Preface

Introduction Jazz in Belgium 2011, Courage in the delta

The Artists Unity is strength! Hamster Axis of the one-click Panther Manuel Hermia Trio After three editions of the Flemish Jazz Meeting we are very pleased De Beren Gieren to present you with a new initiative that aims to unite the jazz scenes Collapse of both parts of the country in one common objective: to firmly put Pascal Mohy Trio Belgian jazz on the map of Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels and Europe, Rêve d’éléphant Orchestra thus promoting mutual knowledge. Tuur Florizoone - Mixtuur Nicolas Kummert Voices The Belgian Jazz Meeting is a mini showcase festival that gives national Rackham and international promoters and the press the chance to see 12 bands Christian Mendoza Group at work. Joachim Badenhorst At the same time, the meeting is an ideal forum for colleagues to meet Giovanni Barcella – Jeroen Van Herzeele Duo each other, stay connected, expand networks and exchange ideas.

Belgian Jazz Directory For the selection, we asked a jury of about 60 members from all corners Organisations of the country to select 12 artists with international potential who could Jazz Festivals benefit from our support. The result is not a hit parade but rather a very Venues diverse palette of hungry young things as well as more established Jazz Clubs/Small Music Venues names that never tire of reinventing themselves. This CD introduces Media each one of them with a recent composition. Information Platforms Management/Booking Agencies The second part of this booklet contains an overview of the most Labels & Distribution important organisations, concert venues, festivals, etc… for jazz in Belgium. Once again, not an exhaustive list, but a selection based upon relevance, in regards to our international relationships. A guide to our visitors who’ll want to come back to explore more Belgian jazz, as well as an indicative list to foreign musicians looking for exposure in our country.

For the full lists and additional information about other Belgian groups, please visit the website www.jazzinbelgium.com.

We wish you lots of auditory pleasure and… do enjoy rummaging around!

Katrien van Remortel Liliana Graziani Flanders Music Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques

Belgian Jazz Meeting 2011 Partners: Jazz in Belgium 2011: Courage in the delta Rik Bevernage, De Werf Arts Centre Mik Torfs, JazzLab Series Broken glass can’t be glued. The same goes for jazz. Until the eighties, Jean-Pierre Bissot, Bérengère Cornez, Christine Jottard, Myriam Mollet, jazz was a relatively easily defined field, a nicely delimited musical Katy Saudmont, Jazz Together genre with, at most, two or three parallel or successive currents (swing and bebop, free and fusion). Those days are long gone. As J. Bernlef concluded in his essay “Will jazz make it through the twenty first century?”, jazz has shot off into many directions. These parallel currents have produced very odd offspring, that also seem to have swum off in different directions. The result is a wide and complicated delta of music that, very often, isn’t even remotely reminiscent of the work by the old or modern jazz masters. The jazz canon has been shattered, irreversibly so.

Bernlef had a tendency to view this with pessimism. He suggested that the new cross-over tunes in that delta would quite possibly “drown in a sea of post-modernism where everything is identical and therefore not worth defending.” At the end of his essay he, then, contradicts himself, suggesting that it might be better to throw out the earflaps and blinkers and to “enjoy the cacophony of the present-day.” Most musicians would agree. You’d be hard-pushed, these days, to come across anyone claiming to “play jazz”. Usually, it’s more along the lines of: “I dig into all sorts of music and, at the end of the day, I really don’t care whether it’s jazz or not.” Just check out the website of accordionist Tuur Florizoone, Everything is permitted? In theory, yes, but is it still possible to flaunt one of the many at this Belgian Jazz Meeting: “Jazz is only one of the quality when dealing in broken glass? Or will the mice be allowed many types of music this musical world citizen has in his kit bag. The to play, now the cat’s away? Let’s be perfectly clear: there were no fact that he is comfortable in pop as well as in world music is obvious specific criteria for the Belgian Jazz Meeting. There was, however, a from the endless list of names with whom he has shared the stage or comprehensive long-list. Based on this, the Belgian jazz community the recording studio.” (press, organizers, connoisseurs of all kind - consisting of, in the interim, Also check Giovanni Barcella, from yet another far-flung corner of the a rather colourful quilt of 60-odd people) shortlisted twelve groups. delta: “I decompose current aesthetics - beauty, if you wish - because it So, what can be expected? I’ll open the game with this: let them be doesn’t tolerate death, nor sorrow for that matter; it doesn’t respond to courageous. Courageous enough to leave the clichés by the wayside. the mortal carnival and it doesn’t question itself.” Barcella doesn’t want Courageous enough to not only go with their gut feeling. Courageous to be called a jazz musician because the suggestion of an aesthetic enough to take the audience someplace they’ve never been, places that ideal curtails his creative appetite. Thus, everyone has their reasons. may seem inhospitable, uncomfortable or even hostile. It’s the kind of Take saxophonist and singer Nicolas Kummert, for example: he’s part of courage we recognize from all the jazz greats, from Sidney Bechet to a jazz quartet in Paris, but that’s more of a hobby. He will be attending Charlie Parker, from Duke Ellington to Cecil Taylor, from Fats Waller to the Belgian Jazz Meeting with Voices, a project merging poetry, song John Zorn. Hopefully the audience (who will maybe sign contracts with and world music. the Belgian musicians) has the same kind of courage. The courage to offer their audience something different, not just carbon copies of well- For the mainstream audience, in the meantime, the word jazz has known names or formulaic success. The more courage in the delta, the become very ambiguous. Nobody seems to think it’s strange to see grander the future of jazz. Gotan Project or Ben l’Oncle Soul or Prince headlining at Gent Jazz, Jazz à Vienne and North Sea Jazz. Great musicians, no doubt, but their only It’s the same kind of courage that was required to bury the Flemish Jazz link to a jazz tradition is quite likely merely listening to the occasional Meeting after three editions, and set up the Belgian Jazz Meeting. The recording. Except for the sporadic parenthesis, their music is as related question as to whether this small sliver of land between the North Sea to jazz as pepper steak is to cumin cheese. But the jazz umbrella is and the Eifel is also made of broken glass has no place in this text, but so tolerant (sometimes even opportunistic) that virtually everything is the choice to join hands across the language barrier is a statement that welcome to tag along. Is that a problem? Definitely not, the phenomenon cannot be underestimated. There is no such thing as Flemish or French has been going on for decades and doesn’t seem to have halted or even Community jazz, there is only Belgian jazz. And this need not even be slowed down the creative development of the jazz delta. jazz made by Belgians, but jazz, quite simply, made in this rich biotope between North Sea and Eifel. Be it by the Flemish, the Francophones, Creative musicians rather enjoy noticing that the banner is becoming EU-citizens and other seekers. In Ghent, Brussels, Antwerp, Mons, progressively less cramped in its interpretation. It offers them the Liège, Mechelen, Namur and thousands of other places. A fascinating opportunity to do precisely as they wish, free of all constraints. This is hotbed out of which an interesting sample card was selected. Allow also the case at the Belgian Jazz Meeting. Joachim Badenhorst even yourself to be utterly surprised and don’t be afraid of the shards on the has the choice of showing up with his improvisation ensemble or his ground. half-Icelandic band Mogil, without blushing. Nobody’s bothered about a leg spread. And the spread will be large: the meeting will be presenting Didier Wijnants (*) the widest variety of jazz anyone could imagine. From the carnavalesque Rêve d’Eléphant Orchestra to Pascal Mohy’s “Monkian” piano. From Rackham’s Euro-jazz to Collapse’s frenzy. From Hermia or Van Herzeele’s Coltrane-soul to the post-psychedelic madness of De Beren Gieren and (*)Didier Wijnants is jazz reviewer for newspaper De Morgen. the kaleidoscopic exercises of Christian Mendoza. Translation: Tania Derck By Frederik Goossens / JazzLab Series (FG) Translation: Tania Derck & Jean-Claude Vantroyen / Le Soir (JCV) - Translation: Michael Leahy “Long Tales and Short Stories”, is the album title of the trio of Manuel Hermia (sax, flute, When this band plays, it’s an all-out party; and bansuri), Manolo Cabras (double bass) and João even if they sometimes go all abstract, they always Lobo (drums, percussion). And it is a question of manage to recapture the audience’s attention just stories that the trio has to offer. Whether long or in time. Hamster Axis of the one-click Panther © Dirk Vervaet © Olivier Vin short, they are fascinating. Portraits, sketches, are Antwerp’s young guns and they are becoming increasingly more prominent on the short stories and fables with their own personalities. There is gentleness, hypnotic Belgian jazz scene. An extensive tour throughout Flanders with the concert organizers fascination, truculence, liveliness, trances and experiments… It seems to be totally JazzLab Series, secured their reputation. eclectic – disparate even. But it’s not. The cohesion of this album and group lies in In 2011, they released their debut album “Small Zoo”. What is striking on this album just one word: freedom. The freedom to simply play, to colour music, to throw loads is the combination of saxophones; they sound like twins. Tenor saxophonist Andrew of emotions into the arena, to juggle rhythms and harmonies, to take risks without Claes and alto Lander Van den Noortgate tumble around each other and are regularly in ever falling into the pit of inaccessibility. Manu Hermia has accustomed us to eclectics adjoining ranges. Claes fully understands the art of increasing the energy and intensity, through different projects with hints of rock (Slang), Africa (he played with Mamady without noticeable overstraining, especially when driven on by the rhythm section Keita, Dobet Gnahoré), the Arabic world (with Majid Bekkas), India (Dhruba Ghosh), Brazil (particularly drummer Frederik Meulyzer). (Koen Van Meel in Kwadratuur) (Joao Braga), Spain (Nono Garcia)… With Manolo Cabras and João Lobo, he makes up Van den Noortgate signs off most of the compositions. Other pieces are written by a trio that weaves a genuine three-way conversation. Cabras’ obsessive and hypnotic pianist Bram Weijters. Their music sounds very contemporary, but is undeniably rooted bass and Lobo’s inventive and sensual layer of percussion lay the foundations on the in tradition and is -as their name implies - sprinkled with humour. (FG) Hermia’s simple, beautiful and harmonious melodies can grow, sometimes evolving into free, unbridled arabesques. It is both fragile and powerful, like a prayer. (JCV) Contact: Frederik Meulyzer Contact Selected Discography [email protected] Manuel Hermia Manuel Hermia trio, “Long Tales and short www.hamsteraxis.be [email protected] Stories”, Igloo (IGL 224), 2010 M: +32 (0)485 37 09 52 www.manuel-hermia.com Slang, “Karmasutra”, T4A (SLA 002), 2009 T: +32 (0)2 345 91 11 Manuel Hermia Quartet, “Rajazz”, Igloo Discography: (IGL 190), 2006 Hamster Axis of the one-click Panther, “Small Zoo”, De Werf (W.E.R.F.089), 2011 Bookings Manuel Hermia, “Le Murmure de l’Orient”, Igloo Records Igloo (IGL 182), 2005 Gladys Touly, management Manuel Hermia Quartet, “L’esprit du Val”, [email protected] Igloo (IGL 145), 1999 T: +32 2 538 90 01

