Boris Schmidt Band

Boris Schmidt (bass/compositions), Bruno van der Haegen (sax, clarinet),
Lorenzo Dimaio (guitar), Lionel Beuvens (drums)

Originally from Luxembourg but now based in Brussels, Belgium, this bassplayer who has been a sideman for many years, finally takes the time to present his own compositions in an acoustic jazz quartet setting. Enriched by his international experience with widely varied styles of music, he now makes his mark in a modern, melodic jazz style with nods to blues, baroque and of course the great american songbook and swing. Enter a world where each note is light, subtle and round. Wrapped in apparent nonchalance, great attention to detail and precision confer a feeling of harmony and calm strength to the experience. His first solo album “Now” was released december 2018 on belgian label Homerecords.

VIDEO LINK : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65Bpdf8BBXQ&list=PL26_UPSYb9GVFBdPWmXNEmx9Zjzdh6609

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

Natacha Wuyts (vocals), Mathieu De Wit (piano), Sal La Rocca (bass),
Lucas Vanderputten (drums)

Jazz standards are musical compositions that are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. Do you want to discover or rediscover the highest jazz standards?

From Duke Ellington to Cole Porter, from Richard Rodgers to Gershwin,

these four passionate musicians will perform you the most beautiful melodies of Jazz.

A trip not to be missed.

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

Eeco Rijken Rapp (piano), Peter Verhas (sax), Tristan Patigny (drums)
+ guest bass

Eeco Rijken Rapp started with classical piano from an early age. He learned the authentic Boogie style from the famous jazz pianist Rob Agerbeek. Only later did jazz music enter his life.
He is self-taught and because of his light touch his music sounds exciting, energetic but mostly very swinging.

TICKET: 18€ Members – No Members 20€

THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK

Hetty Kate (vocals), James Sherlock (guitar), Maxime Moyaerts (piano), Sal La Rocca (bass)

Enjoy an evening of sparkling standards with Paris-based Australian singer Hetty Kate and award winning Australian guitarist James Sherlock. Hetty and James have been making music together for over a decade, including the release of three albums and appearances at many festivals and clubs across Australia and New Zealand.

Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, award-winning guitarist James Sherlock is a first call accompanist for touring jazz artists. Known for a lyrical, elegant and refined approach to his instrument, as well as playing with warmth and humour. James began his musical training with classical studies, before turning to jazz. Career highlights include playing with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Sheila Jordan, Cyrille Aimee and opening for George Benson at the Montreux Jazz Festival.

Pure of tone, and sweet sounding, vocalist Hetty Kate has a great love of the American songbook and a real charisma on stage. A popular swing singer with a large repertoire, Hetty has been touring the world for over 15 years and has released nine albums. A natural entertainer, Hetty has sung with Australian legend James Morrison, guitarist Peter Bernstein and performed at clubs and festivals in the US, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East.

For this concert, Hetty Kate and James Sherlock will be performing alongside celebrated Belgian pianist Maxime Moyaerts. Enjoy favourites from Hetty Kate's album releases along with musical treasures from the swing, cool jazz and bop eras.

VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/Wp0jS7cU93M

TICKET: 18€ Members – No Members 20€

Brazilian Jazz

Martin salemi (piano), Fil caporali (bass), Stephanie Bertrand (vocals,flute),
Marcos Della Rocha (drums)

An international quartet in love with Brazilian music meets to play some of the most iconic songs going from Chico Buarque, João Gilberto or Djavan.  They also love to bring up with some less known tunes that should be heard more. Wether it’s on a samba, a bossa nova, a choro,.. you will be filled with emotions and beautiful solos throughout the night.  Come discover their repertoire and some of their compositions.

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

Champian Fulton (piano & vocals), Alex Gilson (bass),
Armando Luongo (drums)

With 14 albums to her credit, Champian is considered one of the most gifted pure Jazz musicians of her generation. A mainstay on the vibrant New York Jazz scene, she has performed with musical royalty such as Lou Donaldson, Frank Wess, Scott Hamilton, Buster Williams, and Louis Hayes. Among her multiple awards she was recently named Pianist and Vocalist of 2019 by Hot House Magazine Readers Poll. Today her piano and voice skills are widely recognized by peers and critics as possessing distinction and sophistication. From North America to Europe, Africa to Australia, Champian’s swinging style and charismatic performances have made her a guardian of the legacy of Jazz.

"... a balm for the soul. Champian sounds, always, like she's having the time of her life"
ALL ABOUT JAZZ

VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE5vicjJtjo

TICKET: 18€ Members – No Members 20€

Alberto Barban (bass), Alejandra Borzyk (sax), Elie Gouleme (drums),
Pierre Baclet (vocals), Tomas Riveira (piano), Yuxiang Zhang (guitar)

PBnCO, the new Pierre Baclet's new sextet was created to play the songs of the singer with a full, large and dreamy sound. At first the songs were made for guitar and voice but the skilled musicians all adding their personalities to the ensemble took the repertoire to a higher ground. With a somehow traditional form of pop songs, the music will surprise you through its simplicity carried by complex interactions from the musicians.

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MdM quartet - Time is running

Hervé Letor (sax), Sal La Rocca (bass), Martin de Marneffe (piano),
Ben Tequi (drums)

The quartet is playing often some jazz loops with good influence off Hiphop.Their creativity and influence are really open,they can play some Coltrane standard like “Giant steps” and after playing “Mob Deep ” groove.

Graduaded from Berklee College of music in Boston Martin has played with many musicians like Esperanza Spalding our Christian Scott.

