPOSITION PRIZES TO LÉON LHOEST AND KRIS GOESSENS The PAB/BAP (Belgian Artistic Promotion) of SABAM (Belgian Society of Authors, Composers & Publishers) organized a composition contest to select 2 or 3 Belgian jazz compositions to be played as an imposed piece during the september '99 edition of the Europ' Jazz Contest in Hoeilaart. Two compositions were awarded, written respectively by pianists Léon LHOEST and Kris GOESSENS. (Aug. 1, 99) |
| FAREWELL PARTY FOR NICOLAS THYS Bassist Nicola THYS is leaving us to live in New York for few years. A farewell party will take place on August 18, as of 20:30, 217, rue de Mérode (Brussels, St. Gilles) Everybody welcome ! There will be 2 concerts, by X-Legged Sally & Alice's 5 Moons. Entry fee 200 F. (July 31, 99) |
| TRAVERS 21th ANNIVERSARY On August 8th, the Brussels Travers will celebrate its 21st anniversary. Party, drinks and jam session at the Travers as of 20:00. (July 31, 99) |
| AKA MOON : NEW CDS, WITH ICTUS AND LIVE AT THE KAAI The CARBON 7 record label announces two new releases of AKA MOON : "Invisible Mother" (Carbon 7 C7-038), a CD recently recorded with ICTUS, an ensemble that specializes in contemporary music, and a trio CD "Live at the Kaai" (Carbon 7 C7-039) which includes a collection of previously unreleased recordings made at the Kaai in '93. (July 29, 99) |
| CLINIC BY KENNY WERNER During the Jazz Middelheim festival the American pianist Kenny WERNER will be giving clinics. Please, check the Jazz Middelheim website for more info. (July 27, 99) |
| A RARE NEW YORK APPEARANCE BY JAZZ VOCALIST JUDY NIEMACK WITH KIRK NUROCK & JF PRINS Judy NIEMACK will sing a program of her original lyrics written to the music of Kirk NUROCK and other modern composers (Thelonious MONK, Richie BEIRACH, Mike STERN, Don GROLNICK, Steve SLAGLE, Clifford BROWN, Duke JORDAN...).
with Kirk NUROCK : Piano & Jeanfrançois PRINS : Guitar
8:30 p.m. (with a 10:30 show on demand) 169 Eighth Avenue near 18th Street Please call for reservations : (212) 929-5410 (July 19, 99) |
| ANDRÉ GOUDBEEK QUARTET & PHIL MINTON : NEW CD The label WIMpro (see our newly created page), closely associated with WIM, the improvising musicians collective, announces the release of a CD of the André GOUDBEEK Quartet & Phil MINTON "As it happened" (Wimprovijf CD 310399), with the participation of André GOUDBEEK (as, bcl), Bart MARIS (tp/flh), Peter JACQUEMYN (bass), Dirk WAUTERS (perc.) and Phil MINTON (vocals). This album and the other records of the label are available via mailorder (CDs at 650 BEF). Bankaccount : 320-0020286-83 at BBL, Antwerp, Belgium. (July 17, 99) |
| FRANCY BOLAND : 2 CD REISSUES The Italian label Rearward reissues on CD some historical recordings of Belgian pianist/composer/arranger Francy BOLAND, a.o. with his famous Kenny CLARKE/Francy BOLAND. "Our Kinda Strauss" (Rearward RW 106) features the big band, recorded in '66, and includes some previoulsy unissued tracks from 67-72, while another album titled "Karl DREWO meets Francy BOLAND : Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie" (Rearward RW 105) features the late Austrian saxophonist Karl DREWO with a smaller group, that includes by the way two other Belgian musicians, trombone player Christian KELLENS and bassist Jean WARLAND. (July 15, 99) |
| J@ZZ@ROUND : SUMMER ISSUE IS OUT Visit our J@zz@round Page to discover the contents of the latest issue of this Belgian magazine (in French) that deals with jazz and other music forms of today. Pianist/composer Kris DEFOORT has the front cover. (July 14, 99) |
| JEAN-PIERRE CATOUL & PETER HERTMANS IN THE STUDIO Violin player Jean-Pierre CATOUL and guitar player Peter HERTMANS have associated their talents to record a CD to be released later this year on the QUETZAL label. The album will include a selection of their compositions and features a rhythm section composed of Michel HERR (p, kb), Michel HATZIGEORGIOU (el. bass) and Bruno CASTELLUCCI (drs). (July 12, 99) |
| JAZZ IN'T PARK : WEEKLY JAZZ CONCERTS IN AUGUST IN GHENT We have added to our very detailed FESTIVALS PAGE all the informations regarding the Belgian jazz concerts that will take place in Ghent, in the ZuidPark, on August 13, 20, 27 & 28. (July 12, 99) |
| NICOLAS THYS COMPLETES CD OF ALICE'S FIVE MOONS Bassist/composer Nicolas THYS has put the final touch to the album he has recorded with his band ALICE's FIVE MOONS. In the final stages of the production, he worked closely with Daniel ROMEO who added new ingredients to the project. The CD is to be released later this year on the CROSSOVER label. (July 12, 99) |
| THE MOVIE "JUST FRIENDS" ON RTBF TV LA 2 AND ON CINESTAR 1 The Belgian movie JUST FRIENDS (a film by Marc-Henri WAJNBERG) will be broadcasted by Belgian TV RTBF LA 2 on July 11 (20:05). Jazz is very present in the original soundtrack written by pianist/composer Michel HERR and played by US saxophonist Archie SHEPP and a bunch of top European and Belgian musicians. Those of you who live in France can also see the movie on the Cinestar 1 channel on July 10 (9:45 am) & 12 (17:20). (July 10, 99) |
| IN THE RECORDING STUDIO : ODE FOR JOE The quartet ODE FOR JOE has just completed the recording of its second CD, featuring more music by US saxophonist/composer Joe HENDERSON. The album, to be released by WERF records, features the same musicians as the first album : Jeroen VAN HERZEELE (ten sax), Peter HERTMANS (gt), Sal LA ROCCA (bass) and Jan DE HAAS (drs). (July 9, 99) |
| NEW ON THIS SITE : SCOOPS : LISTEN TO TRACKS FROM UPCOMING RELEASES NEW : we have also added a new page in which we'll offer a unique preview of some sample excerpts from albums soon to be released. Check the SCOOP PAGE for a first listen to upcoming CDs by drummer/vibist Jan DE HAAS (on Igloo) and trombone player Phil ABRAHAM and his trio (on Lyrae). (July 7, 99) |
| NEW ON THIS SITE : CD QUALITY AUDIO SAMPLES IN STREAMING Interested in listening to the latest Belgian jazz CDs with high quality audio ? As a consequence of our collaboration with NetBeat, we are now able to offer high quality (Real Audio G2) audio samples that can be listened to within a few seconds in streaming. One more good reason to visit this site on a regular basis ! A NEW PAGE featuring a selection of recent releases (with reviews and superb Real Audio G2 audio samples) is now available and will be expanded as we go along. Expect also the quality of all our audio samples in the individual CD pages to improve dramatically as we update these pages. All you need is the latest G2 RealPlayer, a free download for PC or Mac from http://www.realaudio.com/. (July 2, 99) |
| ON-LINE REVIEWS OF CDS : NATHALIE LORIERS, KRIS DEFOORT, IVAN PADUART, MICHEL HERR, ETC... Pierre DULIEU has recently selected Nathalie LORIERS' recent CD "Silent Spring" as Belgian record of the month in his very interesting personal jazz WEB SITE. Just click on the record cover at the bottom of the page to read his review. Other articles about records of recent months are still available (albums by Ivan PADUART, Michel HERR, Kris DEFOORT, Bruno CASTELLUCCI, etc...) (July 2, 99) |
| ERWIN VANN IN SOUTH AFRICA Between June 30 and July 16 '99, saxophonist Erwin VANN will be on tour in South Africa with QUADRANT, the band of Dutch bassist Eric VAN DER WESTEN. (June 30, 99) |
| RTBF : "LE GRAND JAZZ" BACK ON THE AIR ON AUGUST 2nd On August 2nd, RTBF radio "La Première" will turn the page over the war in Kosovo and will come back to the normal scheme of programs, allowing jazz fans to again listen on weekdays to the show "Le Grand Jazz" with Philippe BARON. In July, in the 18:30 on RTBF Radio "Musique Trois" (weekdays), a series of guests, a.o. musicians, will come and present their favorite recordsas well as rare or unpublished documents. (June 28, 99) |
| REISSUE OF MARC MOULIN'S PLACEBO ON CD Pianist/composer Marc MOULIN led in the seventies the legendary fusion band PLACEBO. For years, the LPs were out of print and unavailable, they even became collector's items. Good news for the fans of the band : the British label Counterpoint has reissued on CD a selection of recordings called "Sessions 1971-1974" (CD CRCD005 '99), originally released a.o. on the "Ball of Eyes" LP etc..., and featuring a.o. Marc MOULIN, keyboards, Richard ROUSSELET, Nic FISSETTE, tp; Alex SCORIER, Johnny DOVER, saxes; Philip CATHERINE, guitar; Nicolas KLETCHKOVSKY, bass guitar and Freddy ROTTIER or Garcia MORALES, drs. (June 28, 99) |
| JAZZ CONTEST FOR AMATEURS IN LIÈGE The Liège Maison du Jazz announces that a jazz contest will take place in Liège at the Chiroux on October 23, '99. Restricted to amateur jazz bands, the competition will offer several prizes, in cash or in opportunities of performances in festivals like Jazz à Liège, Gaume Jazz Festival or Ciney. Applications are accepted until September 20. All details, rules, prizes etc..., are available on the web site of the MAISON DU JAZZ (Phone : 04/221-10-11). (June 26, 99) |
| NEW CLUB, NEW FORMULA LAUNCHED BY PASCAL NOEL Pascal NOËL who manages the LYRAE label has recently opened (in partnership) in Brussels a new club called "D'IMPRIMERIE", located rue des Fabriques/ Fabriekstraat 43, 1000 Brussels. The place is a combination of a jazz club, recording studio and restaurant. Attendance by reservation : (02) 502 50 07, or Lyrae (02) 625 74 50 Email Entry fee (all included) is 850 BEF. The evenings start at 20h with a cocktail, followed by dinner and a concert at 21:45. Jazz will be featured once a month. On June 29 & July 1st, the Paolo RADONI Trio (with Bas COOYMANS & Félix SIMTAINE) will play. The concerts will be recorded live for a new album.
