Showcase @ European Meeting Saturday 26 april 16:00 – 16:30 Borgward Saal (Hall 2 Conference Center)

Too Noisy Fish Peter Vandenberghe – piano Kristof Roseeuw – Teun Verbruggen – drums

Too Noisy Fish is breaking new boundaries. The piano trio with double bass and drums explores in total freedom any style or inspiration: jazz, film, classic, ambient, experimental or rock. TNF, being also the rhythm section of the slightly deranged Belgian 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. Oz Fritz is best known for his work as a producer for Tom Waits, but he also worked with , , , Ornette Coleman, Iggy Pop, and many others. The result is a no bullshit recording straight to tape: no edits, no overdubs.

“Too Noisy Fish prove throughout Fight Eat Sleep to be one of the most exciting, focused, and indeed telepathic piano trios on the planet.” Dave Lynch, allmusic.com “My nervousness at making a record that sounded as good as the last one completely disappeared as soon as we got sounds and they started playing. I realized that the excellence of their sound came from the group itself, the technical sound just had to capture that faithfully. I never heard that piano sounds good, and it was almost as easy as just turning up the faders.” Oz Fritz, Prairie Studio’s, California USA, 2013 www.toonoisyfish.be Contact: Jens Tytgat, Inside Jazz Management p. 14 With the support of the Flemish Government and Sabam for Culture. Concert @ Skoda Club Night Concert @ Skoda Club Night Saturday 26 april 19:30-20:15 (Set I) & 20:30-21:15 (Set II) Saturday 26 april Theater am Leibnizplatz 18:00-18:45 Focke-Museum & 21:45-22:30 Sendesaal

Caroll Vanwelden Jef Neve Sings Shakespeare Sonnets Solo

William Shakespeare also made jazz - which has never been noticed! What the After touring for more than a decade with all different kinds of formations and Belgian singer and pianist presents with her three fellow musicians, sounds so bands it was about time to come to the essence. One piano, one pianist and that’s stunning, so natural and fresh that there can be no doubt about this surprising just it. Take away the musician out of his ‘comfort zone’, strip down that rhythm thesis. A sparkling sound from the first note. The instrumentation of the 16 section and watch this pure, naked form of art appearing on stage. sonnets is sensitively selected. A solo concert of Jef Neve is a nice blend of personal interpretations of existing After the success of her first Shakespeare JazzA lbum in 2012, Caroll scheduled songs, perfectly matched with his own compositions, written during all these tours the release of a second Shakespeare Jazz album for October 2014. For this all over the globe. A musical journey, accompanied with fitting stories and quotes concert she’ll bring songs from her first work and, in preview, some songs of the about the origin of the songs so you can dream away in that story whilst hearing upcoming album. the song. Line-up: Caroll van Welden (vocals; piano); Thomas Siffling (trumpet; flugel­horn), Line-up: Jef Neve (piano) Mini Schulz (double bass); Florian Alexandru-Zorn (drums; percussion) www.jefneve.com www.carollvanwelden.be Contact: Pieter Kindt - Silverbyrd Management p. 17 Contact: Caroll Vanwelden p. 10 With the support of the Flemish Government and Sabam for Culture. 4 /Artists /Agencies...... /5 Aubergine Artist Management Aubergine Artist Management is a based agency that offers manage- ment, production, communication and tour support to Belgian artists. The artists it represents use music as the key element to develop their artistic universe that can’t be captured in one single genre. The focus is on jazz and beyond: improvised music, urban sounds, ‘world’ music, contemporary opera, avant-garde and hip hop. Jens Maurits Orchestra Manngold De Cobre

Aka Moon Labtrio Whoever talks about will sooner They released their debut album on Outnote which is acclaimed by both press or later arrive at . This legendary trio and public. This year they were presented at 12 points Umeå. Not only are they that exists since 1992 has been inspiring many very young (mid. twenties) but also their music -which evokes late E. S. T. grooves young jazz musicians. They renewed Belgian or an acoustic Flying Lotus- is fresh, intelligent and contemporary in its aspect. jazz music by enriching it with influences from many different (musical) cultures. They now Jens Maurits Orchestra play as a trio or in collaboration with guests, With their first project “The DUBTAPES : interview concerts”, they amazed and can blow your mind with their powerful and AKA MOON us by an inventive approach of the jazz idiom. In their new creation “Triggers and energetic sound! Tresholds” that will not be very different! This music-theatre-installation challenges its audience to think about the essence and perception of music. Trio Kris Defoort is the Jekyll & Hyde of the Belgian Manngold De Cobre music scene. On the one hand he composed no A powerful avant-garde rock jazz combo with 2 drums, 3 guitars and 6 horns. less than 2 opera’s, a symphonic orchestra piece They literally blow you away. Perfect band to put your stage on fire! and much more; on the other hand he’s one of Kris Defoort Trio the most active jazz pianists. He is currently on Maaike Wuyts the road with his jazz trio on a theatre General manager / contact for Aka Moon, production inspired by Thelonius Monk. Kris Defoort, Jens Maurits Orchestra and Manngold De Cobre De Beren Gieren [email protected] After their participation at Jazzahead in 2013 M +32 (0)473 37 19 70 they are now touring along some of the biggest De Beren Gieren jazz festivals in Norway, The , Zoë Pigot Mc Pherson , Slovenia and . Don’t miss out Production and tour manager / contact for on one of the most refreshing trio’s of . De Beren Gieren and LABtrio Their next album will be in collaboration with [email protected] trumpet player Susana Santos Silva on Clean M +32 (0)496 86 50 24 Feed Records. www.aubergineartistmanagement.com labtrio 6 /Artists / Agencies...... /7 Aventura Musica Aventura Musica is a small Brussels based management company and music label taking care of the organisation, booking and management of projects around accordionist/pianist/composer Tuur Florizoone.

Tuur Florizoone - Chromatic accordion Put an old fashioned accordion in the hands of a composer and improviser with imagination and taste, such as Tuur Florizoone... his broad knowledge­ and Tuur Florizoone Massot / Florizoone / Horbaczewski Tuur Florizoone and Didier Laloy interests, charisma and tangible joy in performing, and his gift for touching the heart of the music as well as that of the listeners, will give a new sound to this traditio­- nal instrument. Florizoone collaborated with heavyweights from the worlds of jazz, classical music and the folk and world music scene . He demonstra- ted his control of mood and atmos-­ phere, in popular film soundtracks such as L’Amour des Moules and Aanrijding in Moscou.

