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JazzaheaD 2015 ...... Artist /Agencies /1 contents Aubergine Artist Management A management and production company providing support to ’s most talented composers, musicians and bands. /Artists /Agencies /Venues /Festivals , with (), (bass) Aubergine Artist Management . . .1 Brosella ...... 34. and Stéphane Galland (drums) Art -Spot ...... 4 Djangofollies ...... 35. The unique place Aka Moon occupies in today’s music scène is down to the fact Bis Bookings ...... 6 30cc ...... 36. that they combine art with inspired musical craftsmanship. OL

Badass Yogi Productions . . . . .8 Gaume Jazz Festival . . . . . 37. “ The most adventurous Brussels-based jazz band is proving that its many influencesn ...... 9 Handelsbeurs ...... 38. throughout the years did not miss their mark.” Agenda Caroll Vanwelden ...... 10. Jazz Brugge/ Arts Centre 39 ROSSIG David Thomaere ...... 11. Jazz & Muziek ...... 40. BRZZVLL, feat. Anthony Joseph Flat Earth Society ...... 12. Jazz Station ...... 41. BRZZVLL plays improvised dance music with a jazz-fusion, funk and a rare Inside Jazz Management / . . . 13. On-z-road ...... 42. groove sound like that of the 70’s: tight bass and drums, funky horns, imaginative Booking Travers ...... 43. and sexy guitar and keyboards. “ When poetry meets groove” CANVAS Jef Neve/Silverbyrd management . 16 Vrijstaat O ...... 44. Jelle Van Giel ...... 17.

Mâäk ...... 18 Kris Defoortp is a major figure in theE uropean jazz music scene. He created a MET-X ...... 19. / Organisations highly individual musical language that redefines musical traditions in an original WER SSELS

Melike Tarhan ...... 20. way. His musicnt is characterised by the encounter between classic and jazz music, A NU:BE///Thomas Champagne . . 21 Muziekmozaïek ...... 45. and between written compositionsBRU and improvisation. Pierre de Surgères Trio . . . . 22. Flanders Arts Institute . . . . 46. “ A versatile and refined artist who combines, as few, harmonious wisdom, Root ...... 23. Jazz Brussels ...... 47. instrument mastering and pathos” All About Jazz Italy Redcat Artists ...... 24. Les Lundis d’Hortense . . . . . 48. nt

withE Bert Dockx (guitar), Fred Lyenn (bass) and Steven Cassiers Sander De Winne ...... 26. Wallonia-Brussels Music . . . . 50. Dans Dans, h Stilletto ...... 27. (drums): ONLY INTERNATIONALG BOOKINGS (Belgium, UK and The excl.)

Zephyrus Music ...... 28 Dans DansBRUGES unites the talent of three musicians at the top of their game. Zig Zag World ...... 30. / Who’s Who ...... 52. Together they create music that categorises from garage jazz, psychedelic blues and ecstatic noir soundtracks to spacey rock ‘n’ roll. / Labels “ Buy, Shut up and Listen” Focus Knack / Map of Belgium ......

De Berennd Gieren, with Fulco Ottervanger (piano), Lieven Van Pée (bass) Igloo Records ...... 32 E W E. R. F...... 33. and Simont Segers (drums) OS Based on the compositions of pianist Fulco Ottervanger, the trio uses the power of improvisation on the quest for a new form. De Beren Gieren provides robust evidence that gold can still be mined from the union of piano, bass and drums. “ Fantastically enjoyable, very energetic and very varied in mood” BBC3 2 /Artists / Agencies...... /3

LABtrio, with Bram De Looze (piano & Fender Rhodes) Anneleen Boehme () and Lander Gyselinck (drums) LABtrio mixes the different personalities of three young, adventurous musicians. Their music is uplifting, refreshing and in constant evolution. LABtrio creates a musical laboratory where influences of jazz, improvisation, and electronic music are mixed. “ They play with that winning combination of utter conviction and disregard for Kris Defoort BRZZVLL precedent that characterises the best jazz groups.” The Irish Times Jens Maurits Orchestra Improvisation, orchestration, contemplation, authenticity and originality: Jens Maurits Orchestra embraces the full package with its transdisciplinary jazz concerts. Teun Verbruggen Teun Verbruggen is usually associated with drums, electronics, noise-pad and toys. With his own groups, Teun Verbruggen likes to travel the most experimental Dans Dans Aka Moon routes of jazz, rock and improvisation but also has forged close links with a wide network of artists evolving on the interdisciplinary arts scene.

Maaike Wuyts General manager [email protected] M +32 (0)473 37 19 70

Zoë Pigot Mc Pherson De Beren Gieren labtrio Production and tour manager [email protected] T +32 (0)2 414 67 64

Stef Vonk Production and tour manager [email protected] M +32 (0)485 99 02 52 www.aubergineartistmanagement.com Jens Maurits Orchestra 4 /Artists / Agencies...... /5 Art-spot.be ART-SPOT.BE is a Ghent-based agency that offers management, services such as structural or productional advice - and support for various Belgian ensembles and performing arts organisations. 22 strings and a piece of wood Jakob Bro, Joachim Badenhorst, Frantz Loriot, Seraphine Stragier, Yannick Peeters, Kristof Roseeuw (two double basses, cello, viola, electric guitar, Celtic harp, reeds: clarinet / bass clarinet / tenor sax) This is a unique ensemble with both jazz and contemporary classical chamber music references, with ‘the vibrating string’ as focal point. With its unique line-up, omission of drums and the presence of two double basses, these musicians envisage to create an opening to develop new timbres and idiosyncratic approaches to the ‘jazz formula’ as an ever evolving genre. Too Noisy Fish Too Noisy Fish Peter Vandenberghe (piano),Teun Verbruggen (drums and percussion), Kristof Roseeuw (double bass) Too Noisy Fish is breaking new boundaries. The piano trio with double bass and drums freely explores any style or inspiration: jazz, film, classic, ambient, experimental or rock. TNF, being also the rhythm section of the slightly deranged Belgian big band Flat Earth Society, is now completely on the loose. They chose The Prairie Sun Studios in Cotati, California to record their second CD ‘Fight Eat Sleep’, with Oz Fritz pushing the buttons. The result is a no bullshit recording straight to tape: no edits, no overdubs. 22 strings and a piece of wood Simple The talented composer and producer Pierre Vervloesem (Flat Earth Society, SIMPLE Kings of Belgium, X-legged Sally, A Group ...) is back with a new called ‘Simple’. This time on bass guitar, he is surrounded by Bruno Vansina on the Lawrence Van Den Eede & saxophone, Didier Fontaine, outstanding session drummer and Joris Caluwaerts Anniek Vanhee on keys. General Management The music of Simple is a very naive, almost grotesque version of jazz. It includes [email protected] very diverse elements ranging from French film toN ew York’s New Wave of the [email protected] MANAGEMENT & We are from Belgium 1980s, from the most miserable prog rock to the most enlightened modern jazz. M +32 (0)475 90 47 25 Made in Flanders Their first album ‘Undeletable’ was published on Off-Record Label in Brussels. www.art-spot.be SERVICES 6 /Artists / Agencies...... /7

Skordatura Punkjazz Ensemble John Ghost Altertape Humble Grumble Backback Sweet Defeat

Bis Bookings Humble Grumble Bis Bookings provides a tailor-made solution for music with character: Crazed jazzy and avant-proggy, the Belgian ensemble Humble Grumble seem bookings, management and promotion. The agency especially focuses on ‘Zappa-esque’ while stirring in their melting pot of anything-goes music, with improvisation and jazz in ‘the broad sense’. either outrageous or incongruously dark lyrics but rooted in a somewhat folkier side. Skordatura Punkjazz Ensemble Four musicians, bound together by the love of challenging music, have built a Backback repertoire with a passion for experiment and the ‘out-of-the-ordinary’. Influences A Belgium-based jazz trio with sax, guitar and drums. ‘An unusual line-up’ you of Aka Moon, Fieldwork, Greetings from Mercury, Steve Lehman, , might think, or ‘no bass player, isn’t that a handicap?’ Not so with Backback. and Wayne Shorter. Through years of rehearsing, gigging, and recording, the trio has forged their own “Their debut ‘How To Chase A Minute In One Second’ draws not so much from the 1970s punk impressive sound and seems to have a magic formula to keep its music fresh, rock tradition of expression (despite their musical skill), but from the resonant sounds and ingenious and yet accessible. A unique blend of jazz, rock, free jazz, funk, but attitude of ’ post-Weather Report music. (...) Their approach to music making with the impact and sound of a thunderous rock band. revives the fusion of rock and jazz without watering down either.” Mark Corroto, all About Jazz Sweet Defeat Sweet Defeat -composer and multi-instrumentalist Tom Wouters gathered John Ghost congenial minds with guitarist Bert Dockx and cellist Lode Vercampt to form a John Ghost is being influenced by modal and free jazz, as well as by contem­ rather atypical trio. Together they create ‘chamber jazz and beyond’, which porary-classical and progressive rock music. The compositions create a they invite you to interpret literally. Or how composition, surprise and tension cinematic atmosphere, alternated with fragments of a conventional groove. can be synonymous. No well-trodden paths, but astonishing and above all They are either linked together or broken up by improvisations. These six adventurous music. talented musicians know how to take you on a musical trip.