Next evening(s) scheduled for July 8-10, more details soon. |
| MORE DETAILS ON SPECIAL CONCERT "100 YEARS OF JAZZ IN WALLONIA" On September 11, at the Liège Forum, a special concert will celebrate "100 Years of Jazz in Wallonia". It seems that some ragtimes have been played in Liège as early as 1899 by an American band led by US march composer John Philip SOUSA ! To illustrate a long tradition of high quality musicians in Wallonia (the French speaking part of Belgium), the concert will present music by René THOMAS, Bobby JASPAR, SADI, Francy BOLAND, Michel HERR, Steve HOUBEN, Phil ABRAHAM, Jacques PIROTTON, Mimi VERDERAME, Nathalie LORIERS, Charles LOOS, Guy CABAY etc.... On stage, under the musical direction of saxophonist/flutist Steve HOUBEN and pianist/composer Michel HERR, many top Belgian musicians, a.o. : Félix SIMTAINE's ACT BIG BAND with a bunch of well known Belgian soloists (Fabrice ALLEMAN, John RUOCCO, Gino LATTUCA, Kurt VAN HERCK, Marc GODFROID, Jean-Louis RASSINFOSSE, etc...), Nathalie LORIERS, Jacques PIROTTON, Robert JEANNE and Guy CABAY. The Liège Maison du Jazz will participate, showing on a large screen some rare film or tv footage featuring THOMAS, JASPAR, the CLARKE/BOLAND Big Band and the AKA MOON trio. M.C. of the evening will be RTBF's Philippe BARON. Infos : 04/223 04 20. (June 23, 99) |
| TWO PARKS IN LIÈGE NAMED AFTER BOBBY JASPAR AND RENÉ THOMAS The city of Liège has decided to give to two new parks, to be created in the vicinity of the renovated Place St Lambert, the name of the late jazz giants Bobby JASPAR (saxophone) and René THOMAS (guitar), who both originated from the "Cité Ardente" (the nickname of Liège). (June 23, 99) |
| MOTIVES FOR JAZZ : PROGRAM FALL '99 The organization Motives for Jazz, which organizes jazz concerts in the Limburg Province of Belgium, announces that their program for the fall is available on their WEB SITE. (June 22, 99) |
| MORE PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE, GILBERT ISBIN During the 1st week of July, guitarist and composer Gilbert ISBIN will record a solo album for the label Traurige Tropen (Germany). Gilbert was asked to record a CD with arrangements of the music of the late Nick DRAKE, an English songwriter who wrote very beautiful, bluesy songs. He was a technically brilliant guitarplayer too. The record will be distributed worldwide Solo concerts with this program (and own compositions) are also scheduled. A new recording is scheduled in December together with Geert VERBEKE (perc.) for a new CD "Twice", following their recently released TWINS.
Joe FONDA, who recorded 2 albums with DE WERF, has expressed interest to do a duo CD with Gilbert next year, which will be released on VKH Tonesetters. |
| GILBERT ISBIN / GEERT VERBEKE DUO CD The label TERN, that regularly publishes albums of guitarist Gilbert ISBIN, releases a duo CD recorded by the guitarist with percussionist Geert VERBEKE, who plays an evocative list of unusual instruments : Amphora, bells, Berimbau, birdcall, Caxixi, Himalayan Bowls, Kung Zee's, Paiste gongs & cymbals...). The album is titled TWINS (Tern CD-J05). The cd is available from Tern Records, Oudstrijderslaan 18, B-8200 Brugge 2, Belgium. Phone + fax : 32 / 50 / 38 65 88, E-mail : tern.vzw@pandora.be (June 18, 99) |
| A NEW CULTURAL CENTER IN ETTERBEEK On the occasion of the "Fêtes de la Musique", the new cultural center "Art&Go" located 11, rue Félix Hap in Etterbeek (Brussels) , presents :
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| MARC LELANGUE & MARDY TOWNSEND AT THE TRAVERS TRAVERS clubs will host Blues singer Marc LELANGUE on Thursday, June 30, 21h Rue Traversière, 11 - B-1210 Bruxelles; for reservations : 02 218 40 86 entry 400 frs
Le Travers will remain open during the summer with concerts, jam sessions and Sunday open air concerts at the wood (Bois de la Cambre) (see festivals page) |
| JEROEN VAN HERZEELE : NEW CD WITH GREETINGS FROM MERCURY Saxophonist Jeroen VAN HERZEELE and his band GREETINGS FROM MERCURY have released a live album, titled "Continuance" (Carbon 7 C7-036). Recorded in January '99 live at the Vooruit in Ghent, it features Peter HERTMANS (gt), Steven SEGERS (rap), Otti VAN DER WERF (el. bass), Michel ANDINA (sitar) and Stéphane GALLAND (drs). (June 15, 99) |
| RTBF RADIO PRESENTS LIVE CONCERT OF NATHALIE LORIERS AND JEROEN VAN HERZEELE On Saturday June 19 (17:00), RTBF Radio "Musique 3" will broadcast from their studios a live concert of the Nathalie LORIERS Trio with saxophonist Jeroen VAN HERZEELE (saxophone). Both musicians received the Belgian Django d'Or '99 sponsored by the PAB (Belgian Artistic Promotion) of SABAM (the Belgian Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers), which supports this live concert as well. (June 11, 99) |
| NATHALIE LORIERS : NEW TRIO CD Pianist Nathalie LORIERS (Belgian Django d'Or '99) has new CD out, titled "SILENT SPRING" (Pygmalion 595182). It is a trio album of original compositions, with bassist Sal LA ROCCA and Dutch drummer Hans VAN OOSTERHOUT. (June 9, 99) |
| JAZZ CONCERTS AT LIEGE'S LION S'ENVOILE TO AN END We are hearing that, due a to a combination of problems both at the Cirque Divers and in the organization of the jazz concerts at the Lion s'envoile, the Wednesday concerts will be stopped after years of musical activity that saw a rich programming of hundreds of concerts. Let's hope that the team of the "Jazz Festival Liège" organization will find a way to pursue his concerts in another location with a sufficient crowd to keep them alive. (June 8, 99) |
| JAZZ MIDDELHEIM : PROGRAM AVAILABLE We have added the program of the Jazz Middelheim '99 (Antwerp, Aug. 11-15, '99) in our festivals page, that will give you a wide overview of what to expect for the summer. (June 8, 99) |
| MARC GODFROID & HIS BIG BAND Marc GODFROID (tb) wrote : Since 1986 I'm conducting my own big band in Geraardsbergen. Every 2 months we play a concert in our rehearsal room. Each concert we play around another theme. Some of the theme's we played before: Count BASIE, Frank SINATRA, the trombone, Francy BOLAND... On Thursday June 24 we play a concert with the music of Duke ELLINGTON. In the first set we will play the Far East Suite and in the second set we will play a selection of his most popular tunes. These concerts always start at 20:30. Entrance is 200 BEF. If you are a member of the "friends of the Big Band", you can by a card for 1000 BEF for all 6 concerts. (June 5, 99) |
| JAZZ ADDICTION WINS THE NICOLAS DOR PRIZE '99 The band JAZZ ADDICTION, an octet led by drummer Mimi VERDERAME has won the '99 Nicolas Dor Prize as the best Belgian concert of this year's edition of the Jazz à Liège Festival. The band, that plays original music written by his leader, will receive the prize on June 23 from the PAB/BAP, the Belgian Artistic Promotion of Sabam, the Belgian Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers. (June 4, 99) |
| NOISE MEAL FESTIVAL : JAZZ BANDS CONTEST The "Centre Culturel de Welkenraedt" organizes on September 25-27, 99 the Noise Meal Festival. A contest of bands in three categories will take place, including jazz. Recording sessions are to win. Applications until June 30 ! Infos : 087/66.17.18, 087/89.91.70, email datel@detesor.be. (June 4, 99) |
| WEB SITE OF THE BROSELLA FESTIVAL The annual BROSELLA Festival will take place in Brussels on July 10 and 11, '99, in the "Théâtre de Verdure" (near the Atomium). July 10 will be folk day, July 11 will be jazz day. All details on their BROSELLA WEB SITE. (June 4, 99) |
| FRANK VAGANEE : NEW CD WITH JOHN RUOCCO WERF Records has released a new pianoless CD of alto saxophonist Frank VAGANEE, titled "Two Trios", with American tenor saxophonist John RUOCCO, Italian bassist Rosario BONACORSO and Belgian drummer Dré PALLEMAERTS. (June 4, 99) |
| HARMONICA SUMMIT : TOOTS & STEVIE WONDER A very special event in Sweden saw the musical meeting on stage of two giants : Toots THIELEMANS (harmonica) and Stevie WONDER. (June 3, 99) |
| MARCUS MINGUS CLUB CLOSES DOWN The Brussels jazz club "MARCUS MINGUS" has closed its doors for financial reasons on May 31, after a last and exciting weekend of live music. The club participated in the Brussels Jazz Marathon, and the last three days were a crazy jazz feast until the early hours of the morning, with a.o. Maxime BLESIN (gt) Quintet + Gino LATTUCA (tp), and jam sessions with Bruno CASTELLUCCI (drs), Jean-Louis RASSINFOSSE (bass), Michel HERR (p), Manu HERMIA (as) etc... Fortunately, Alain MERCIER, the manager of the club, who is a real music lover and now a friend of the musicians, has projects to start another joint in the future. We'll keep you posted. In the meantime, folks, please don't stay home, go out for the unique experience of live jazz and allow the club scene to survive ! (May 31, 99) |
