photo by Jos Knaepen
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Lieven VENKEN studied at the Lemmens Instituut, first classical violin and percussion, then switched to the jazz department, a.o. with Dré PALLEMAERTS. He graduted in '99 "cum laude".
He also studied in Amsterdam with Kees CRANENBURG and with Billy HART (New York).
Private lessons, Billy HART, Brian BLADE, Jorge ROSSY, jazz drums New York 1997
Summer camp, jazz drums by Billy HART, ensemble by Mark LEVINE, jazz drums, ensemble Dworp, Belgium Aug.1997, Aug. 1998.
After his studies, he rapidly becomes a very active drummer on the Belgian jazz scene.
As a freelance musician he played concerts all over Europe and in the U.S. with people such as:
Mark TURNER, Claudio RODITI, Tim ARMACOST, Hein VAN DE GEYN, Jonathan MORITZ, Brian LYNCH, Pete McCANN,
Jesse VAN RULLER, Michiel BORSTLAP, Matt RENZIE, Norma WINSTONE, Martin GJAKONOVSKI, Nicolas SIMION, Norbert
SCHOLLY, Rupert STAMM, Noah HOWARD, Darek OLES, Shane ENDSLEY, Mike LE DONNE, Gulli GUDMANSON,
Chantal WILLIE, Danny GRISETT, Mike CARR, Dan MARCUS, Al DE FINO, Frank VAGANÉE (sax), Nic THYS (b),
Bart DEFOORT (sax), Lindsey HORNER (b.),
Kris DEFOORT (p), Bo VAN DER WERF (bar. sax),
Erwin VANN (sax), Michel HERR (p),
Ron VAN ROSSUM (p), Peer BAIERLEIN (tp), Bas COOYMANS
(b), Pierre VAN DORMAEL (gt), Manuel HERMIA (sax),
Peter HERTMANS (gt), Steve HOUBEN (sax),
Nathalie LORIERS (p), Paolo RADONI,
Sal LA ROCCA (b), Bruno VANSINA (sax), Jozef DUMOULIN (p), Piet VERBIST (b),
Erik VERMEULEN (p), Jean-Louis RASSINFOSSE, Czech pianist Emil VIKLICKY (p) etc...
He had the opportunity to play with Erwin VANN's WORLDS Project (sextet version) with a.o. Norma WINSTONE (voc.), Eric VLOEIMANS (tp), Michel HERR (p) and Stefan LIEVESTRO (b).
He also worked in trio with US saxophonist Jonathan MORITZ, with Lindsey HORNER on bass. They recorded the album "Xanadu" J.A.S. 06).
Radio Performances :
De Vlaamse Opera, Antwerp-Gent, "Die Tote Stadt", Korngold (composer)
Radio 3, 1995
Bart Van Caenegem trio Radio Klara, "Take Five", June 2, 2001
Kris Defoort-Mark Turner quartet Radio Klara, "Take Five", Feb. 17, 2001
High Voltage sextet Radio Klara, rec. live in De Werf Brugge, May 4, 2001
Steve Houben quartet Radio Klara, rec. in studio Toots, Brussels, Nov. 13,14, 2001
Jef Neve Trio Radio Klara, rec. live in Lier, May 18, 2002
He is the drummer of several bands :
Award winning
With the "High Voltage-sextet" we received the price for Belgian Artistic Promotion of SABAM 2000 (B.A.P. -prijs)
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- Streams (Igloo 157), with the band of the same name.
- Jonathan MORITZ trio : "Xanadu" J.A.S. 06
- High Dancety, "The Bitchen Revolution", JP Van's Boom!-records
rec. at Art-Sound Studio, May 1997
- Miel Cools, "Niet bang zijn", Davidsfonds/Eufoda 1316
rec. at Studio Crescendo, 1999
- Lea Gillmore, "Gospels for Damien", F 8387
rec. live at Parochiekerk Sint-Pieter Meerbeke, Aug. 29,30,31, Sept 1, 2001
- "Jazzhop", Impuls International, TL number 13046
rec. In Erembodegem, Belgium, Jan. 18, 2001
- Michel Bisceglia trio, "The Night and the Music", Culture records cult 10132
- The Brussels sessions, Marcus-Moritz quartet, to be released on J.A.S. records soon
rec. at Studio Sonart, April 3, 4, 2000
- CD kinderkoor Mons, to be released soon
rec. in Mons,
- Jeppe Theijsen quartet, "Music in Business", Fontys Bedrijfshogeschool & Koninklijk Conservatorium
rec. at studio 44, Monster Holland by Max Bolleman, Jan. 2002
- Jef Neve Trio : Blue Saga (Contour C002)
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