projects/bands

tutu puoane quartet
band of one of the most talented singers around.
peer baierlein quartet
band of german but belgium based trumpet player peer baierlein.
t-unit 4
reduced version of t-unit 7 :-) easier to get 4 people on the road than 7 i guess...

musicians

tutu puoane
great great singer from jo'burg, south africa, but based in antwerp, belgium.
marcus wyatt
great south african trumpet player.
jack van poll
living legend still swinging hard. hippest 'old' cat around.
tom van dyck
alto, soprano, baritone, flute : you name it, he plays it. leader of t-unit 7.
jeroen van vliet
my favorite piano player from holland.
teun verbruggen
one of the most wanted young drummers around. doing stuff his own way, and going strong.
bruno vansina
great sax player. i dig VVG trio!
toots thielemans
no comment. or yes : a very humble, humorous, beautiful human being.
bill carrothers
amazing pianist and one of my absolute favorites. very funny website also!
bert joris
amazing yet very humble trumpet player and great great composer and arranger. a national treasure!
kevin hays
fascinating piano player with a fully developed personal story, although very rooted in the jazz tradition. one of my role models :-)

clubs

hopper
do not tell me you don't know this place. my favorite hanging/playing spot in antwerp.
hnita hoeve
the whole jazz history has played here. very cosy and down to earth and beautiful sounding jazz barn in heist-op-den-berg.
cantaloupe café
nice place in aarschot. young guys doing a fine job in organizing and getting an audience.
buster
don't we all love liliane?
jazzstation
nice jazzclub in brussels.
vertigo
nice place in the popular 'zurenborg'-area in antwerp. concerts on various evenings, and good food!

misc.

les lundis d'hortense
website of belgian jazz organisation. need info? find it here.
fuud webdesign
like my website? check out who made it.
rat records
rare and treacherous. the music label of bruno vansina & teun verbruggen.
la buanderie
nice homestudio owned by pieter apers. tasteful and affordable recording/mixing/editing. good equipment. my solo demo (cfr. stuff-section) was mixed here. check it out!
chris weeda
much more than a sound engineer. actually has ears and thinks like a good musician/producer. recorded, mixed and mastered tutu's 2nd album 'quiet now'.
fattoria musica
beautiful recording studio in osnabrück, germany. incredible steinway and very spacious, great sounding rooms. very comfortable housing in a beautifully renovated old farm.
suzie scragg
very sweet english woman who writes great lyrics. need text with your music, she's the one to call :-)
SoulFactory
makes your wildest dreams come true...
grotrian-steinweg
my favorite pianos. i have a fabulous one at home!
ortwin moreau
my favorite piano technician and tuner.