| BEN SLUIJS QUARTET RECORDS NEW CD Alto saxophonist Ben SLUIJS and his QUARTET have just recorded a new CD, to be released by the JAM label around September '99. With Erik VERMEULEN (p), Piet VERBIST (bass) and Eric THIELEMANS (drs). (May 31, 99) |
| TO FIND JEANFRANÇOIS PRINS LATEST CD "ALL AROUND TOWN" If you are encountering difficulties to get Jeanfrançois PRINS' latest CD, All around Town, issued by the Swiss label TCB (based in Montreux), and recorded with Mike RICHMOND (bass), Adam NUSSBAUM (drs) and alto saxophonist Lee KONITZ, here are two possibilities to find it : website : http://www.musicinn.com (May 28, 99) |
| FÉLIX SIMTAINE PREPARES NEW TENTET : TEN-TAMARRE For the upcoming season 1999-2000 and besides his famous ACT BIG BAND, a unique big band in Belgian history that set on fire the Belgian and European stages for two decades, drummer Félix SIMTAINE currently prepares with his accomplice pianist and composer/arranger Michel HERR, TEN-TAMARRE, a new tentet with the accent on an immediate listening pleasure, a ludic approach and an incredible team of superb soloists. The name of the band, TEN-TAMARRE, inspired by the French word "tintamarre" (that stands for din or racket !), promises some extraverted and swinging moments. Here is the impressive line-up of the tentet : Félix SIMTAINE (leader and drums) , Alexandre PLUMACKER, Bert JORIS (tp), Phil ABRAHAM (trombone), John RUOCCO or Fabrice ALLEMAN (tenor sax), Marcus BARTELDT, (baritone sax/D), Irek GRABOWSKI (violin/PL), Michel HERR (piano), Jean-Louis RASSINFOSSE (double bass) and Michel SEBA (percussion) Contact : Félix SIMTAINE, rue de la Poste 97, B-1210 Brussels. Phone : (32 2) 223 12 18 | Fax : (32 2) 219 09 86. E-mail : vcreteur@arcadis.be (May 26, 99) |
| SUMMER JAZZ CLINIC ORGANIZED BY JEUNESSES MUSICALES OF BELGIAN LUXEMBURG PROVINCE Youth & Music (Jeunesses Musicales du Sud Luxembourg) organizes a jazz clinic between August 6 and 15, '99. First half in Monteton (France), second half in Rossignol (Belgium). Teachers will be Alexandre PLUMACKER (tp), Peter HERTMANS, Jacques PIROTTON (gt), Nicolas DORY (sax, ensemble), Stephan POUGIN (perc), André KLENES (bass), Marie-Sophie TALBOT (p, voc. ensemble), Danièle COPUS (voc.,...), etc... Infos : 063/41 22 81, 075/59 02 13, fax 063/41 22 82. E-mail : jmlb@arcadis.be (May 25, 99) |
| BE AWARE OF DUBIOUS E-MAIL We have received reports of injourious e-mail messages being sent to various Belgian jazz musicians, under the alleged signature of their colleague, saxophonist Fabrizio CASSOL. A rapid inquiry proved that these messages were obviously never sent by Fabrizio. (May 22, 99) |
| A DON BYAS REISSUE ON CD FEATURES SADI Belgian vibraphone player SADI appears on a CD reissue of US tenor Don BYAS. The reissue (originally released as "Don Byas, son sax ténor et ses rythmes"), is now titled "Don Byas featuring Mary-Lou Williams Trio & B. Booker Trio" (BMG 74321610212). The sessions were recorded in Paris with a.o. Maurice VANDER (piano), Pierre MICHELOT (bass), Benny BENNETT (drs). (May 19, 99) |
| PATIGNY DOES IT AGAIN IN SCOTLAND AND THE US Pianist Renaud PATIGNY is returning, in August, to Edimburg (Scotland) to perform at the annual festival. It will be his second consecutive year in Scotland. Before the festival, Renaud is due for a US tour, July, Cincinnati Blues Festival, Kansas City and Chicago. (May 19, 99) |
| COMING UP, NEW TOUR OF OCTURN IN DECEMBER Planned for the end of this year, December, OCTURN will have a series of concerts playing a new repertoire specially written for them by Denis POUSSEUR, Walter HUS, Frédéric RZEWSKI, Neal KIRKWOOD et Kenny WERNER. Some, already, confirmed dates:
(May 18, 99) |
| JAN MUËS NEW BAND THE MUSETRAP, the brand new octet under the direction of Jan MUES (tp) and Dirk SCHREURS (kb), can be enjoyed on the following dates:
(May 16, 99) |
| THE PIANIST WHO CAME BACK FROM THE COLD Pianist - composer IVAN PADUART has been getting to places lately. After his US (Mid-West) tour last summer, a tour in Nicaragua with Robert JEANNE (sax) and Senegal, our Belgian pianist has gone all the way to Siberia.
Ivan is just back from his tour in Russia, 1st concert in Saint Petersburg, at the city main club, The Philharmonic Jazz Hall. Formerly a cinema, the place been transformed into a sumptuous theatre.
Meanwhile, the people of the US Mid-West were also impressed with the "Belgian touch" and Ivan is going for a US tour next month (June 9 to 14th). |
| A NEW ALBUM PROJECT BY IVAN PADUART Steve HOUBEN (sax), Nathalie LORIERS (p), Peter HERTMANS (gt), Jean-Pierre CATOUL (vl), Hans VAN OOSTERHOUT (drs) and Ivan PADUART (p) (bass not yet decided) are to produce a new album. The recording (scheduled for the end of the year, on IGLOO label) will be followed by a promotional tour of 5 concerts. The répertoire will be concocted, for the occasion, by Peter, Jean-Pierre, Nathalie and Ivan.
The project is the brainchild of Christian DEBAERE, artistic director of the Centre Culturel de Mouscron. |
| NATHALIE LORIERS SENT BY RTBF TO LAUSANNE RTBF choose to send pianist Nathalie LORIERS and her trio as the Belgian contribution to the Jazz Meetings of the CRPLF (Communauté des Radios Publiques de Langue Française) on Saturday May 15 in Lausanne, Switserland. (May 10, 99) |
| 20.000 VISITORS Today, we have reached the 20.000 visitors. Welcome to those who recently discovered us, and thanks to those who pay us regular visits and express their interest and support to the Belgian jazz scene and its musicians. (May 8, 99) |
| FABRICE ALLEMAN QUARTET IN SENEGAL The Fabrice ALLEMAN Quartet will play in Senegal (Dakar & Saint-Louis Festival) between May 11 and 18. For the occasion, the quartet will be composed of saxophonist Fabrice ALLEMAN, pianist Michel HERR, bassist Jean-Louis RASSINFOSSE and drummer Mimi VERDERAME. The Saint-Louis Jazz Festival, one of the biggest jazz festivals in Africa, will present a.o. Elvin JONES, Didier LOCKWOOD, etc... (May 7, 99) |
| FABRIZIO CASSOL PARTICIPATES IN DANCE PERFORMANCE OF ANNE-TERESA DE KEERSMAEKER As of Thursday May 6 and until May 15 at the Brussels Luna Theater, AKA MOON saxophonist/composer Fabrizio CASSOL will participate in the new dance show "I SAID I", by choreographer Anne-Teresa DE KEERSMAEKER, with DJ GRAZZHOPPA and the ICTUS Ensemble. Included in the show will be an unissued 12' tape of AKA MOON recorded with guests Eric LEGNINI (kb), Fabian FIORINI (p) and Marc DUCRET (gt). (May 6, 99) |
| EXPECTED SOON ON CARBON 7 : NEW RELEASES BY AKA MOON AND GREETINGS FROM MERCURY Here are the upcoming releases of the CARBON 7 record label, expected for the end of May '99 : (May 6, 99) |
| CHARLY D'INVERNO : A FIRST CD Guitar player Charly D'INVERNO has released his first album as a leader on the A Records label. Titled "Tunes and Cartoons" (A Records AL 73154), it features his compositions, played by himself, Jan DE HAAS on vibes (rather than on drums, his main instrument), Jean BORLÉE on bass and Tonio REINA on drums. The production was in the hands of Bill FRISELL, who happens to be Charly's brother in law. (May 5, 99) |
| PHILIPPE AERTS ON EUROPEAN TOUR WITH LEW TABACKIN In May, bassist Philippe AERTS will be back in Europe to tour with U.S. saxophonist Lew TABACKIN, with Mark TAYLOR on drums. The trio will be in Europe in the summer, too, a.o. for Jazz Middelheim on August 13, this time to become a quartet with Bert JORIS on trumpet. (May 5, 99) |
| "PASSAGES" : KRIS DEFOORT + FATOU TRAORE DANCERS AT THE HALLES DE SCHAERBEEK On May 13, 14 and 15 (20:30) at the Brussels Halles de Schaerbeek, pianist/composer Kris DEFOORT's DREAMTIME band and the Fatou TRAORE Dancers will perform together the ballet "Passages" for which he composed the music. On these occasions, DREAMTIME will be : Kris on piano, Jeroen VAN HERZEELE (sax), Pierre BERNARD (fl), J. GILS (oboe), Jan KUIJKEN (cello), Laurent BLONDIAU (tp), Geoffroy DE MASURE (tb), Michel MASSOT (tuba), Nicolas THYS (bass) and Chander SARDJOE (drs). Infos : Halles de Schaerbeek, rue Royale Ste Marie, B-1040 Brussels. Phone : 02 218 21 07. The music is available on the brand new CD "PASSAGES" (Werf CD 014-15) (May 5, 99) |