Altertape Lobke Aelbrecht Altertape gratifies enthusiasts of arranged music as well as fans of daring Manager / agent / booking improvisations. The use of loops is prominent in the band, providing filmic layers, [email protected] reminiscent of the Cinematic Orchestra, but also close to the melodic oeuvre of M +32 (0)485 80 61 02 Aphex Twin or Autechre. ww.bisbookings.be 8 /Artists / Agencies...... /9 Badass Yogi Prod Brussels Jazz Orchestra BYP is both a record label and promotion agency that promotes bands and artists The Brussels Jazz Orchestra plays jazz with a dynamic orchestral sound, rooted through management, consulting, video direction, booking shows and events in in jazz tradition. Crossing over to other genres, such as film, flamenco, graphic and around Belgium, with no outrageous promotional or production costs. novel and theatre has become one of its trademarks. The recordings of the BJO, 19 CDs to date, have received international acclaim and have been rewarded BYP will never compromise artistic value or musicality in favour of commercial numerous prizes, most recently two Grammy Award Nominations for Wild success or image and believes most of all in the integrity of its artists. What you Beauty, featuring (2014). hear on stage or in our productions is the artist’s undiluted vision. “The Brussels Jazz Orchestra can play any crazy piece you put in front of them, work hard This agency is a home for eclectic musical collaborations as well as a place where until it’s perfect, and if it’s called for, swing their asses off!”, USA artists have the freedom to propose music they might not be able to, or want to, propose to other labels or booking agencies. “The best jazz orchestra by far that I have met in my forty years’ career” Dav e Liebman, GERMANY

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Laurent Cordier Koen Maes Manager Manager [email protected] [email protected] M +32 (0) 496 80 18 62 Le Grand Cosmic Journey M +32 (0) 495 89 90 03 www.byp-online.com www.brusselsjazzorchestra.com 10 /Artists / Agencies...... /11 Caroll Vanwelden David Thomaere Trio Caroll Vanwelden is a singer/songwriter/pianist. After the amazing As a winner of the Award 2012 and with a nomination for the success of her first Shakespeare Sonnets album in 2012, and her standard album Sabam Jazz Award 2014, David Thomaere is an emerging Belgian pianist. with songs from the 1940s in 2013, Caroll released her second Shakespeare He is inspired by both modern jazz and electro-pop which results in compositions Sonnets & Jazz album in October 2014, where she combines Shakespeare’s reaching out to the jazz tradition but with a modern touch. Appreciated both by sonnets with her own compositions to a ground breaking, fresh and emotional experienced and by non-experienced listeners. jazzy sound. The amazing intensity of the compositions and the accuracy and He is working together with drummer and ‘rising star’ Antoine Pierre (Philip intensity of her voice, elevates Shakespeare’s words to a new dimension. What Catherine, TaxiWars) and bass-player Felix Zurstrassen (Conference of the Birds). the Belgian singer and pianist presents with her three fellow musicians, In January they recorded their first album titled’Crossing Lines’ which will be sounds stunning, natural and fresh. A sparkling sound from the first note. released this fall on the W.E.R.F. - label. They will be touring in Belgium in April / The instrumentation of the 16 sonnets is sensitively selected. Mai 2016, supported by JazzLab Series and Lundis d’Hortense.

(Don’t Explain) “… to resume: “Don’t explain” is far from any nostalgia, it leads you to a new discovery of these great jazz songs.” (Translation) Stereo, February 2014 5/5 stars & AudioHighlight Stereo Magazine February 2014 5/5 stars Music & Sound Fono Forum

(Sings Shakespeare Sonnets vol. 2 – o k t 2 0 1 4 ) “Audiophiles Highlight des Monats” und 5/5 stars Klang und Musik Stereo Magazine by Thomas Hintze 12/2014 5/5 Stars Klang und Musik Fono Forum by Thomas Hintze 12/2014 Jazz-album of the week 46 in 2014 NDR ”….Vanwelden has once more succeeded to bring big literature into music, with a lot of colour-fantasy, open atmospheres, very interesting rhythmical structures and a poppy drive” Jazzthing “…..an absolute must in your collection!” Kurier Deutschland

Caroll Vanwelden (SMV Productions) Singer/songwriter/pianist, producer, management [email protected] Studiebureau Vanwelden David Thomaere M+32 (0)477 43 80 12 (BE) Pianist, Composer M +49 (0)173 69 87 454 (DE) [email protected] www.carollvanwelden.be M +32 (0) 479 90 20 32 www.davidthomaere.be 12 /Artists / Agencies...... /13 Flat Earth Society (FES) Inside Jazz Management Inside Jazz Management is a Ghent-based agency that provides all-encompassing management to Belgian jazz artists and booking for international artists. Its mission is to guide, develop and improve artists careers by means of close collaboration. Inside Jazz offers a 360° model, covering management, production, communication and tour support. Musicians represented by Inside Jazz use jazz as a language to communicate with any possible genre, from Americana over classical to rock and avant-garde.

Tutu Puoane –10 years in Europe project www.tutupuoanemusic.com The two-time Sama-winner for Best Vocal Jazz rises to the occasion again with her fifth release, ILanga. Her warm, soaring vocals boast a love for music. Strongly influenced bySouth African legends Bheki Mseleku and Abdullah Ibrahim. Tutu Puoane is one of the most captivating voices on the contemporary international music scene.

Septych www.bramdelooze.com Septych holds a wide line-up with a less obvious instrumentation, three wood- ­­winds, two cellos, piano and drums. The remarkable and inspiring people who carefully fulfil their own roles in this seven-piece band, are one by one important presences in diverse musical scenes: Bram De Looze, Robin Verheyen, Bo van der Werf, Gebhard Ullmann, Lester St-Louis, Daniel Levin, Flin van Hemmen. The band led by composer /clarinettist Peter Vermeersch is and remains Belgium’s most original and most daring ‘big band’. Not in the traditional sense Yves Peeters Gumbo: The Big Easy Revisitedwww.yvespeeters.com of the word, but simply because it consists of fifteen musicians. The influences are An imaginary trip to the pre- and post-Katrina New Orleans. The music they manifold in their far from traditional ‘big band’ music. Although the word compose, arrange and play is a melting pot of influences and styles from The Big ‘eclectic’ gives them the creeps, it is difficult to describe this exuberant music Easy: powerful gospel and soul vocals, mixed with second-line grooves, bluesy any other way. piano licks, funky horn riffs and haunting voodoo rhythms, with a lot of room on top for improvisation. The Big Easy Revisited is a personal and contemporary ...... Summer tour 2015 interpretation of the inexhaustibly rich musical heritage from New Orleans. June 28 Le Hublot, Nancy, France June 29 Café Museum, Passau, Germany Anniek Vanhee De Looze/Machtel/De Waele June 30 Porgy & Bess, Vienna, Austria www.insidejazz.be/band/de-loozemachtelde-waele Manager July 01 Ljubljana Jazz Festival, Slovenia [email protected] July 02 date to be confirmed / open for booking “Bram De Looze is, at his young age, already one of the most important piano players in M + 32 (0) 497 812 832 July 03 Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige, Bolzano, Italy the Belgian jazz scene” Peter De Backer, Jazzmozaiek July 04 Jazzclub Unterfahrt, Münich, Germany www.fes.be “A very interactive and refreshing trio with a lot of respect for the jazz tradition.” Daan Demeyer 14 /Artists / Agencies...... /15

DelVitaGroup feat. Anton Goudsmit www.delvitagroup.com Rebirth::Collective feat. Jesse Van Ruller www.rebirthcollective.com After earlier explorations of classical music, DelVitaGroup wants to look A powerful eight-piece ensemble makes 1950s bop swing again, but this time towards the other side of the musical spectrum in their new project Brother’s with a contemporary drive. Rebirth::Collective will pay homage to jazz Brew: the world of electronics, semi-rock, , instant composing, giant Billy Strayhorn’s 100th birthday with the help from an international icon etc. To help DelVitaGroup reinvent themselves more easily, they found the of modern jazz guitar, Jesse Van Ruller. The album will be ready in june! perfect partner in crime: Anton Goudsmit (NL). Goudsmit is one of the most influential guitarists in TheN etherlands.