There’s no such thing as… The Story of a caress From the Album: Small Zoo From the Album: Long Tales and Short Stories Music by: Lander Van den Noortgate Music by: Manuel Hermia/Manolo Cabras Lander Van den Noortgate (alto saxophone), Andrew Claes (tenor saxophone), Bram Manuel Hermia (tenor sax), Manolo Cabras (double bass), João Lobo (drums). Weijters (piano), Janos Bruneel (double bass), Frederik Meulyzer (drums). Collapse is probably one of the brightest jazz bands of these past few years, the combination These three musicians were at the conservatory of four young talents: Cédric Favresse on alto sax, in Ghent together and ended up becoming best Yannick Peeters on double bass, Alain Deval on friends. Fulco Ottervanger, who studied classical drums and Jean-Paul Estiévenart on trumpet. Each piano as well as classical composition, is the © Tjorven Bruyneels © Milena Strange member has already played with different bands band’s main composer. His work, therefore, doesn’t always strictly fit within the jazz in electro, blues, rock, Latino and a big band. Each is barely 30 and yet a remarkable tradition, but you can most certainly detect the barmy seriousness of Cecil Taylor, the musician. Favresse and Deval set the tone with the compositions. Peeters brings his stubbornness of Thelonious Monk, the energy of Charles Mingus and the Dutch humour sensibility while the younger Estiévenart brings inventiveness and a sound picked up of Misha Mengelberg. Composition and improvisation are equally important in the playing with Al Orkestra and Joe Higham, notably. The group was formed in 2006 as music of De Beren Gieren. Their live performances are utterly infectious and irresistibly Collapse and, despite the name, it is not falling apart – quite the contrary. They chose to enthusiastic, making them the darlings of press and public alike. Their first demo-CD was bypass the harmonics of the piano - like the quartet of Ornette Coleman on “Tomorrow is very well received and judging by the onslaught of requests from the biggest organizers, the Question!” This indicates the freedom the musicians grant themselves, the freedom it seems like the jazz world firmly believes in De Beren Gieren. to go where they please. They mix the roots of jazz, bop and free jazz with Arabic, The group is also keen to do collaborative work. In 2011, they toured with the French DJ Balkan and Klezmer influences. It’s exciting, full of originality, dynamic and sparkling Boulaone, they moulded Mozart into a jazz package at the En Avant Mars Festival, they with bubbles of subtle inventiveness like quality champagne. Collapse rejuvenates were the driving force behind the jam sessions at the Ghent Jazz Festival and, they have Belgian jazz. So feel free to serve yourself a glass. It feels good. plans to work with the French guitarist Jean-Yves Evrard and the German saxophone player Jan Klare, in 2012. (FG) Contact Alain Deval Contact [email protected] Simon Segers M: +32 486 38 59 61 [email protected] www.deberengieren.be Bookings Discography M: +32 (0)485 43 42 89 Igloo Records Collapse, “Collapse”, Igloo Records (IGL219), Gladys Touly, management 2010 Discography [email protected] De Beren Gieren, “De Beren Gieren”, 2010 www.igloorecords.be T: +32 (0)2 538 90 01

Die Dag King-Fu From the Album: De Beren Gieren From the Album: Collapse Music by: Fulco Ottervanger Music by: Alain Deval Fulco Ottervanger (piano), Lieven Van Pee (double bass), Simon Segers (drums). Alain Deval (drums), Jean-Paul Estiévenart (trumpet), Cédric Favresse (sax), Lieven Van Pee (double bass). The court jesters of Belgian jazz. Let’s start with the Pascal Mohy, 31 years old in the year 2011, could have name. What could an elephant dream about other than lived 75 years ago. Or even more. His romantic air echoes savannahs, water and the female of the species? Tam the spirit of freedom of a young Berlioz or Hugo with an tams, the sound of trees knocked over as he passes, added flash of humour in his eye and a breezy smile. His trumpeting, African chants, jazz? And then there are the music, however, is directly linked to the racy elegance of titles of their albums: “Lobster Caravan” (can you imagine Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn and Count Basie. It’s no © Marie Snauwaert - JazzLab Series what that looks like?) and the latest “Pourquoi pas un accident that his 2008 album “Automne 08” features a scampi?” (OK, why not a scampi? But what’s the connection with jazz?). Oh, and the version of “Prelude to a Kiss” by the Duke. But Pascal is photos where they all look as if they are tripping, it must be said. And the crazy idea of not stuck in the sophisticated thirties. His piano playing having two groups in one: a trio of blowers (Pierre Bernard, Michel Massot and Alain also embraces musical touches from Thelonious Monk © Jos Knaepen Vankenhove) versus a trio of percussionists (Michel Debrulle, Etienne Plummer and and John Coltrane and he readily listens to Jarrett and Mehldau. Influences, not strict Etienne Pougin) with a guitarist in the middle (Benoist Eil). And iconoclastic music that models. Pascal Mohy has been able to develop a personal, contemporary syle, not crosses jazz with a brass band, the 14th century of Jacopo da Bologna with the hardest fearing to twist melodies and harmonies to extract the best juice while staying classy rock, subtle arrangements with inventive sounds. Clowns, oh yes. But the success of and refined. In melancholy as in happiness, with enthusiasm and distinction, Pascal their burlesque lies in the coherence and preparation of a genuine musical project. Mohy goes deep inside to find music that talks as much to the heart as to the mind. And this is what makes Rêve d’éléphant Orchestra a success: to be able to give this Without vain brilliance or demonstrations. His piano is not a circus instrument; it is impression of lightness, improvisation and spontaneity, the group’s music and sound is how he shares his emotions. He does this lavishly through his Trio and other formats, worked on very hard. In this, the seven musicians are the dwarves; they have their Snow alongside Steve Houben, Mélanie De Biasio, Mimi Verderame, Toine Thys, Greg Houben White, sound engineer Christine Verschorren. Snow White in an elephant’s dream; as and others. Pascal Mohy is the essence of piano. (JCV) unexpected and rich as their music. (JCV)