| LOUIS JOOS : COMIC STRIP ON CHARLIE MINGUS Belgian comic strips are world famous. Nothing to do with jazz ? Well, jazz fans will be curious to check the album that Belgian artist Louis JOOS has just published on Charlie MINGUS, following a previous one on Thelonious MONK. (May 1, 99) |
| EMMANUELLE SOMER ON TOUR IN MAY '99. UPCOMING CD ANNOUNCED. Between May 5 and 15, Emmanuelle SOMER, who plays oboe, English horn, bass clarinet and soprano sax, will be on tour in Belgium with the HELIOS Quartet (with Pete McCANN, guitar; Daniel DUNLAP, bass and Jarrod CAGWIN, drums/percussion), that will present new compositions to appear soon on her forthcoming CD. Then will follow a tour with the SOMER-MANGEN Quartet (with Marc MANGEN, piano/kb; Lindsey HORNER, bass and Jarrod CAGWIN, drums/percussion). (April 30, 99) |
| NEW BABY JOINS THE WORLD Born, on April 26th, a baby boy named Kaito to Kris & Kanawe DEFOORT. (April 30, 99) |
| INTERVIEW OF BEN SLUIJS Pierre DULIEU informs that a new edition of LE JAZZ is on line and includes an interview with saxophonist Ben SLUIJS. (April 30, 99) |
| PIERRE LOGNAY REPRESENTS BELGIUM IN TURKEY Belgian embassy in Turkey organizes a Belgian week from April 26 thru May 1st in Ankara. Comics, business, gastronomy and ... jazz will be on the menu. Guitar player Pierre LOGNAY will play in trio with Nicolas L'HERBETTE (el. bass) and Bilou DONEUX (drs) in Ankara : April 27 at the MANHATTAN, 29 at the IVY and 30 in the main hall of the MET (Middle-East Technical University). After AKA MOON and Marc LELANGUE Blues Band, the Pierre LOGNAY Trio is the third Belgian band to appear in Turkey in less than a year. (April 30, 99) |
| HOW KOSOVO WAR AFFECTS JAZZ SHOWS ON RTBF RADIO 1 As a result of the Kosovo war, RTBF Radio "La Première" has decided to temporarily replace Philippe BARON's program "Le Grand Jazz" by a program devoted to message exchanges between Kosovar refugees in Belgium and their families in Albany, etc... This new program, supported by "Causes Communes", should occupy the air for the next 3 months as of Monday May 3rd, '99. (April 29, 99) |
| NEW JEANFRANÇOIS PRINS CD WITH MIKE RICHMOND, ADAM NUSSBAUM, LEE KONITZ The announced album of Belgian guitarist Jeanfrançois PRINS is now out. Titled "All around Town" (TCB 99402), released by the Swiss label TCB (based in Montreux) and titled after one of the guitarist's compositions, it was recorded in the US with Mike RICHMOND (bass) and Adam NUSSBAUM (drs). Alto saxophonist Lee KONITZ joins them for three tracks. The repertoire is a combination of originals and jazz standards such as Wayne SHORTER's "Lester left Town". (April 28, 99) |
| APRIL 28 : JEAN WARLAND's A TRAIN SEXTET PLAYS ELLINGTON ON WDR TV On April 28, at 0:22-1:00 (night of 27-28 !), the German tv WDR will broadcast during the "Round Midnight" program a first part of the concert given on February 9th at the Cologne Subway by the A TRAIN SEXTET, the band of bassist Jean WARLAND, featuring music by Duke ELLINGTON and Billy STRAYHORN, with Richard ROUSSELET (tp), Fabrice ALLEMAN (saxes), Jean-Pol DANHIER (tb), Michel HERR (p), Frédéric JACQUEMIN. German guest tenor saxophonist Paul HELLER sat in as a guest, Jean WARLAND himself played the bass and signed all the arrangements. (April 26, 99) |
| THE BRUSSELS JAZZ ORCHESTRA PLAYS DUKE ELLINGTON The BRUSSELS JAZZ ORCHESTRA, one of Belgium's finest professional jazz big bands, pays his own tribute to Duke ELLINGTON. They will perform on several occasions Duke's "New Orleans Suite", and "Far East Suite". They played the "Far East Suite" a.o. for a recent international EBU (European Broadcasting Union) radio show, and should play it again during the forthcoming "Jazz Middelheim" festival in Antwerp, in August, rounding up their program with music by US pianist/composer Kenny WERNER. (April 26, 99) |
| MYRIAM ALTER : A NEW CD OF HER MUSIC BY US MUSICIANS Myriam ALTER has released her CD "Alter Ego" on the Intuition label (Int 3258-2). The pianist/composer, rather than playing her music herself, choose to have it recorded by a band of fine US musicians, with Billy DREWES (sax), Ron MILES (tp), Kenny WERNER (p), Marc JOHNSON (bass) and Joey BARON (drs). Dutch bassist Hein VAN DE GEYN acted as the producer of the session, recorded in New York. (April 26, 99) |
| EVENING ‘MUSIQUES IMPROVISEES’ AT BRUSSELS "MUSÉE DU CINEMA" Vendredi 30 avril : soirée Improvisation au Musée du cinéma avec Noël AKCHOTÉ (guitariste) et Thierry JOUSSE (critique) Noël AKCHOTÉ est un guitariste improvisateur parisien. Malgré qu’il ne soit né qu’en 1968, il a déjà joué (et / ou enregistré) avec des musiciens aussi prestigieux et doués que Derek Bailey, Fred Frith, Evan Parker, Lol Coxhill, Louis Sclavis, Marc Ribot, Henri Texier... Depuis quelques années, Noël Akchoté co-dirige ‘Rectangle’ label indépendant exclusivement dévolu à la matière vinyl. Noël Akchoté est aussi cinéphile que mélomane : il a consacré des compositions à Depardon ou Pialat (sur le CD ‘Soundpage(s)’), sorti sur Rectangle un triple-LP d’entretiens avec les cinéastes Jean-Marie Straub et Danièle Huillet et écrit régulièrement dans Jazz Magazine et Les cahiers du cinéma. Thierry JOUSSE est critique cinématographique et musical. Il continue à écrire pour ‘Les cahiers du cinéma’, revue dont il a été le rédacteur en chef de 1991 à 1996. Il collabore également aux ‘Inrockuptibles’, à ‘Jazz Magazine’ et à l’émission radio ‘Le masque et la plume’ (France Inter). Son premier film ‘Le jour de Noël’ est un portrait-fiction de... Noël Akchoté.
60 F (prévente) / 90 F (le jour-même) / infos : 02/ 507.83.70. |
| MAJOR UPDATE OF OUR FESTIVAL PAGE As usual, the Jazz à Liège Festival was the opportunity for most spring and summer festivals in Wallonia to make their program public. This batch of new informations led us to make a major update of our FESTIVALS page. You'll now find programs of Frameries, Seraing, Ciney, Gouvy, Gaume, Huy and more... (April 24, 99) |
| STEVE HOUBEN PREPARES SPECIAL PROJECT FOR 100 YEARS OF WALLOON JAZZ On September 11, at the Liège Forum, saxophonist/flutist Steve HOUBEN will present a special septet that will pay a tribute to some of the jazz musicians in Wallonia : René THOMAS, Bobby JASPAR, SADI, Francy BOLAND, Michel HERR, Steve HOUBEN, Phil ABRAHAM, Jacques PIROTTON, Mimi VERDERAME, etc.... The line-up of the septet (to be confirmed) will include Steve HOUBEN (sax/fl), Michel HERR (p), tp tba, Phil ABRAHAM (tb), Bart DE NOLF (b), Jacques PIROTTON (gt) and Rick HOLLANDER (drs). Infos : 04/223 04 20. (April 24, 99) |
| FRANCE 2 TV PRESENTS TV FILM WITH MUSIC BY MICHEL HERR The French tv France 2 will present on April 28 (20:55) an episode of the French series "Les Monos/Le Responsable", for which pianist/composer Michel HERR has written and recorded the original music. The other musicians who participated in the soundtrack were Fabrice ALLEMAN (saxes), Gino LATTUCA (tp), Fabien DEGRYSE (gt), Thierry CROMMEN (harmonica), Bart DE NOLF (bass) and Bruno CASTELLUCCI (drs). A curiosity, as some of the music has acid jazz flavours. (April 24, 99) |
| COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE POUR LA MANIFESTATION DU PREMIER MAI L’activité artistique est un travail. Or ce travail se fait dans un cadre légal souvent inexistant mais surtout inadapté à la réalité professionnelle des artistes. Le 1er mai est la fête du travail. C’est pourquoi les artistes ont décidé de se réunir ce jour-là devant le Théâtre de la Monnaie à 14 heures pour manifester, une fois encore, leur irritation devant l’inexistence d’un cadre légal complet et adapté pour tous les artistes.
Organisation : La Plate forme nationale des Artistes / Nationaal Kunstenaarsplatform. |
| THE LIONS & THE TIGERS (OF BELGIAN JAZZ) : AN EXCLUSIVE AND UNIQUE EVENING On April 28, 20h, at LES TANNEURS (previously Atelier Ste Anne) downtown Brussels (rue des Tanneurs) will take place a special concert. Under the title of YOUNG LIONS & OLD TIGERS OF BELGIAN JAZZ, Paolo RADONI (gt), Pirly ZURSTRASSEN (p), Félix SIMTAINE (drs), Phil ABRAHAM (tb), Erwin VANN (sax), Jean-Pierre CATOUL (vl), Laurent BLONDIAU (tp), Nicolas THYS (bass) and Michel SEBA (perc.) will play original music, mostly, specially composed for the event.