As result of his formal training,musical intuition and creativity, he is at home in any style of music from Reggae to Latin jazz to bossa-nova.

There gonne animate the Jam session after the first set.

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members  18€

Mapping Roots

Bram Weijters (piano), Daniel Jonkers (drums),
Michel Vrydag (bass & compositions)

The band "Mapping Roots" will present the repertoire of their latest album “First Daylight”, released in February this year (2022). The songs you will hear are original compositions by Brussels bassist Michel Vrydag. This repertoire brings together all sorts of influences: a jazz universe and rhythms inspired by traditional music from several continents. He is joined by Antwerp pianist Bram Weijters and Dutch drummer Daniel Jonkers to play this music and try to answer the following question : « Play me a song that tells me about the place you come from »

VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyXbCMm5qpI

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

Victor Khaddaj (drums), Mehrad Hezarkhani (bass), Marco Marcelletti (piano),
Yuxiang Zhang (guitar), Olivier Vander Bauwede (harmonica)

Toots lives! Five young students from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels pay tribute to the playful character of the Brussels ketje. Led by harmonica player Olivier Vander Bauwede, the internationally composed quintet brings a fresh and energetic tribute, with a focus on Toots' most remarkable and legendary collaborations.

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Francien van Tuinen (vocals), Johan Clement (piano), Hans Mantel (bass),
Luc Vanden Bosch (drums)

Since winning the Dutch Jazz Vocalist Competition in 1997, singer Francien van Tuinen has worked on an extensive and versatile oeuvre. She has made eight albums with various groups and worked with guest soloists like Benjamin Herman, Michiel Borstlap, Eric Vloeimans and Richard Galliano.
In 2005 she released the Edison-nominated album 'Muzyka'. Classical compositions were arranged by guitarist Jesse van Ruller and provided with lyrics by Francien.
Francien's versatile career is characterized by longer collaborations with musicians such as saxophonist Jasper Blom and guitarist Jesse van Ruller.
She performed a.o. with the Metropole Orchestra olv Vince Mendoza and the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw and toured several times in Asia.
New projects by and with Francien are 'Jazz for the Millions', with drummer Joost Patocka and 'Stemmenfestival Voois', of which she is artistic and business leader.
Francien graduated Cum Laude from the Conservatory of Groningen (1998) and also obtained her PhD in Communication Science from the University of Groningen. (1994)
She is a singing teacher at the Codarts Conservatory in Rotterdam and the Prince Claus Conservatoire in Groningen.

VIDEO LINK : https://youtu.be/0vJ2ZMM9ClE

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Broadway Standards

Luisa Hänsel (vocals), Oscar Georges (drums), Tomas Rivera (piano),
Robert Jukić (bass)

Chilean Pianist Tomas Rivera is back at Music Village with his quartet to celebrate the classic Broadway repertoire. An evening full of swing and great melodies from the classic American Songbook, from Jerome Kern to Cole Porter. Not to be missed!

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

Leo Sidran (guitar, vocals), Max Darmon (bass), Paul Sany (keyboards),
Romain Bouiges (drums)

Like Adam Cohen, Nancy Sinatra, Jakob Dylan or Norah Jones, Leo Sidran is not only the son of father Ben Sidran. He is also an extraordinary artist in his own right. He is a talented writer, composer and performer, but also a multi-instrumentalist, director and producer. Cool School is his fifth studio album. The result is astonishing; his voice very close to that of Michael Franks and his unique ambiances that rocked our 70/80s with happiness. Between jazz, bossa nova, pop folk sophisticated, we enjoy listening to his standards of Michael Franks rearranged by Leo Sidran. A great success.

VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ4aI9giAf8

TICKET: 18€ Members – No Members 20€

Laurence Cousseau (flute), Alice Riberolles (trombone),
Clément Cerovecki (piano), Charline Flammang (bass), Barnabé Balmelle (drums)
+ crédit photo Hugo Dudziak

Maglé, this is this fleeting moment that sometimes lands on the world, such as a sleepy morning where the mist shows bits and pieces of the landscape. The balance between writing and improvisation nourishes a music that is both narrative and evocative. The aesthetic of Maglé results from multiple influences in jazz and classical music, but also from the choice of an original instrumentation, combining the alto flute and the trombone to a more classical rhythmic section.

VIDEO LINK : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk06vuf-nt0

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Colectivo da ONDA – Bossa Nova, Samba

Martin de Marneffe (piano), Marcello Terra (sax), Bernard Hoste et Nico Terra (trumpet), Désiré Somé (bass), Paulinho Rocha (percussions),
Braz (birimbao & percussions), Gabriel Salles (drums)

Colectivo da Onda, with bossa nova, samba and percussion like the batucada or the Brazilian carnival.

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members  18€

Tribute to Nat King Cole

Julien Gillain (piano, vocals), Andrew Bolton (bass, vocals),
Guillaume Gillain (guitar, vocals)

This trio formed by Guillaume Gillain explores the diverse colours that the drumless formation with guitar, piano and double bass offers. Inspired by the famous Nat King Cole trio, these musicians revisit the great standards of swing era. Having always played together, it is with a huge complicity that they share their passion for this music.

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

GREAT BRAZILIAN NIGHT

Pascale Elia (vocals), Pascal Michaux (piano), Victor Da Costa (guitar)
Werner Lauscher (bass), Armando Luongo (drums)

O Mito’ - Tribute to Tom & Elis : vocalist Pascale Elia and her band will revisit some of the greatest songs from the great Tom Jobim (Antonio Carlos Jobim) and mythic Brazilian singer Elis Regina .