Contact & Booking Discography Contact Discography Wooha asbl Pascal Mohy Trio, “Automne 08”, Igloo Records Collectif du Lion asbl Rêve d’éléphant Orchestra, “Pourquoi pas un Max De Cock, manager (IGL209), 2009 Michel Debrulle scampi?”, De Werf (W.E.R.F.090), 2011 [email protected] Greg Houben Quintet, “Greg Houben Quartet Meets M: +32 (0)497 42 96 86 Rêve d’éléphant Orchestra, “Lobster Caravan”, www.wooha.be Pierrick Pédron”, Plus Loin Music (PL4533), 2010 Myriam Mollet, manager De Werf (W.E.R.F.042), 2004 T: +32 (0)4 355 06 62 Après Un Rêve, “Après Un Rêve”, Igloo Records (IGL T: +32 (0)4 343 33 37 Rêve d’éléphant Orchestra, “Racines du ciel”, M: +32 (0)472 67 05 35 196), 2008 M: +32 (0)478 39 02 49 De Werf (W.E.R.F.026), 2001 Mélanie De Biasio, “A Stomach is burning”, Igloo [email protected] Records (IGL193), 2007 www.collectifdulion.com

12 Huitres Boogie Idylam’bo From the Album: Automne 08 From the Album: Pourquoi pas un scampi? - Music by: Michel Massot Music by: Pascal Mohy Pierre Bernard (flutes), Michel Debrulle (drums, percussion), Benoist Eil (guitars), Pascal Mohy (piano), Sal La Rocca (double bass), Joost Van Schaik (drums). Michel Massot (tubas, trombone, voice), Étienne Plumer (drums, percussions), Stephan Pougin (drums, percussions), Alain Vankenhove (trumpets, electronics). Tuur Florizoone has quickly become one of Belgium’s One hesitates to use a word which is worn thin, most beloved musicians. With great style and run down. But it’s the only one that springs to mind irresistible stage presence he proves that his unusual when listening to this incredible group: it’s pretty. instrument is capable of much more than your regular Quite simply pretty. Tenor sax player Nicolas street corner busking. Jazz is only one of the many de Poel Guy Van Kummert has brought together Hervé Samb on types of music this musical world citizen has in his © Marie Snauwaert - JazzLab Series © guitar, the Finnish pianist Alexi Tuomarila, Nicolas kit bag. The fact that he is comfortable in pop as well as in world music is obvious from Thys on double bass and Lionel Beuvens on drums. They play. And they sing. And it’s the endless list of names with whom he has shared the stage or the recording studio: brilliant. It’s jazz, of course. But Kummert adds African music (by Salif Keita amongst Carlos Núñez, Alfredo Marcucci, Zahava Seewald, Chris Joris, Philip Catherine, Jean- others), the harmony of Jacques Prévert’s words, sophisticated pop à la Bacharach/ Louis Martinier… In 2008, during the prestigious World Soundtrack Awards, the public David, traces of angry rock and layers of voices from African chants, mediaeval plainsong were completely enamoured with his passionate score for the Flemish film “Aanrijding in and chanson française from the 1950s. As a whole it is bold and a total success. The Moscou”. The soundtrack’s international success leads us to believe that Tuur is well on vocal layers colour the sound like a rainbow, the sax, piano and guitar interventions his way to becoming our own Yann Tiersen. No wonder he prefers the intimacy of a trio. add sound flashes; the inventive bass and drums hang superb stars in the music’s sky. At previous editions of the Flemish Jazz Meeting, Florizoone enchanted the audience Nicolas Kummert has worked with Giacomo Lariccia, Yves Peeters, Jef Neve (in Groove with Tricycle and with the unusual combination of accordion, tuba and cello with the Thing) and Marco Locurcio in Qu4tre. Wherever he goes, he imposes a personal voice energetic trio Massot-Florizoone-Horbaczewski. This year he is back with MixTuur, an that is relevant, subtle and poetic. Listen to him on “One”, the first album from Nicolas altogether more ambitious project. With names like Aly Keita, Tutu Puoane, Chris Joris Kummert Voices. You will be thrilled. (JCV) or Nicolas Thys, MixTuur brings talent from East and West, North and South. This is the (temporary) apotheosis of his already brilliant career. (FG) Contact Discography Nicolas Kummert Nicolas Kummert Voices, “One”, Prova Contact: Selected Discography [email protected] Records (Pr 0610-Cd13), 2010 [email protected] MixTuur - De Werf 2011 www.nicolaskummert.com www.tuurflorizoone.be Massot/Florizoone/Horbaczewski, “Cinema M: +32 (0)496 26 09 29 M: +32 (0)495 47 04 49 Novo” (Homerecords.be 4446042), 2008 Tricycle, “Queskia” Aventura Musica Management Bookings (AM001), 2011 Red Cat Artist Management Aventura Musica Kati Van de Velde, manager Veronica Campos [email protected] [email protected] www.redcatartists.com www.aventuramusica.be M: +32 (0)476 98 25 00 M: +32 (0)476 84 91 59

HUNT Petit Simon Millionnaire From the Album: MixTuur - Music by: Tuur Florizoone, Tuur Florizoone (accordion), From the Album: One - Music by: Nicolas Kummert Tutu Puoane (vocals), Aly Keita (balafon), Michel Massot (euphonium), Laurent Nicolas Kummert (sax, voices), Hervé Samb (guitar), Jozef Dumoulin (piano), Nicolas Blondiau (trumpet), Marine Horbaczewski (cello), Chris Joris (percussion), Thys (double bass) Lionel Beuvens (drums). Wendlavim Zabzonre (drums), Nicolas Thys (double bass), Nabindibo (vocals). Is this Jack the 18th century pirate that inspired This group’s biography reads like a Best of Belgian jazz: aside Hergé to write the story of Rackham the Red for from the young pianist and leader we recognize reed players Tintin? Or Arthur, the delicate British illustrator of Ben Sluijs and Joachim Badenhorst, as well as Jef Neve- legends and fairytales from the early 20th century? drummer Teun Verbruggen. The band won the international Or the French publisher of board games that is François de Ribaucourt competition at Jazz Avignon in 2009, which immediately steeped in the world of fantasy? Whatever the © catapulted them into the honour’s division of European jazz. reality, it works: the Rackham from saxophonist Their astounding debut album Arbr’-en-Ciel burst at the seams Toine Thys is a pirate that steals influences left and right to create new music, an artist Marie Snauwaert – JazzLab Series with ambitious compositions and intense duels between the