The evening is organized by the Philharmonic Society of Brussels and aims to present the different successive generations now performing in Belgium and the variety of musical styles. |
| AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW OF PHILIP CATHERINE ON THE "JAZZ A CAEN" WEB SITE The French web site "Jazz à Caen" has an exclusive interview of guitarist Philip CATHERINE. See at the URL http://www.jazzcaen.com/incatherine.htm. (April 20, 99) |
| ROBERT JEANNE QUARTET BACK FROM A TOUR IN NICARAGUA Liège saxophonist Robert JEANNE went on tour in Nicaragua (Managua, Leone, etc...) with his quartet, that included Ivan PADUART (piano), Sal LA ROCCA (bass) and Mimi VERDERAME (drums). The Belgian CGRI (Commissariat Général aux Relations Internationales, Communauté Française) organized the tour. (April 20, 99) |
| CATALOGS OF B.SHARP AND CARBON 7 RECORDS ON THIS SITE We have added the catalogs of two more Belgian labels on our site. See B. SHARP and CARBON 7. Other catalogs are already available on-line on this site, see the BELGIAN LABELS PAGE. (April 20, 99) |
| LUNDIS D'HORTENSE '99 FESTIVAL : A BIG SUCCESS FOR A 100% BELGIAN LINE-UP ! The '99 edition of the festival organized by the Belgian jazz musicians LES LUNDIS D'HORTENSE, which took place at the Brussels Botanique on April 17, '99, was a great success. It was a sold out as early as 18:00, when a large crowd showed up to hear Nathalie LORIERS + extensions, Pirly ZURTRASSEN/Jean-Pierre CATOUL duo, Kris DEFOORT 's DREAMTIME, the Kurt VAN HERCK Trio, AKA MOON ELECTRIC and MOTHER. RTBF Radio recorded the concerts, to be broadcasted in the next future on the 18:15 "JAZZ"show by Philippe Baron. (April 18, 99) |
| TWO "CARBON 7" CD COMPILATIONS The Belgian label CARBON 7 released two compilations presenting its artists : volume 1, titled "avant jazz"(C7 002S) introduces various bands, while volume 2 is titled "best of AKA MOON" (C7 003S). (April 18, 99) |
| VIA RECORDS ANNOUNCES CDS OF GUITARIST RAPHAEL SCHILLEBEECKX AND SEFUBA JIVE VIA records is a new label that produces jazz-oriented records with fusion or world music flavours, such as SEFUBA JIVE (CD "Songs and Jives"). Another recent release is the CD "Gingko Biloba" of fusion guitarist Raphaël SCHILLEBEECKX, with a.o. Bert JORIS (tp) and Michel BISCEGLIA (p). Infos : 09/365 40 60. E-mail : viarecordsbel.hotmail.com (April 17, 99) |
| KRIS DEFOORT'S NEW DOUBLE CD SET Kris DEFOORT and WERF records released "PASSAGES" (Werf CD 014-15), a 2 CD set that includes on one hand a quartet session with Mark TURNER (sax), Dré PALLEMAERTS (drs), Nicolas THYS (bass), and on the other hand the music written by the pianist/composer for the "PASSAGES" project with dancer Fatou TRAORÉ. Participating musicians are : Mark TURNER (sax), Jeroen VAN HERZEELE (sax), Pierre BERNARD (fl), Emmanuelle SOMER (oboe), Jan KUIJKEN (cello), Laurent BLONDIAU (tp), Geoffroy DE MASURE (tb), Michel MASSOT (tuba), Dré PALLEMAERTS (drs) and Nicolas THYS (bass). (April 16, 99) |
| NO VIBRATO IN STRASBURG Belgian jazz quartet NO VIBRATO will perform in STRASBURG, France, on April 15 and 16 at the GRIOT jazz Club, 6, Impasse de l'Ecrevisse. Phone : (0)3 88 520052. Concerts begin at 22:00. The musicians are : Etienne RICHARD, piano and composition; Frédéric DELPLANCQ, tenor sax; Bilou DONEUX, drs; Chris MENTENS, double bass. More infos on the Netbeat web site, see : No Vibrato or call 00 32 10 680613 (April 13, 99) |
| JUDY NIEMACK AT THE KNITTING FACTORY Yuko Fujiyama will play piano April 13, (Tuesday) 7p.m. with Mark Feldman on Violin and guest vocalist JUDY NIEMACK at the Knitting Factory 14 Leonard Street. (212) 218-3006 Yuko and Mark have a duo for which Yuko has composed several pieces for this evening of music. Judy will join them for two improvised settings of Lao Tseu's "Tao" , and a free improvised piece. (April 13, 99) |
| DAVID LINX ON LATEST DANIEL GOYONE CD Belgian vocalist David LINX appears on the latest CD of French pianist/composer Daniel GOYONE, titled "Haute Mer" (Label Bleu LBLC 6600). The album also features Laurent DEHORS (saxes), Chris HAYWARD (fl., perc.), Daniel MILLE (acc.), Ray LEMA and Idrissa DIOP (perc.). (April 12, 99) |
| JACQUES JORIS PHOTO EXHIBITION IN LIEGE Jacques JORIS, a well known photographer in the jazz circles, presents an exhibition of his portraits of jazz musicians, from April 14 until May 8, '99, at the Liège FNAC. (April 12, 99) |
| BARRE PHILLIPS PROJECT ASSOCIATES BELGIAN MUSICIANS US bassist Barre PHILLIPS will be on tour in Belgium this month with Belgian musicians : Véronique BIZET (piano), Michel MAINIL (saxes, bass clarinet) and Antoine CIRRI (drums, percussion). The group originated from previous meetings and music/dance workshops in Brussels, Grenoble, Avignon and Neufchâteau. It will present collective free improvisations. The tour will culminate with their appearance at the Liège jazz festival on April 24, '99. (April 9, 99) |
| CHARITY CONCERT FEATURING LOOS HOUBEN Pianist Charles LOOS and saxophonist/flutisr Steve HOUBEN will perform on Sunday, April, 25, at the SAINT NICOLAS church, La Hulpe. Charles will play the organ. Concert starts at 20h and all proceedings are for the association NOS ENFANTS CARDIAQUES. Entry: 400 BFrs. (students 250, pre-sale 350 / 200). Info / reservation 02-653 36 16 / 02-652 43 92 from 17 to 21:00. (April 6, 99) |
| SOUNDS TO CELEBRATE 13th ANNIVERSARY WITH BIG JAM SESSION ON APRIL 10th Brussels club "Le Sounds" will celebrate its 13th anniversay on April 10th with a big jam session. Many Belgian jazzmen are expected to participate around the rhythm section composed of Michel HERR (p), Sal LA ROCCA (bass) and Dré PALLEMAERTS (drs). The music will last until late into the night. Musicians are welcome to join in. Infos : Le Sounds : rue de la Tulipe 28, 1050 Brussels. 02/512.92.50. Web site : SOUNDS. (April 4, 99) |
| JAZZ A LIEGE : ALL ABOUT THE FESTIVAL ON ITS WEB SITE The JAZZ A LIÈGE festival will take place on April 23 and 24. All the details about the program, entrance fees, etc... are available on their recently updated WEB SITE. (April 3, 99) |
| EVENT TV RECORDS CONCERT WITH PHILIP CATHERINE, TOOTS ETC... On March 31, '99, the recently launched tv station Event TV, which exists in two versions (French and Flemish), recorded the concert that took place in Brussels at the Passage 44 with Philip CATHERINE (gt), Toots THIELEMANS (harm., gt), Bert JORIS (tp), Charles LOOS (p), Nicolas THYS (bass), Hein VAN DE GEYN (bass), Hans VAN OOSTERHOUT (drs) and Chris JORIS (perc.). Broadcast date is unknown. (April 1, 99) |
| NEW ON THIS SITE : NEWSFLASH IN FRENCH; TOO This NEWSFLASH page is now available in French, see : Petites nouvelles. (March 30, 99) |
| MICHEL HERR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ON NETBEAT NETBEAT, the on-line record shop that distributes several Belgian jazz labels, has also some news and magazine pages. They just published an exclusive interview, especially made for Netbeat by Michael LEAHY, of pianist/composer Michel HERR (in English), illustrated with a gallery of photographs. Read it at the URL http://www.netbeat.com/artbis/MICHEL_HERR_77.htm. (March 30, 99) |
| RECOVERING, ROGER VAN HA Roger VAN HAVERBEKE is recovering from a major surgery and is doing well. Roger is currently hospitalized at the Clinique Notre Dame in Frameries (room 107). Well wishers can call 065-61 22 11. (March 30, 99) |
| BELGIAN ARTISTS FORM NATIONAL FRONT TO OBTAIN SOCIAL STATUS About 20 Belgian artists associations, of both sides of the country, and representing all disciplines (music, theater, film, litterature, painting, etc...), decided to join forces to achieve advances towards a status for artists in Belgium. The Belgian jazzmen and their association "Les Lundis d'Hortense", is one of them. Three objectives have been defined by this PLATE-FORME NATIONALE DES ARTISTES : If you want to read the common text that serves as a base to the platform, see the Journal des Lundis d'Hortense (in French). (March 29, 99) |
| APRIL 17 : LES LUNDIS D'HORTENSE FESTIVAL IN BRUSSELS : ALL DETAILS ON SPECIAL PAGE The '99 edition of the Festival of Les Lundis d'Hortense, the association of Belgian jazz musicians, will take place at the Brussels Botanique on April 17. We have a page full of informations and groups presentations (in French) in our special LUNDIS FESTIVAL page (in French). (March 28, 99) |
| NEW ON THIS SITE : LES LUNDIS D'HORTENSE JOURNAL ON-LINE The Journal of Les Lundis d'Hortense, the association of Belgian jazz musicians, is now available on-line on this site, starting from the latest issue : see LE JOURNAL (in French). (March 28, 99) |
| FRED VAN HOVE TOURS IN THE US AND CANADA In April, between 8 and 19, pianist Fred VAN HOVE will be on tour in Canada and the US. He will first play solo piano in Canada, or in duo, playing church organ with sax player Ken VANDERMARK, then will move on to the States in duo with German trombone player Johannes BAUER. For a complete schedule, see our gigs page, in which musicians have the opportunity to communicate their dates themselves. (March 28, 99) |
| BERT JORIS RECORDS A CD WITH ENRICO PIERANUNZI After a recent engagement in the Paris club "Le Duc des Lombards" with Enrico PIERANUNZI, trumpet player Bert JORIS participated in the recording of an album in an Amsterdam studio. The quintet of the Italian pianist also included Stefano D'ANNA (sax), Hein VAN DE GEYN (bass) and Hans VAN OOSTERHOUT (drs). The CD should be released in May on the Challenge label (Holland). (March 28, 99) |
