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	Wednesday February 13, 2002 THE "MAISON DU JAZZ EN HAINAUT" IN MONS HAS A WEB SITE The "Maison du Jazz en Hainaut", which offers important archives on jazz and several services, now has a WEB SITE (in French).
	Wednesday February 13, 2002 FEB 20 -MARCH 21/2002 : "L'INSAISISSABLE ROBERT GOFFIN", AN EVOCATION BY MARC DANVAL, WITH CHARLES LOOS From February 20 trough March 21, 2002, the Th��tre Cie Yvan Baudouin/Lesly Bunton in Brussels presents the works and personnality of the late poet Robert GOFFIN, whose writings reffered to jazz music as early as 1920. He even was Louis ARMSTRONG's first biograph. Marc DANVAL wrote the text of this evocation, Lesly BUNTON will read Goffin's pages and Charles LOOS will be on the piano. Address : 219-221 avenue d'Auderghem, 1040 Bruxelles. Infos : 02/640 27 60.
	Sunday February 10, 2002 PHILIP CATHERINE GETS A ZAMU AWARD Guitarist Philip CATHERINE has received a ZAMU lifetime achievement award for his career. ZAMU is an association of singers and musicians (in majority Flemish) mainly active in the pop/rock field. More details on the event in an article in DE STANDAARD ONLINE of Feb. 6, 2002.
	Saturday February 9, 2002 DAVID LINX APPEARS ON THE LATEST LAURENT CUGNY's BIG BAND CD Singer David LINX appears on a couple of tracks of the recent big band cd of French arranger/composer Laurent CUGNY, titled "A Personal Landscape" (Emarcy 013 990-2).
	Wednesday February 6, 2002 IN THE RECORDING STUDIO : NATHALIE LORIERS & EXTENSIONS Pianist Nathalie LORIERS recently spent some days in a Brussels recording studio to record an album with her sextet project "Extensions", to be released as one item of the Bruges 2002 series of DE WERF.
	Sunday February 3, 2002 FEB. 8, 2002 ON "LA 2" (TV) : A DOCUMENTARY FILM ON SINGER DAVID LINX On February 8, 2002 (20:40), in its series "Oeuvres en Chantier", Belgian tv station RTBF La 2 will broadcast a documentary film on singer David LINX. The film, directed by Marianne Sluszny et Guy Lejeune and titled "David Linx bal(l)ade" will show the singer in action during a recent concert at the New Morning in Paris, on the occasion of the release of his latest CD Heartland recorded with a.o. pianist Diederik WISSELS and trumpet player Paolo FRESU.
	Tuesday January 29, 2002 URADEX - PERFORMING RIGHTS Since 1996, money perceived on performing rights by Auvibel (money originates from private copy also perceived from sales of blank medias and reproducing devices) was blocked due to litigation between different organizations involved in the distribution of rights (URADEX & MICROCAM). Uradex informs us that the money is going to be made available and distributed. Any musician having his name as performer on a Belgian discographic production now can benefit from it as soon as he is a member of one of these collecting societies. For further information : uradex@uradex.be
	Friday January 25, 2002 STEVE HOUBEN RECORDS AT THE VRT STUDIOS WITH YOUNG BELGIAN MUSICIANS Steve HOUBEN (sax, flute) recently entered the VRT radio recording studio to record with young Belgian talents such as Joseph DUMOULIN (p), Lieven VENKEN (drs).
	Friday January 25, 2002 GUY CABAY RECORDS NEW SONGS IN TRIO WITH STEVE HOUBEN AND JACQUES PIROTTON Walloon jazz vibist and songer/songwriter Guy CABAY has recorded a new album of his songs in trio with Steve HOUBEN (sax, flute) and Jacques PIROTTON (guitar).
	Friday January 25, 2002 YOUNG VIOLIN TALENT ALEXANDRE CAVALIERE RECORDS NEW ALBUM IN FRANCE The young Belgian jazz violinist Alexandre CAVALI�RE has recorded an album for a French label. The album was produced by Frank HAG�GE (organizer of the Django d'Or Trophy) with Didier LOCKWOOD as a musical advisor.
	Friday January 25, 2002 EMMANUELLE SOMER GOING PLACES Oboe player Emmanuelle SOMER is moving to Japan. From March 4th on, you will be able to reach her in Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo, at 81 (0)3 3945 8709. You always can reach her worldwide at emmanuellesomer@emmanuellesomer.com.
