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Tuesday December 5, 2006
Pianist Fabian Fiorini improvises on Indian music on a CD of the Jugalbandi Trio
Home records has released a cd of the Jugalbandi Trio, titled "Brindiban" (homerecords 4446020), which features the piano of Fabian Fiorini (Aka Moon, Octurn) on compositions using the Indian music and its rhythmic complexities. Suman Sarkar (born in Calcutta) plays the tablas and Fabian Beghin the bansuri (bamboo flute).
Click on the title for more info.
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Monday December 4, 2006
Casimir Liberski gets the Spes foundation scholarship to study in the US
Pianist and composer Casimir Liberski (18) received a scholarship from the Belgian Spes foundation to study, in the US, with jazz masters such as Ornette Coleman, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier...
Casimir currently studies at the Berklee College of Music in Boston where he received an exceptional "Presidential Scholarship".
Photo : Thomas Brémond
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Saturday December 2, 2006
The movie "Just friends" (music by Michel Herr) at Flagey on Dec. 7, 8 & 12
A rare opportunity to watch again or discover Marc-Henri Wajnberg's movie "Just Friends" (1993) : at Flagey (Studio 5) in Brussels, on Dec. 7 (20:00), 8 (18:00) and 12 (22:00).
The film is an ode to jazz music, with music written and arranged by Michel Herr and played by numerous Belgian an European musicians, as well as by US saxophonist Archie Shepp.
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Friday December 1, 2006
Django d’Or in France
The ceremony took place Thursday, Nov. 30th at Pavillon Baltard - Nogent-sur-Marne.
A grandiose event during which, where we Belgians are concerned, Riccardo Del Fra (double bass) was awarded the Django d'Or in the category "confirmed musician".
Riccardo is well known in Belgium through many years of collaboration with Belgian jazzmen, namely with Toots Thielemans (trio/quartet with Michel Herr, tours in Japan & the US), Charles Loos, Kurt Van Herck, on the "Just Friends" soundtrack or as member of the Michel Herr European Quintet (CD « Notes of Life » IGLOO IGL 142, 1998).
An appearance by the Belgian young talent winner & nominees (Jean Paul Estiévenart , Lorenzo Di Maio, Mélanie De Biasio).
The honorary Django d’Or went to Armenian born record producer George Avakian.
His biggest contribution to the music business was the creation in the 1950s at Columbia of the widest-ranging and most successful popular album catalog the industry had ever seen. It soon resulted in the displacement by 12-inch pop LPs of the three-minute single as the main source of income for record labels worldwide, while also elevating jazz through treating it as an integral part of a pop album catalog rather than a specialty. That’s when people started calling him the Father of the LP, and later grandfather of the CD.
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Friday December 1, 2006
Kantaloop : Where Jazz meets Photography : photos by Raoul Van den Boom + Jack van Poll Trio (Dec. 3, 4)
"Kantaloop - Where Jazz meets Photography" is en event which confronts the black and white photographs by Raoul Van den Boom and live jazz with the Jack van Poll Trio.
On December 3 & 4 december, with Yannick Peeters on bass and Steven Cassiers on drums, in Indian Caps, Engelse Beurs 4 - 2000 Antwerp.
A Cd of the trio with photos should be released on this occasion.
More infos and reservations : click on the title.
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Thursday November 30, 2006
"Le Jazz perd le Nord" : 9 Belgian bands in Paris on Dec. 7, 8 & 9
In an event organized by WBM and the "Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles" in Paris, nine bands from the French-speaking part of Belgium will give promotional concerts on Dec. 7, 8 & 9, 2006, at the Centre. A compilation CD has been made for the occasion, which will be distributed to the subscribers of the French magazine Jazzman in his December issue, and a collaboration with the jazz radio station TSF is also planned.
In his January 2007 issue, the Jazzman magazine will feature an important article on the jazz scene of the French-speaking part of Belgium.
Thursday Dec. 7 :
Quatre
Slang
Jacques Stotzem & André Klenes
Friday Dec. 8 :
R.E.O. (Rêve d'Eléphant Orchestra)
Määk's Spirit
Tricycle
Saturday Dec. 9 :
Jazz Me Do
Guy Cabay
L'Ame des Poètes
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Thursday November 30, 2006
Karel Van Marcke's Chroma is recording a new album with guests
Chroma, the band of composer and pianist Karel Van Marcke, is currently recording as a quintet with special guests David Linx, Geike Arnaert (Hooverphonic), Peter Hertmans, Tuur Florizoone and Peter Schneider.
David Poltrock (Hooverphonic, Savalas), one of Belgian's most talented rock and pop producers, is producing the record. His vision of sound and groove is giving Karel Van Marcke's music a new dimension.
Release date : March 2007. A promo tour (in quintet) is planned for April - May 2007, followed by other appearances in the summer 2007.