TICKET: 18€ Members – No Members 20€

CD presentation: “Beauty First”

Phil Abraham (trombone, vocals), Fabien Degryse (guitar), Sal La Rocca (bass),
Thomas Grimmonprez (drums)

I was blown away from the very first note.  I've never had such a feeling listening to a CD before.  Really man, woooooooooooooooow

Such a nice sound, refreshing music, I really loved the refreshing arrangement of watermelon man, and also the way you took me back to the roots of jazz with the New Orleans Comphilation (nice wordplay by the way).  Man, man, man Listening to your music really made me grateful and happy that we met each other years ago…  (Geert Bekaert)

VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAtVrxVSprs

TICKET: 18€ Members – No Members 20€

Jazz Night Tales with groove and bossa spices

Camille Setier (vocals), Bastien Jeunieaux (guitar), Théo Teboul (drums),
Anaïs Moffarts (bass)

Made from desperate love, torn passions, unconditional hopes and joy, jazz standards all bring us to listen to the deep heart of human nature. Night Tales, a Brussel-based acoustic project with groove and bossa touches, takes another tender look at those urban lyric tales. An immersion into different periods and traditions of this thousand facets genre ; from old style to golden age and bossa Nova…

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

I'm Feeling Blue show

Deborah Jacobs (bass), Brad Wilson (guitar & vocals), Toto Poznantek (drums)

Brad Wilson has a soulful contemporary sound, tapping into all his sources of inspiration. His performances have made him a stand-out hit at countless shows.  Considered more than a talented guitarist by his audience, Brad is an exciting entertainer.

As a charismatic guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, Brad has become known as a modern hot guitar player who can entertain the house with the best of them. His show features his songwriting and great renditions of blues cover songs. Brad's live show is presented with spirit and class.

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

Tijn Heijblom (vocals and compositions), Marco Marcelletti (piano),
Alberto Barban (bass), Umberto Odone (drums)

The Tijn Heijblom Quartet is a project started by Dutch vocalist Tijn Heijblom. During his studies at the Conservatory of Brussels, he met pianist Marco Marcelletti, double bass player Alberto Barban and drummer Umberto Odone. Focussing on their own compositions, the four musicians explore a wide variety of colors and dynamics: from intimate ballads to powerful pieces, decorated with spoken word and intricate rhythmical elements.

VIDEO LINK : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sddgAOTCKl4

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New album releases “Time is Running “

Hervé Letor (sax), Sal La Rocca (bass), Ben Tequi (drums),
Martin de Marneffe (piano & keys)
+ guests Dynamic (rap), Noah Nzuamo (vocals), Alexandre Cavalière (violin)

The quartet is playing often some jazz loops with good influence off Hiphop.Their creativity and influence are really open,they can play some Coltrane standard like “Giant steps” and after playing “Mob Deep ” groove.

Graduaded from Berklee College of music in Boston Martin has played with many musicians like Esperanza Spalding our Christian Scott.

As result of his formal training,musical intuition and creativity, he is at home in any style of music from Reggae to Latin jazz to bossa-nova.

There gonne animate the Jam session after the first set.

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

Tribute to Eroll Garner

Druss Lecomte (piano), Joe Maartense (bass),Thomas Petit (drums),
Lekan Fakeye (congas)

Druss lecomte gave his first concert at the age of seventeen in the club “l’Os à Moelle” in Brussels. It's been fifty-two years. He started with the blues and boogie style and then he came to the Jazz standard repertoire. He can play the ragtimes, the Stride piano of Fats Waller or that of James Pete Johnson. He loves Count Basie's swing playing or even playing like Oscar Peterson...but his favorite pianist is certainly Erroll Garner. I know, it's hard to believe, when you know that he twice played the first part of a Fats Domino concert in Namur and the first part of a Ray Charles concert in Liège... Druss is definitely a chameleon pianist!

Druss Lecomte recreated Erroll's quartet with Joe Maartense on bass, Thomas Petit on drums and Lekan Fakeye on congas. With his excellent musicians, he makes us relive the humorous arrangements of Erroll Garner...an often quirky right hand that must be brought back thanks to the sixteenth notes...a very swing but also sometimes very mambo left hand...and as he has including the playing of this great pianist, he makes us discover new pieces never before played in the style of Erroll Garner...

You are going to experience an excellent evening with the Druss Lecomte Jazz Quartet...

VIDEO LINK : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWFBp-0MfOo

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

 "New Album:  Melodías del Instante"

Constanza Guzmán (vocals, compositions),
Victor Da Costa (guitar, cavaquinho), Tuur Florizoone (chromatic accordion, glockenspiel), Stephan Pougin (drums)

Constanza has an impressive voice which will give you goosebumps... She walks from the low to the high notes with an ease and a disconcerting naturalness.

Coming from a Chilean family, she takes her cultural origins and mixes them with various musical influences such as jazz or Brazilian music to offer a music that makes her truly unique on the current European scene.

In her new album "melodías del instante" which will be released in February 2022, she presents original compositions that have been arranged by the accordionist Tuur Florizoone, also a member of the group.

It is a particular universe where Constanza translates her search for a woman songwriter and her militant attachment to "beauty" with themes that are dear to her such as nature, exile, the invisible, or love.