that sketches out new paths for today’s jazz and a player that enjoys shuffling the cards © single-minded soloists. to make his own musical hand. Rackham is Toine Thys with Benjamin Clément on guitar, Band leader Christian Mendoza, based in Ghent but originally from Peru, is also known Eric Bribosia on keyboards, Nathan Wouters on electric bass and Steven Cassiers on by the Belgian public as the pianist in Bender Banjax, GOWK, or in the pop-jazz pastiche drums. Each comes from a different horizon. Together, they mix their memories of other Lady Linn & Her Magnificent Seven. Like many jazz musicians of his vintage, his interests music to sketch a new one, anchored in the freedom of jazz and the energy of rock. do, however, span further afield. Their first album, “Juanita K”, made a big impression in 2007. The daily Le Soir wrote: The Christian Mendoza Group digs into a multitude of styles. A concert by this quintet “At times, we’re reminded of John Zorn’s explosive collages, with hard guitar sounds, can take on many shapes: minimal landscapes, energetic chaos, complex rhythms and horn riffs reminiscent of early Chicago and trumpet, guitar and sax solos with lots of the pure simplicity of an uncomplicated song. This is jazz that matters, that challenges feeling. Music with character that is dynamic and inflammatory”. Late 2010, the group the audience and takes it on a trip into a rich and inspired universe. (FG) returned to the studios for a second release without trumpets but with the same power, enthusiasm, joy and intensity. Their album “Shoot them All” will be released in autumn Contact 2011 in Belgium and France. The tracks available on the group’s site are incredibly [email protected] promising. (JCV) www.christianmendoza.com Management M: +32 (0)485 16 94 96 Contact Bartok Management Toine Thys Céline t’Sas, manager Discography [email protected] [email protected] Christian Mendoza Group, “Arbr’-en-Ciel”, De Werf (W.E.R.F. 092), 2011 www.toinethys.com www.rackhammusic.com M: +32 (0)479 73 95 71 M: +32 (0)473 69 46 19

Discography Rackham, “Shoot Them All”, Bartok Records (002), 2011 Rackham, “Juanita K”, Rat Records (RAT005), 2006

The Very End SLEEP From the Album: Shoot Them All - Music by: Toine Thys From the Album: Arbr’-en-Ciel - Music by: Christian Mendoza Line up: nom et instrument pour chaque musicien : Ben Sluijs (flute, alto sax), Joachim Badenhorst (bass clarinet) , Christian Mendoza Toine Thys (tenor sax, bass clarinet), Benjamin Clement (guitars), Eric Bribosia (piano), Brice Soniano (double bass), Teun Verbruggen (drums). (keyboards), Nathan Wouters (double bass), Steven Cassiers (drums). This Italian drummer - from Ghent - and eternal dissident, Giovanni Barcella Reed player Joachim Badenhorst is barely 30 staggers between drums, poetry, free years old and, already, it’s almost impossible to improv and experimental theatre. His Dries Segers Chris Van der Burght Chris Van heart is wide open to all forms of © keep track of his international career. © Talk about a world citizen… Despite New York honest, unruly music and he presents now being his home base, being a member of numerous ensembles has allowed him to his own belligerent jazz in times when, according to him, meaningless muzak rules. conquer most of Europe: Belgium, France, Iceland, Ireland, Austria, the Netherlands and Jeroen Van Herzeele was branded by classical jazz. He is part of a group of musicians Denmark! His boundless sense of adventure has definitely borne fruit: Han Bennink has who, in the early nineties, were responsible for a new élan in Belgian jazz. His work chosen Joachim as a member of his first self-titled trio, Tony Malaby picked him up for became increasingly more colourful, from acid-jazz-rock Greetings from Mercury via his new band Novela, along with drummer John Hollenbeck, trumpet player Ralph Alessi the African caravan Mäâk’s Spirit to multi-layered musical romances with Kris Defoort. and pianist Kris Davis. In amongst all this activity, the young reed player is slowly but One thing always shone through though, and that was his fondness for the late John surely establishing a solo career. Coltrane’s free jazz. A love he shares with Barcella. The music that Joachim produces with all these ensembles sounds as diverse as Van Herzeele and Barcella’s duo recording took shape during their weekly sessions in the backgrounds of the members themselves. Experimental chamber music with the the Ghent-based jazz club El Negocito. They clearly demonstrate what two intuitive and Danish singer Sissel Vera Pettersen and guitarist Mikkel Ploug; telepathic intimacy with well-versed musicians can stir up in each other: they might sigh, shuffle, scratch and Rawfishboys, his duo with French bassist Brice Soniano; delicate Icelandic folk with scream the wallpaper from the walls, but they never lose their sense of careful dosage Mogil, with among others the guitarist Hilmar Jensson… and we could go on and on… and mitigated tension. Music that is as exhausting as it is exciting. (FG) Badenhorst usually prefers small set-ups in which the personality of each musician is of the utmost significance. (FG) Contact Jeroen Van Herzeele Contact Selected Discography: [email protected] Joachim Badenhorst Baloni, “Fremdenzimmer”, Cleanfeed, 2011 M: +32 (0)496 40 84 52 [email protected] International Trio, “Donkere Golven”, De Werf www.joachimbadenhorst.com (W.E.R.F.), 2011 Selected Discography: M: +32 (0)485 46 65 68 Thomas Heberer`s Clarino, “Klippe”, CD Jeroen Van Herzeele Quartet, “Da Mo”, De Werf (W.E.R.F. 080), 2009 Cleanfeed, LP Nobusiness (NBLP32/33), 2011 Giovanni Barcella-Jeroen Van Herzeele Duo, “Monday Sessions Live at El Negocito”, Tony Malaby, “Novela”, Cleanfeed, 2011 Elnegocitorecords (enr001), 2009 Han Bennink Trio, “Parken”, Ilk Music (ILK156CD), 2009

Fremdenzimmer Song For Xero From the Album: Fremdenzimmer From the Album: Da Mo - Jeroen Van Herzeele Quartet Music by: Joachim Badenhorst Music by: Jeroen Van Herzeele Joachim Badenhorst (clarinet), Pascal Niggenkemper (double bass), Frantz Loriot Jeroen van Herzeele (saxophone), Fabian Fiorini (piano), Jean-Jacques Avenel (viola). (double bass), Giovanni Barcella (drums). For all updates, complete lists or more information: www.jazzinbelgium.com Organisations Jazz Festivals