Massot / Florizoone / Horbaczewski Tricycle Mixtuur Accordion, tuba and cello share a rich sound, a broad register ... ánd a photogenic Mixtuur appearance. When improvising, the trio conjure up the weirdest and wackiest but Together with an impressive all-star strength, Tuur Florizoone presents a also most moving sounds from their instruments. From full cinematic soundtrack seductive mix of cultures, styles and instruments from the best Africa and Europe to delirious threshing, Tuur Florizoone, and Marine Horbaczewski have to offer. MixTuur sings the story of the Métis, the forgotten bastard children demonstrate just why they are, all three, considered master musicians. of colonial Congo. With national and international top musicians such as South African singer Tutu Puoane, percussionist Chris Joris, tuba player Michel Massot, Tuur Florizoone and Didier Laloy Congolese choir Nabindibo, Burkinese drummer Wendlavim Zabsonre and the When these two genius accordionists come together, the result is extraordinary legendary Malian balaphone player Aly Keita and many more... innovative music! Between them, the duo have pledged to make the accordion sexy and to thumb their nose at all the facile clichés attributed to the instrument. For, in Latest Releases the right hands, accordion can mean original harmonies and imaginative melodies, Nov 2006 Tricycle ‘King Size’ AM 004 rhythmic control and a subtle groove. And when two creative hotheads bring their Feb 2008 Massot/Florizoone/Horbaczewski: ‘Cinema Novo’ AM 005 talents to bear, then prepare your ears and eyes for the all-out spectacle. Dec 2012 Didier Laloy & Tuur Florizoone AM 006 May 2013 Massot/Florizoone/Horbaczewski: ‘Balades Ephémères’ AM 007 Tricycle 15 years of playing together as a solid trio … you can hear it! Accordion / Tuur Florizoone & flutes / double bass… it’s a world of sounds! The cultural mix of Artist, composer ‘little Belgium’ has left its traces on Tricycle’s music: jazz is only one of the many [email protected] types of music these musical world citizens have in their kit bag. They juggle with M +32 (0)495 47 04 49 styles, improvisations and melodies just as René Magritte would do if he were a www.aventuramusica.be musician! ‘Ceci n’est pas un accordéon’! www.tuurflorizoone.be 8 /Artists / Agencies...... /9 Badass Yogi Prod 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, videos 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, 18 CDs to date, have received international recognition and been awarded BYP will never compromise artistic value or musicality in favour of commercial numerous prizes, most recently two Grammy Award nominations for Wild Beauty success or image and believes most of all in the integrity of its artists. What you ft. . hear on stage or in our productions is the artist’s undiluted vision. (On Wild Beauty) “Here is music that is well conceived, arranged and delivered with verve, This agency is a home for eclectic musical collaborations as well as a place where conviction and energy. Your mind will be spinning with enthusiasm after multiple artists we admire have the freedom to propose music they might not be able to, or exposures. Encore!” Jazz Weekly (US), November 2013 want to, propose on other labels or booking agencies. (On BJO’s Finest – Live!) “Eight home-cooked songs, seasoned with bubbling brass harmonies, lovely phrasing, a pounding rhythm section; in short, truly great swing.” De Telegraaf (NL), April 2013

BMB Are You Isolated

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 Enthusiast Music Caroll Vanwelden is a Belgian jazz singer/songwriter/pianist who has just Enthusiast music creates wild, new, yet deeply rooted music, including released her new album “Don’t Explain” with Songs of the 1940’s, which was Haïtian and Belgian musicians. Jazz, songs, world music, contemporary music... number 1 for several weeks in the charts in Germany. Simply put, sounds for the present. After the success of her first Shakespeare JazzA lbum in 2012, Caroll has scheduled the release of a second Shakespeare Jazz album for October 2014. During the Jazzahead Clubnight on the 26th of April 2014 she will be performing Désir Fiorini with her band at the Shakespeare Theater of Bremen. She will bring songs from Renette Désir and Fabian Fiorini explore her first ShakespeareA lbum and, in preview, some songs of the upcoming album. the complex and ambiguous relationships established between Africa and the (Don’t Explain) “… to resume: “Don’t explain” is far from any nostalgia, it leads you to a new Americas, after the transatlantic Slave discovery of these great jazz songs.” (Translation) Stereo, February 2014 Trade. The duet comes face-to-face with 5/5 stars & AudioHighlight for Stereo Magazine February 2014 the work of artists such as , 5/5 stars for Music & Sound Fono Forum Neil Young, Charles Mingus, Max Roach and Caetano Veloso. They draw inspiration (Sings Shakespeare Sonnets) “Gripping, zestful, optimistic and gleeful, subtly iridescent from the powerful texts by Haïtian poets or dreamily light, the notes make Shakespeare’s words stronger. And through them, a whole Jacques Roumain and Roussan Camille. new world of Shakespeare is revealed, complete with contemporary tone colors and music styles. An enthralling experience with fascinating transformations—simply inspirational! Chouk Bwa Libète Renette Désir and Fabian Fiorini (Translation) Financial Times Deutschland Chouk Bwa Libète is a traditional Haitian roots group-“Mizik Rasin.” North German Broadcasting (Norddeutscher Rundfunk, NDR) spoke of a “poetry of beauty” The source of this music is the essential and commented that Vanwelden “pleasantly transposes Shakespeare’s rhythms, with elements of Haitian Vodou: rhythms, minimalistic repetitions and also the occasional complicated time signature change. songs and dances. These are the roots, torn The sonnet-songs glide along in a nearly hypnotic flow. (Translation) NDR from Africa, secretly replanted in a new land. The lead singer’s message is always poignant and political. His voice rises effortlessly above the drums, evoking an Chouk Bwa Libète ancient relationship of sounds. Chouk Bwa Libète brings us back to the very Caroll Vanwelden roots of jazz and blues. Singer, songwriter, pianist [email protected] Michael Wolteche Studiebureau Vanwelden Artistic Director M+32 (0)477 43 80 12 (BE) [email protected] M +49 (0)173 69 87 454 (DE) M +32 (0)475 22 33 55 www.carollvanwelden.be www.enthusiastmusic.com 12 /Artists / Agencies...... /13 Flat Earth Society Frank Deruytter / The band led by composer /clarinettist Peter Vermeersch is and remains Belgium’s Vortex Music Management most original and most daring ‘big band’. Not in the traditional sense of the word, but simply because there are fifteen musicians. The influences are many in their far Belgian saxophonist Frank Deruytter is a multitalented musician. Admired by from traditional ‘big band’ music. Although the word ‘eclectic’ still gives them the Jazz aficionados for his unique sound on the Tenor Sax, impeccable technique and creeps, it is difficult to describe this exuberant music otherwise. unstoppable flow of new and refreshing musical ideas, he is also a gifted vocalist and Bass guitar player. Frank wrote all the music for his first two albums and has an abundance of material ready to be used for the next projects. He strongly believes in the marriage between Jazz & Funk and critics often compare his style to Michael Brecker’s.

“Frank is the only saxophonist I know of today who is still finding fresh music, mining and investigating the way Michael Brecker played” Peter Erskine

“Tenor player Frank Deruytter has created a name for himself in Belgium as a valued studio musician, soloist on numerous pop records and strong funk advocate. What he additionally has in with Michael Brecker is the fact that he returns to pure jazz-projects on a Terms of Embarrassment - Homage to Mr Zappa – or not, he’s dead anyway. regular basis” Jazzflits Under the title ‘Terms of Embarrassment’, FES, featuring the heathen guitar gods Pierre Vervloesem and Mauro Pawlowski, pays homage to Mr Zappa. Don’t expect covers, but a concert that will make the famous moustache gleam once again in the grave. An evening mainly of fresh material, wonderfully embarrassing moments, new pieces like ‘Hail Gail!’, ‘Me Standard, You Poor’ and ‘Apes, Apps & Spies’, over-long guitar solos and tight, exciting collective passages and even some Zappa-mutations. And for anyone who might get into trouble because of this: don’t worry, Frank’s dead anyway. USA -Canada tour, June 20-28, 2014 June 21 & 22, Rochester International Jazz Festival (NY), USA June 23 to 26, dates to be confirmed / open for booking June 27, Ottawa Jazz Festival, Canada

Anniek Vanhee Johan Dentant Manager Manager [email protected] [email protected] M + 32 (0) 497 812 832 M +32 (0)473 926 811 www.fes.be www.frankderuytter.com 14 /Artists / Agencies...... /15 Inside Jazz Management

Too Noisy Fish www.toonoisyfish.be SHOWCASE ARTIST 26-04-2014 – (‘Eat, Sleep, Fight’ Best Album – New York Jazz Record 2013) “The music is adventurous, courageous, humorous at times and all kinds of other things. I love it! It has a very good sound to it as well. I’m looking forward to hearing your new material ” Oz Fritz “A diverse, original set that evinces robust chops, tricky twists and turns and, above all, a rampant sense of humour.” The Jazz Record