Nordmann www.nordmannmusic.com The Ghent-based Nordmann is one of those rare bands with the vision and the talent to redefine the prog rock genre. They themselves prefer the term progressive­ jazz rock: combining desert rock with virtuoso improvisation and Manngold de Cobre Tutu Puoane Yves Peeters Gumbo open soundscapes, the outcome is a mindbending, provocative listen. Alarm! is a rollercoaster of an album, bringing Nordmann to the biggest rock and jazz stages in the Benelux. Thanks to their unique sound they are the next big thing in both scenes.

Bram Weijters – Chad McCullough Quartet www.bramweijters.com “With three recordings under their belts, and the music evolving in its beauty, mystery and delVitaGroup feat. Anton Goudsmit Rebirth::Collective originality, the Chad McCullough (US)/Bram Weijters (BE) Quartet is pushing into that classic territory of Herbie Hancock and Thomasz Stanko: Tunes of immensely graceful quartet interplay and a measured majesty.” All About Jazz

Manngold de Cobre www.insidejazz.be/band/manngold-de-cobre Tribal repetitive mayhem (2 drums), the horn section sometimes hitting as hard Nordmann Azure Mortal Bram Weijters – as the MC5-ish guitars, as well as cosmic Sun Ra arrangements and scapes that Chad McCullough Quartet heal and embrace as Davis’ In A Silent Way. Add some proto space punk and noise and you’re in for something really unique. In 2016, they will collaborate with one of the world’s leading dance companies, Ultima Vez.

Azure Mortal www.azuremortal.be The project Azure Mortal of Belgian Dirk Swartenbroekx (Buscemi, Radical Slave) is producing avant-garde electronic audio experiments and writing low Septych De Looze/Machtel/De Waele frequency music for art installations, expos, films, choreography and live Tytgat Jens Vincent Heyvaert performances. Dark ambient is maybe a good description for the Azure Mortal Manager / Agent / Booker / Programmer [email protected] sound. Azure Mortal can be booked as a live band consisting of ground-breaking M +32 (0) 486 84 09 77 M +32 (0)471 35 12 81 jazz musicians. [email protected] www.insidejazz.be/management 16 /Artists / Agencies...... /17 Jef Neve / Silverbyrd Management Jelle Van Giel Group Jef Neve has become a prominent figure in his homeland Belgium and his repu­ta-­ In 2015, Jelle will be releasing his debut album Songs For Everyone. The title says tion is rapidly spreading to the rest of the world. He graduated in 2000 as Master it all: the lyrical compositions capture the imagination of every member of the of Music in both jazz and classical piano, both with great honours. Because of this audience. Both daily life and travel experiences have inspired Jelle and have education he has been performing all over the world in the widest variety of determined the emotions and sound of the music, fortified by the personal input of ensembles, from piano solo, over his trio and octet, to performances with a each musician. The listener detects influences of rock, world and classical music in symphonic orchestra. He is signed Universal Classics & Jazz and has just released these jazz compositions. The album was produced with support of the label his first solo record,ONE , recorded in the famous Abbey Road Studio’s. Hevhetia and the Flemish Government. Carlo Nardozza (trumpet), Bart Borremans (tenor sax), Tom Bourgeois (alto sax), “If there is an album out there that shows that Jef Neve belongs to the absolute top, then it Tim Finoulst (guitar), Bram Weijters (piano), Janos Bruneel (double bass), must be One. His qualities as a musician, composer and arranger show through more than Jelle Van Giel (drums/compositions) ever. It makes One, one of the most impressive albums ever created by a pianist in the areas of Jazz, Classical and Pop. ” Dick Hovenga, Written In Music, Oct. 2014 ‘Over the years I have seen so many young musicians come into and go out of school. It is almost impossible for me to keep track of all of them. So it is always a joy to hear about the exploits of these musicians. Making your first CD is kind of a landmark in our life. All of the “As for Neve’s ascent to work involved in writing, arranging, rehearsing, and finally recording the thing is deserving the summit of solo piano, a medal of sorts. Never mind choosing the label, and the pictures and liner notes. So we have he has proven that he is heard a landmark from Jelle. A wonderful collection of tunes with marvelous solos and more than ready dramatic energy levels. What a wonderful spirit this ensemble has. I look forward to the to undertake the climb.” next landmark from Jelle.’ Jo hn Ruocco Mark Stokesbury, Nov. 15th, 2014

Jelle Van Giel Pieter Kindt Sara Lambrecht Founder / composer / drummer Manager Bookings The Netherlands [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] M +32 (0) 473 45 12 28 M +32 (0) 478 94 35 18 M +32 (0) 470 03 53 45 www.jellevangiel.com www.jefneve.com 18 /Artists / Agencies...... /19 Mâäk MET-X Mâäk is Belgium’s longest existing avant-gardist jazz collective of five, with a big MET-X is a house for and from musicians. It transforms sounds from the belly of range of different collaborations and projects. Here are a few: the city into a unique musical universe. In close collaboration with enthusiastic artists coming from the most different horizons it manufactures the creative Mâäk : The core of Mâäk and the starting point of all the other projects. elements in order to form bands, events and educational processes. Its acoustic A trumpet (Laurent Blondiau), two saxes (Jeroen Van Herzeele & Guillaume universe is closely linked to that of the steaming capital: sometimes loud, Orti), a tuba () and drums (João Lobo), a lot of trance and impro- sometimes soft, sometimes beautiful, sometimes ugly. Never smooth. Always visation, mixed with influences from West African music. Mâäk plays acoustic, exciting. Moving music, music that moves. loves unconventional places to play and interacting with the audience. Electro Project: Co-creation between Mâäk & choreographer Salia Sanou Marockin’ Brass ft. Byron Wallen (BFA). Music, dance and light transcend every boundary. It’s dreamy, playful, The connection between the poly-layered soundscapes, Q&A-structures and lightful and very colourful! Just the way Mâäk likes it! a multitude of acoustic timbres is dazzlingly effective. It all just happens, MikMâäk: Mâäk’s invincible big band with 16 of Europe’s best jazzmen. organically, on the vertex of a dialogue between the sublime section of jazz’s finest The musicians compose the pieces, which leads to an active, breathing and virtuosi with Moroccan Gnawa masters. The improvisation language is slashing. constantly changing atmosphere. A massage for your ears and soul! The rhythm section is ruthless. This band propels the groove from the deepest spot Line-up: Mâäk Quintet + Bart Maris, Jean Paul Estiévenart: trumpets | Pascal and infects you with a straightforward energy. Generous and beyond measure… Rousseau, Niels Van Heertum: trombones, tuba | Bo Van der Werf, Grégoire “Byron is one of the most innovative, exciting and original trumpet players alive” Tirtiaux: saxes | Pierre Bernard, Quentin Menfroy: flutes |Y ann Lecollaire: Jazzwise Magazine clarinet | Fabian Fiorini: piano | Claude Tchamitchian: double bass Marockin’ Brass Marockin’ Brass is the result of a long-lasting love and a thorough analysis of (North) African rhythms on which they layer their melodic lines that refer to jazz, contemporary music as well as to non-Western musical vocabulary. The result is astonishingly fresh and sounds as if Brussels has always been a harbour at the Mediterranean sea.