ASSPROPRO cales.be Brosella Folk & Jazz Django à Liberchies Festival [email protected] Broadcasting Company, this inter- (Association des Programmateurs www.jeunessesmusicales.be Henri Vandenberghe, artistic director Bertrand Dehont, programming [email protected] national festival is produced by the Professionnels) Local department of the largest Office “Friends of Brosella” Place Communale, 22 www.gentjazz.com team of Gent Jazz. August. Nathalie Van Liefferinge, management youth music NGO in the world, cre- Chrysantenstraat 28 BE - 6230 Pont-à-Celles Outdoor international festival for Avenue Reine Astrid 22 ated in Brussels. BE - 1020 Laken T: +32 (0)71 840 567 mainstream jazz, avant-garde jazz Jazz & Sounds /Gent BE - 5000 Namur Les Lundis d’Hortense asbl [email protected] [email protected] and fusion music, they also organise Bertrand Flamang, Gent Jazz T: +32 (0)81 73 59 46 Katy Saudmont, coordinator T: +32 (0)2 474 06 41 www.django-liberchies.be a contest for Belgian young jazz Wim Wabbes, Vooruit Arts Centre [email protected] Laurent Poncin, coordinator [email protected] Festival in tribute to Django talent. Bijloke site in Ghent, July. [email protected] www.asspropro.be www.brosella.be Reinhardt, born in Liberchies. Gipsy, www.jazzandsounds.be c/o Jazz Station  Network of music promoters/ Chaussée de Louvain 193a-195 Outdoor folk & jazz festival with swing... May. Jazz à Verviers Boundary breaking festival for venues in the French Community. BE - 1210 Brussels a focus on Belgian artists. Ossegem- Béatrice Pottier, president jazz and new music. A collaboration T: +32 (0)2 219 58 51 park in Brussels, July. Jazz à Liège Haute-Levée 30 between arts centre Vooruit, Flanders Music Centre Jean-Marie Peterken, president BE - 4970 Stavelot De Bijloke, Ghent Conservatory and Stef Coninx, director [email protected] Brussels Jazz Marathon www.leslundisdhortense.be Maison du Jazz T: +32 (0)475 41 12 60 Gent jazz. November. Katrien van Remortel: Jacobien Tamsma, programming Rue Sur les Foulons 11 [email protected] project manager jazz www.jazzinbelgium.com c/o Jazztronaut Entertainment NV Jazz sur l’ Herbe /Gent Belgian Association of Jazz Musi- BE - 4000 Liège www.jazzaverviers.be Steenstraat 25 Leopold II - Laan 184d T: +32 (0)4 221 10 11 International festival in different Mathias Van de Wiele BE - 1000 Brussels cians: organises concerts and tours BE - 1080 Brussels [email protected] (Jazz Tour) for Belgian jazz bands, in [email protected] cultural places and clubs in Verviers. T: +32 (0)2 504 90 90 T: +32 (0)2 456 04 84 www.jazzaliege.be Various styles of jazz. October. www.jazzsurlherbe.be [email protected] partnership with several arts centres [email protected]  M: +32 486 52 53 20 in Wallonia, Brussels and abroad and International festival at Palais des [email protected] www.brusselsjazzmarathon.be Congrès in Liège. May. Jazz Brugge Open air festival for avant garde www.flandersmusic.be a summer jazz workshop. A full weekend of Belgian jazz, Rik Bevernage, coordinator jazz & impro. A collaboration Flanders Music Centre is estab- Motives For Jazz blues and world music: concerts and Follow the Sound /Antwerp Willy Schuyten, Jos De Mol, advisors between Chopstick Records, lished by the Flemish government to Carl Claessens, coordinator sessions at several venues, squares Rob Leurentop, director c/o De Werf El Negocito & Vooruit. May. support the professional music sector and clubs in Brussels, May. FreeMusic vzw Werfstraat 108 Begijnhof Z33 Skoda Jazz Festival and to promote Flemish music in Zuivelmarkt 33 c/o deSingel BE - 8000 Bruges Belgium and abroad. C-Mine Jazz /Genk Desguinlei 25 T: +32 (0)50 33 05 29 Jacobien Tamsma, programming BE - 3500 Hasselt Michel Bisceglia, artistic director c/o Jazztronaut Entertainment NV T: +32 (0)11 29 59 85 BE - 2018 Antwerp [email protected] JazzLab Series C-Mine Cultuurcentrum [email protected] [email protected] Leopold II - Laan 184d Mik Torfs, director [email protected] C-Mine 10(bus 1) BE - 1080 Brussels www.motivesforjazz.be www.followthesound.be www.jazzbrugge.be Willy Schuyten, president BE - 3600 Genk Multidisciplinary festival focusing Festival for adventurous European T: +32 (0)2 456 04 84 Parklaan 80 Motives for Jazz is a partnership [email protected] [email protected] between several music organisa- on improvised music at deSingel and jazz in Concertgebouw Bruges. BE - 9000 Ghent [email protected] other venues in Antwerp, September. Biennial in the even years, October. www.skodajazz.be T: +32 (0)9 225 44 56 tions that sets up concerts, festivals, www.cminejazz.com Belgian and international jazz. [email protected] education programs, productions… This festival shows big stars in Gaume Jazz Festival Jazz Hoeilaart More than 70 concerts in several www.jazzlabseries.be Muziekmozaïek combination with upcoming artists Jean-Pierre Bissot, director International Jazz Contest cities & venues, October - November. JazzLab Series organises concert Filip Verneert, director in contemporary jazz. Located at Rue Camille Joset 24 Vincent De Laat - Muziekmozaïek tours for Belgian jazz bands, in Vincent De Laat, staff jazz C-Mine, the cluster of old mining BE - 6730 Rossignol Peter Heyndrickx – City of Brussels partnership with several arts centres Wijngaardstraat 5 buildings and contemporary architec- T: +32 (0)63 41 22 81 [email protected] in Flanders, Brussels and abroad. BE - 1755 Gooik ture in Genk, April. [email protected] [email protected] www.gaume-jazz.be www.jazzhoeilaart.be Jazz 04 T: +32 (0)2 532 28 38 Comblain Jazz Festival   [email protected] Open air festival for Belgian jazz, Festival with an international Angela Lia Nicole Widart, programmation major European productions and contest for young jazz talent in the T: +32(0)4 223 19 60 [email protected] Rue de la justice 6 [email protected] young professionals. August. outskirts of Brussels. In collaboration www.jazz04.be BE - 4180 Hamoir with Muziekmozaiek, September. Jazznetwork for the promotion of www.muziekmozaiek.be M: +32 (0)497 87 20 47 Gouvy Jazz-Blues Festival jazz in Liège area. Festival in different Muziekmozaïek is an impulse cen- [email protected] Claude Lentz, director Jazz in’t Park /Gent places... August. tre for non-professional folk and jazz www.comblainjazzfestival.be Ferme de la Madelonne Jeroen De Schuyteneer, director musicians. It organises workshops, One of the first real open air Sterpigny 4 c/o Dienst Feestelijkheden Jazz Together contests, events and publishes the Jazz Festivals in Europe, started in BE - 6670 Gouvy Gasmeterlaan 107 [email protected] magazine Jazzmozaïek. 1959. July. T: +32 (0)80 51 77 69 BE - 9000 Ghent Jazz Together unites the greater Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques [email protected] T: +32 (0)9 269 46 00 part of the Belgian jazz scene that is Dinant Jazz Nights Festival www.gouvy.eu/madelonne/festival. [email protected] subsidized by the French Community. Patrick Printz, Director Jean-Claude Laloux, director Liliana Graziani, Jazz & World Music. html www.gent.be/jazzintpark Dinant Jazz Nights asbl International festival dedicated Free outdoor festival particularly Jeunesses Musicales de la Place Eugène Flagey 18 Rue Sax, 15 BE - 1050 Brussels to jazz, blues, rock and French song. for Belgian jazz. August. Communauté française de BE - 5500 Dinant August. Belgique T: +32 (0)2 218 62 09 T: +32 (0)475 68 59 52 Jazz Middelheim /Antwerp Michel Schoonbroodt, director [email protected] [email protected] Gent Jazz Festival Bertrand Flamang, programming Rue Defacqz 1 [email protected] www.dinantjazznights.org Bertrand Flamang, director Contact: See Gent Jazz (Jazz en BE - 1000 Brussels www.wbm.be International festival. Each year, it c/o Jazz en Muziek vzw Muziek vzw) M: +32 (0) 474 50 43 51 W.B.M. agency helps artists, pro- invites a renown musician to become Abrahamstraat 9 [email protected] [email protected] ducers and publishers to make their the festival's godfather. July. BE - 9000 Ghent www.jazzmiddelheim.be m.schoonbroodt@jeunessesmusi- mark in the musical cultural industry; T: +32 (0)9 324 45 30 Originally set up by the Flemish in all kinds of music. VENUES

