His first music lessons were piano lessons he took with Hugo LEFEVER. He pursued his studies at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven, where he took classes with Jan VERMEULEN, Ron VAN ROSSUM, Dré PALLEMAERTS, Frank VAGANÉE, Bert JORIS, Stefaan CELEN, Peter HERTMANS, Werner VAN MECHELEN, Christel KESSELS en Kurt BIKKEMBERGS. He also took lessons from classical pianist Jozef DE BENNHOUWER, and with Guy DE MEY, Toots THIELEMANS, Lew TABACKIN, Brad MEHLDAU,...

In 2000 he obtains the diploma "Meester in de muziek" (Jazz and piano), both cum laude. In 2001 he took a specialization in chamber music, also completed cum laude.

Jef NEVE currently teaches at the SAMWD in Lier.

Besides his music education, Jef started a professional experience as early as at the age of 14 in local bands. In these years he also composed for various contexts : from solo piano pieces to symphonic pages.

Between the age of 17 and 20, he also played with MR. ZEBEDEE, a popular funk band. That is how he started to make contacts in the jazz and blues world.ΚΚ

As a freelance pianist, he was active as a member of numerous jazz bands, classical ensembles, show bands, pop bands, and in theater productions, studio sessions, a.o. : Get Ready, soloist of the Filharmonisch Orkest van Vlaanderen (conducted by Michel TILKIN).

As a jazz musician, he worked a.o. with Dré PALLEMAERTS, Lindsey HORNER, Peter HERTMANS, Peer BAYERLEIN, Yves PETERS, Ben SLUIJS, Chantal KASHALLA, Chantal WILLIE, Yvonne WALTER, Hilde VAN HOVE, Pascal SCHUMACHER Quartet (CD "Change of the Moon (Igloo Igl 173), Lode MERTENS, Chris MENTENS, Frédéric DELPLANCQ Quartet, Pascal SCHUMACHER Quartet etc...

He also founds BLUE JUICE, a soul jazz sextet with himself on Hammond/keys, Koen MERTENS (drums), Steve VAN LOY (bass), Sam VERSWEYVELD ( trumpet), Bart BORREMANS ( sax), Dries VERHULST (guitar).

Jef NEVE is not only a pianist. He composes classical ensembles, including his own piano trio with violin and cello. He also arranges for big band and writes for his own jazz trio. As a studio engineer, he works in his own home studio to give shape to his projects.

2003 saw the release of his first album in trio : "Blue Saga"

2004 saw the release of a second album in trio : "It's gone"

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