	Wednesday January 23, 2002 MEMORIAL SERVICE: BARRY RICHARDSON (BASSIST) 2^nd Feb. 2002 (at 3 o'clock) Scottish Church, Ch.de Vleurgat 181, 1050 Brussels. Dear jazzfriend/colleague, Some of you may know that Barry sadly passed away on Christmas day. Barry's widow, Janet, has asked me to help spread the word that there will be a memorial service. There will be some drinks after the service and everyone is welcome. Meanwhile, though nothing has been organised formally, a little spontaneous music would not be out of place and I know that Janet would appreciate this. So, if you're a musician, put your instrument in the car (just in case). Yours sincerely, David Senior P.S. Janet Richardson can be contacted at Ave. Prekelinden 115, 1200 Bruxelles Tel: 02.7344560
	Tuesday January 22, 2002 NEW JAZZ PHOTOS BY JACKY LEPAGE ON HIS WEB SITE The Belgian jazz photographer has added several new pages to his virtual gallery. Enter "jazz" and select from # 14 on. See also his pages on this site.
	Monday January 21, 2002 DE WERF - JAZZ CDS IN 2002 Launch of a CD box with new work by the 10 most striking figures/bands in Belgian jazz. Within the framework of Brugge 2002, Cultural capital of Europe a committee of over 50 jazz journalists and promoters in Flanders and Wallonia has selected 10 musicians/groups for recording a CD with. Each month of the cultural year, one CD is to be launched, the end result being a true box-cum-book on Belgian jazz. Visit De Werf's website for subscription (click on JAZZ / JAZZ IN 2002) Aka Moon Philip Catherine Kris Defoort Bert Joris Nathalie Loriers Bo Van der Werf + Octurn Ben Sluijs Jeroen Van Herzeele + Greetings from Mercury Frank Vagan�e + Brussels Jazz Orchestra Erik Vermeulen
	Friday January 18, 2002 DJANGO D'OR VICTOIRES DU JAZZ 2002 1st EDITION Aiming to enhance and better serve the cause of jazz music and the musicians, the Victoires de la Musique and the Django d'Or associated themselves to jointly create " Django d'Or-Victoires du Jazz ". The 1st edition of the " Django d'Or Victoires du Jazz ", to be presided by Richard Galliano will be recorded at the Palais des Congr�s in Mans (F), on Saturday April 20, 2002, during the l'" Europa Jazz Festival du Mans " and will be disseminated by France 3. N.B. This "new ceremony" does not modify the organization of the Django d'Or, International Trophies of Jazz, by now having reached European dimension and being complementary, and which continue to take place, each year, in Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Germany.
	Thursday January 10, 2002 JAZZMOZA�EK : ISSUE # 5 IS OUT Issue # 5 of the jazz magazine JAZZMOZA�EK is out. You'll find its table of contents in the page that we have created for this Flemish magazine which celebrates its first anniversary.
	Thursday January 10, 2002 NEW CD OF TRIO GRANDE : "SIGN� TRIO GRANDE" The band TRIO GRANDE with Laurent DEHORS (saxes, reeds/France), and Belgian colleagues drummer Michel DEBRULLE and tuba/trombone player Michel MASSOT has a new CD out on the WERF label, titled "Sign� Trio Grande" (Werf 028). They will be on tour in Jan/Feb/March 2002.
	Thursday January 10, 2002 DIRK SCHREURS' NEW PROJECT Jazz pianist Dirk SCHREURS is currently composing music for a new project called "Signs of the Zodiac". The new cd, which will blend contemporary composition and jazz improvisation, reflecting the contours and moods of any of the 12 Signs, will be recorded Spring 2002."
	Wednesday January 9, 2002 JAZZ 'HALO : ISSUE # 19 IS OUT Issue # 19 of the jazz magazine JAZZ 'HALO is out. You'll find its table of contents in the page that we have created for this Flemish magazine.
	Friday January 4, 2002 GILBERT ISBIN's NEW GROUP & NEW PROJECT The Gilbert ISBIN Group is finally coming into shape. Focus is on songs. Visit their own website and listen to some soundclips. For Gilbert's concert dates visit our GIGS page. A new solo Cd of Gilbert will be released on Traurige Tropen in April, following the big success of ISBIN PLAYS NICK DRAKE.