| JAZZ SHOWS ON VRT RADIO : NEW TIMETABLES Flemish radio VRT will reorganize his jazz shows as of April 1st. Still in charge are Sim SIMONS, Johan VANDENBOSSCHE, Marc VAN DEN HOOF, etc... All details are available in our radio page. (March 28, 99) |
| SPRING BRINGS NEW LIFE / BABIES Born, baby girl (very sweet according to father), name NAÏMA, to Musique3 presenter of jazz Philippe BARON. (March 28, 99) |
| ALEXANDRE CAVALIERE'S FIRST CD Young violin prodigy Alexandre CAVALIERE, who appeared at the recent Django d'Or ceremony in Brussels, has released a first CD, titled L'Album (Hebra 227-40061-2), in a Django/Grappelli style. (March 26, 99) |
| ANDRE DONNI ALSO PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE DUKE After Jean WARLAND's A TRAIN SEXTET and SAX PORT, after the New Orleans Suite, the Far East Suite soon to be played by the BRUSSELS JAZZ ORCHESTRA, saxophone/clarinet player André DONNI has his own project to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Duke ELLINGTON. It is a quartet with Jean VAN LINT (double bass), André VAN LINT (piano) and Patrick WANTE (drums). Discover them on April 22 at the VUB Kultuurkaffee in Brussels. Infos : 02/629-23-29 (March 26, 99) |
| DAVID LINX/DIEDERIK WISSELS WITH PAOLO FRESU Singer David LINX and pianist/composer Diederik WISSELS have a few concerts planned in their book with Italian trumpet player Paolo FRESU, including an appearance at the "Jazz à Liège" Festival on April 24, '99, with Enzo Pietro PAOLI (bass) and Roberto GATTO (drs). (March 22, 99) |
| PAUL DUBOIS FORMS "LE BLUE NOTE" Bass veteran Paul DUBOIS, known for his Slam STEWART playing/singing style, has formed a new band, LE BLUE NOTE, with Herman SANDY (tp), Vincent MARDENS (sax), P. MENETRIER (kb), C. VAN HAUTE and Robert CORDIER (drs) and P. NIEBERGANG (harmonica). They are apparently working on the recording of an album. (March 22, 99) |
| ABOUT MICHEL HATZI As consequence of his unfortunate car accident, Michel HATZI who's recovering from surgery on his broken leg, will not be able to perform neither at the March 23 Midi Jazz nor at the Lundis d'Hortense festival. Otti VAN DER WERF will replace him at the festival and it is likely that some other bass players will join in as a gesture of solidarity to Michel. (March 21, 99) |
| ERWIN VANN WRITES PIANO PIECES FOR ARS MUSICA Saxophonist/composer Erwin VANN is another familiar Belgian jazz figure whose name appears in the program of the Ars Musica contemporary music festival. He wrote 3 piano pieces titled "Zakouskis" that will be played on March 28 (11:00 am) at the Brussels Palais des Beaux-Arts by classical pianist Laurence MEKHITARIAN, whose program will also include Maurice OHANA's "Préludes pour piano". (March 21, 99) |
| KENNY WERNER PUBLISHES A BOOK American pianist Kenny WERNER conducted a workshop at the Conservatory of Antwerp this week. He was using a special method and philosophy to help music students and professionals. His method is described in the book he wrote, "Effortless Mastery", which is available via Uncle Jazz Productions at a cost of 700,- BEF + shipment and handling. It can be ordered by email : uncle.jazz@pophost.eunet.be or by mail Uncle Jazz Productions Kapelstraat 40, B-2520 Broechem, Belgium phone : 32-3-475.02.94 / fax : 32-3-475.01.08 (March 19, 99) |
| L'ARCHIDUC PRESENTS ROGER VAN HA WITH DANY DORIZ, LEE KONITZ WITH KRIS DEFOORT AND NICOLAS THYS Announced at the Brussels Club "l'Archiduc" : Infos : (32/2) 512 06 52. (March 19, 99) |
| ARTISTS PHOTOS BY JEAN-JACQUES PROCUREUR IN BRAINE L'ALLEUD Photographer Jean-Jacques PROCUREUR will present an exhibition of his works under the title "Photos d'artistes/Cinéma - Jazz - B.D." between March 19 and April 2, '99, at the Musée Communal, Place Cardinal Mercier 18, in 1420 Braine l'Alleud. Monday-Friday from 9:00 to 17:00, Saturdays 10:00-12:00 and 13:30-16:00. (March 17, 99) |
| LES LUNDIS D'HORTENSE : ELECTION TIME On March 15th, the yearly general assembly of Les Lundis d'Hortense (the association of jazz musicians in Belgium) took place. As customary, each two years, the board of directors resigned and a new one was elected (15 members). The new board then proceeded to elect pianist/composer Pirly ZURSTRASSENas new president, replacing Jean-Louis RASSINFOSSE who presided the association since April '97.
During the past two years, Jean-Louis has steered the association into high profile activity and presence. When he took over the presidency, he had to deal with the departure of the former coordinator -now replaced by Isabelle FLAHAUX-, degrading financial situation and a vacuum situation as consequence.
The new board of directors is comprised of Charles LOOS (former president), Paolo RADONI (former president and now secretary), Félix SIMTAINE, Linda LORES BLANES, Henri COURTOIS (treasurer), Pirly ZURSTRASSEN (president), Ilan OZ (web site), Jean-Louis RASSINFOSSE (former president), Jean DEMANNEZ, Laurent BLONDIAU, Nathalie LORIERS, Peter HERTMANS, Bruno CASTELLUCCI, Pierre BERNARD, Phil ABRAHAM. |
| PHILIP CATHERINE MEETS I FIAMMINGHI Guitarist/composer Philip CATHERINE and his trio did a concert in Ghent with the chamber orchestra I FIAMMINGHI. Together, they played music written by Philip himself and by Frédéric DEVREESE, Michel HERR and Daniel CAPELLETTI. The trio included Bas COOYMANS (bass) and Hans VAN OOSTERHOUT (drs). (March 12, 99) |
| FESTIVALS : LUNDIS D'HORTENSE & JAZZ A LIEGE '99 : PROGRAM AVAILABLE The annual JAZZ A LIEGE Festival will take place on April 23 and 24 at the Palais des Congrès in Liège. A detailed program is already available on our Festivals page, where you can also read all informations about the Festival of Les Lundis d'Hortense, scheduled for April 17 at the Botanique. (March 12, 99) |
| DAVID LINX AND DIEDERIK WISSELS NOMINATED FOR FRENCH DJANGO D'OR '99 Singer David LINX and pianist/composer Diederik WISSELS have been selected among the three nominees for the French Django d'Or, in the category "Europe", for the CD Bandarkah (Label Bleu). The other two nominees are Italian alto sax player Stefano DI BATTISTA and the Joachim KUHN Trio (with the late JF JENNY CLARKE on bass and Daniel HUMAIR on drums). The winner will be announced on April 13, at the Cité de la Musique in Paris, during the Django d'Or Night '99. (March 12, 99) |
| STEVE HOUBEN WITH EMIL VIKLICKY Saxophone and flute player Steve HOUBEN recently recorded a new CD with Czech pianist and long time friend Emil VIKLICKY. They also appeared together in Belgium with Emil's rhythm section, Petr DVORSKY (bass) and Laco TROPP (drums), who were already present on their previous collaboration on the CD Bohemia after dark, recorded and released in the Czech Republic. (March 10, 99) |
| NEW BAND : BELGIAN TRUMPET COMBINATION If you like the trumpet, here is something for you : a new band with five trumpets, BELGIAN TRUMPET COMBINATION, an idea of Alain DEVIS (tp), who writes the arrangements and teams up with colleagues Nick FISSETTE, Gino LATTUCA, Richard ROUSSELET and Alexandre PLUMACKER (tp). The rhythm section is Tony BAUWENS (piano), Bart DE NOLF (bass) and Félix SIMTAINE (drs). If you want a taste, an appearance is set for June 12 in Mechelen at Cultural Center Spinoy, at 15:30. (March 8, 99) |
| IVAN PADUART : THE MISSING PIANO ANECDOTE A few days ago, pianist Ivan PADUART had a gig with his quartet in Nivelles. When Ivan arrived to the WauxHall, at 19:00, he immediately knew that something was very wrong. The stage was ready but there was something missing...: a piano ! Yes, the organizers forgot all about the piano. So, there he was, an hour and a half to the concert, Friday late evening and no piano. I don't know by which units you measure stress but if you imagine a counter/meter you can see the numbers flying upwards. For a while it looked as if the whole thing would have to be called off. The phone was turning red and then - bingo ! A piano was available at one of the music academies in the region. Next problem was how to get it to the concert hall. Well, ... the Nivelles fire brigade was alerted and promptly dispatched to get it ! (March 5, 99) |
| PHILIPPE AERTS BUSY IN THE US AND IN EUROPE Belgian bassist Philippe AERTS, who now lives in New York for over a year, is very active on the jazz scene. He recently played at Birdland with Lew TABACKIN, Nicholas PAYTON (tp) and Mark TAYLOR (drs). He still plays there every Monday night with the Toshiko AKYOSHI/Lew TABAKIN Big Band. In March, Philippe will be playing in France and Switserland with the band of French guitarist Serge LAZAREVITCH, with Maurice MAGNONI (sax), Mathieu MICHEL (tp) and Joël ALLOUCHE (drs). And in the next future, he is to tour Europe with Lew TABACKIN again. (March 4, 99) |
| JEANFRANÇOIS PRINS WITH SÖREN FISCHER + UPCOMING SOLO ALBUM Belgian guitarist & composer Jeanfrançois PRINS who currently lives and works in Berlin, is featured on a record, recently released, with trombone player Sören FISCHER and Nadja BAROUDI (drums), Max HUGHES (bass). Album title is "DON'T CHANGE YOUR HAIR FOR ME" GLM LC 08975 EC 513-2. You can also check GLM WEB SITE for more information.
