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MAXIME BLÉSIN BANDS


MAXIME BLÉSIN QUINTET

The swinging young Belgian/French quintet of guitarist Maxime BLÉSIN. They met during the sessions of the Calvi Jazz Festival and got together to form a cooking band in the post bop idiom, playing originals and a selection of jazz standards.
The band played in many clubs and festivals, a.o. Lundis d'Hortense, Brussels Jazz Marathon, etc...

The quintet has recorded a first album in '99, simply titled Maxime BLÉSIN Quintet (Organic Records), and appeared in many festivals and clubs in Belgium and France.
A second album was released in June 2002 under the title "Bowling Bowl" (Igloo Igl 161)

BRAZZ

Co-led by Maxime Maxime BLÉSIN and Gregory HOUBEN, this band mixes popular Brazilian music with jazz. Arrangements are mostly written by Maxime (one by Michel HERR). The band had his première performance during the Dinant Jazz Festival 2003.

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