Mâäk Quintet Electro Project MikMâäk

“Mâäk develops a natural tendency towards the unclassifiable. We are constantly looking for thousands of life forms, of which the most as Nooshin Khatami possible connect on all levels of our activities. It’s about accepting that our Booking, production & promotion music, despite all our reflections and additional work, is created on the spot, while it takes [email protected] form and spreads itself. It’s also about realizing that all our paths are different. And from the [email protected] tensions that arise from these differences we make use to construct new paths together. That M +32(0)475 35 29 65 way, at the end of our journey, we are able to propose the public another vision and www.maaksspirit.be Marockin’ Brass ft. Byron Wallen sentiment towards the concept of a concert.” Laurent Blondiau - artistic director www.met-x.be 20 /Artists / Agencies...... /21 Melike NU:BE /// Thomas Champagne Turkish music, refreshed by a breeze of improvised jazz or even free ­jazz. The quartet Melike modernises traditional Turkish melodies and rhythms, like Thomas Champagne – Random House oriental designers use old techniques such as marquetry of wood or hammered Thomas Champagne is out to discover a new soundscape. With Guillaume Vierset copper to create design objects with a temporary touch. The first track sets (gtr), Ruben Lamon (db) and Alain Deval (dm), he is on the way to discovering a the tone of the album: the free flight of a sax and a percussion rhythm that could large part of it. The search for new sensations leads to an exploration of sound. accompany belly dancers during their act! Next to traditional tunes that The bare playing better underlines the sharpness of the melodies. The mood veers are revised and rearranged, half of the tracks on the record are original songs between introspection and a spontaneous swing that is full of relief. Random composed by saxophone player John Snauwaert and guitarist Hendrik House is doing just that, without forgetting its roots, nor the swing, nor the groove. Braeckman and driven by the finesse and lightness of percussionist François Taillefer. THE SIDEWINDERS – Early Wayne After their first album ‘A Little Busy’ (Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley, Wayne “ the title track of the album in Shorter, Art Blakey) and The Sidewinders play Joe Henderson”, the band now which jazz and Turkish tradition plays the first part of the enormous repertoire of the great Wayne Shorter! lovingly embrace each other – first gently butlater enthusiastically and Essence (Claessens and Champagne) ecstatically. Melike’s impassioned After 10 years of seperate projects,two complementary artists and friends meet voice truly stands out in each and again in 2013, resulting in a repertoire mixing their own compositions with little every song ofthe record, caressing gems from , Egberto Gismonti or Keith Jarrett (piano&sax). your ears in all registers and tonalities.” Another Thomas Champagne Project Ton Maas, Mixedworldmusic.com Kind of Blue Tribute with Gino Lattuca (tp), Thomas Champagne (alto sax), Michel Mainil (tenor sax), Eve Beuvens (pn),Nicola Lancerotti (db), Bruno “melancholy and romance triumph Castellucci (dr), UTZ (Brazilian Pop/Rock), Al Manara (Belgian/Palestinian and Braeckman’s, Snauwaert’s and Project), Promenade de santé with Thomas Champagne Trio (theatre play), Taillefer’s playful arrangements Tan Trio (standards acoustic Trio). give this world music a finishing touch with their beautiful jazzy echoes.” Chris Joris, Jazz Mozaïek

Uxia Dominguez Rey Melika Tarhan Coordinator Singer, Composer [email protected] Thomas Champagne – THE SIDEWINDERS [email protected] T +32 (0)2 640 22 76 Random House M +32 (0)475 93 51 75 M +32 (0)497 29 17 80 www.melike.be www.thomaschampagne.be 22 /Artists / Agencies...... /23 Pierre de Surgères Trio Root Pianist Pierre de Surgères, with Teun Verbruggen on drums and with ROOT refreshed the Belgian jazz scene with their untitled debut album. Félix Zurstrassen on bass, present their first album ‘Krysis’. The songs that Its combination of subtle lyricism, edgy, in-your-face grooves and psychedelia Pierre de Surgères wrote for this release are sometimes based on concepts such became their trademark. Their second album, ‘Agree to disagree’ , proves that as symmetry, rhythmic and melodic serialism and on hazard. Some songs are ROOT isn’t just a brilliant flash in the musical pan: their unique sound is more improvised, but de Surgères always searches for the groove in the music he writes. pure and refined, the compositions more mature – while individual drive and group interaction still mesh like a well-oiled machine.

“...The Ghentian trio Root sounded like they should have been born in Norway. At one extreme they were indebted to the sounds of Supersilent, but with their limber soulfulness, they could be plundering the outgoing aspects of New York’s Medeski, Martin & Wood. The end¬sound became their own Root-sound amalgam...” ALL about jazz -Martin Longley

“These three creative, and broadly experienced musicians meet each other in the backroom of their musical heritage, evolve in this new, dedicated to jazz, funk, rock and other mellow tunes formed trio: Root.”

‘To have a good sound, it is necessary for the musicians to have fun playing it, so they can give it a natural favour.’

‘Rien ne laissait présager d’un enregistrement aussi ambitieux par un pianiste (surdoué) pratiquement inconnu... ce premier disque à paraître sous son nom est un coup de maître sans Pierre de Surgères précédent.’ Dominique Vantomme Leader / musician Philippe Elhem, Le Vif Musician [email protected] ‘Un son ancré dans notre temps témoignage de [email protected] T +32 (0)486 47 23 71 l’ambition d’un musicien curieux et ouvert.’ M +32 (0)488 35 05 04 www. pierredesurgeres.com Benjamin Brooke www.rootband.be 24 /Artists / Agencies...... /25

Redcat Artists Pascal Schumacher Redcat Artists is a Belgian booking agency that represents emerging talent as Pascal Schumacher, unanimously praised artist at the 2014 Luxembourg Jazz well as established artists in Belgium and abroad. With its focus on jazz and Meeting and one of Europe’s leading vibraphone players, is set to release a new contemporary music, Redcat Artists has already been active in countries like album worldwide, in March 2015 through Laborie Jazz. ‘Left Tokyo Right’ Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, features international guests like Magic Malik (flute), Verneri Pohjola (trumpet), Turkey, China, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Australia, Canada and Brazil. Sylvain Rifflet (saxophone, clarinet) and Aliénor Mancip (harp). Pascal Schumacher’s new album has an open and boundless sound, flirting Khalifé-Schumacher-Tristano with minimalism and contemporary classic. Pianist Francesco Tristano, one of Deutsche Grammophon’s top rising stars, Line-up: Pascal Schumacher (vibraphone, glockenspiel), Franz Von Chossy known also for his collaborations with various electronic music artists like (piano), Pol Belardi Carl Craig - Percussionist Bachar Khalifé, rooted in the Arabic musical culture as well as in the French rhythmically colorful world of sounds - Vibraphonist Frank Deruytter Quartet Feat. Peter Erskine (B/US/F) Pascal Schumacher, a master in improvisation within freely-explored musical Catchy jazz full of grooves from the hardtop and funk catalogue. Their highly spaces... Inspired by these diverse musical backgrounds, the music of this acclaimed 2nd album ‘Moon Of Ensor’ has catapulted the band’s group dynamics electro-acoustic trio is characterized by curiosity, contrast and spontaneity. to an exquisite level. The program unfolds lyric and fascinating rhythmic phases, spinning a web of “Frank is the only saxophonist I know of today who is still finding fresh music, mining or closely woven soundscapes and spatial loops. Their debut album ‘Afrodiziak’ was investigating it, the way Michael Brecker played.” Peter Erskine released in January 2015 on Edel. Line-up: Frank Deruytter (sax), Peter Erskine (drums), (piano), Line-up: Bachar Khalifé (percussion), Pascal Schumacher (vibraphone, Bart De Nolf (B) marimbaphone, glockenspiel), Francesco Tristano (piano, electronics) OTO Machine (B) Michel Bisceglia Trio A Full Operational Mothaship Of Funkateers, going down On The One and nothing Pianist, composer and arranger Michel but the One. OTO Machine was founded in 2014. With its first class line up, Bisceglia is one of the most important and consisting of 15 of Belgium’s finest jazz & pop musicians (Brussels Jazz most vigorous musicians from Belgium. He Orchestra, El Tattoo Del Tigre, Blue Blot, Selah Sue, etc.), OTO Machine stands worked with jazz icons such as Randy Brecker, for mind-blowing funk amidst an overwhelming performance. Dewey Redman, Bob Mintzer and Toots Line-up: Frank Deruytter (tenor sax, vocals), Frank Vaganée, Dieter Limbourg Thielemans. In 2014, Michel Bisceglia won (alto sax), Filip Demeyer (tenor sax), Johan Vandendriessche (baritone sax), the Public Choice Award at the World Carlo Mertens , Lode Mertens (trombone), Serge Plume, Nico Schepers, Khalifé-Schumacher-Tristano Soundtrack Awards, for his music for the Carlo Nardozza (trumpet), Bert Gielen, Didier Deruytter (keys), Rory De Kievit Belgian film ‘Marina’. JazzTimes included (guitar), Erik Raedemakers (bass), Jordi Geuens (drums) ‘Singularity’ by the Michel Bisceglia Trio in their ‘50 of the Top Jazz CDs for 2014’ and his Kati Van de Velde music was featured in the famous American Booking agent & founder of Redcat Artists TV series Ray Donovan. [email protected] Line-up: Michel Bisceglia (piano), Werner M +32 (0)476 98 25 00 Lauscher (bass), Marc Léhan (drums) www.redcatartists.com, www.greenhousetalent.be Michel Bisceglia Trio 26 /Artists / Agencies...... /27 Sander De Winne Stilletto The young Belgian singer Sander De Winne (1987) is one of the few male jazz Independant publicist & promotor for jazz labels & jazz musicians in vocalists in Europe. He studied at the conservatories of Ghent, and the Benelux area : Avishai Cohen, Christoph Irniger, Raphael Wressnig,Rotem Sivan, prestigious Jazz institute of Berlin (JIB). In August 2013 Sander won the Felix Schlarmann, Pascal Schumacher, Nordmann, Sander De Winne, Audience award at the 6th international vocal jazz competition Voicingers in David Thomaere and Tutu Puoane. Zory, Poland. The debut album of his own band Kosmos has just been recorded in February 2015 and will be released in April 2016. The music award winning Danish vocal group IKI was invited as a special guest on the album. In April 2016 Sander will present the unique project Trækfugle, a big ensemble with IKI and his band Kosmos, for a total of 7 singers and 5 instrumentalists on stage. They will present new contemparory jazz music written by Sander De Winne and influenced by African music and old classical choir music.