On this album, she is surrounded by renowned  musicians such as Victor da Costa on guitar and cavaquinho and Stephan Pougin on percussion. Together and each one, with their own singular musical language, form a very lively quartet where improvisation and expression are put forward in an original way.

VIDEO LINK : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm_FU98S-qA

TICKET: 18€ Members – No Members 20€

Dany Doriz (vibraphone), Pascal Michaux (piano), Jean Van Lint (bass),
Jan De Haas (drums)

The swing vibraphonist par excellence, Dany Doriz has been active on the jazz scene since the 1960s. Alongside Lionel Hampton, Duffy Jackson, Wild Bill Davis ,Stéphane Grapelli and many more.

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Influência do Jazz

Dami Andres (guitar), Edgar Duvivier (sax, clarinet)

Edgar Duvivier and Dami Andres are virtuose musicians from South America. They both have very successful musical careers as performers and composers. Together since 2018, they perform in a duo formation that goes easily from classical to popular, from Latin to Jazz, presenting the most representative musical compositions from Latin America. Latin music is marked by the great mixture of cultures that make up the population of the South American continent. The show by Edgar Duvivier and Dami Andres travels in time and space through melodies and rhythms of Argentine, Brazilian, Caribbean and Mexico origin that makes an incredible rich music, appreciated all over the world. The duo is characterized by its virtuosity - Duvivier on saxophone/clarinet and Andres on his amazing 8-string guitar - show surprising arrangements to well known songs and spectacular new compositions that is bound to please the whole public.

VIDEO LINK :https://youtu.be/pYKSnuyjyVY

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

Re-Creations

Sam Crockatt (sax), John Law (piano & keyboard), Henrik Jensen (bass),
Alex Goodyear (drums)

John Law (“One of the UK’s most imaginative and versatile jazz pianists” International Piano Magazine, 2014) presents Re-Creations: creative arrangements of some of the world’s most familiar music.

The idea is simple: we take some of the best-known tunes from all genres - jazz, pop, indie, rock, folk, classical sometimes - and re-create them, finding new arrangements and new angles to present them.

Sometimes just spontaneously re-inventing them. But no matter how free and inventive we get, no matter how complex and intricate the arrangements become, audiences everywhere always feel part of the creative process, because they know the tune and recognise it when it comes back.

This is art music played, by highly skilled musicians, where audiences don’t feel excluded. They are an integral part of the evening and the whole experience.

The current new repertoire includes tunes by the Beatles, a baroque arrangement of Fly Me to The Moon, a raucous version of U Can’t Touch This, an arhythmic take on Smoke on the Water, a gorgeous re-working of Moon River and a gentle swinging journey through Debussy’s Claire de Lune…

VIDEO LINK :https://is.gd/jQN9yz

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

Plumes (sax), Wajdi Riahi (piano),  Géraud Portal (bass),
Thomas Gallieno (drums)

A new connection between Brussels and Paris for the jam opening. The quartet will play his own compositions and some jazz standards.
Be there and don’t miss it .

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AFRO JAZZ

Alexia Waku (vocals), Désiré Somé (bass), Boris Tchango (drums),
Martin de Marneffe (piano)

The singer Alexia Waku sings with a mastery and a magnificent voice, she takes up jazz standards sung by Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald.

Standards with a little Afro jazz touch.

Of Congolese origin, Alexia also covers some songs from her country and also some surprises coming from gospel.

Désiré and Boris, former musicians of the group "Foofango", make their instruments sound together as if they were one instrument, a rhythmic that grooves and makes you want to move.

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

This year is the eighth year of the Jazz Vocal course at Brussels Royal Conservatoire.

With just four singers at the start ‘Chant Jazz’ at CRB is now firmly established - with a community of between ten and twelve singers enrolled at any one time.

Under the guidance of Pete Churchill these singers are fast becoming a positive force on the Brussels Jazz scene and tonight is a chance to hear these Jazz Singers of tomorrow in the intimate surroundings of one of the great Jazz Clubs of Europe.

They will be accompanied by the Pete Churchill Trio.

Pete Churchill

In a long international career as a pianist, singer, choral director and conductor, Pete Churchill was, for fifteen years, accompanist to the great Mark Murphy with further collaborations over the years with Jon Hendricks, Sheila Jordan, Norma Winstone, Kenny Wheeler, Abdullah Ibrahim and many more.

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The Ray Davies Songbook

Ben Crosland (bass), Bart Defort (sax), Victor Da Costa (guitar),
Jan De Haas (drums), Mathieu de Wit (piano)

Ray Davies is one of the finest songwriters in popular music history. Waterloo Sunset is a true classic and You Really Got Me sounds as fresh and edgy as the day it was recorded. Sunny Afternoon and Dedicated Follower Of Fashion have a natural swing and the groove of All Day And All Of The Night is irresistible. They are the perfect vehicles for jazz arrangement.

Ben Crosland is an English bass player/composer/arranger/bandleader. He works with the cream of UK jazz musicians. His arrangements of the Ray Davies Songbook have resulted in two critically acclaimed albums.

“the album swings consistently… with this sharp, cogent collection, a dedicated follower of Ray Davies has made him a well-respected jazz composer too.”
The Times

 “I thought it was very good and well played. Your album is easy to listen to and I like the sound with the tenor and soprano sax. The improvisation is so good. Well done!”
Mick Avory, the Kinks

VIDEO LINK : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teSpHM3SIIohttps://jazz-cat.com

TICKET: 18€ Members – No Members 20€

Kind of Blue Tribute

Pierre Malempré (trumpet), Michel Mainil (sax), Thomas Champagne (sax),
Maxime Moyaerts (piano), Jean-Louis Rassinfosse (bass),
Bruno Castellucci (drums)

On August the 17th 1959, trumpeter Miles Davis published the album “Kind of Blue”. This recording is still considered as the most important work of Miles Davis.