Venues Antwerp area [email protected] [email protected] www.debijloke.be www.casinokoksijde.be [email protected] [email protected] www.flagey.be Concert venue for classical music, CC Lier - Lyco Vaes www.chiroux.be Rataplan www.vrijstaat-o.be Flagey is where different artistic jazz and world. www.lierscultuurcentrum.be Cultural Centre: scene for theatre, Stefan Gevaerts, director Interdisciplinary arts centre. disciplines can meet in the former CC De Meent - Tina Van Bockstal dance, music, … Belgian jazz. A. Rodenbachstraat 19B Belgian & international jazz; JazzLab national radio studios. Vooruit Arts Centre www.demeent.be BE - 2140 Borgerhout Series partner. Stefaan De Ruyck, general director CC Mechelen - Brendan Burny Foyer Culturel de Sprimont T: +32 (0)3 235 04 90 Theatre du Meridien Wim Wabbes, music programming www.cultuurcentrummechelen.be Jean-Luc Gustin, programming [email protected] Venues Brussels area Catherine Brutout, programming Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 23 CC De Schakel Waregem - Guy Rue du Centre 79-81 www.rataplanvzw.be Chaussée de La Hulpe, 200 BE - 9000 Ghent Opsomer - www.ccdeschakel.be BE - 4140 Sprimont Social and cultural centre for the Ancienne Belgique BE - 1170 Brussels T: +32 (0)9 267 28 20 CC Strombeek - Jo Sollie T: +32 (0)4 382 29 67 arts; Belgian and international jazz; Kurt Overbergh, artistic director T: +32 (0)2 663 32 11 [email protected] www.ccstrombeek.be [email protected] JazzLab Series partner. Anspachlaan 110 [email protected] [email protected] CC De Warande Turnhout - Tom www.foyer-culturel-sprimont.be BE - 1000 Brussels www.theatredumeridien.be www.vooruit.be Landeloos - www.warande.be Cultural Centre: scene for theatre, De Roma T: +32 (0)2 548 24 00 Scene for theatre and concerts… International centre for contempo- CC De Werft Geel - Kristel Proost dance, music, … Belgian jazz. Paul Schyvens, coordinator [email protected] jazz. rary arts. Belgian & international jazz. www.dewerft.be Turnhoutsebaan 327 [email protected] JazzLab Series partner. CK Kortrijk - Liselotte Deforce Manège.Mons BE - 2140 Borgerhout www.abconcerts.be Theatre Marni www.cultuurcentrumkortrijk.be Yves Vasseur, director T: +32 (0)3 292 97 50 International pop/rock venue. Jules Imberechts, jazz programming Venues Limburg area Kunstencentrum België Carré des Arts - Rue des Soeurs [email protected] Major Belgian and international jazz Rue de Vergnies, 25 Liesbeth Janssens Noires 4A [email protected] artists. BE - 1050 Brussels CC Hasselt www.kunstencentrumbelgie.com BE - 7000 Mons www.deroma.be T: +32 (0)476 97 21 42 René Gelade, director & programming GC Brecht - Koen Bollen T: +32 (0)65 39 98 00 Versatile venue for world music, Beursschouwburg [email protected] Kunstlaan 5 www.brecht.be [email protected] jazz, pop, theatre, dance, movies, Tom Bonte, director www.travers.be BE - 3500 Hasselt www.lemanege.com popular arts and events. A. Ortsstraat 20 - 28 www.theatremarni.com T +32 (0)11 22 99 31 Venues Wallonia area Cultural Centre: scene for theatre, BE - 1000 Brussels Scene for theatre, dance, music, [email protected] dance, music, … jazz. deSingel T: +32 (0)2 550 03 50 … Belgian jazz. [email protected] Centre Culturel de Ans Jerry Aerts, director [email protected] www.ccha.be Jean Mallamaci, jazz programming Other Cultural Centres in Hugo De Craen, advisor jazz pro- [email protected] Wolubilis Cultural centre. Belgian and Place des Anciens Combattants 1 Wallonia gramming www.beursschouwburg.be Valérie Mahieu, programming international jazz. Motives for Jazz BE - 4432 Ans / Alleur Mostly Belgian jazz Jan Van Rijswijcklaan 155 Centre for innovative arts, offering Village Culturel ASBL partner. T: +32 (0)4 247 73 31 Jazz Tour partners (organized by BE - 2018 Antwerp a stage for developing work, new Cours Paul Henri Spaak, 1 [email protected] Les Lundis d'Hortense) T: +32 (0)3 244 19 20 formats and disciplines. JazzLab BE - 1200 Brussels CC Maasmechelen [email protected] [email protected] Series partner. T: +32 (0)2 761 60 34 Eef Proesmans, director www.centreculturelans.be CC Amay - Eddy Gijsens [email protected] [email protected] Koninginnelaan 42 Cultural Centre: scene for theatre, www.ccamay.be [email protected] BOZAR www.wolubilis.be BE - 3630 Maasmechelen dance, music, … Belgian jazz. CC Antoing - Pierre Sabbe www.desingel.be Christian Renard, music director Scene for theatre, dance, music, T: +32 (0)89 76 97 97 www.foyerculturelantoing.be International arts campus for Tony Van der Eecken, jazz program- …Belgian jazz. [email protected] Centre Culturel de Huy CC Boussu - Annemarie Nicolas dance, music, theatre and archi- ming www.ccmaasmechelen.be Philippe Content & Emmanuelle www.ccboussu.be tecture. Ravensteinstraat 23 Venues Ghent area/East Cultural centre. Belgian and Greindl, programming CC Hannut - Xavier Lambertz BE - 1000 Brussels Flanders international jazz. Motives for Jazz Avenue Delchambre, 7a www.cchannut.be Venues Bruges area/West T: +32 (0)2 507 84 44 partner. BE - 4500 Huy CC Régional du Centre - Michel Flanders [email protected] De Casino T: +32 (0)85 23 53 09 Mainil www.ccrc.be [email protected] Piet Breda, artistic & business Other Cultural Centres in [email protected] CC Saint-Georges - Thierry Guerin De Werf www.bozar.be director Flanders www.centrecultureldemouscron.be www.saintgeorgesculture.be Rik Bevernage, coordinator jazz Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels. Wim Pauels, programming Mainly Belgian Jazz Cultural Centre: scene for theatre, CC Stavelot - Françoise Servais Willy Schuyten, advisor jazz International highlights in classical Stationsstraat 104 JazzLab Series partners or Motives dance, music, … Belgian jazz. www.centre.stavelot.be Werfstraat 108 music, world music, jazz. BE - 9100 Sint-Niklaas For Jazz partners. Ferme du Biéreau - Gabriel Alloing BE - 8000 Bruges T: +32 (0)3 776 11 98 Cité Culture Centre Culturel de Mouscron www.fermedubiereau.be T: +32 (0)50 33 05 29 [email protected] Arts Centre nOna, Mechelen - Bart Christian Debaere, director La Ruche Théâtre - Christine Michel [email protected] Gérard Dekeuleneer, director [email protected] Cité Modèle - Allée du Rubis Vanvoorden - www.nona.be Place Charles De Gaulle www.laruchetheatre.be [email protected] [email protected] C-Mine - Brecht Gillis BE - 7700 Mouscron L’Ex-Cale - Annick Vandormael [email protected] BE - 1020 Brussels www.decasino.be T: +32 (0)2 479 84 99 www.c-minecultuurcentrum.be T: +32 (0)056 86 01 60 www.excale.be www.dewerf.be New concert venue for Belgian CC Belgica Dendermonde - Bart Van [email protected] Kulturelles Komitee der Stadt Eupen Arts centre for theatre and jazz; [email protected] jazz/pop/world. JazzLab Series [email protected] den Broucke - www.ccbelgica.be www.centrecultureldemouscron.be - Karin Breuer Belgian & international jazz; JazzLab partner. CC De Boogaart/Academiezaal Cultural Centre: scene for theatre, www.eupen.be/kultur/komitee.aspx Series partner. www.citeculture.be Scene for theatre and concerts… Stefaan Ottenbourgs dance, music, … Belgian jazz. Maison de la Culture de Tournai - Muziekcentrum De Bijloke www.debogaard.be Vrijstaat o jazz. Daan Bauwens, director Frédéric Mariage CC Brasschaat - Pieter Claessens Les Chiroux www.maisonculturetournai.com Hendrik Tratsaert, artistic director Kristof Roseeuw, jazz programming www.brasschaat.be Bénédicte Merland, music program- Pieter Koten, jazz programming Flagey Bijlokekaai 7 Maison de la