Christoph Irniger Pascal Schumacher

Kosmos

Avishai Cohen Felix Schlarmann Raphael Wressnig

Trækfugle

Sander De Winne, Singer Inge De Pauw David Thomaere Tutu Puoane [email protected] Press & Promotion Sander De Winne [email protected] [email protected] www.sanderdewinne.com M +32 (0)473 123 237 Inge De Pauw, [email protected] (see page 27) www.stilletto.be 28 /Artists / Agencies...... /29 Zephyrus Music Since eleven years,Zephyrus is the producer, manager and promotor of musical Black Flower projects in the genre of roots, jazz and world music which have that special edge. Music from a mythical Authenticity, quality and an open mind is what the band most prefers. Its working ancient East African empire. area spreads out to the Benelux and the rest of Europe. Psyche-delicious and still very accessible 21st century Myrddin eclectic Ethio dub jazz. Their Myrddin is a phenomenon. With his unique interpretation of flamenco, infused album ‘Abyssinia Afterlife’ was with classical music and jazz, he moves every audience. His secret: technical a sure hit and pitched them virtuosity combined with deep emotion. Myrddin has just released his fourth CD instantly to renowned stages ‘Rosa de Papel’ which features some of the biggest names in the flamenco as Ancienne Belgique (BE), and jazz scene. His sextet consists of Alain Pérez (former bass player of Paco de Myrddin Paradiso (NL), Eurosonic Lucía), Nathan Daems (flute, nay, sax), Manu Masaedo (percussion), Alicia (NL), Ghent Jazz Festival Carrasco (voice) and Ana Llanes (dance) bridging flamenco and jazz in a (BE), Tourcoing Jazz Festival very open spirit. Myrddin is also performing as a solo artist and in duo with (FR)... Jef Neve (piano). “(...)brilliant album (…) “ Rosa de Papel – 4 stars De Standaard Gilles Peterson, BBC Radio 6 ‘On his last album Myrddin created his own flamenco peña built upon gut feeling and “(...) unique reinvention of Ethio emotion – thank god without planning permission of flamenco, jazz or other institutes. jazz has to be heard (…) as heavy Step inside, it feels so good … ‘ An Rosiers, Nieuwsblad and as trippy as hell and at others intricate, subtle and abstract (…) www.myrddinmusic.com Highly recommended.” Hijaz Quinton Scott, Strut Records Hijaz Belgium’s best kept secret in oriental jazz released a third CD ‘Nahadin’ in 2014. www.blackflower.be Losing all boundaries, all conventions, the band recorded 7 pieces of organic music inspired by different mediterranean cultures and jazz. The core of the band is Tunisian oud player Moufadhel Adhoum and the Greek-Belgian piano player Niko Deman, supported by percussionist Chryster Aerts (Belgium) and bass Jan Hoozee player Rui Salgado (Portugal). Director A group that totally seduced us. Their latest album should launch them on European and [email protected] international scenes worldwide. Nadia Khouri-Dagher, Babel Med M +32 494 44 87 01 www.zephyrusmusic.be www.hijaz.be Black Flower 30 /Artists / Agencies...... /31 Zig Zag World A worldwide management, booking and label company. Vocal Sampling Zig Zag World is very happy to take on the international management of this emblematic Cuban band ‘Vocal Sampling’! All instruments are being recreated by the singing of these gifted musicians. Vocal Sampling 100 % a cappella! They return to the stage for a brand new show called ‘So Sampling’ and they’re preparing a new CD. “Musical magic. Vocal Sampling must rank as one of the best extraordinary groups in the world.” The Times “Tokyo show last September was the best live performance I’ve seen.” Yomiur (The daily) “They are the real deal “Qu incy Jones Majid Bekkas Afro- Oriental Jazz Trio After sharing the stage with virtuosi like Archie Shepp, Louis Sclavis, Joachim Majid Bekkas Afro- Oriental Jazz Trio Slang & Purbayan Chatterjee Khun and Pharoah Sanders..., Majid,the ambassador of African Gnaoua Blues, is releasing a magnificent new album ‘Al qantara’. Together with percussionist Khalid Kouhen and sax/flute player Manuel Hermia, Majid tells us musical stories of the diaspora. Slang & Purbayan Chatterjee This world fusion music, sometimes reminiscent of Mahavishnu Orchestra, sets its priorities and wants to keep it flexible . Without any linearity but through tropical mathematics in which the Belgian team challenges the virtues of the sitar, playing Manou Gallo Groove Orchestra Mokoomba at full speed or in dreamlike slow motion. Slang & Purbayan Chatterjee’s ‘Indeuropa’ is indeed the new continent to discover. Récital Boxon Récital Boxon is an unruly and tempestuous journey that rattles and batters the Manou Gallo Groove Orchestra idea of borders. A love song and war that overflows with the fury of the world. After being a singer, a bass player of Woya, Zap Mama and Tambours de Brazza, A poetic and musical attack that penetrates life like a break-in. a percussion player and a dancer, Manou Gallo turned into a brilliant band leader A non-negotiable rage whose spittle is gathered by a wave of derision. 10 years ago. She brings African music in a very inventive and modern way. With the ‘Manou Gallo Groove Orchestra’, Manou realises her dream to perform with Poney Gross her own brass section. Alongside musicians with jazz and classical backgrounds, Director Manou is the maestro creating a festive show overflowing with joy, jazz, groove, [email protected] funk and afro beat. M +32 (0)496 523 982 www.zigzagworld.be 32 /Labels ...... /33 IGLOO Records W.E.R.F. In 1978, jazz afficionados in Brussels decided to pull their resources together to Over the past two decades De Werf Records invested in and offered opportunities record some of the new music that was being produced. With no possibility of to Belgian jazz talent. Several very young jazz musicians thus developed together major releases, they set up their own label with a grant and organised distribution. with the label into established names in the jazz landscape. The almost endless The goal was not to recreate a giant corporation but to reflect the music of its list of musicians who already appeared on the label, reads like an encyclopaedic time. For 35 years already, IGLOO Records has continued to focus on new talent, overview of Belgian jazz between 1993- 2013. A scene filled with creative despite a difficult environment for the music industry. ingenuity and guts, experiment and foundation. “This is the primary role of Igloo, providing a platform for future talent is what we do.” Newest Releases Newest Releases Nordmann- Alarm! (W.E.R.F.127) // IGLOOJAZZ Bram Weijters - Chad McCullough Quartet- Abstract Igor Gehenot trio / Motion Quantities (W.E.R.F.126) IGL253 / spring 2015 Brussels Jazz Orchestra & Enrico Pieranunzi & Bert Joris - Toine Thys Trio / Grizzly The Music Of Enrico Pieranunzi(W. E.R.F.125) IGL260 / spring 2015 Peter Hertmans Quartet- Dedication (W.E.R.F.124) Jeff Herr Corporation Jan de Haas Vibes Quartet- Dreams Ago (W.E.R.F.123) Layer Cake / spring 2015 Mâäk -Nine (W.E.R.F.122) Manuel Hermia Trio Austerity / Sprig 2015 // IGLOO+ FLAT EARTH SOCIETY + X-LEGGED SALLY #thebox dec 2014