Tutu Puoane – 10 years in Europe project www.tutupuoanemusic.com Rebirth::Collective www.rebirthcollective.com The two-time Sama-winner for Best Vocal Jazz rises to the occasion again with her fourth “This octet, composed of five horns and a rhythm section, operates like a small big band . release, Breathe. Her warm, soaring vocals boast a love for music. With each well-written The compositions sound like and of the 50s and 60s, but with a modern twist, track, standout piano chord structures by Ewout Pierreux are well placed, brilliantly adding from sensitive ballads to flaming up-tempos with deep groove moments and exciting solo to her voice. Influences of South African legends Bheki Mseleku and Abdullah Ibrahim come battles” Dree Peremans through strongly. ” Tina George, www.iol.co.za Nordmann www.nordmannmusic.com Septych www.bramdelooze.com “The compositions are off-the-wall, home-baked creations that go from desert-rock to Septych holds a wide line-up with a less obvious instrumentation, three wood- avant-garde but all with their distinctive sound. The playing is daring, sometimes explosive ­­winds, two cellos, piano and drums. The remarkable and inspiring people who but always honest and often with a quirky sense of humour” Edmund Lauret 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 Bram Weijters – Chad Mccullough www.bramweijters.com Werf, Gebhard Ullmann, Lester St-Louis, Daniel Levin, Flin van Hemmen. “Opening with a McCullough original, “Imaginary Folk Song,” the stage is set for deliberation and majestic melancholy, with McCullough’s pure tone and simplicity of melodic lines Yves Peeters Group ‘Hallucinations’ www.yvespeeters.com melding with Weijters’ grace and drive, his nuanced and inexorable piano solo singing to The Big Easy Revisited ! –“All you see sounds like a delightful spring breeze, it is a the heavens.” All About Jazz, Cd-Review generous invitation to open your ears and eyes with the heart-warming and inspiring music of Yves Peeters Group as soundtrack” Jeroen Revalk - cobra .be Misstriohso www.marieannestandaert.be A unique drumless trio , filled with intriguing grooves and overflowing with De Looze/Machtel/De Waele www.bramdelooze.com generous melodies. Staying true to their formula without drums, the band touches “Bram De Looze is, at his young age, already one of the most important piano players in and opens up the heart of the music, with room for everyone, no boundaries and an the Belgian jazz scene” Peter De Backer, Jazzmozaiek overwhelming respect for groove, intensity and glowing melodies. “A very interactive and refreshing trio with a lot of respect for the jazz tradition.” Daan Demeyer Tytgat Jens, Manager / Agent / Booking / Programmer Delvitagroup / XL see page 23. [email protected], www.insidejazz.be/management M +32 (0) 486 84 09 77 16 /Artists / Agencies...... /17 Jeanfrançois Prins Jef Neve – Silverbyrd Management Jeanfrançois Prins is a Belgian jazz guitarist, arranger and producer. Jef Neve has become a prominent figure in his homeland Belgium and his He performs, records and collaborates with many of today’s jazz giants, including reputation is rapidly spreading to the rest of the world. He graduated in 2000 as , , , Gary Bartz, Eddie Gomez, master of Music in both jazz and classical piano, both with great distinction. Andy Middleton, , , Gerard Presencer, , Because of this education he has been performing all over the world in the most Gene Jackson, , , Danny Grissett, and wide variety of ensembles, from piano solo, over his trio and octet, to perform as . His music is poetic and passionate. He can be heard in a wide variety soloist with a symphonic orchestra. He is signed on Universal Classics & Jazz of styles, from solo to big band with orchestra. His lyrical fusion of romance and since 2006 and since then he is stacking the music awards and successful tours, hard-swinging guitar is influenced by his encounters with masters of varied going from Denmark to South-Africa, from Chile to Australia. musical styles. Touring the world, Prins currently resides in and often visits New York. Jef Neve has not only realized his He recorded more than 50 CDs as a guest soloist, co-leader or sideman, including classic status as jazz pianist with this recently with Darmon Meader (NY Voices), Ulli Jünemann, Ernst-Ludwig solo concert, but also enriched the solo Petrowsky, Judy Niemack, Lisa Werlinder, Stéphane Mercier, and the Berlin Jazz tradition within the jazz with his open Orchestra. « El Gaucho », his sixth CD as a leader recorded in New York City, and receptive look. was released internationally on Challenge Records. Stefan de Graaf, march 2014

“A real voice on the guitar with a warmth that’s all his own.” Joe Lovano Neve’s jaw-dropping technique and “Prins’ dazzling guitar work is equaled by his arrangements.” JAZZ TIMES innate sense of drama made us feel we “Jeanfrançois Prins plays directly from the heart…”Fr ed Hersch were watching a classical virtuoso as “Important and worthy of wider recognition.” Eddie Gomez well as a supremely gifted improviser, “There is a great tradition in Belgium, represented successively by and many of his pieces built from , René Thomas, Toots Thielemans, , and now by delicate pinpricks of sound into Jeanfrançois Prins.”K nack sweeping rhapsodic fantasies. Sydney Morning Herald, Jessica Nicholas, november 2013

Jeanfrançois Prins Leader Pieter Kindt [email protected] Manager T +49 (0) 172 384 6468 [email protected] www.jfprins.com M +32 (0) 478 94 35 18. www.facebook.com/jeanfrancoisprins www.jefneve.com 18 /Artists / Agencies...... /19 Jelle Van Giel Group Lottchen The Jelle Van Giel group is a septet, from jazz to rock and classical music to deep Lottchen plays whatever fits their unconventional combination of vibes and African rhythms. It was founded in 2011 by Jelle who was searching for talented, vocals: original compositions, jazz standards, deformed pop or folksongs… exciting and driven musicians. The members of this band blend perfectly together genres happily collide in their repertoire. What defines the adventurous duo from creating exciting new music! the belgian vocalist Eva Buchmann and the Swiss vibraphone player Sonja Huber, is its magical interplay. Since their very first encounter at the Jazz Institute Berlin “Jelle Van Giel managed to surround himself with some of the best musicians the new in 2007, Lottchen has been gracefully exploring the world of duo playing. Their generation has to offer. Jelle himself is not only a decent drummer, he also wrote and latest album “Traveling Birds” was released september 2013 at GLM Music. arranged a number of compositions for his band that linger in the mind: no sequences of solos, but beautifully arranged songs in which the contribution of the musicians is “Vibrafon und Gesang, die ohnehin rare Kombination entfaltet hier einen unwider­ integrated into a larger framework. Beware, this doesn’t mean the musicians have no stehlichen Charme, gerade weil sich keine von beiden virtuos in den Vordergrund dringt. contribution to the music. When they play a solo, they do it like the best! The arrangements Beide lassen sich Luft, hören genau aufeinander und ergänzen sich punktgenau.[...]” allow influences from pop, classical and world music which Jelle blended into a pretty, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Oliver Hochkeppel homogeneous composition.” Iwein Van Malderen “The perfect balance between mind and soul!” Concerto Magazin (Austria)

“[...]De magnifiques interprétations montrant une vraie sensibilité toute en finesse: quel talent! Malgré les intempéries, ce duo a véritablement conquis le public du festival!” Jazz-Rhône-Alpes, Philippe Chassang

Eva Buchmann Jelle Van Giel singer & composer Drummer, Composer, Manager M +32 (0) 497 357 801 [email protected] M +49 (0)176 637 916 43 M +32 (0) 473 45 12 28 [email protected] www.jellevangiel.com www.lottchenmusic.com 20 /Artists / Agencies...... /21 Mâäk MET-X Mâäk’s Spirit is an avant-gardist jazz collective of five with a big scale of MET-X is a house for and from musicians. We transform sounds from the belly of different collaborations, going from a ‘transe vaudou’ project with Beninese the city into a unique musical universe. In close collaboration with enthusiastic musicians/percussionists/singers over a big band to an electro project with artists coming from the most different horizons we manufacture the creative modern dancers, with a bunch of other projects in between. elements in order to form bands, events and educational processes. Our acoustic universe is closely linked to that of the steaming capital: sometimes loud, “Mâäk develops a natural tendency towards the unclassifiable. We are constantly looking sometimes soft, sometimes beautiful, sometimes ugly. Never smooth. Always for thousands of life forms, of which the most as possible connect on all levels of our exciting. Moving music, music that moves. activities. It’s about accepting that our music, despite all our reflections and additional work, is created on the spot, while it takes form and spreads itself. Marockin’ Brass ft. Byron Wallen The connection between the poly- layered soundscapes, Q&A-structures and It’s also about realizing that all our paths are different. And from the tensions that arise from a multitude of acoustic timbres is dazzlingly effective. It all just happens, these differences we make use to construct new paths together. That way, at the end of our organically, on the vertex of a dialogue between the sublime section of jazz’s finest journey, we are able to propose the public another vision and sentiment towards the concept virtuosi with Moroccan Gnawa masters. The improvisation language is slashing. of a concert.” Laurent Blondiau - artistic director The rhythm section is ruthless. This band propels the groove from the deepest spot and infects you with a straightforward energy. Generous and beyond measure… “Byron is one of the most innovative, exciting and original trumpet players alive” Jazzwise Magazine 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 had always been a harbour at the Mediterranean sea.