Culture Famenne- Gilles Ledure, general manager CC ‘t Getouw Mol - Bart De Motte ming Ardenne - Anneminne Merkel Zeedijk 10 BE - 9000 Ghent www.getouw.be Place des Carmes, 8 BE - 8400 Oostende Belvédèrestraat 27 T: +32 (0)9 233 68 78 www.maisondelaculture.marche.be BE - 1050 Brussels CC De Kimpel Bilzen - Jean Pierre BE - 4000 Liège Rideau Rouge - Nicolas Fissette T: +32 (0)59 26 51 27 [email protected] Poesen - www.dekimpel.be T: +32 (0)4 250 94 37 [email protected] T: +32 (0)2 641 10 10 [email protected] www.lerideaurouge.be [email protected] CC Koksijde - Sylvie Ver Eecken [email protected] Jazz Clubs/Small music venues MEDIA INFORMATION PLATFORMS Jazz Station redlightBlue Festival in October. EXQI Culture (digital tv) Online media: www.flandersmusic.be Jazz clubs Antwerp area Bérengère Cornez Simon Scales, netmanager www.draaiomjeoren.com (weblog) [email protected] Leuvensesteenweg 193a-195 Jazz clubs Kempen/Limburg/ Eurocam Media Center contact: Cees van de Ven: Flanders Music Centre database Buster BE - 1210 Brussels Leuven area Fabriekstraat 38 [email protected] The shortest way to music from Liliane Defossez T: +32 (0)2 733 13 78 BE - 2547 Lint (Antwerp) www.kwadratuur.be Flanders: news, biographies, discog- Kaasrui 1 [email protected] JazzCase T: +32 (0)3 460 39 30 (online magazine) raphies, information about bands, BE - 2000 Antwerp www.jazzstation.be Cees van de Ven, programmator [email protected] Contact: Koen Van Meel: festivals, companies, publications, M: +32(0)497 71 81 33 A unique meeting place dedicated Boonskuilstraat 19 B2 www.exqiculture.be [email protected] competitions, cultural policy, educa- [email protected] to Belgian jazz, which is located in a BE - 3910 Neerpelt Alfacam is a Belgium-based tion, …of all genres. www.busterpodium.be restored train station in a multicul- M: +32 (0)498 78 85 54 company providing TV facilities Concerts and jam sessions. tural neighbourhood in Brussels. [email protected] and services to broadcasters and www.jazzinbelgium.com [email protected] production houses. The channel Ilan Oz, editor Hnita Jazz Club The Music Village www.jazzcase.be EXQI Culture offers a wide range of [email protected] Peter Anthonissen Paul Huygens Location: Provinciaal Domein cultural topics. JIB is a comprehensive display of Lostraat 106 Steenstraat 50 Dommelhof the Belgian jazz scene, updated on a BE - 2220 Heist-o/d-Berg BE - 1000 Brussels Innovative jazz. Motives For Jazz Jazzmozaïek Magazine daily basis. Created and maintained T: +32 (0)15 24 19 53 T: +32 (0)2 513 13 45 partner. Bernard Lefèvre, editor by The Association of Jazz Musicians [email protected] [email protected] Laarstraat 105 in Belgium (Lundis d’Hortense) it www.hnita-jazz.be www.themusicvillage.com JazzOra BE - 2610 Wilrijk features information regarding all Historical club located in an old Belgian & international jazz. p.a. C.C.Oratoriënhof M: +32 (0)478 54 59 48 aspects of jazz activity in Belgium: farm house. Belgian & international Mechelsestraat 111 [email protected] biographies, discographies, articles, jazz Sounds Jazz Club BE - 3000 Leuven www.jazzmozaiek.be news, an art gallery, information Sergio Duvalloni T: +32 (0)16 22 81 07 Jazzmozaïek is a Flemish magazine about publications, live jazz music, Café Hopper Tulpstraat 28 [email protected] issued every 3 months (by Muziekmo- jazz education, radio, TV… Dirk De Gezelle, programming BE - 1050 Brussels www.oratorienhof.be zaïek). It presents a vision of jazz in Leopold De Waelstraat 2 T: +32 (0)2 512 92 50 Monthly Belgian jazz. Flanders and in the world. www.wbm.be BE - 2000 Antwerp [email protected] Liliana Graziani, Jazz and World T: +32 (0)485 673 623 www.soundsjazzclub.be Jazz clubs Wallonia area FM Brussel (Radio) Music Department [email protected] Belgian and international jazz. Jeroen Roppe, head editor [email protected] www.cafehopper.be Jacques Pelzer’s Jazz Club Jempi Samyn, jazz programming News, database with information Trendy bar. Belgian and interna- Jazz clubs Ghent area/East Marc Bienfait Eugène Flageyplein 18, bus 18 on labels, producers, venues, … tional jazz. Flanders Boulevard Ernest Solvay 493 BE - 1050 Brussels BE - 4000 Liège T: +32 (0)2 800 08 02 De Singer /A Jazz Experience Hot Club de Gand T: 32 (0)4 227 12 55 [email protected] Luc De Vrij Waso De Cauter, programming jacquespelzerjazzclub.asbl@gmail. www.fmbrussel.be Achterstede 4 Schuddevisstraatje com Alternative city radio. BE - 2310 Rijkevorsel Groentenmarkt 15b www.jacquespelzerjazzclub.com T: +32 (0)3 314 74 28 BE - 9000 Ghent Weekly concerts RTBF - Public Broadcasting [email protected] M: +32 (0) 486 28 80 51 Company www.ajazzexperience.be [email protected] Jazz l’F RTBF Musiq 3 (Jazz) Location: Bavelstraat 35 [email protected] Jean-Claude Laloux, director RTBF La Première (Le Grand Jazz) Belgian & international jazz. www.hotclubdegand.be c/o Dinant Jazz Nights asbl Philippe Baron, producer jazz Various aspects of jazz, roots & Rue Sax, 15 Bld Reyers 52 - Room 04C30 Jazzzolder jam sessions. BE - 5500 Dinant BE - 1044 Brussels Lejo Vanhaelen T: +32 (0)475 68 59 52 pbar@rtbf.be De Langhestraat 32 Lokerse Jazzklub [email protected] www.musique3.be BE - 2800 Mechelen Guido Ros, president www.dinantjazznights.org National broadcasting company M: +32 (0)497 02 93 61 Kopkapelstraat 55 Monthly concerts: Belgian and for the French-speaking community. [email protected] BE - 9160 Lokeren international bands Member of the European Broadcast- www.jazzzolder.be T: +32 9 348 32 78 ing Union. Location: St. Romboutskerkhof 3 M: +32 494 31 17 98 N’8’Jazz Belgian jazz in a historical chapel. [email protected] Philippe Dethy, programming VRT - Public Broadcasting www.lokersejazzklub.be Zy’coop - Rue de l’Usine 9 Company Jazz clubs Brussels area Location: Gasstraat 27, Lokeren BE - 5032 Mazy (Gembloux) VRT-KLARA (classical radio) Belgian jazz. Twice a month. T: +32 (0)81 73 00 21 Marc Weyts, producer jazz L’Archiduc M: +32 (0)499 14 70 14 A. Reyerslaan 52 Jean-Louis Hennart La Resistenza [email protected] BE - 1043 Brussels Dansaertstraat 6 Roger Verstraete www.n8jazz.org [email protected] BE - 1000 Brussels Brabantdam All kinds of jazz in a new venue: www.klara.be T: +32 (0)2 512 06 52 BE - 9000 Ghent one of the organizations preferred by www.cobra.be [email protected] T: +32 (0)479 56 73 95 musicians of Wallonia. National broadcasting company www.archiduc.net [email protected] for the Flemish community. Member Historical art deco jazz cafe. http://www.mi-negocio.net of the European Broadcasting Union. New club for contemporary jazz. Producer of Jazz Middelheim festival. Management/ Labels & Distribution Booking Agencies Aubergine Artist Management Jazztronaut Entertainment NV Tsahara Productions AMG Records Prova Records Maaike Wuyts, manager Jacobien Tamsma Dirk Feys, manager Pierre Vandevelde, director Michel Bisceglia Bellevue gebouw Leopold II - Laan 184d Langestraat 65 Rue du Bosquet 31 Patrijsstraat 7 Henegauwekaai 43 BE - 1080 Brussels BE - 8000 Bruges BE - 1400 Nivelles BE - 3660 Opglabeek BE - 1080 Brussels T: +32 (0)2 456 04 84 T: +32 50 333 699 T: +32 (0)67 21 02 48 T: +32 (0)89 84 28 31 M: +32 (0)473 37 19 70 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.jazztronaut.be www.tsahara.com www.amg-records.com www.provarecords.com www.aubergine-am.com Booking agency & concert promoter.  