Rémi Planchenault Label manager Benny Claeysier [email protected] W.E.R.F. -label and concerts T +32 (0)2 538 90 01 benny [email protected] www.igloorecords.be T +32(0)50 33 05 29 www.dewerfrecords.com 34 /Venues /Festivals...... /35

Brosella Folk & Jazz (Brussels) Djangofolllies (Belgium) Brosella Folk & Jazz festival (1977), considered as the oldest cultural event Djangofolllies Jazz Festival (1994) each year commemorates Django of its kind in Brussels, is a must in Belgium’s cultural landscape. This intimate Reinhardt’s birthday (23/01/1910) with an eclectic programme of concerts summer festival features one day of folk, one day of jazz music and everything in paying homage to the most dazzling of jazz guitarists. Django’s inventive and between (even Brosella productions). The music of the highest quality is in perfect passionate music influenced generations of musicians and continues to inspire harmony with the enchanting place, a welcoming open air theatre nestled within young ones. The gypsy swing sound pioneered by this peerless improviser resonates an oasis of greenery, near the world famous Atomium. accordingly each year in a variety of venues throughout Belgium, to the delight f both expectant afficionados and curious newcomers. Next edition: 11 & 12 July 2015. Ossegem Park Brussels Bands need to apply on http://brosella.be/eng/your-band-at-brosella Next edition: 15 to 31 January 2016 (with more than 30 concerts all over Belgium). Bands need to apply on http://brosella.be/eng/your-band-at-brosella Name-Dropping Toshiko Akiyoshi, Lew Tabackin, Maria Schneider, Carla Bley, Omar Sosa, Avishai Cohen, ... but Name-Dropping also the top of the Belgian artists amongst whom : Brussels Jazz Orchestra, , Lollo Meier, Rosenberg & Limberger Family, Fapy Lafertin, Christian Escoudé, Evan Charles Loos, Steve Houben, Fabrice Alleman, Jef Neve, ... Christopher, Romane, Richard & Pierre Manetti, ...

Artists 2015 Artists 2016 Frank Deruytter’s OTOMachine,­ Guillaume Perret & The Electric Epic, Juan GarciaHerreros­ Costel Nitescu and the Lévis Reinhardt Trio, Michael Paouris, ... ‘Snow Owl’

Henri Vandenberghe Henri Vandenberghe General Manager General Manager [email protected] [email protected] www.brosella.be www.djangofolllies.be 36 /Venues /Festivals...... /37

30 cc (Leuven) Gaume Jazz Festival (Rossignol) 30 CC is in charge of the organisation and coordination of the annual jazz festival The Gaume Jazz Festival’s reputation has been built on the 500 concerts it has Leuven Jazz. Together with its partner JazzMozaïek, this 5-day festival hosts the produced since being created by the Jeunesses Musicales du Luxembourg Belge in international jazz contest B-Jazz. 30 CC organises free concerts in bars as well as 1985. It is artistically ambitious, with a consistent level that blends Belgian jazz, top gigs in bigger venues in the city. Also: crossover activities and combinations major European productions and young professionals. Visitors enjoy three days in with art, literature and spoken word. the pastoral, rural landscapes, choosing from 5 stages and more than 24 groups playing the various flavours of jazz, from the purest up to the latest blends of funk This season and electro. The Gaume Jazz Festival also boasts an educational side. Greg Osby, Plaistow, Tineke Postma, GoGo Penguin, STUFF., Jef Neve, Ruben Samama vs Amber Docters Van Leeuwen, Bert Joris, Melanie de Biasio, Bram De Looze Septych, Enrico Pieranunzi Program 2013 Michel Jonasz, Eric Légnini and the Afro Jazz Beat, Noa, /Tineke Postma, Next season Lulu Purwanto & Brussel Jazz Orchestra, Tineke Postma, Francesco Bearzatti, The Nordanians, Gerald Clayton,ADHD, , Roberto Fonseca, Tuur Florizoone Kapok Trio, Tim men & the Telephone, Anne Pacéo (Zip), Majid Bekkas Afro Oriental Jazz Trio, Eve Beuvens, Big Noise, Toine Thys trio, Papanosh,...

Jean-Pierre Bissot Danny Theuwis Director Promoter Music, Jazzfestival Leuven Jazz [email protected] [email protected] T +32 (0)63 41 22 81 T 016 23 84 27 www.gaume-Jazz.be www.leuvenjazz.be / www.30CC.be 38 /Venues /Festivals...... /39

Handelsbeurs (Ghent) Jazz Brugge Festival // De Werf () Handelsbeurs is an exciting concert venue presenting and commissioning a broad The Bruges-based Arts Centre DE WERF produces contemporary theatre and range of music going from classical, contemporary music to jazz, indie rock and works as a jazz centre, organising concerts, a jazz festival (Jazz Brugge) and pop plus some world music. It organises the Istanbul Ekspres festival - a festival releasing jazz albums. Although De Werf focuses quite a bit of its energy on focusing on the Istanbul music scene and has its annual music festival in May. supporting emerging Belgian jazz musicians, it has over the years gained Handelsbeurs is housed in an old building and has a beautiful hall seated 400 and international recognition through a consistent programme of concerts featuring standing 800 with a nice foyer. the very best musicians all over the world.

NAME-DROPPING Jazz Brugge is a biennial festival focused on today’s European jazz scene. During Chris Potter Trio/ Stefano Bollani solo/ Louis Sclavis Silk and Salt Melodies / the first weekend ofO ctober more than 20 bands play on the different stages of the Moskus / Black Flower /Igor Gehenot Trio / Tutu Puoane Sextet/ Moker / Aki Takase solo/ Concertgebouw and on the magnificent 13th century attic of the Sint-Jans Hospital. Alexandre Cavaliere Quintet: Manouche/Bart Maris, Walabix & Vercampt/ The next edition is planned for October 6th - 9th 2016. Jean-Paul Estiévenart Trio/Linus / Laurent Blondiau & Yannick Peeters

Veerle Mans Director De Werf [email protected]

Rik Bevernage Head of jazz department De Werf Programmer Jazz Brugge [email protected]

Willy Schuyten Promoter Jazz Brugge Wim Wabbes [email protected] Artistic Director www.dewerf.be [email protected] www.haNdelsbeurs.be www.handelsbeurs.be www.jazzbrugge.be 40 /Venues /Festivals...... /41

Jazz & Muziek vzw (Ghent/Antwerp) Jazz Station (Brussels) The Jazz Station is a unique place devoted to jazz. Through an eclectic Gent Jazz / Jazz Middelheim / Gent Jazz Club / GLIMPS programme, the artists of the Jazz Station try to reach an audience as large as With Gent Jazz Festival (July in Ghent) and Jazz Middelheim (August in possible and offer for example starters-concerts every Saturday at 6.00 pm. Antwerp) Jazz & Muziek organises two main summer festivals in Belgium. Those concerts are representative of what is done in jazz today. Concerts, Besides the two festivals it also organises a club series in Ghent during the daily rehearsals, exhibitions, lectures … the place to be to listen to jazz! year and takes part in a showcase festival (pop, rock, jazz…) called Glimps which takes place during the second week of December in Ghent. NAME-DROPPING Jacques Pirotton, Manolo Cabras, Actual Proof, Aka Moon, Trio Grande, Name-Dropping Fabrice Alleman, Multitude,Charles Loos, Steve Houben, Peer Baierlein, Gent Jazz Festival 2014 (July 10-19, 2015): Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, Gregory Porter, Phil Abraham, Nathalie Loriers, Fabian Fiorini, Sal La Rocca,Ivan Paduart & Bill Laswell, Jack Dejohnette, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Abdullah Ibrahim, Snarky Puppy, Tineke Postma, Kim Versteynen & Tim Finoulst, FrankVaganée, Stéphane Mercier, Vijay Iyer Trio, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Gary Clark Jr., STUFF. and many more… Tutu Puoane, Toine Thys, , Tricycle, Peter Hertmans, Igor Géhénot, Artvark, Adrien Volant, AnneWolf, Babelouze, Linus, Felix Stüssi, Jazz Middelheim 2014 (August 13-16, 2015): Dr. John ‘Spirit of Satch’, TaxiWars, Brussels Maxime Blésin, Zygomatik, Marcus Wyatt,... Jazz Orchestra feat. Darcy James Argue, Sax Supreme: Joe Lovano/Chris Potter, Archie Shepp’s Attica Blues Big Band, Bill Frisell Trio, Jason Moran and many more…