Nooshin Khatami Sara Moonen production & promotion Communication, press & promotion [email protected] [email protected] M +32 (0)475 35 29 65 M +32 (0)486 413 442 www.maaksspirit.be;met-x.be www.met-x.be 22 /Artists / Agencies...... /23 NU:BE /// Thomas Champagne Peter Delannoye Music Peter Delannoye Music is proud to present two of his main projects: Thomas Champagne – Random House,with Thomas Champagne (alto sax), Guillaume Vierset (guit), Ruben Lamon (db), Alain Deval (dr) DelVitaGroup After 12 years in Trio and one album for Igloo Records (2008), Thomas The DelVitaGroup is characterized by the strong improvisational powers, creative Champagne explores new directions for his own compositions. With Guillaume interaction amongst the musicians, sound and homogeneity. This group already Vierset (Sabam Jazz Awards “New Talent” 2013, leader of the LG Jazz had projects and tours with soloists as Eric Vloeimans (NED), Stéphane Collective), Ruben Lamon (double bass) and Alain Deval (leader of Collapse or Belmondo (FR),… Quark). They move between groove or hard swing to free music and open forms. In 2014 a new soloist will be invited, soon more info on www.delvitagroup.com “The music is contemporary, diverse, unstable but fusional, structured. Melodies seduce and call liberties which are going to bloom. The intelligence of every musician is in the respect for DelVitaGroupXL other one (...)” Jean-Marie Hacquier, JazzHot Extraordinaire unknown beautiful classical music from “forgotten” Belgian composers that lived in the shadow of WOI in the early 20th century, arranged for THE SIDEWINDERS play Joe Henderson, with Michel Paré (tp), Thomas jazz and seven classical woodwinds. Both projects were recorded on their Champagne (alto sax), Eve Beuvens (pn), Nicholas Yates (db), Jan de Haas (dr) first album called: “Yip & Yang”. A journey through 60’s! After his first album released in 2012 (IglooR ecords), the hardbop quintet is now presenting his new repertoire around Joe Henderson’s “The brothers Delannoye are considered as great talents in our national jazz scene.” first albums (Page One, Our Thing, Mode for Joe, ...). Since January 2014, Jan de Knack, Belgium Haas joined the band. He is one of the most wanted drummer of the european “This band impressed by their nice interplay, great solo’s and exiting compositions.” scene since 30 years! Hans Zilverberg, Cultuurpodium, Netherlands “Un jazz chaud, convivial, un jazz dansant qui a du swing, un jazz épris de liberté aux “A tasteful symbiosis of jazz and early romantic, Belgian classical music. With new sounds solos qui s’enchainent avec exaltation / excitation, un jazz qui nous fait aimer le jazz, and instrument combinations, they create a surprisingly unique and personal sound.” un bouillonnement de créativité et de complicité qui nous éclabousse.” University of Leuven, Culture department, Belgium www.chroniquemusicale.com, 23/01/2013 “Two art forms become one…” Catherine Hechter, Erasmix, Belgium

Thomas Champagne is also playing in: Kind of Blue Tribute (sextet) Champagne / Claessens Duo (sax/piano duo), UTZ (brazilian Pop/Rock), Al Manara (Belgian/Palestinian Project), Promenade de santé w/ Thomas Champagne Trio (theatre play), Tan Trio (standards acoustic Trio).

Thomas Champagne Musician Peter Delannoye [email protected] Musician/Founder DelVitaGroup T +32 (0)2 640 22 76 [email protected] Thomas Champagne – THE SIDEWINDERS M +32 (0)496 15 17 01 Random House M +32 (0) 475 46 50 10 www.thomaschampagne.be www.delvitagroup.com 24 /Artists / Agencies...... /25 Redcat Artists/Greenhouse Talent Robin Verheyen Redcat Artists is a Belgian booking agency that represents both emerging talent At 30, Robin Verheyen is considered one of the top European players. as well as established artists in Belgium and abroad. With its focus on jazz and Having established himself since 2007 in NYC he quickly build a reputation there contemporary music, Redcat Artists has already been active in countries like and has worked with such jazz heavyweights as Gary Peacock, Marc Copland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Ralph Alessi, Bill Carrothers, Drew Gress and many others. His latest release Turkey, China, Japan, South Korea, Mexico and Australia. ‘Trinity’ with his NY quartet was received with critical acclaim and in 2013 he was awarded a grant by Chamber Music America to write new music for this International representation group. Since 2012 he has also started a collaboration with pianist Marc Copland. Pascal Schumacher, Nicolas Kummert Voices, Khalifé-Schumacher-Tristano, As a composer Verheyen is currently working on a new commission for the MA Michel Bisceglia Trio, Frank Deruytter Quartet, Kristen Cornwell, Viktor Lazlo,. Festival in that will be premiered in August of 2014. This will be a work based on music by 14th-century composer Guillaume de Machaut combined with National representation Robin’s jazz and classical influences. It will featureR obin Verheyen and Russ Jacob Karlzon 3, Shai Maestro, Omer Klein, Ludovico Einaudi, Phronesis. Johnson as soloists next to a woodwind and a string quartet.

Redcat Artists is a division of Greenhouse Talent, a leading concert promoter in On tour Belgium and The Netherlands, presenting artists like Trombone Shorty, Dianne Robin Verheyen Int. Quartet feat. Bill Carrothers, Drew Gress and Reeves, Marcus Miller, Dirty Dozen , but also Gilberto Gil, Ryuichi Dre Pallemaerts Sakamoto, Ennio Morricone, Elvis Costello, Leonard Cohen and many more. Robin Verheyen/Marc Copland Duo Aleatoric Quartet with Aki Rissanen, Markku Ounaskari and Jori Huhtala NOW BOOKING Khalifé-Schumacher-Tristano, anticipating the release of their debut album expected in fall 2014. Michel Bisceglia Trio, following the release of their new album ‘Singularity’ (Prova Records) Nicolas Kummert Voices, following the release of their 2nd album ‘Liberté’ (Prova Records) Pascal Schumacher, presenting his new album in March 2015 with special guests Magic Malik, Verneri Pohjola and Sylvain Rifflet. Frank Deruytter Quartet, anticipating the release of their 2nd album feat. Eric Legnini on piano and Peter Erskine on drums. Michel Bisceglia Robin Verheyen Kati Van de Velde Saxophonist, composer Booking agent & founder of Redcat Artists [email protected] [email protected] www.robinverheyen.be M +32 (0)476 98 25 00 www.redcatartists.com European bookings: www.greenhousetalent.be Inge De Pauw - Stilletto p. 26 26 /Artists / Agencies...... /27 Stilletto Tapage Nocturne PR / promo agency specialized in jazz music. Soul, Dance Hip Hop, Children Cartoon and Arts Exibition. Recently also representing some talented Belgian artists. Among the best international Belgian artists. Exhibitions and shows. Fusion between music and dance, music and cartoon…. Music and photos. The Wrong Object Belgian prog heavyweights, The Wrong Object, make a spectacular return to Sources : centre stage, with a studio album of brilliant original compositions – and Hip-hop - Diatonic accordion - Vocals monumental­ significance. The Wrong Object ventures further into hybrid musical First creation of the young dancer and choreographer territories – pushing the boundaries of progressive jazz, rock and contemporary of Haitian origin, Nono Battesti. He proposes to us a music; yielding results that are as stunning as they are superb. spellbinding duet with the talented accordionist “After the Exhibition is the Wrong Object’s most diverse and arguably strongest outing Didier Laloy. Mix between hip-hop, jazz and thus far.” Dave Lynch, AllMusic contemporary folk music with the sung and danced participation of Géraldine Battesti (alias Dina Bey). Machine Mass feat This project sets out to create a space for the trio to express itself in a mixed Double environment of acoustic, electric and electronic textures. Fusion Hip hop, contemporary dance and live music, “The formula of putting together ambient soundscapes with free improvisational passages an eclectic and exciting artistic universe. Magic resulted in a sixty minute journey through mysterious. A sixty-ton monster.” woven by moving four artists, two men and two Nicola Savik – Progsphere women, who operate in a strange sound and living plant scenery images. Susan Clynes “ The show is magical and innovative. A master stroke that “Life Is…, the new album from Belgian singer, pianist, composer Susan Clynes, is one truly has everything to convince beyond contemporary dance remarkable piece of work. Her music is challenging, her performance emotionally charged. lovers” Le Soir The album is the work of a true artist. Her songs are not the typical June, moon clichés. She writes with honesty and sincerity, and the result is something special.” Dyna B Jack Godstein – Blogcritics A young Franco-Haitian singer with a strong charisma on stage, as well as a great ability to move Jos Knaepen: Jazz photography the audience, the way singers like Ayo, Asa and Irma A collection with more than 80.000 jazz do. Soul is her second nature and a spontaneous pictures. groove allows her to express her endearing personality. www.dyna-b.com