Best-selling jazz album, first Jazz Gold Record, “Kind of Blue” is recognized as the most influential album of the whole jazz history.

As his usual, Miles had the sagacity to propose this album at the right moment. On one hand, a generation of musicians didn’t want to sideline tradition and, on the other hand, a group of vanguard creators tried to open new doors.

Miles Davis, supported by his peers, opened a new approach, the modal jazz. Forty years after his recording, this album is considered as a turning point in jazz history, a way of moving away from dense compositions, coming back to the melody …

The project of (re)presenting “Kind of Blue” was born out of the meeting and desire of 6 musicians to recreate in their way the essence of this legendary album. The pleasure of playing together music that didn’t lose his freshness and creativity.

ENJOY!

VIDEO LINK : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpZWXZbn6U8

TICKET: 18€ Members – No Members 20€

Domenico Sanna (piano), Geraud Portal (bass), Armando Luongo (drums)

"Armando Luongo invites one of the most talented piano player

from the Italian Jazz scene. The band is going to play a repertoire

based on jazz standards with their own interpretation.

A unique concert to not be missed".

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

Followed by our JAZZ JAM SESSION 

TaoYu (sax), Basile Rahola (bass), Pierre Hurty (drums), Wajdi Riahi (piano)

Taoyu is a saxophnist from Guangzhou China. Since 2019, she has come to study at the Conservatory of Brussel. In the past few years, she met Basile, Pierre and Wajdi, this quartet starts by playing her compositions, this time we will have new her works.

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 Meanwhile – Soul-Jazz Quartet

Laurent Doumont (sax), Lorenzo Di Maio (guitar), Cédric Raymond (bass),
Lionel Beuvens (drums)

In the spring of 2020, the world was slowed down and we were kindly asked to stay home. All venues were closed and live music had to find its way through our computers. Meanwhile, Laurent used the time to go back to the basics : more practise and writing music. Soon the new compositions formed a repertoire that would suit perfectly the soulful sax-guitar-bassdrums quartet, an all time Laurent’s favorite. As soon as things were back on track, he called his go-to-guys for a try out and, guess what ? Perfect match ! « Meanwhile » is Laurent Doumont’s new Soul-Jazz quartet, playing their first gig at Music Village on 2 Nov 2022. Would you like to witness the birth?

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

Soul. From the heart. Letting your emotions talk.

Kaisan Norris delivers this through song with the help of seasoned,competent musicians.

A night to relive the glory days of Soul, a music that shaped generations.

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

Pierre LAFONTAINE, Laurent SPRIMONT, Michel MAINIL ,
Thomas CHAMPAGNE, Vincent MARDENS (sax) Hervé NOIROT (piano),
Jean VANLINT (bass), Antoine CIRRI (drums)

SUPER SAX BATTLE was born from the meeting between five saxophonists: Pierre LAFONTAINE, Laurent SPRIMONT, Thomas CHAMPAGNE, Vincent MARDENS and Michel MAINIL

Like a real "duel" of saxophones, the five saxophonists perform regularly on Belgian and foreign scene.

Compositions of Horace Silver, Benny Golson, Jazz Messengers are the essential repertoire of SUPER SAX BATTLE. They are accompanied by a rhythm section which moves strong !

This octet makes live an atmosphere dear to all jazz lovers: that of the cellars of Saint-Germain, that of the film "Round 'Midnight" by Bertrand TAVERNIER, that of the jazz clubs ...

VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LemH9l0xI10

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The Queen of the Soul

Natacha Wuyts (vocals), Magy Tyson (backing vocals),
Simona Brezanova (backing vocals), Manu Bonetti (guitar),
Igor Gehenot (piano), Roméo Iannucci (bass), Sebastien Peeters (drums)

Aretha Louise Franklin, know as “The Queen of the Soul” or “Lady Soul” embodied the soul music of the United-States as well as Gospel, Funk, Rhythm&Blues and Jazz.

Aretha Franklin, the Soul’s greatest singer ever equalled.

Tonight, this seven talented musiciens pay tribute to this amazing “Queen of Soul”!

This group composed of fabulous artists of the Belgian scene will make you relive the golden years of this great lady of music.

From classics like “Respect” or “Think” to covers of the Beatles and Rolling Stones, the program is eclectic and the emotion is electric.

Not to be missed!

VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/aPyn3HP1DUw

TICKET: 18€ Members – No Members 20€

THE NEW YORKERS

Mathieu De Wit (piano), Ramon van Merkenstein (bass),
Lieven Venken (drums), Tom McGuire (vocals)

The New Yorkers, an international jazz quartet, pay tribute to Frank Sinatra and his famous songs for lovers. It’s a selection of swinging Sinatra songs and his signature standards from The Great American Songbook. Cool entertainment for everyone!

With American crooner Tom McGuire and directed by Belgian pianist Mathieu De Wit, this New York style band radiates golden melodies. The band’s rhythm section is driven passionately by Dutch bassist Ramon van Merkenstein and Belgian drummer Lieven Venken. The New Yorkers further entertain through soloist virtuosity that adds creative energy to popular jazz jewels.

VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUcqDZY-fQ8

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

Exceptional concert!!