"ALL AROUND TOWN" is Jean François' next album as a leader, expected to be released next month (April) where he's playing with Mike RICHMOND (bass) and Adam NUSSBAUM (drs). |
| HATZI INJURED IN CAR ACCIDENT Michel HATZI, bass player and AKA MOON member has sustained injuries in a car accident last weekend. Michel is currently hospitalized with a broken leg, with the perspective of surgery. 10 years ago Michel was injured in similar circumstances and same leg. He is expected to stay in hospital for 2 or 3 weeks, and he had to cancel a few concerts. We all hope for a speedy recovery. (March 2, 99) |
| COMING HOSPITALIZATION FOR ROGER VANHA Coming hospitalization for veteran (68 years old) bass player Roger VAN HAVERBEKE known as Vanha. Roger will check into hospital on March 22 for surgery and will be absent from the jazz scene for a few weeks. Meanwhile, Roger is as active as ever, you all know Roger who is always busy, like an ant, playing, organizing, bringing over foreign musicians of fame. It is said that aside from Dizzy GILLESPIE he has played with everybody. Those who like to listen to Roger's traditional jazz playing can combine it with the outstanding kitchen of the LA SOEUR DU PATRON (chée de Wavre 1700 Auderghem, 675 00 92) where Roger is playing on Sunday evenings (19h - 23h) with drummer Luc VANDEN BOSCH and Kurt BULTHEEL at the keyboard. Next concert on Sunday March 7. (March 2, 99) |
| BO VAN DER WERF BUSY ON A DOCUMENTARY FILM ON INDIA Bo VAN DER WERF, our baritone sax player, has put his instrument aside for a little while, to become a film producer. Bo is currently in India where he is shooting a documentary on which he has spent 3 years of preparations. He is expected back home by mid March. (March 2, 99) |
| HARTOG AND MARTINI (NL) : CD WITH RONY VERBIEST The Dutch musicians Hartog EYSMAN (vocals) and Wolf MARTINI (guitar) have released their CD "Hartog & Martini" (VIA 9920682), that includes a selection of standards and features Belgian accordeon player Rony VERBIEST. (March 2, 99) |
| BELGIAN MUSICIANS WITH EDDY LOUISS Three Belgian musicians recently joined the new band of French organ player Eddy LOUISS : percussionist Michel SEBA, electric bassist Daniel ROMEO and drummer Yves BAIBAY. (March 1, 99) |
| FREE AND BLUE SUNDAYS IN MECHELEN In the city of Mechelen, "De Cirque" organizes jazz concert on the first Sunday of each month at 21:00. Free admission. Coming up : Adress & infos : Vismarkt, 015/20 77 80 (March 1, 99) |
| CONCERTS-DEGUSTATIONS IN BRUSSEL Jean-Marie HACQUIER, Belgian collaborator of the French Jazz Magazine Jazz Hot, organizes "concerts-dégustations" at the "Cabeau du Max", in Schaerbeek, Brussels, on Thursdays Infos : 87, avenue Emile Max, 1030 Brussels. Phone : 02/733 17-88 (March 1, 99) |
| ANDRE-PAUL LAIXHAY PLANS NEW FESTIVAL André-Paul LAIXHAY, after Oupeye and other original festivals, now intends to organize a new event in the beginning of July '99. The festival would be named ART HOME. The principle of the festival will be to center each day around a personality : Michel MASSOT (tuba), Michael RIESSLER (clar.) and Raul BARBOZA (accordeon). Other participating artists will be : Laurent DEHORS (saxes), Geoffroy DE MASURE (tb), Michel DEBRULLE (drs), Valentin CASTRIER (vielle), Pierre CHARIAL (orgue de barbarie). (March 1, 99) |
| AKA MOON RECORDS WITH ICTUS AKA MOON is currently working on the recording of a one hour long piece that saxophonist Fabrizio CASSOL especially wrote for the trio and the Belgian ICTUS ensemble, known for his activities in the field of contemporary music. The recording should be released by the CARBON 7 label in the spring '99. (March 1, 99) |
| UPCOMING CHANGES AT THE VRT RADIO We have learned that Jazzimut 2 is bound to disappear on Sunday evenings on VRT radio. It will move to Wednesday evening in April and it will be shortened to a sixty minutes program. The decision is a consequence of other changes/restructuring within the VRT. For those of you unfamiliar with the show, it is presented by Marc VAN DEN HOOF each Sunday from 22:30 to midnight. Perhaps many French-speaking listeners aren't acquainted with it but it is one of the best and most interesting radio programs, about jazz. Very didactic, tracing jazz history and featuring the immense knowledge and culture of Mr. VAN DEN HOOF. Fortunately, the program is preserved but one can only lament it being shortened. (Feb. 22, 99) |
| JOHN RUOCCO IN THE STUDIO WITH JEAN-LOUIS RASSINFOSSE AND FELIX SIMTAINE U.S. saxophonist John RUOCCO has a trio with bassist Jean-Louis RASSINFOSSE and drummer Félix SIMTAINE. They recently recorded music for a future CD at Max BOLLEMAN's Studio 44 in Monster, Holland. Label is still a question mark. The repertoire is mainly composed of standards, revisited with the trio's original approach : "When you wish you upon a star", "Blues in the Night", etc... The trio will be on Belgian tour in May '99 for the Lundis d'Hortense. See the jazz tour schedule. (Feb. 20, 99) |
| BELGIAN DJANGO D'OR ' 99 : NATHALIE LORIERS AND JEROEN VAN HERZEELE The two Belgian Django d'Or '99, a double award supported by BAP/PAB (Belgian Artistic Promotion ) of SABAM are known : pianist/composer Nathalie LORIERS (French side) and saxophonist/composer Jeroen VAN HERZEELE (Flemish side). A special awards evening will take place in Brussels on March 25, at the Botanique. The first half of the evening will be the band of very young violinist Alexandre CAVALIERE, who plays in the Django/Grapelli idiom and sat in with Didier LOCKWOOD during last year's Django d'Or concert. (Feb. 17, 99) |
| ARS MUSICA WILL INCLUDE ONE BELGIAN JAZZ BAND ARS MUSICA, the most important contemporary music festival in Belgium, is scheduled for March 13-28. On March 18, at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels famous opera theater, Belgian jazz will be present with a concert of the band VARIATIONS ON A LOVE SUPREME, the project inspired by John COLTRANE's music and for which pianist Kris DEFOORT and saxophonist Fabrizio CASSOL have written for a 11 piece band. Tickets : 500-800 BEF. More infos : 02/219 40 44, or on the ARS MUSICA Web Site. (Feb. 17, 99) |
| NAM IN JAZZ FESTIVAL IN THE NAMUR AREA End of February, beginning of March '99, the NAM IN JAZZ FESTIVAL will take place in the Namur area (Spy, etc). Among the artists : BLUE STRING DUO + J.L. RASSINFOSSE, Nathalie LORIERS Trio, ALLEMAN/LOVERI Duo, Guy CABAY Quintet, GREETINGS FROM MERCURY, PIROTTON / STOTZEM duo, MOUSTA, COLORS, Larry SCHNEIDER Trio. See a detailed program in our festivals page. (Feb. 14, 99) |
| JACQUES PIROTTON MEETS JACQUES STOTZEM On March 8, during the NAM IN JAZZ festival, guitar fans will discover a very special duo : Jacques PIROTTON and Jacques STOTZEM. Expect some serious guitar pyrotechnics from these two virtuosos. The concert will take place at the Arsenal, rue Bruno, 5000 Namur, infos : 071/78 42 71 (350-100 BEF). (Feb. 14, 99) |
| 1st BABY OF '99 Born, today February 12th, baby girl named NAIMA. Happy father is saxophonist Michel MAINIL. (Feb. 12, 99) |
| ERNST VRANCKX TOURS WITH KENNY WHEELER Pianist/composer Ernst VRANCKX currently tours with his quintet featuring Kenny WHEELER (tp), Bart DEFOORT (sax), Stefaan LIEVESTRO (bass) and Hans VAN OOSTERHOUT (drs). They will play the music that was recorded on the pianist's CD A child's blessing (WERF 013), released in '98. (Feb. 10, 99) |
| HELP FABRICE ALLEMAN TO FIND HIS STOLEN SAXES On February 5, Fabrice ALLEMAN's three saxophones were stolen from his car in Brussels, near the "Bourse". A soprano, an alto (that once belonged to the late Jacques PELZER) and a tenor engraved with the name of Fud CANDRIX, another historical Belgian jazz figure to whom the instrument used to belong... Here are the details : Any useful information can be given to him : 065/84-43-90, 075/64-27-28 or email fabrice.alleman@skynet.be. (Feb. 10, 99) |
| TAKE A TRAIN SEXTET HITS THE TRACKS On February 9, Jean WARLAND's new band TAKE A TRAIN SEXTET (his tribute to Duke ELLINGTON) played its first concert at the Cologne"Subway" club in Germany. WDR television recorded the evening, that featured Richard ROUSSELET (tp), Fabrice ALLEMAN (saxes), Jean-Pol DANHIER (tb), Michel HERR (p) and Frédéric JACQUEMIN, German guest tenor saxophonist Paul HELLER and Jean WARLAND himself (bass), who was responsible for all the arrangements. (Feb. 10, 99) |
| BERT JORIS WITH ENRICO PIERANUNZI Trumpet player Bert JORIS (tp) will be part of the quintet of Italian pianist Enrico PIERANUNZI, with Stefano D'ANNA (sax), Hein VAN DE GEYN (bass) and Hans VAN OOSTERHOUT (drs). The group will appear a.o. in March at the "Duc des Lombards" in Paris (see news below). (Feb. 8, 99) |
| BELGIANS ON THE PARIS CLUB SCENE Paris clubs often welcome Belgian jazzmen. For instance, here are upcoming appearances at the "Duc des Lombards" (43, rue des Lombards, 75001 Paris, phone : 33 1 42 33 22 88) : (Feb. 8, 99) |