Bertrand Flamang General Director [email protected] Pierre Clerckx Director Davy Van Robays www.gentjazz.com [email protected] Artist Service & Project Manager www.jazzmiddelheim.be T: +32 (0)2 733 13 78 [email protected] www.glimpsgent.be www.jazzstation.be 42 /Venues /Festivals...... /43 On-z-road / Jazz Des Caraïbes Travers On-z-road of the West- Indian contemporay music (Biguine, Mazurka, Chouval Bwa, Zouk, Big Band, Caribbean Jazz ....) Les Sentiers de Sart-Risbart Country Gardens Festival for all sorts of music, crossing jazz, blues, world music, The multiple musical genres and traditional rythms of the French Antilles offer a classics by local and European artists. musically wide, lively and original palette. That’s why On-z-road, in collaboration August 2012: Gilbert Paeffgen (D), Suzanna Dill (CH), Thierry Vassias (Gr), with Caribbean musicians, wishes to promote the Caribbean Jazz, as a real Tangram, Muziek de Singe, Spermafrost, Pocket Brass Band, etc. footbridge between traditional music, jazz and current music styles. This allows 2013: Pirotton3°(B), A2O(Estonie), Fanny Bériaux (B), Jimmie Joy(Ir), Duo Nefeli(Fr,B) the musician who wishes to find ways of enriching and asserting his personal 2014: William Dunker, Fanfare De Properen, Uzivati, Spanisj Jazz Project. musical language, to do so in building and developing his possibilities of Audience : 2012: 500 /2013: 850 /2014: 953. expressing his music. Royal Parc Music Festival NAME-DROPPING July’s Sundays in the Kiosk of the Brussels’ Royal Park Just Wody, Spaïcy Bazile, Baylavwa, Mizikopéyi, Bwakoré, TWAD quartet, Thierry Vaton & Free entrance and family festival – concert at 11.00am & 02.30pm. Georges Granville - The creole Piano Book Jazz, blues, cool slam or hip-hop, classics, local & European artists. Audience 2014: 3.200 people. Previous dates 2015: Sundays June 28th, July 5th, 12th, 26th. Le Rideau Rouge 2 venues (45 & 99 seats) in an old country farm house. 150 concerts each year. Every week September till June. Tuesday: Jam Session /Wednesday: Jazz, acoustic solo, duo / Thursday: Blues, rock, pop,... Production & Programme: Le Rideau Rouge & Travers Emotion L’Eglise de Sart-Risbart In an old country church; 4 concerts each year; classical, acoustic Jules Imberechts performance, world, jazz... Production & Program Other Musics Festivals References T +32 2 217 48 00 Malika Messaoudi Let’s Art Festival – Les ItinErrances M +32 (0)476 97 21 42 Manager Music, Cinema, Literature, conference [email protected] [email protected] over a different country each year M +32 (0)491 45 41 30 2011: Tunisia -2012: Macedonia- 2013: www.lerideaurouge.be www.onzroad2.wix.com/on-z-road India – 2014: Argentina. www.lesSentiersdeSartRisbart.be www.facebook.com/onzroad2 www.royalparkmusicfestival.be 44 /Venues /Festivals...... Organisations /45

Vrijstaat O. // STORM! Festival (Ostend) Muziekmozaïek Folk & Jazz Vrijstaat O. is a multi-disciplinary arts centre, based in Ostend at the Belgian Muziekmozaïek vzw supports and inspires folk and jazz musicians in Flanders, Coast. As a jazz centre it organises concerts from national and international Belgium and abroad. Musicians, venues and fans can contact the organisation for artists in a small, but exciting club with seaside view. all kinds of advice. A variety of events & activities are organised. To name but a few: (inter)national jazz contests, jazz academies, jazz publications, workshops, STORM! Festival is a biennial festival focused on ‘the next thing in jazz’. The lectures and so on. festival lasts for two weeks, starting with a contest for young talent, free concerts in the city, concerts in open air, children’s programme,... Absolute climax of this event is a 2-day festival in De Grote Post. Next edition: November 2017.

NAME-DROPPING • For the past 35 years, Jazz Hoeilaart has Club: Jason Moran, Phronesis, The Bad Plus, Plaistow, Elina Duni Quartet, Lamatrio, Dan been giving young talent from all over the Tepfer, Too Noisy Fish, Jef Neve, De Beren Gieren,... world an opportunity to play in a profes-­ STORM! Festival: Avishai Cohen (trumpet), Kris Davis, Mathias Eick, Matthew Halsall, Shai sional setting, in front of a professional jury Maestro trio, Zara McFarlane, Remi Panossian,... and an attentive audience. In 2015 this contest took a new start and is now called B-Jazz International Contest. The finals moved to the city of Leuven, every concert is streamed online and the number one goes home with the ‘First Prize Albert Michiels’ (worth 2.000 euros).This contest is the oldest and one of the most renowned international jazz contests in the world.

• Jazzmozaïek is the magazine about jazz in Flanders, which appears every three months. It gives a broad view on numerous events, activities and evolutions in the (inter)national jazz scene. Each issue is filled with interviews,articles and reviews written by a dynamic team.

Filip Verneert Pablo Smet Pieter Koten Managing director Staff member Jazz programmer T +32 (0)2 532 28 38 T +32 (0)2 532 28 38 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.vrijstaat-o.be www.muziekmozaiek.be 46 /Venues /Festivals...... /47 Flanders Arts Institute Jazz Brussels Flanders Arts Institute is a new organisation serving the arts sector in Flanders. By stimulating the joined synergy and mutual cooperation between the key actors On 1 January 2015 Flanders Music Centre, VTi (Institute for the Performing of the Brussels jazz scene, the aim of the Brussels Jazz Platform is to support, Arts in Flanders) and BAM (Flemish Institute for Visual, Audiovisual and Media encourage and aim the spotlight on the capital’s jazz happenings. To that end, the Art) merged to form Flanders Arts Institute. The core functions include a focus on Brussels Jazz Platform develops various communication tools and activities international activities and research in support of the practice of the arts and arts under the name JAZZ.brussels. The ultimate goal is to contribute, in conjunction policy. with the Brussels-Capital Region, to the promotion of Brussels and of its jazz scene both within and beyond borders. Flanders Arts Institute will continue to provide information on who’s who and who is doing what concerning the arts sector and arts policy: Brussels, jazz capital of Europe? Make your own judgement based upon a • With regular overviews on the arts sector and its various disciplines and themes small selection of the the vast and diverse jazz offer in our capital: the annual • Supporting the daily work of players in the field, including suggestions for Brussels Jazz Marathon which attracts jazz buffs from all over the world; improvement and innovation when necessary numerous festivals with the Brosella Folk & Jazz just a stone’s throw away from • Developing and supporting international contacts in the fields of music, the the Atomium; an ancient train station converted into a jazz club; a musical performing arts and the visual arts in Flanders via visitors’ programmes, instruments museum with the world’s largest collection of and international exchange and networking events. various record labels established at the heart of the European capital. Jazz resounds in many clubs and even in the Brussels metro or in the streets on Flanders Arts Institute is your new reference for all questions about music, the International Jazz Day. Not to mention that Brussels is Toots Thielemans’ home performing arts and the visual arts in Flanders. It will be your facilitator when town and as he rightly points out: “We’ve got that thing called swing”. looking for an artist, peer, partner or network for analysis, your resource for research and trends in the Flemish arts sector. Brussels Jazz Platform is an initiative of Brosella, Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Flanders Arts Institute will also continue the international work of Flanders Flagey, Jazztronaut and Jazz Station supported by visit.brussels and the Music Centre in the field of jazz such as the membership ofE urope Jazz Network, Brussels-Capital Region. the coordination of the Belgian presence at Jazzahead, the coordination of showcases and invitations to music industry professionals at major events (Belgian Jazz Meeting, Glimps, …) and developing a Belgian Jazz Directory.