New York based Saxophonist, Ray Blue, will conclude his European tour in Brussels performing at the Music Village. The A list rhythm section features; Vincent  Bruyninckx, Sam Gerstmans and Bruno Castellucci. The program will consist of some of Ray's original compositions as well as tunes from his new CD, #People on the Jazzheadslabel.

TICKET: 18€ Members – No Members 20€

Followed by our Jazz Jam Session 

GHS is a Brussels based band created in 2018 around three musicians and friends who met in the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.The trio originated from Gilad Hekselman’s idea of a« bassless trio » , substituing the instrument with down octaving effects on the guitar and synthetising bass on

keyboard. The artistic direction of the band grew away from that first inspiration, as the influences of their teachers and mentors from the famous belgian trio Aka Moon took over, in deeply connected improvisations and rythmical games, tainted with jazz fusion sonorities.

The band recorded last year a first album which is about to get released, figuring compositions of every members, and a cover from Aka Moon. For this special occasion in the Music Village, GHS will be playing their compositions in a more standard setting, with Oscar Georges on double bass as a special guest.

VIDEO LINK : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H95Npg5IV3c&ab_channel=GHS-Music

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Une Nuit – Great Trio

Laurent Doumont (sax), Vincent Bruyninckx (piano), Bart Denolf (bass)

The night has something magical for most of us. It is a time of love, dreams, hopes, fears, fun, secrets… But above that, it is the moment where poets, scientists and believers look at the sky seeking for understanding, faith or inspiration. Everyone in his own way looking for answers. The night also has always been a deep source of inspiration for musicians and songwriters through the years. « The night has a thousand eyes, If the stars were mine, All across the universe, Nessun Dorma… » Laurent Doumont and Vincent Bruyninckx - joined tonight by Bart Denolf - dig in this dreamy repertoire in prevision of their next project together, « Une Nuit », inspired by the book of Trin Xuan Thuan.

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members  18€

International Trio

Claude Diallo (piano), James Williams (drums), Martijn Vanbuel (bass)

Diallo / Williams / Vanbuel is a cooperative jazz piano trio with internationally acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Claude Diallo from Switzerland, American drummer James Williams who currently lives in Belgium and the native Martijn Vanbuel on bass. This trio is based on friendships that last over a decade.

Martijn Vanbuel and Claude Diallo met for the first time in Taipei, Taiwan, where Vanbuel used to live for many years before returning to Belgium. In 2007 Diallo made his first trip to Taiwan and between 2007 and 2012 the two musicians often played together in Taiwan.

James Williams and Claude Diallo had their first encounter in 2004 at Berklee College of Music when they both studied at the renowned music school. During that time Williams was drumming for Gary Burton and Diallo needed a new drummer for his trio. Soon thereafter they started touring in Switzerland, France and Germany and also had many live performances in the greater Boston area with the Claude Diallo Trio.

During the pandemic Diallo had a special project in which he reunited old friends to come together and play. In November 2021 this trio had its start in St. Gallen, Switzerland and now will be performing in Belgium for the first time. The music varies from traditional Jazz arrangements from the Hard-Bop area to original compositions of Vanbuel and Diallo. It's sound is very fresh but at the same time authentic. There is no leader and the music being played is the focus of the trio. The listener awaits a virtuoso live performance of internationally acclaimed musicians at the peak of their careers. Definitely a highlight not to be missed.

VIDEO LINK: https://www.instagram.com/p/CWx98lcDmw9/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

Peter Verhas (clarinet), René Harvengt (vibraphone),
Paul Bourdiaudhy (drums), Stijn Wouters  (piano), Jean van Lint (bass)

Benny Goodman learned clarinet at his synagogue, bolstered by two years of classical training. He made his professional debut at 12 and became part of the rich Chicago jazz scene, steeped in the music of New Orleans. Goodman first recorded in 1926 and spent several years as a first-call musician in New York. His 1934 band was broadcast on the popular “Let’s Dance” radio show which aired coast to coast. An otherwise unsuccessful tour in 1935 ended in a smash hit in Los Angeles where the audience went wild. Thus, it is said, swing was born and Goodman became its name  King of Swing  !

As a composer Goodman contributed to ”Stompin’ at the Savoy,” “Seven Come Eleven,” “Air Mail Special,” “Flying Home,” “Don’t Be That Way,” ”Lullaby in Rhythm,” “If Dreams Come True,” and “Soft Winds.”

Goodman also helped racial integration in America. In the early 1930s, black and white jazz musicians could not play together in most clubs or concerts. In the Southern states, racial segregation was enforced by law. Benny Goodman broke with tradition by hiring Teddy Wilson to play with him and drummer Gene Krupa in the Benny Goodman Trio. In 1936, he added Lionel Hampton on vibes to form the Benny Goodman Quartet.

VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGLwu6LfoUE

TICKET: 18€ Members – No Members 20€

Sanna van Vliet (vocals), Johan Clement (piano), Bart De Nolf (bass),
Luc Vanden Bosch (drums)

Sanna studied at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and graduated in two majors: jazz-singing and jazz- piano. She has toured in more then 15 countries, among them South-Korea, Thailand, The Azores, Sweden, Slovenia and Poland. She performed with the crème de la crème of the Dutch Jazz Scene such as John Engels, Jarmo Hoogendijk, Eric Ineke, Beets Brothers, Ben van den Dungen, Ack van Rooijen, Lucas van Merwijk, Ruud Jacobs, Wouter Hamel and Cees Slinger. She started her own improvisation method for jazz singers and has been teaching these lessons since 2002 at Conservatory level. Nowadays she teaches at the Conservatory of Amsterdam where she also offers online courses for singers from all over the world. Besides this she also completed the 3-year education for Complete Vocal Technique-teacher in Copenhagen and became an authorized teacher in this technical method in 2009.
Sanna recorded 5 cd’s under her own name and her sixth album with all originals will be released in the fall of 2022.