Chroma is : Pascal Schumacher (vibes), Joachim Badenhorst (reeds), Lionel Beuvens (drs), Cedric Waterschoot (bass) and Karel Van Marcke (piano-comp).
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Tuesday November 28, 2006
US singer Judy Niemack played a series of concerts in Belgium with Jeanfrançois Prins, Michel Herr, Bart de Nolf
US singer Judy Niemack has made the trip from Berlin to Belgium to give several concerts with a team of top Belgian players : Jeanfrançois Prins (gt), Michel Herr (piano & keyboards) and Bart de Nolf (double bass).
Photo : Michel Binstok
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Monday November 27, 2006
The Pascal Schumacher Quartet in South-East Asia
The Pascal Schumacher Quartet will be travelling to Vietnam for performances in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi on Nov 28 & 29, 2006.
The band has also been invited to give master classes at the Hanoï Conservatory of Music on the following days.
Travelling with the vibraphone player are Jef Neve, piano, Christophe Devisscher, bass and Teun Vergruggen, drs.
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Friday November 24, 2006
Jazz Hot : issue # 635 (December ) is out
Houston Person
Preston Love
Scott Hamilton
guide Cds 2007
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Wednesday November 22, 2006
New interviews to read (in French) : Mimi Verderame, Sabin Todorov, Eric Legnini, Marc Lelangue
We have added new interviews of Belgian jazzmen for you to read (in French, pdf) : Mimi Verderame, Sabin Todorov, Eric Legnini, Marc Lelangue.
Click on the title.
Photo : drummer Mimi Verderame
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Saturday November 18, 2006
Previous "Le Grand Jazz" radio shows (Philippe Baron) now available as podcasts on the RTBF website
Click on the titel.
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Friday November 17, 2006
Phil Abraham and "Jazz me Do" are recording a second album of Beatles' songs
Phil Abraham and his band "Jazz me do" is currently working on a second album of jazzy versions of the Beatles' songs. With Phil on trombone and vocals : Chantal Willie (voc.), Richard Rousselet (tp), Fabrice Alleman (saxes), Paolo Radoni (gt), Charles Loos(p), Bas Cooymans (b) and Luc Vanden Bosch (drs).
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Thursday November 16, 2006
The Brussels Jazz Orchestra on tour with Dave Liebman, a.o. in Portugal
The Brussels Jazz Orchestra is currently on tour with US saxophonist Dave Liebman. They will perform a.o. on Nov. 17, 2006 at the Guimarães Jazz Festival in Portugal.
Chek out our concert calendar for the Belgian dates.
Also, watch this video of the BJO and his Piccadilly project, a score written by Frank Vaganée for a silent movie : Click here.
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Thursday November 16, 2006
Nicolas Thys announces his return to Belgium
After seven fruitful years spent in New-York, bassist Nicolas Thys announces his return to Belgium (Brussels) in January 2007.
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Wednesday November 15, 2006
Nomination site of the year 2006 for Jazz In Belgium.
The Flemish computer monthly Clickx Magazine is organizing its 10th edition of votes for the sites of the year.
Jazz in Belgium is nominated among the 100 amateurs (? :-)) ) sites.
The deadline is December 8. If you wish to vote on line (in Dutch) click on the title of this news.
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Wednesday November 15, 2006
Trumpet player Herman Sandy turns 85 !
Happy birthday to Herman Sandy, who celebrates his 85th birthday.
Click on the title to read more about his long and rich career.
Photo : Michel Binstok
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Tuesday November 14, 2006
Tricycle revamps its web site
On the occasion of the release of the band's new album, "King Size" (Home records), Tricycle has completely revamped its web site.
Click on the title to visit it.
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Tuesday November 14, 2006
Philip Catherine plays Frédéric Devreese on a new album of Soledad
The band Soledad, which plays a.o. music by Astor Piazzola, has a new album out on Virgin Classics. Titled "Passage", it focuses on the music of Belgian classical and film composer Frédéric Devreese and features guitar player Philip Catherine on a few tracks.
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Thursday November 9, 2006
Jazz Icons offers DVDs (Blakey, Armstrong, Ella, Chet...) recorded in Belgium
Jazz Icons sells 9 DVDs (separately or in box-set) of historical jazz recordings from the 50ties-70ies, with live concerts of Art Blakey, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Quincy Jones, Buddy Rich, Count Basie and Chet Baker.
Some of these videos apparently were filmed in Belgium for Nicolas Dor & Jean-Marie Peterken's show "Jazz pour tous" : Blakey, Armstrong, Dizzy, Ella, Quincy, Chet.
In the Chet Baker DVD, one will note the appearance of Belgian musicians : Jacques Pelzer (1964) and Jean-Louis Rassinfosse (1979).
Click on the title for more infos on their very detailed web site.
And see excerpts on My Space" : http://myspace.com/jazzicons.
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