Katrien van Remortel Coordinator field development, , world/folk & jazz With the support of Maaike Wuyts [email protected] the Flemish Government Coordinator T +32 (0)2 274 17 60 [email protected] M +32 (0)475 68 38 39 M +32 (0)473 37 19 70 www.kunsten.be www.jazz.brussels 48 /Organisations...... /49

Les Lundis d’Hortense TAB www.alexbeaurain.com Les Lundis d’Hortense is an association of jazz musicians to promote the Belgian Peaceful, acoustic and colorful, the music of TAB is mainly based on well jazz scene as well as its musicians since 1976. Each year, from October until May, written music and a new approach of the Jazz trio. New CD ‘Himéros’ Les Lundis organises 9 tours for their carefully selected bands. This ‘Jazz Tour’ (Mogno Music - sept.2014) highlights the richness and the quality of a growing Belgian jazz scene. www.soundcloud.com/alex-beaurain/sets/le-tab

Jan De Haas Vibes quartet www.livejazz.be/dehaasfr.html Antoine Pierre Urbex www.antoinepierre.wordpress.com Swing and lyricism are the key ingredients of this band which honors the The new project from the drummer of Philip Catherine’s trio, with influences heritage of the Modern Jazz Quartet. New CD ‘Dreams Ago’ (WERF - oct.2014) ranging from Pat Metheny and Brad Meldhau to Aka Moon and the New York Jazz scene. New CD in March 2016 Elvin Galland quartet www.soundcloud.com/elvingalland/sets/quartet-jazz-2012 Anckaert / Bracaval ‘Woodworks’ www.pierreanckaert.com Elvin Galland quartet plays a modern jazz fusion full of energy while keeping Elvin Galland quartet plays a modern jazz fusion full of energy while keeping a lot of sensitivity. a lot of sensitivity.

Ivan Paduart trio www.ivanpaduart.com LABtrio www.labtrio.wordpress.com (page 2); Lyrical and catchy melodies, rich and well-designed harmonies and precise David Thomaere trio www.davidthomaere.be ( page 11); arrangements are the main characteristics of the music played by the Ivan Mâäk quintet www.maaksspirit.be ( page 18) Paduart trio. New CD ‘Enivrance’ (Mons records - sept.2015)

Elvin Galland quartet

Antoine Pierre Urbex

Anckaert / Bracaval ‘Woodworks’

Jan De Haas Vibes quartet Katy Saudmont Coordinator [email protected] T +32 (0)2 219 58 51 TAB www.leslundisdhortense.be Ivan Paduart www.jazzinbelgium.com 50 /Organisations...... Wallonia-Brussels Music n o t e s Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques (W.B.M.) was created in 1984 to help artists, producers and publishers from the French-speaking community of Wallonia and Brussels to make their mark in the musical cultural industry in all kinds of music.

The agency is co-managed by Wallonia-Brussels International (WBI) and the Federation Wallonia-Brussels.

Since then, it has developed its work around different axes: • Supporting their presence in music markets, both for recorded sound and the performing arts. These include events such as: CLASSICAL:NEXT, WOMEX, BABEL MED, JAZZAHEAD ... • Supporting the presence of artists in the major festivals and international showcase events that can lead to major breakthroughs. • Developing two programmes to support professionals from Wallonia & Brussels: aid in promoting albums released in markets outside Belgium and tour support for artists when a record is released or for showcases intended for professionals. • Welcoming foreign professionals at major music events in Wallonia and Brussels • Organising promotional operations around specific sectors of musical activity. • Creating international promotional tools • Developing an information policy through our website (www.wbm.be), newsletters … • Participating in international networks: European Music Office (European music policy and pilot projects), EJN (European Jazz Network) ...

Liliana Graziani Jazz & World Music Manager [email protected] T +32 (0)2 218 62 09 www.wbm.be 52 /Who’s Who...... /53 Who’s Who (A-J) (J-M)

Anniek Vanhee Bertrand Flamang Benny Claeysier Jelle Van Giel Jens Tytgat Jules Imberechts Flat Earth Society / 12 Jazz & Muziek vzw / 40 W.E.R.F. / 33 Jelle Van Giel Group / 17 Inside Jazz Management Travers / 43 Art-Spot / 5 / 13

Caroll Vanwelden Danny Theeuwis David Thomaere Kati Van de Velde Katrien van Remortel Katy Saudmont Caroll Vanwelden / 10 30 CC / 36 Artist / 11 Redcat Artists / 24 Flanders Arts Institute Les Lundis d’Hortense / 46 / 48

Davy Van Robays Dominique Vantomme Henri Vandenberghe Koen Maes Laurent Cordier Lawrence Van Den Eede Jazz & Muziek vzw / 40 Root / 23 Brosella Jazz / 34 Brussels Jazz Orchestra Badass Yogi Prod / 8 Art-Spot / 5 Djangofolllies / 35 / 9

Inge De Pauw Jan Hoozee Jean-Pierre Bissot Liliana Graziani Lobke Aelbrecht Maaike Wuyts Stilletto / 27 Zephyrus Music / 28 Gaume Jazz Festival Wallonia-Brussels Music Bis Bookings / 6 Aubergine Art.Man. / 1 / 37 / 50 Jazz Brussels / 47 54 /Who’s Who...... /55 (M-R) (S-Z)

Malika Messaoudi Melika Tarhan Nooshin Khatami Thomas Champagne Uxia Dominguez Rey Veerle Mans On-z-road / 42 Artist / 20 Mâäk / 18 NU:BE /// Thomas NU:BE /// Thomas De Werf / Jazz Brugge MET-X / 19 Champagne / 21 Champagne / 21 Festival / 39

Pablo Smet Pierre Clerckx Pieter Kindt Vincent Heyvaert Willy Schuyten Wim Wabbes Muziekmozaïk / 45 Jazz Station / 41 Silverbyrd Inside Jazz Management Jazz Brugge Festival Handelsbeurs / 38 Management / 16 / 13 / 43

Pieter Koten Poney Gross Rémi Planchenault Sander De Winne Zoë Mc Pherson

Vrijstaat-O / 44 Zig Zag World / 34 Igloo Records / 32 Artist / 26 Aubergine Artist Management / 1

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Aubergine Artist Management . . .1 Brosella ...... 34. Art -Spot ...... 4 Djangofollies ...... 35. Bis Bookings ...... 6 30cc ...... 36. OL

Badass Yogi Productions . . . . .8 Gaume Jazz Festival . . . . . 37. n Brussels Jazz Orchestra ...... 9 Handelsbeurs ...... 38. Caroll Vanwelden ...... 10. Jazz Brugge/ Arts Centre De Werf 39 ROSSIG David Thomaere ...... 11. Jazz & Muziek ...... 40. Flat Earth Society ...... 12. Jazz Station ...... 41. Inside Jazz Management / . . . 13. On-z-road ...... 42. Booking Travers ...... 43. Jef Neve/Silverbyrd management . 16 Vrijstaat O ...... 44. Jelle Van Giel ...... 17.

Mâäk ...... 18 p MET-X ...... 19. / Organisations WER SSELS

Melike Tarhan ...... 20. nt A NU:BE///Thomas Champagne . . 21 Muziekmozaïek ...... 45. BRU Pierre de Surgères Trio . . . . 22. Flanders Arts Institute . . . . 46. Root ...... 23. Jazz Brussels ...... 47. Redcat Artists ...... 24. Les Lundis d’Hortense . . . . . 48. nt E

Sander De Winne ...... 26. Wallonia-Brussels Music . . . . 50. h Stilletto ...... 27. G

Zephyrus Music ...... 28 BRUGES Zig Zag World ...... 30. / Who’s Who ...... 52.

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Igloo Records ...... 32 E W E. R. F...... 33. t OS BELGIAn Happy hour Delegates Friday 24 April 17h30

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