VIDEO LINK : https://youtu.be/JcFssjlKTyM

TICKET: 18€ Members – No Members 20€

Mona Mio & Stéphanie Bertrand

Prepare for an entertaining celebration of the enduring appeal of lady jazz singers who dig swing and hip improvisations.

This special concert features two outstanding jazz vocalists from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Mona Mio and Stéphanie Bertrand will share the stage and take turns paying tribute to old school jazz and scat improvisation. Join this unique celebration as Mona and Stéphanie share their love through their rich repertoire in their own original style.

These great lady singers will be accompanied by equally outstanding instrumentalists. Directed by Mathieu De Wit (piano), his jazz trio also features Victor Foulon (double bass) and Jérôme Baudart (drums). It’s a passionate experience that you definitely do not want to miss out.

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

Followed by our JAZZ JAM SESSION 

Abel Jednak (sax), Simon Groppe (piano), Lucas Vanderputten (drums),
Théo Zipper (bass)

Théo Zipper is back with a new adventurous band. "Sauvage" is the result of his last years of work as a composer and bass player. A long and intense process marked by travels, encounters, and a taste for experimentation. Brussels-based musician, bassist & composer, raised by an architect father and a painter mother, shape and movement have always been a fascination for him. Théo takes part in an eclectic bunch of projects from jazz to electronic and world music.

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Trio V.O 60s

Laurent Doumont (sax & vocals), Patrick Deltenre (guitar), Victor Foulon (bass)

Standards are the playground for this trio. Whether they are American, French or Italian doesn't matter, the criteria for inclusion in Trio VO's repertoire are the elegance of the melodies and harmonies, and their osmosis with the lyrics; all the things making a good song. From Serge Gainsbourg to Domenico Modugno or Henri Mancini, the influence of the 1960s is omnipresent, served with complicity by these three swing lovers. We are reminded of Sinatra, Chet Baker, Joe Pass or Stan Getz and we let ourselves carried away by the narrative of a music that is told as it is sung, listened to as it is danced, nostalgic yet happy.

VIDEO LINK : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boMPc6Nmsds

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members  18€

Archaeology
First concert in Brussels

Sabin Todorov (piano), Sal La Rocca (bass), Lionel Beuvens (drums)

Bulgarian Pianist Sabin Todorov is releasing a third one CD as a trio. “Archaeology”, a metaphor for the inner journey, takes us into the poetic world of the pianist through jazz that is resolutely modern and where melody is right up front.

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

Olivier Poumay (harmonica), Hervé Noirot (piano), Jan De Hass (drums),
Sal La Rocca (bass)

To mark the centennial of Baron Jean-Baptiste, "Toots", Thielemans, born 29th of April, Jan De Hass (drums), Sal La Roca (double bass), Hervé Noirot (piano) and Olivier Poumay (harmonica) pay a heartfelt tribute to "Toots" highlighting the melodies  that marked his career.

VIDEO LINK : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18hGnbqf5oI&ab_channel=OlivierPoumay

TICKET: 18€ Members – No Members 20€

A Messenger of the Blues

Shanna Waterstown (vocals), Massimo Ciraci (guitar),
Gianpaolo Feola (drums), Walter Cerasani (bass)

Shanna Waterstown has become the name for vocal and feminine Blues in Europe over the past decade. This Florida born native grew up in the deep south in the USA and makes it her mission to spread the Blues...Touring and playing while building her career has helped her inforce the image of a strong and determined artist. She started out in New York and then went on to be featured in the biggest clubs and festivals in France and Germany. Followed up by an exceptional production and solid compositions on stage.Taking pride in her original songs and new CDs, she has made a reputation as an author, composer, arranger, producer and performer. Offering a repertory of blues, filled with rythmn, soul, gospel, warm, sensual, words and melodies that hypnotize and

transport you to another time and place.

A messenger of the Blues, she does it all with an incredibly talented blues trio. Arranging and recording with these exceptional musicians who she tours with all over the world. Her guitar, bass and drums are from Italy and accompany Shanna for this Autumn tour of Europe.

Seeing and hearing the live show is an experience to be had by all, without exception...!!

VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/G9DJtHNffH4

TICKET: 18€ Members – No Members 20€

Cover Band

David Westlake (vocals), Depreter François (drums), Petteau Michel (guitar),
Dury Florent (guitar), Jandrez Eric (sax, clarinet, flute, harmonica)

Zacoustix is a cover band with our own arrangements.we also revisit rock,pop and anglo-saxon songs.

We want to give them a jazzy sound and also a pop rock and dixieland style.

Guitar and harmonica remind blues.

We will also find out through cajon and congas some south america sounds.

The mix of voice and arrangements give a special sound of smooth and also a touch of swing.

Our music leading to lounge atmosphere ,will give you the mood of sun,relaxing moments with colored cocktails. Enjoy and have a good time.

