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HALL OF FAME

Great Belgian jazz figures of the past

Jean-Pierre CATOUL : violin, composer (1963-2001)
Bobby JASPAR : tenor sax, flute, composer (1926-1963)
Jacques PELZER : alto/soprano saxophone, flutes (1924-1994)
Robert PERNET : jazz historian, archivist of Belgian jazz and drummer (1940-2001)
Jack SELS : tenor saxophone, composer and arranger (1922-1970)
René THOMAS : guitar, composer (1927-1975)
Etienne VERSCHUEREN : alto saxophone, piano, composer/arranger (1928-1995)
Mal WALDRON : the American pianist and composer (1925-2002) lived the last years of his life in Brussels, where he died

More Belgian jazz musicians of the past

Recently deceased jazzmen. Not an exhaustive list, but on some musicians here is some information.

Nick KLETCHKOVSKY : electric bass, guitar ( -2001)
Rudy FRANKEL : drums ( ? -April 21, 2002)
George MOX : saxophone (1933-2002)
Willy VANDE WALLE : saxophone, clarinet (1934-2002)
Johnny DOVER : saxophones, clarinet, arranger (1929-October 28, 2002)
Georges LECLERCQ : bass (?-Dec 2003)
Jack GONDRY : bandleader (?-Dec 29, 2003, age 82)
Daniel ZANELLO : double bass (April 11, 1954 - Jan. 21, 2004)
Léo FLECHET : piano (1928- Feb. 11, 2004)
Bart ZEGERS : double bass (? -March 14, 2004, age 36)
Willy ALBIMOOR : piano, composer/arranger (Wevelgem, 28/12/1924- Waremme, Dec. 11, 2005)
Garcia MORALES : drums (?- Jan. 1, 2005)

N.B. : 37 more articles on historical Belgian figures were written by Robert PERNET for the "New Grove Dictionary of Jazz" (Macmillan Reference Ltd, 1988). They also are available on the publisher's WEB SITE (for registered subscribers only) :