In 1985, het met bassist and bandleader Daniel Romeo. Through him he discovered Miles Davis, Level 42, Pat Metheny, Weather Report.
In 91, he decided to learn jazz music at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels. Since, he played and recorded with numerous pop and jazz artists such as Da Romeo, James Brown, Nile Rogers, Macy Gray, Joe Cocker, Texas, Céline Dion, Junior Jack, Toto, Mark King, Randy Crawford, UB 40, Tears for Fears, Donna Summer, Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Gibson Brothers, Boney M, the New Sadi Big Band etc...