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

Followed by our Jazz Jam Session 

Mattia Romano (guitar), John de Martino (bass), Umberto (drums)

Mosae is a Jazz, Rock, Ambient trio born in 2017 in Maastricht (Netherlands) by three Italian musicians who met there for study. The music is a tribute to their friendship, to the music that flows naturally and to the river Meuse which flows through the Netherlands and Belgium, as well as the city of Maastricht. Their main work is the “Mosae Suite”, a musical session consisting of several pieces dedicated to the river and the nature that surrounds it. The Mosae Suite aims to create a dream narrative around the banks of this river, whose landscapes and colors inspired the group in the compositional act. Despite the calmness brought by nature and the docile flow of river waters, reproduced in the more ambient sounds of the band, a contrast with a very rhythmic connotation makes room in the music, giving the overall sound also a certain solidity. The music is also permeated by sounds ranging from jazz, from which the musicians draw heavily in their stylistic approach, to progressive rock, a fundamental and never set aside part of the group's adolescent listening.

VIDEO LINK : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrLPBNTfm60&t=4754s

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Alligator Boogalloo - A Tribute to Lou Donaldson

Laurent Doumont (sax), Olivier Bodson (trumpet), Patrick Deltenre (guitar),
Maxime Moyaerts (hammond organ), Bilou Doneux (drums)

A tribute to the master of bebop saxophone, breakbeats provider, producer of the warmest grooves of soul jazz, Mr Lou Donaldson! Laurent has put that band together a long time ago and happily goes back to it from time to time. It is the occasion for him to play with old pals, like Olivier Bodson, Bilou Doneux and Patrick Deltenre, and also to return to the alto saxophone. There’s nothing like a Hammond organ quintet to play some vintage soul jazz.

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

This year is the eighth year of the Jazz Vocal course at Brussels Royal Conservatoire.

With just four singers at the start ‘Chant Jazz’ at CRB is now firmly established - with a community of between ten and twelve singers enrolled at any one time.

Under the guidance of Pete Churchill these singers are fast becoming a positive force on the Brussels Jazz scene and tonight is a chance to hear these Jazz Singers of tomorrow in the intimate surroundings of one of the great Jazz Clubs of Europe.

They will be accompanied by the Pete Churchill Trio.

Pete Churchill

In a long international career as a pianist, singer, choral director and conductor, Pete Churchill was, for fifteen years, accompanist to the great Mark Murphy with further collaborations over the years with Jon Hendricks, Sheila Jordan, Norma Winstone, Kenny Wheeler, Abdullah Ibrahim and many more.

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SWING BOOGIE WOOGIE

Philippe Lejeune (piano), Paolo Loveri (guitar), René Stock (bass),
Tristan Patigny (drums)

Philippe LeJeune is one of the rare European pianists who belong to the great piano tradition of American jazz, combining swing, a sense of melody and blues, with always a brilliant playing combined with sobriety and expressiveness.

It is always with great cohesion that Philippe LeJeune establishes a climate of proximity with his public, distilling historical anecdotes on such or such piece or jazzman. Philippe LeJeune privileges the authenticity of his music and develops with talent a Jazz Blues repertoire anchored but varied, with a know-how, inspiration, requirement, with a seductive personal touch and leaves the spectator with a feeling of gaiety.

TICKET: 18€ Members – No Members 20€

Jazz at the Movies

Alexandre Plumacker (trumpet, fluglehorn), Peter Verhas (sax),
Stijn Wauters (piano), Paul Bourdiaudhy (drums), Stefan Willems (bass)

Swingmasters propose a fine selection of famous jazz standards as used in countless classical music such as Casablanca, The Sound of Music, Porgy and Bess, The King and I, etc..

The "cotton club"- sound of the whole band and a regular guest of the Village, deserving standing ovations.

The roots of swinging jazz by talented and dedicated jazz artists!

TICKET: 18€ Members – No Members 20€

Soulful Latin Band

Oljana Weyler (vocals), Koen Wauters (guitar), Steven Van Gool (bass),
Stoffel Verlackt (percussion, drums)

Passion by the pool.

It could be the title of a novel, but in fact it’s what Oljana Weyler and Koen Wauters felt when they met in Italy during a workshop organized by Berklee, College of Music.

It has been proven that love & music can be an energizing combination.

So, next to writing their own music under the name of “Jane Spleen”, Oljana & Koen soon discovered that, next to their jobs as music teachers, most of all they wanted to play music, while discovering the world. Soon, they began to see that playing music could  take them wherever they wanted to go…

For the last 5 years, GetSomeWine performed concerts in more than 10 countries, inside and outside Europe. Inspired by those travels around the world, they started longing for their own soulful latin band, so they surrounded themselves with other musicians and started rehearsing…

VIDEO LINK : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-I_Sg2dPCrBL3lUSL85VGg

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€

Followed by our Jazz Jam Session 

With his new project, Pascal takes us into the field of his own compositions, thus giving back to jazz its letters of nobility with a bewitched Pascal Su and pieces to discover and listen to without moderation. A fusion between urban music and a more colorful jazz gives a very special freshness to a quintet combining individuality and perfect harmony, rhythms and singing melodies.

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FRESH & FUNKY

Laurent Doumont (sax, vocals), Dominique Vantomme (keyboards),
Nicolas Fiszman (bass), Adrien Verderame (drums)

The name says it all, it’s gotta be funky but it’s gotta stay fresh! This quartet of experienced groovers revisit their funk-jazz favorite standards from Miles Davis, Snarky Puppy, James Brown, The Meters, Roy Hargrove along with some of Laurent’s compositions, always finding ways to keep them cool and stimulating. Dancing shoes allowed !

VIDEO LINK :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9_310A1oFo

TICKET: 15€ Members – No Members 18€