Inge De Pauw The Wrong Object Olivier Battesti MAMEMO Manager Director A musical spectacle for children which became a part [email protected] [email protected] of the Belgian francophone cultural heritage: shows, M +32 (0)473 123 237 M +32 (0)475 76 62 95 books, CDs and cartoons take place in a graphical www.stilletto.be www.lelac.be universe close to both pop art and world music. 28 /Artists / Agencies...... /29 So What? Productions Booking and management for artists from Belgium in the areas of Jazz and World Music / Secretariat, assistance with subsidy applications, accountancy, NPO management, calendar management and other services.

Hijaz Hijaz Steve Houben Jacques Pirotton Trio Hijaz is a multi-ethnic group based around the dialogue between the oud and the piano. Hijaz is an Arabic musical scale but also holds a clear reference to jazz. Where Arabic music is the starting point, jazz is the open attitude towards diverse musical cultures. ‘... you can almost smell the aroma of Eastern spices floating out of the studio ... ‘ - Glyn Phillips, Worldmusic.co.uk slang La Fanfare Du Belgistan Steve Houben or the hip-hop and soul hybrids on their latest recording. This will for stylistic In the course of his career, Steve Houben has accumulated the most diverse musi­ diversity was part of the group’s original impulse: a desire for a music free of all cal experiments and experiences, becoming a mainstay of today’s music in Europe. frontiers and labels. Steve Houben Trio – Embraceable You, special re-orchestration of American ‘ Over the years, Belgium has been quietly turning out jazz (and other) musicians of great standard love songs for sax, guitar and bass. talent, often distinguished by a somewhat libertarian spirit and attracted by modernity. Steve Houben And Michel Herr Present : The Real Sax Section, 5 saxes + piano + The trio Slang lives up to this offbeat lineage. Here is a globe-trotting form of music, aptly bass + drums, original arrangements by Michel Herr (Belgian creation for Sax 200) dubbed ‘ethnico-Coltranian’ – a kind of abundance sparking off in all directions, mystical and obsessive, where all sorts of cultural roots intertwine. Somewhere between Africa and the Jacques Pirotton Trio Orient, Soft Machine and .’ Le Parisien This jazz trio offers us a surprising journey through the land of melody, rhythm and sound. Jacques Pirotton is at the same time the inspired jazzman we have known La Fanfare Du Belgistan since the distant age of his collaboration with Jacques Pelzer, plus his different Bewitching dances, savage rhythms and mysterious hypnotic melodies … trios, and a tireless searcher. As a composer and instrumentalist, his work is more Belgistan’s folk traditions will equally delight Balkan or Arab music lovers, than ever engaged in a quest for sounds, open to new forms, fusion, world music diehard jazz fiends and anybody who loves exuberantly good music. and rock energy. ‘A real musical writing talent, the fruit of long term complicity, an impeccable group sound. ‘…and, almost unawares, without demonstration or media noise, he has become one of They’ve digested Eastern musical traditions, invoked the Gnawa spirits and come up with today’s great European guitarists… if you absolutely had to situate Pirotton in the sphere of jazz solos. If the ship flying the Belgistani flag docks near you, don’t hesitate for a second, contemporary pluckers, he would no doubt be somewhere between Scofield and Frisell... ‘ the energy they give off on stage is a real salvation.’ W orld Sound Jean-Pol Schroeder, Jazz in Time Cathy Lorge Slang General Manager Slang’s music is above all multidirectional. The name ’slang’ evokes a living [email protected] language with varied sources and accents. Rock energy, Coltranian outbursts, T +32 (0) 2 346 13 15 Indian sonorities, African and South American rhythms, dub and jungle colours, www.so-what-productions.com 30 /Artists / Agencies...... /31