Bookings & tours international Distributor Small independent label for  An agency offering management, Major international artists & Jef Neve. artists. Belgian jazz label founded by the promotion, tour support to some of AZ Productions artist Michel Bisceglia. Belgiums most talented artists. MuseBoosting Wooha Pierre Vaiana Christelle Duvivier Max De Cock AZ Productions - Talia asbl RATrecords Adasong Productions Serge Solau Boulevard Ernest Solvay 489 rue des Marronniers de Corroy Bruno Vansina André D’Anjou - Manager Chaussée de Gand 1401 BE - 4000 Liège BE - 5032 Corroy-le-Château Teun Verbruggen Avenue Jean Palfyn 62 BE - 1082 Brussels T: +32 (0)4 355 06 62 T: +32 (0)81 58 85 21 Elektriciteitsstraat 34 BE - 1020 Brussels T: +32 (0)2 465 13 04 M: +32 472 67 05 35 http://talia.skynetblogs.be BE - 1070 Brussel T: +32 (0)2 742 92 22 [email protected] [email protected] Modern jazz, mainly Belgian [email protected] M: +32 (0)475 818 559 www.museboosting.be www.wooha.be artists. www.ratrecords.biz [email protected] Independent booking agency for Independent booking agency for ’Rare & Treacherous’, experimental www.adasong.com young Belgian jazz musicians. jazz, bossa nova, classical music & EMI Music Belgium jazz label founded by the artists Teun Bookings of Belgian artists theatre projects. Brigitte Ghyselen, product manager Verbruggen and Bruno Vansina. NU:BE asbl EMI/Virgin Classics & Blue Note Collectif du Lion Uxia Dominguez-Rey Jeamblinne De Meuxplein 27 Myriam Mollet Thomas Champagne BE - 1030 Brussels El Negocito Records Rue Belleflamme 49J rue de Bosnie 107 T: +32 (0)2 702 24 11 Roger Verstraete BE - 4030 Grivegnée BE - 1060 Brussels [email protected] Brabantdam 121 T: 32 (0)4 343 33 37 T: +32 (0)2 640 22 76 www.emimusic.be BE - 9000 Gent M: 32 (0)478 39 02 49 M: +32 (0)497 29 17 80 International artists, Marc Moulin, M: +32 (0) 479 56 73 95 [email protected] [email protected] Buscemi…Blue Note Label [email protected] www.collectifdulion.com www.myspace.com/nubeasbl www.elnegocitorecords.com This collective consists of 9 Independent booking agency for Igloo - Sowarex Small independent label for jazz, groups and 4 solo artists from above Belgian jazz & world. Christine Jottard, director impro, alternative music. and beyond any genre; concerts in c/o Sowarex asbl Belgium and abroad, recordings, Redcat Artists Bld. Léopold II 153 Universal Music Belgium interdisciplinary creations, events, Kati Van de Velde BE - 1080 Brussels Carine Prossé, product manager teaching, dance collaborations... De Ribaucourtstraat 139 T: +32 (0)2 538 90 01 classics & jazz BE - 1080 Brussels [email protected] Bld de la Woluwedal 34 B 1 Greenhouse Talent M: +32 476 98 25 00 www.igloorecords.be BE - 1200 Brussels Pascal Van de Velde, manager [email protected] Established label for Belgian and T: +32 (0)2 775 81 40 Sint-Jacobsnieuwstraat 50 www.redcatartists.com European jazz, improvised music, [email protected] BE - 9000 Gent Independent booking agency that world… www.universalmusic.be T: +32 (0)9 220 99 45 represents both emerging talent as International artists, Toots Thiele- [email protected] well as established artists. LC Music mans, Jef Neve Trio www.greenhousetalent.be Jeanot Ampen, Business Executive Booking agency & concert pro- So What? Productions Groenveldstraat 13-15 W.E.R.F. moter. Major Belgian & international Cathy Lorge BE - 3001 Leuven Benny Claeysier, label manager artists. Avenue Van Goidtsnoven 45b T: +32 (0)16 20 41 84 Werfstraat 108 BE - 1180 Brussels [email protected] BE - 8000 Bruges Ivy Art Management T: +32 (0)2 346 13 15 www.lcmusic.com T: +32 (0)50 33 05 29 Veerle Van de Poel M: +32 (0)485 80 89 37 Distributor [email protected] Zagerijstraat 41 [email protected] www.dewerf.be BE - 2530 Boechout www.so-what-productions.com Mogno Music Predominant label for Belgian jazz. M +32 495 50 94 43 Independent booking agency for Henri Greindl [email protected] Belgian jazz, songs, world... Avenue du Vallon 40 www.ivyart.be BE - 1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode Independent booking agency. Toots Travers Emotion T: + 32 (0)2 358 45 12 Thielemans & Dutch artists. Jules Imberechts, programmation [email protected] Rue Alphonse Robert 70 www.mognomusic.com BE - 1315 Sart-Risbart Belgian jazz, Brazilian music, M: +32 (0)476 97 21 42 fusion, roots. Label & producer. [email protected] www.travers.be www.brassages.be Booking, programming & label. Flanders Music Centre is a non-profit Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques (W.B.M.) was organisation established by the Flemish created in 1984 to help artists, producers government to support the professional music and publishers from the French-speaking sector in Flanders and to promote Flemish community of Wallonia and Brussels to make music in Belgium and abroad. their mark in the musical cultural industry; in Encouraging expertise: advice, workshops, all kinds of music. lectures, news and guidance for professionals The agency is co-managed by Wallonia- about management, the music industry, Brussels International (WBI) and the Ministry government policy, social and legal matters, of the French-Speaking Community of artistic programs, music education...; support for Wallonia-Brussels. music research and collaborations; a platform Since then, it has developed its work around for exchange of ideas and knowledge;... different axes: Information, documentation & research: on Supporting their presence at music markets, all aspects of the current music scene in Flanders: both for recorded sound and the performing biographies of composers and musicians, arts. These include events such as: MIDEM, music encyclopaedias, scores, reports, WOMEX, BABEL MED, JAZZAHEAD ... publications, newspapers and magazines, Supporting the presence of artists at the databases, newsletters...; a music archive major festivals and international showcase of historical and contemporary recordings, facts events that can lead to major breakthroughs. & figures on the music industry in Flanders. The development of two programmes Promotion: national and international to support professionals: aid in promoting publicity of music and artists of all genres albums released in markets outside Belgium from Flanders: membership within network and tour support for artists when a record organisations, presence at trade fairs, is released or for showcases intended for creation and distribution of overview professionals; publications and compilation CDs, Welcoming foreign professionals at major coordination of showcases and invitation music events in Wallonia and Brussels; programs to music industry professionals The organisation of promotional operations at major events, project collaboration around specific sectors of musical activity; with various music organisations... The creation of international promotional Consultation & collaboration: structural tools: CD’s (jazz, classical, chanson, rock), consultation with policy makers, organized DVD of video-clips, … interest groups and all major players in the The development of an information policy : music sector; promoting cooperation within web site (www.wbm.be), newsletters, … the music scene; detecting and drawing Participation in international networks; attention to specific needs of the music sector or new policy instruments.

FLANDERS MUSIC CENTRE Steenstraat 25 WALLONIE-BRUXELLES MUSIQUES BE- 1000 Brussels Place Flagey 18 BELGIUM BE - 1050 Brussels T: +32 (0)2 504 90 90 T: +32 (0)2 218 62 09 [email protected] [email protected] www.flandersmusic.be www.wbm.be