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Peter HERTMANSElectric Guitar / Compositions |
Plays and/or played with Janice LAKERS, Phil ABRAHAM, Jean-Louis RASSINFOSSE, Bert JORIS, John RUOCCO, Dave PIKE, Slide HAMPTON, Philip CATHERINE, Bruno CASTELLUCCI, Toots THIELEMANS, Hein VAN DE GEYN, Billy HART, Frank VAGANÉE and Erwin VANN.
Leads his own groups, a.o. with John RUOCCO or "ODE FOR JOE" with Jeroen VAN HERZEELE (CD). He also recorded in quartet with guitarist Marco LOCURCIO (CD "BUDDIES"), plays in a trio with Bas COOYMANS and Bruno CASTELLUCCI, and with saxophonist Jeroen VAN HERZEELE and his band GREETINGS FROM MERCURY.
In 1999, he records the CD "RESTLESS" (Quetzal) with violin player Jean-Pierre CATOUL, with also Michel HERR (p, kb), Michel HATZIGEORGIOU (el. bass) and Bruno CASTELLUCCI (drs), released in 2000 by Quetzal records. The CATOUL/HERTMANS bandmade several successful live appearances until the tragic death of the violinist.
In 2000, he tours with TRUE STORY, an all stars band created by Ivan PADUART (CD True Stories, IGLOO Igl 146, a.o. with Charlie MARIANO on sax).
He appears in trio for RTBF radio with the trio Michel HERR/Fabrice ALLEMAN/Peter HERTMANS.
He also participates in the "Maria SCHNEIDER Project" with the Brussels Jazz Orchestra.
He also co-leads a quartet with saxophonist Erwin VANN and plays with the quintet of bassist Sal LA ROCCA.
Peter HERTMANS eaches guitar, ensemble and musical theory at the Royal Brussels Conservatory and at the Lemmens Instituut in Leuven.
Festivals:
Jazz Middelheim (1985, 1987) Festival des Lundis d'Hortense (1990, 95, 96) Gaume Jazz Festival (1990) Oupeye "Jazz au Château" (1991) Liège Jazz Festival (1993) Awards:
Tours:
See also the Peter HERTMANS WEB SITE for a biography, a discography, sheet music, audio samples...
 Buddies | 
|  Ode for Joe |
 | "A Picture of Her" | Jan De Haas Quintet (1987) | | "Swing that Jazz" | Patricia Beysens (1991) | | "School is Out" | Ton van de Geyn (1992) | | "Waiting" | Peter Hertmans (1993) | | "Ode for Joe" | Peter Hertmans / Jeroen Van Herzeele (1996, Igloo) | | "Hommage à René Thomas" | Fabien Degryse & guitar big band (1997, Igloo) | | "Buddies" | Peter Hertmans / Marco Locurcio (1997, VKH) | | "Greetings from Mercury" | Jeroen Van Herzeele (1998, Carbon 7) |
| "Continuance" | Greetings from Mercury (1999, Carbon7) |
| "Caribbean Fire Dance" | ODE FOR JOE (W.E.R.F. 017 - 1999) |
| "Restless" | Jean-Pierre Catoul/Peter Hertmans (1999, Quetzal) |
| "True Stories" | Ivan Paduart + Charlie Mariano, Jean-Pierre Catoul, Nathalie Loriers etc (1999, Igloo) |
| "Heiwa" | Greetings from Mercury (2002, Werf) |
| "Latinea" | Sal La Rocca (2003, Igloo) |
| "The Other Side" | Peter Hertmans Trio (2004, Quetzal) |
Read an interview of Peter HERTMANS in the Journal of the Lundis d'Hortense (in French).
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