a high-decibel whirlwind of nonstop rolls, rim shots and cymbal crashes. Aside Tsahara Productions from the vital contributions of Chambers and Grainger. Agency specialized in Jazz, World, Soul and Funk. Airto Moreiro & Eyedentity (Excl. for Europe) Eyedentity is a multifaceted musical collective by Krishna and D. Booker, with the Legendary band celebrates 40 Years of the band and 35 Years of help of producer, Rashid Duke, the son of pianist, producer George Duke. This is an Morning Dance. Spyro Gyra is a jazz juggernaut who released The Rhinebeck unprecedented gathering of the offspring of some of the greatest jazz musicians Sessions, their 30th album, in 2013. Theirs is an unlikely story of a group with of our time and like their elders, …?? humble beginnings in Buffalo, NY who has continued to reach an international audience over nearly forty years, resulting in sales of over 10 million albums Jamal Thomas- “Funky Drummer” – Takes Centre Stage and having played over five thousand shows on five continents. When you ask the multi-talented drummer/producer and composer of some of the world’s greatest Funk & R’n’B formations why he’s turned his attention to singing Michael Henderson’s Electric Miles Revisited … he will lay it down as such: ”To uplift this planet through music and lyrics to let Henderson’s award-winning multi-platinum history includes four decades of hit love rule”. After 30 years of performing worldwide with artists like Maceo Parker music. After having spent five years as ’ bad assed Motown bass player, “The Jamal Thomas Band is Funk with a twist, this is a new direction, feel good music!” M.H. provided a deep and funky groove, to some of the most ground-breaking re- Fred Wesley cordings that have to this day withstood the testament of time! They would go on to record over forty albums during the Michael Henderson/ Miles Davis Electric era! Bill Laswell Project Massacre (gt), Bill Laswell (b), Charles Hayward (ds) Tania Maria Project Maâlem Mokhtar Gania (guembri, voice), Bill Laswell (b), On her latest recording, Brazil’s Tania Maria serves up another batch of (ds), (sax and keys), Aiyb Dieng (perc) possible get-under-your-skin tunes, infectiously joyous vocals and warm, funky piano. guest: Pharaoh Sanders and additional Gnawa musicians from Morocco She effortlessly blends bossa nova, samba, jazz and funk into a softly swinging Master Musicians Of Jajuoka Featuring Bachir Attar Bachir Attar with 3-4 collection of mostly up-tempo numbers, with a couple of intimate and affecting Jajouka musicians, Bill Laswell (b), Hamid Drake or Hideo Yamaki (ds), Aiyb ballads tossed into the mix. The arrangements are elegant and simple, and Dieng or Adam Rudolph (perc) possible guests: Graham Haynes (cornet), Peter never get in the way of the groove that Maria lays down. Apfelbaum (sax and keys), Pharaoh Sanders (sax) Tokyo Rotation Collaboration with innovative musicians from Japan: Hideo Sean Noonan’s Pavees Dance Yamaki (ds), DJ Krush (turntable), Toshinori Kondo (tp), Bill Laswell (b) In 2014 Sean Noonan (drums, bandleader, composer) premieres Pavees Dance, a new band featuring Malcolm Mooney American singer, poet, and artist, best Please also contact us for any of the bands hereunder: Funk Essentials, known as the original vocalist for German krautrock band CAN. Pavees Dance is a Incognito, Jr Walker’s All Star Band, James Taylor Quartet, Percy Sledge, fermentation of storytelling with shape-shifting funk punk drum and bass grooves Martha High & The JB’s, Larry Graham & GCS, Bill Laswell projects that wanders through Noonan’s newest array of compositions. Dirk Feys Dennis Chambers & Grafitti General Manager Grafitti is initiated and led by Haakon Graf who heard Chambers and Grainger at [email protected] Copenhagen Jazzfestival in 1988, and the rest speaks for itself... “ With power T +32 (0)50 333 699 drummer Dennis Chambers as the featured performer, fusion group Grafitti’s was www.tsahara.com, www.soundcloud.com/tsahara-productions 32 /Artists / Agencies...... /33 Zephyrus Music Celebrating ten years of representation of Belgian quality bands - both in jazz and to replicate these strange sounds. By teaming up with Belgian finest young jazz world music - who have that special edge. Authenticity, quality and an open mind musicians he created a unique and contagious Ethiopique inspired sound. is what we most prefer. Our working area spreads out to Benelux and the rest of Europe. We want to keep growing on international level, creating the opportuni- “Black Flower takes the ethiojazz ties our bands and artists so much deserve. movement to the next level, combining the Ethiopian heritage Hijaz of the sixties and the seventies Belgian’s best kept secret in oriental jazz just released a third CD called Nahadin. with Western Jazz, funk, soul and Losing all boundaries, all conventions, the band recorded 7 pieces of organic …” C obra.be music from a common personal respect and musical understanding. Moufadhel Adhoum (oud), Niko Deman (piano), Rui Salgado (double bass), “Of all European Ethiobands, Chryster Aerts (percussion) – www.hijaz.be Black Flower is maybe the most A group that totally seduced us. Their latest album should launch them on European and promising, instead of just copying Hijaz international scenes worldwide. Nadia Khouri-Dagher, Babel Med the Ethiopian tones and rhythms Nahadin review 4 stars De Standaard (BELGIUM) they add extra sensitivity and ingenuity. We saw and heard Myrddin musicians of a high level playing Myrddin is a phenomenon. With his unique interpretation of flamenco, infused a varied set” Tropicalidad.be with classical music and jazz, he moves every audience. His secret: technical virtuosity combined with deep emotion. Myrddin grew up in a family of musicians (De Cauter) and studied the guitar with some of the biggest names in the Wout Van Putten flamenco­ world. He released 3 CDs up till now, his last being Lucía Nieve, proving Management & promotion he is probably one of the best guitar players in Belgium. www.myrddinmusic.com [email protected] I’m so proud Myrddin has been my pupil Gerardo Núñez M +32 (0)485 60 12 06 I hear Myrddin and get carried away in his seeking meditation that suggests anonymity and Myrddin www.zephyrusmusic.be witnesses a deep lyrical experience. . Wannes Van de Velde You are unique in the form and in the deepest of the art I have never seen anybody so Nathan Daems authentic. Rafael Riqueni Musician [email protected] Black Flower M +32 (0)485 60 12 06 Born out of a surreal experience and with strong devotion Black Flower takes you www.blackflower.be on a lucid voyage through the gardens of the Abyssinian afterlife. It is said that these are the secret realms of the long past legendary ruler of Ethiopia, Sir Prester John. Some even claim that he composed these sounds as a way of ruling his ancient land. Having experienced part of this, Nathan Daems felt a strong need Black Flower 34 /Artists / Agencies...... /35 Zig Zag World A worldwide management, booking and label company. New show “ECLECTIC BREATH” based on the forthcoming album: “ECLECTIC FLASH V°L.1” Marie Daulne is more than a singer and is a sound stylist who has been tirelessly weaving links between A-Capella, Urban, Jazz, Latin, Soul ZaP MaMA Manou Gallo Groove Orchestra Manuel Hermia and Afro-Pop Music with global success for the last 20 years. She has developed a new type of borderless vocals that pushes the boundaries. She features the new concept of VOCAL FLASH MOB. The audience join in the concert, forming an exceptional choir, and perform a collective piece of music amplified by the resonance of the crowd ! – www.zapmama.com Majid Bekkas Afro-Oriental Jazz Trio After sharing stage with virtuoses : Archie Shepp, Louis Sclavis, Joachim Khun, Majid Bekkas Mokoomba Pharoah Sanders..., Majid, the ambassador of African Gnaoua Blues is releasing his magnificent new album A“ l qantara”. Fruit of a long collaboration, his trio Alongside musicians with jazz and classical backgrounds, Manou is the maestro composed by the percussionist Khalid Kouhen and the sax/flute player Manuel creating a festive show overflowing with joy, jazz, groove, funk and afro beat. Hermia, tells us musical stories of the diasporas! www.manou-gallo.com Mokoomba The Whisper of the Orient (Manuel Hermia) Winner of the Songlines Music Awards 2013, as best “newcomer” and straight Throught a sometimes peacefull, sometimes dynamic but always spiritual music, out from Zimbabwe; Mokoomba received international rewards and applauses “The Whisper of the Orient” proposes an approach of music fed from indian for its album “Rising Tide” produced by Manou Gallo. Exuberant youthful energy ragas, arabic maqâms and from oriental cultures in general. For this exceptional bursting with natural talent and contagious rhythm of Afro-fusion, the six young travel, Manuel Hermia (bansuri) creates a unique band sound by gathering musicians which make up Mokoomba are Zimbabwe’s next generation of hope. Majid Bekkas (oud, Morocco), Guo Gan (erhu, China), Asad Qizilbash (sarod, In Falls 2014, Mokoomba will present a new acoustic show. Pakistan), Mawaran (vocal, Lebanon) and Khalid Kouhen (percussions, USA & Canada Tour 2014 : June, 25 -> August 10 2014 Morocco). European Tour 2014 : October, 15 -> November 30 2014 European SummerTour 2015 www.mokoomba.com

Manou Gallo Groove Orchestra Poney Gross After being a singer, bass player of Woya, Zap Mama and Tambours de Brazza, Director Manou Gallo turned into a brilliant band leader since 10 years. She brings African [email protected] music in a very inventive and modern way. With the « Manou Gallo Groove M +32 (0)496 523 982 Orchestra », Manou realises her dream to perform with her own brass section. www.zigzagworld.be 36 /Labels ...... /37 IGLOO Records W.E.R.F. Created in 1978, early releases on Igloo include and guitarist Philip Over the past two decades Records invested in and offered opportunities Catherine. But more than anything else, the label has provided a platform for to Belgian jazz talent. Several very young jazz musicians thus developed together young musicians from jazz, world and contemporary music. Over the years, it has with the label into established names in the jazz landscape. A glance at the almost had the privilege of releasing first albums from pianists Eric Legnini and Nathalie endless list of musicians who already appeared on the label, reads like an Loriers, the vibraphonist Pascal Schumacher and Melanie De Biasio. encyclopaedic overview of Belgian jazz between 1993- 2013. A scene filled with creative ingenuity and guts, experiment and foundation. // IGLOOJAZZ Philip Catherine, Steve Houben, Eric Legnini, Pascal Schumacher, Newest Releases Igor Gehenot... Ben Sluijs & Erik Vermeulen, Decades W.E.R.F.117, April 2014 // IGLOOMONDO Steven Delannoye New York Trio + Frank Vaganée, Here Comes Tomorrow MOKOOMBA, Majid Bekkas, Manou Gallo... W.E.R.F.116, February 2014 // IGLOO+ Jean Paul Estiévenart Trio feat. Perico Sambeat, Wanted W.E.R.F.115, November 2013 Flat Earth Society, Giovanna Marini, Arthur Petronio... Ragini Trio, Ragini W.E.R.F.114, September 2013 DeLooze-Machtel-DeWaele, Foster Treasures W.E.R.F.112, September 2013 Newest Releases // IGLOOJAZZ // Fiorini-Houben quartet / Bees and Bumblebees IGL249 / April 2014 Greg Lamy quartet / Meeting IGL243 / October 2013 WraP! Wiernik-Rassinfosse-Pierre / Endless IGL245 / February 2014 Collapse / Bal Folk IGL251 / April 2014 // IGLOOMONDO // Majid Bekkas Afro Oriental Jazz Trio/ Al Qantara IGL250 / January 2014