| JEANFRANÇOIS PRINS PORTRAIT ON RTBF TV In the series "Oeuvres en chantier", on Sunday February 7th (20:00) and Friday Feb. 12 (23:00), RTBF TV "La Deux" will show a film they made around Belgian guitarist Jeanfrançois PRINS. It is titled "Jeanfrançois PRINS Bruxelles/New-York/Berlin" and will show him and his wife, US singer Judy NIEMACK in these three cities. With the participation of various musicians, a.o. vibist David FRIEDMAN. The guitarist recorded in the US a CD with Mike RICHMOND (bass), Adam NUSSBAUM (drs) and guest saxophonist Lee KONITZ. (Feb. 3, 99) |
| APRIL 17, '99 : LUNDIS D'HORTENSE FESTIVAL The Belgian jazz musicians association LES LUNDIS D'HORTENSE will present its annual festival on April 17, '99, at the Botanique, in Brussels. The program (to be confirmed) will include : For more infos about Les Lundis d'Hortense, see our page in English | en français. Contact : Les Lundis d'Hortense, avenue des Arts 16, B-1210 Brussels. Phone 32 2 219 58 51, fax 32 2 219 14 36, Email: ldh@jazzinbelgium.arc.be (Feb. 3, 99) |
| JAZZ HOEILAART INTERN'L CONTEST '99 EDITION The annual Jazz Hoeilaart International Contest for young bands will take place again this year on September 24-26. Interested bands should apply before July 1st. More infos, rules etc... on our Jazz Hoeilaart page. (Feb. 3, 99) |
| MACANDE : WHEN FLAMENCO MEETS JAZZ... IN BELGIUM Carbon 7 released the CD "Y lo que nos queda" of the group MACANDE, an interesting meeting of the Spanish scene in Belgium with some well known Belgian jazz players. Guitarist/composer Antonio SEGURA, singers Carlos CONGOSTO "El Charly" and Roberto CHAMORRO "El Roto", and percussionist Didier LABARRE receive the precious support of a.o. Michel HATZIGEORGIOU (el. bass), Jeroen VAN HERZEELE (sax), Olivier BODSON (tp), Christophe VERVOORT (p.), Philippe DECOCQ (harmonica), Bert GIELEN (organ) etc... The result is an interesting blend of intense Spanish melodies with jazz and fusion elements. (Jan. 30, 99) |
| IGLOO REISSUES MAURANE/HOUBEN/LOOS ALBUM "HLM" On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, Belgian label IGLOO re-released one of his most successful albums, "HLM", recorded in trio by MAURANE (vocals), Steve HOUBEN (fl, saxes) and Charles LOOS (piano, kb). The CD, originally recorded in '85, was remixed, remastered in April '98 and is now available under the title HLM NEW EDITION. (Jan. 28, 99) |
| ANDRE CHARLIER ON LATEST DIDIER LOCKWOOD CD Belgian drummer André CHARLIER, who now regularly plays with Didier LOCKWOOD for a few years, appears on the violinist's latest CD, "Round About Silence", recorded in March '98 and released on the French Dreyfus label (FDM 36595-2). The album includes one of his compositions titled "Nicou". (Jan. 27, 99) |
| AROUND DUKE ELLINGTON As we all know, 1999 is Duke's year, as he was born on April 29, 1899 (By the way Toots birthdate happens to be April 29th, too !). A few projects have been announced here to celebrate ELLINGTON in Belgium. (Jan. 25, 99) |
| GREETINGS FROM MERCURY RECORDS LIVE On January 26 and 27, GREETINGS FROM MERCURY, the band around saxophonist Jeroen VAN HERZEELE, with Peter HERTMANS (gt), Steven SEGERS (rap), Otti VAN DER WERF (b.) and Stéphane GALLAND (drs) records a live CD at the Vooruit in Ghent. (Jan. 25, 99) |
| ZAMU ELECTS AKA MOON AS BEST JAZZ BAND OF '98 ZAMU, the Flemish association of singers and musicians gave his annual awards to various artists in the pop field. But they also had an award for the best Belgian jazz band, award that went to AKA MOON. (Jan. 24, 99) |
| DON SEBESKY'S CD, A TRIBUTE TO BILL EVANS, FEATURES A.O. TOOTS THIELEMANS U.S. arranger Don SEBESKY released on RCA records a CD titled "I remember Bill", an homage to Bill EVANS. Among the soloists who appear on the album are Toots THIELEMANS (harmonica), Marc JOHNSON or Eddie GOMEZ (b), Joe LABARBERA or Marty MORELL (dm), Tom HARRELL (flg), Joe LOVANO (ts), Lee KONITZ (as), Hubert LAWS (fl), Eddie DANIELS (cl), Bob BROOKMEYER (vtb), Larry CORYELL (g), Dave SAMUELS (vibes). They play a selection of Bill EVANS compositions, and orchestrations of the pianist's solos. (Jan. 23, 99) |
| WORKSHOP "MUSIQUE, ART DE LA PAROLE" Between April 3-10 and 10-17, two music workshops will take place in Saint-Cast Le Guildo (Bretagne, France), with French and Belgian teachers. Besides classical music, jazz will be present with a.o. Guy CABAY (vibes), Vincent ANTOINE (tp), Paolo LOVERI (gt). Transportation from Belgium will be organized. Infos : Musique-Jeunesse-Loisirs asbl. Phone/Fax : 081/73-79-98. (Jan. 20, 99) |
| AKA MOON WITH FATOU TRAORE DANCERS The meeting of two trios : AKA MOON is going to perform with three dancers of the Fatou TRAORE dance company. (Jan. 19, 99) |
| JAZZ AND ... CHOUCROUTE : A BENEFIT NIGHT FOR THE LIEGE "MAISON DU JAZZ" On Saturday January 30, the MAISON DU JAZZ again organizes a jazz evening combining a jam session and ... choucroute in Liège, at the Maison de la Métallurgie. The purpose of the night is to collect the necessary funds for the survival and development of the Jazz Museum and the various activities of the Maison du Jazz (exhibitions, concerts, lectures, web site, etc...). More details on their Web site, or phone 04/221-10-11. Fax : 04/221-22-32. (Jan. 18, 99) |
| NICOLAS THYS IN THE STUDIO WITH ALICE'S FIVE MOONS These days, bassist/composer Nicolas THYS is working in the recording studios on a new album of his band, ALICES's FIVE MOONS, to be released on the Crossover label. (Jan. 18, 99) |
| MICHEL PONCIN'S JAZZ PHOTOS EXHIBITION IN LIEGE From January 6th through February 27th, '99, Liège photographer Michel PONCIN will present 30 of his jazz photographs (colour) at the Maison du jazz in Liège, rue sur les Foulons 11. Infos : phone 04/221-10-11. Fax : 04/221-22-32. (Jan. 18, 99) |
| RTBF RADIO "LA PREMIERE" : JAZZ ON SUNDAYS Besides the two well known Philippe BARON shows (see below), jazz fans should be aware that RTBF Radio "La Première" also offers a two-hour music program on Sundays, from 22:00-24:00. Presented par Malika BEN BRAHIM, the show features vocal jazz (crooners, sophisticated ladies) and intrumental music ranging from jazz to rap and funk, afro, latin, etc...New records and a look back at records from the past. A program with definite jazz accents, mixed with feeling and a woman's touch... The playlist of this show is now available on the RTBF/jazz web site under the "La Première WE" button. (Jan. 16, 99) |
| JAZZ HOT ONLINE JAZZ HOT magazine is now available on the Internet at the URL http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jazzhot with lots of informations. Our site will continue to feature a JAZZ HOT page with information pertaining to the Benelux. (Jan. 7, 99) |
| NEW ON THIS SITE : PRIZES, POLLS, REFERENDUMS INVOLVING BELGIAN MUSICIANS We have created a new page to group all the informations related to prizes, polls, referendums in which Belgian jazz musicians have been honored. See PRIZES, POLLS, REFERENDUMS INVOLVING BELGIAN MUSICIANS, a page that can normally be accessed to via the Musicians page. (Jan. 6, 99) |
| RTBF SITE : NEW LOOK, EXPANDED FEATURES The RTBF/jazz web site has completely revamped his look and added a few new features, such as : playlist of "Le Grand Jazz" (new daily program on RTBF Radio "La Première" at 23:15), occasional discographies of featured artists and information on jazz programs on Belgian tv. RTBF also welcomes programming suggestions via E-Mail. The very complete jazz calendar and the playlist of "Jazz sur Musique 3" (RTBF Radio 3, 18:15) are still there. (Jan. 5, 99) |
| SABAM PREPARES UPDATE OF BOOK OF BELGIAN JAZZ THEMES The PAB/BAP (Belgian Artistic Promotion), the cultural arm of SABAM (Society of Belgian Authors, Composers & Publishers) announces its intention to publish an addendum to the book of Belgian jazz themes. This book is available to Festival organizers, jazz contests (a.o. the Europ' Jazz Contest in Hoeilaart) and cultural associations that want to include Belgian jazz compositions in their program. Belgian composers affiliated to SABAM are welcome to send 2 or 3 of their unpublished pieces. A jury will select the tunes to be included in the new book. If you are interested, send your material before January 15th, '99 to SABAM, rue d'Arlon 75-77, B-1040 BRUSSELS, with on the envelope, "Jazz Themes". More infos : 32 2 286 83 82 or 81. In a recent past, a PAB competition to collect Belgian jazz themes distinguished 3 themes, respectively by Benoît CHANTRY, Fabien DEGRYSE and Alain PIERRE. (Jan. 5, 99) |
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| NEW ON THIS SITE : LIST OF E-MAIL ADDRESSES OF BELGIAN JAZZMEN We have created a new page that may be useful for those who would like to contact Belgian jazz musicians directly via E-Mail. See E-MAIL ADDRESSES OF BELGIAN MUSICIANS, a page that can normally be accessed to via the following pages : Musicians, Musicians A-Z, Musicians by Instruments. (Jan. 1, 99) |
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