Rémi Planchenault Label manager [email protected] T +32 (0)2 538 90 01

Gladys Touly Rik Bevernage Tour and concerts manager Executive Producer [email protected] [email protected] T +32 (0)2 538 57 96 T + 32 (0)50 33 05 29 www.igloorecords.be www.dewerfrecords.com 38 /Venues /Festivals...... /39

Brosella Folk & Jazz (Brussels) Flagey (Brussels) An open air festival featuring one day of folk, one day of jazz music and every-­ Flagey is where different artistic disciplines can meet, exchange ideas, discover thing in between that. It takes place the second weekend of July, at the foot of the one another and work together. Jazz, world, classical and contemporary music are world famous Atomium in Brussels. Apart from its unique naturally sound played here, but film and video also feature prominently, with frequent encounters isolated green theatre stage the festival has many unforgettable experiences to between these worlds. The acoustic qualities of the building make it a key player offer its very diverse audience: a carefully selected line-up, a laid-back surroun- both in Brussels and the whole of Belgium. ding, and a vibe that makes you feel you’re among friends. NAME-DROPPING Next edition: 12 and 13 July 2014. Ossegem park Brussels Enrico Rava & Stefano Bollani, Tigran Hamasyan Quintet, Anouar Brahem, Yaron Herman Bands need to apply on http://brosella.be/eng/your-band-at-brosella Quartet, Jacob Karlzon 3, Kris Defoort trio, Manu Katché, De Beren Gieren, Eliane Elias, Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Reijseger/Fraanje/Sylla, Fly Trio, ADHD .... Name-Dropping Toshiko Akiyoshi Lew Tabackin, Maria Schneider, Carla Bley, Omar Sosa, Aarhus Jazz Orchestra… but also the top of the Belgian artists amongst whom : Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Philip Catherine, Charles Loos, Steve Houben, Fabrice Alleman, Bert Cools & Eyvind Kang, Jef Neve & Myrdinn, Delvita XL, ..

Brosella also organises another festival called Djangofolllies: this unique birthday party to honour the birth of Django Reinhardt takes place every year from 15th to 31st January in 25 to 30 different venues all over Belgium.

Tim Gubel Artistic director Maarten Van Rousselt [email protected] Programmation T +32 (0) 2 474 06 41 [email protected] www.brosella.be www.flagey.be 40 /Venues /Festivals...... /41

Handelsbeurs () Jazz & Muziek vzw (Ghent/) Handelsbeurs is an exciting concert venue presenting and commissioning a broad range of music going from classical, contemporary music to jazz, indie rock and Gent Jazz / Jazz Middelheim / Gent / GLIMPSE pop plus some world music. It organizes the Istanbul Ekspres festival - a festival With Gent Jazz Festival (July in Ghent) and Jazz Middelheim (August in focusing on the Istanbul music scene and has its annual music festival in May. Antwerp) Jazz & Muziek organizes two main summer festivals in Belgium. Handelsbeurs is housed in an old building and has a beautiful hall seated 400 and Besides the two festivals it also organizes a club series in Ghent during the standing 800 with a nice foyer. year and takes part in a showcase festival (pop, rock, jazz…) called Glimpse which takes place during the second week of December in Ghent. NAME-DROPPING Anouar Brahem, In The Country, Berne, Black & Cline, Bill Frisell, Henry Texier, Aki Takase, Name-Dropping Moskus, Vijay Iyer, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Too Noisy Fish, Robin Verheyen, Louis Sclavis, Gent Jazz Festival 2014 (July 10-19, 2014): Ibrahim Maalouf, Bobby McFerrin, Chris Potter, Baba Zula ft. Fred Frith, Stefano Bollani, Marcin Masecki, Marc Ribot, Dans Dans Mehliana, Chick Corea-Stanley Clarke Duo, Hiromi Trio, Joshua Redman Quartet, Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society, Dave Holland ‘Prism’, Ludovico Einaudi, Melanie De Biasio, Charles Bradley, José James, Ólafur Arnalds, De Beren Gieren, etc.

Jazz Middelheim 2014 (August 14-17, 2014): Herbie Hancock-Wayne Shorter Duo, Ahmad Jamal, Vijay Iyer (artist in residence), Avishai Cohen Trio with Strings, Stacey Kent, Dave Douglas Quintet, Enrico Rava-Stefano Bollani Duo, Joachim Badenhorst, Phronesis, Teun Verbruggen, etc.

Bertrand Flamang General Director [email protected] Wim Wabbes Artistic Director Davy Van Robays www.gentjazz.com Artist Service & Project Manager www.jazzmiddelheim.be [email protected] www.haNdelsbeurs.be www.handelsbeurs.be [email protected] www.glimpsgent.be 42 /Venues /Festivals...... /43

Jazz Brugge Festival // De Werf (Bruges) Jazz Station (Brussels) The Bruges based Arts Centre DE WERF produces contemporary theatre and The Jazz Station is a unique place devoted to jazz. Through an eclectic program, works as a jazz centre, organising concerts, a jazz festival (Jazz Brugge) and the actors of the Jazz Station try to reach an audience as large as possible and releasing jazz albums. Although De Werf focuses quite a bit of its energy on offer for example starters-concerts every Saturday at 6.00 pm. Those concerts supporting emerging Belgian jazz musicians, it has over the years gained are representative of what is done in jazz today. Concerts, daily rehearsals, international recognition through a consistent programme of concerts featuring exhibitions, lectures … the place-to-be to listen to jazz! the very best musicians all over the world. NAME-DROPPING Jazz Brugge is a biennial festival focused on today’s European jazz scene. During Jacques Pirotton Trio, Manolo Cabras & Basic Borg, Actual Proof, Aka Moon, Trio Grande, the first weekend of October more than 20 bands play on the different stages of the Fabrice Alleman Quartet, Multitude, Charles Loos, Steve Houben, Peer Baierlein, … Concertgebouw and on the magnificent 13th century attic of the Sint-Jans Hospital. The next edition is planned for October 2nd - 5th, 2014.

NAME-DROPPING / Jürg Wickihalder, Enrico Pieranunzi, Peter Jacquemyn - , Hans Lüdemann - Sebastien Boisseau, - Pierre Favre, Kris Defoort, Francesco Bearzatti Tinissima Quartet, Aldo Romano 4tet, Django Bates, Carlos Bica, Victor Toth, Michiel Braam, Keith Tippett, Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Louis Sclavis, Tomassenko, Zapp String Quartet, ..

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

Willy Schuyten Programmer Jazz Brugge Bérengère Cornez [email protected] Managing Director [email protected] www.dewerf.be T +32 (0)2 733 13 78 www.jazzbrugge.be www.jazzstation.be 44 /Venues /Festivals...... /45 On-z-road / Jazz Des Caraïbes Travers Onzroad of the west indian contemporay music (Biguine, Mazurka, Chouval Bwa, Zouk, Big Band, Caribbean Jazz ....) Le Rideau Rouge In an old Country Farm House: 2 venues (45 & 99 sits); 150 Concerts each year, The multiple musical genres and traditional rythms of French Antilles offer a every week. wide musical, alive and original palette. That’s why Onzroad, in collaboration September till June: Tuesday: / Wednesday: Jazz, acoustic solo, duo / with caribbean musicians, wishes to promote the Caribbean Jazz, as a real Thursday: Blues, rock, pop, world, etc. footbridge between traditional music, jazz and current music styles, which allows Production & Programme planning : Le Rideau Rouge & Travers Emotion the musician who wishes to find ways of enriching and asserting his personal musical language, to do so in building and developing his possibilities of Les Sentiers de Sart-Risbart expressing his music. Country’s Gardens Festival for unusual little Form of Music crossing jazz, blues, world music, classics … ; NAME-DROPPING locals and Europeans artists. Children’s animations, Just Wody, Spaïcy Bazile, Baylavwa, Mizikopéyi, Bwakoré, TWAD quartet, Thierry Vaton & Workshop & … locals Meals. Georges Granville - The creole Piano Book Third week End of Augustus. Audience 2013: 850

NAME-DROPPING Paeffgen (D), Suzanna Dill (CH), Thierry Vassias (Gr), Tangram, Muziek de Singe, Spermafrost (B), Pocket Brass Band,Pirotton3°(B), A2O(Estonie), Fanny Bériaux (B), Jimmie Joy(Ir), Duo Nefeli(Fr,B),… Royal Parc Music Festival July’s Sunday in the Kiosk of the Brussel’s Royal Park Free entrance and family festival - concert at 11.00am & 02.30pm; Jazz, blues, cool slam or hip-hop, classics, locals & European artists. Audience 2013: 3.100

Jules Imberechts Program jazz Malika Messaoudi M +32 (0)476 972 142 Manager [email protected] [email protected] M +32 (0)491 45 41 30 www.lerideaurouge.be www.onzroad2.wix.com/on-z-road www.LesSentiersdeSartrisbart.be www.facebook.com/onzroad2 www.royalparkmusicfestival.be 46 /Venues /Festivals...... Organisations /47

Vrijstaat O. // STORM! Festival () 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 organizes concerts from national and international Belgium and abroad. Musicians, venues and fans can contact us for all kinds of artists in a small, but exciting club with seaside view. advice. A variety of events & activities are organized. To name but a few: (inter) national jazzcontests, jazz academies, jazzpublications, workshops, lectures STORM! Festival is a biennial festival focused on ‘the next thing in jazz’. The and so on. festival lasts for one week, starting with a contest for young talent, free concerts in the city, concerts in open air, children program,... Absolute climax of this event is a 3-day festival in De Grote Post. Next edition: February 13th - 22nd, 2015. • For the past 35 years, Jazz Hoeilaart has been giving young talent from all NAME-DROPPING over the world an opportunity to play Club: Phronesis, The Bad Plus, Plaistow, Avishai Cohen (trumpet), Elina Duni Quartet, in a professional setting, in front of a Lama trio, Dan Tepfer, Too Noisy Fish, Jef Neve, De Beren Gieren, Bert Joris,... professional jury and an attentive STORM! Festival: Yaron Herman Quartet, Shai Maestro trio, Roller trio, Zara McFarlane, audience. From 2015 on, this contest Remi Panossian,... will change its name to ‘Jazzmozaïek International Contest’ and will be organized as part of the Leuven Jazz festival. This contest is the oldest and one of the most renowned international jazz contests in the world.

• Jazzmozaïek is the magazine on 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. Evelien De Jaeger Pieter Koten Project manager jazz Jazz programmer T +32 (0)2 532 28 38 [email protected] [email protected] www.vrijstaat-o.be www.muziekmozaiek.be 48 /Organisations...... /49 Flanders Music Centre Wallonia-Brussels Music Flanders Music Centre is an organisation established by the Flemish government Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques (W.B.M.) was created in 1984 to help artists, to support the professional music sector and to promote Flemish music in producers and publishers from the French-speaking community of Wallonia and Belgium and abroad. Brussels to make their mark in the musical cultural industry in all kinds of music.

• Encouraging expertise: advice, news and guidance for professionals about The agency is co-managed by Wallonia-Brussels International (WBI) and the management, the music industry, government policy, social and legal matters, Federation Wallonia-Brussels. artistic programs, music education...; support for music research and collaborations; a platform for exchange of ideas and knowledge;... Since then, it has developed its work around different axes: • Supporting their presence in music markets, both for recorded sound and the • Information & Documentation on all aspects of the current music scene in performing arts. These include events such as: CLASSICAL:NEXT, WOMEX, Flanders; a music archive of historical and contemporary recordings BABEL MED, JAZZAHEAD ... • Supporting the presence of artists in the major festivals and international • Promotion: national and international publicity of music and artists of all showcase events that can lead to major breakthroughs. genres from Flanders: membership within network organisations, presence at • Developing two programmes to support professionals from Wallonia & trade fairs, creation and distribution of overview publications and compilation Brussels: aid in promoting albums released in markets outside Belgium and tour CDs, coordination of showcases and invitations to music industry professionals support for artists when a record is released or for showcases intended for at major events, project collaboration with various music organisations... 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) ...

Katrien van Remortel Project manager classical music, world/folk & jazz With the support of Liliana Graziani [email protected] the Flemish Government Jazz & World Music Manager www.flandersmusic.be [email protected] T +32 (0)2 504 90 96 T +32 (0)2 218 62 09 M +32 (0)475 68 38 39 www.wbm.be 50 /Who’s Who...... /51 Who’s Who (A-J) (J-M)

Anniek Vanhee Bérengère Cornez Bertrand Flamang Jeanfrançois Prins Jens Tytgat Johan Dentant Flat Earth Society / 12 Jazz Station / 43 Jazz & Muziek vzw / 41 Jeanfrancois Prins / 16 Inside Jazz Management Vortex Music / 14 Management / 13

Caroll Vanwelden Cathy Lorge Davy Van Robays Jules Imberechts Kati Van de Velde Katrien van Remortel Caroll Vanwelden / 10 So What? Productions Jazz & Muziek vzw / 41 Travers / 45 Redcat Artists / 24 Flanders Music Centre / 28 / 48

Dirk Feys Eva Buchmann Evelien Dejaeger Koen Maes Laurent Cordier Liliana Graziani Tsahara Productions Lottchen / 19 Muziekmozaïek / 47 Brussels Jazz Orchestra Badass Yogi Prod / 8 Wallonia-Brussels Music / 30 / 9 / 49

Gladys Touly Inge De Pauw Jelle Van Giel Maaike Wuyts Maarten Van Rousselt Malika Messaoudi Igloo Records / 36 Stilletto / 26 Jelle Van Giel Group / 18 Aubergine Artist Flagey / 39 On-z-road / 45 Management / 4 52 /Who’s Who...... /53 (M-R) (S-Z)

Michael Wolteche Nathan Daems Nooshin Khatami Sara Moonen Thomas Champagne Tim Gubel

Enthusiast music / 11 Zephyrus Music / 32 Mâäk’s Spirit / 20 MET-X / 21 NU:BE /// Thomas Brosella Folk & Jazz Champagne / 22 / 38

Olivier Battesti Peter Delannoye Peter Vandenberghe Tuur Florizoone Willy Schuyten Wim Wabbes Tapage Nocturne / 27 Peter Delannoye Music Too Noisy Fish / 1 Aventura Musica / 6 Jazz Brugge Festival Handelsbeurs / 40 / 23 / 42

Pieter Kindt Pieter Koten Poney Gross Wout Van Putten Zoë Mc Pherson Silverbyrd Vrijstaat-O / 46 Zig Zag World / 34 Zephyrus Music / 32 Aubergine Artist Management / 17 Management / 4

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