projects/bands

t-unit 7
a new septet led by tom van dyck. nice original music.
peer baierlein quartet
used to be called 'jazzisfaction', longest standing jazz band i've been involved with.
tuesday night orchestra
young jazz ensemble, making its way.
tutu puoane quartet
band of one of the most talented singers around.
upperlip orchestra
zappa/radiohead orientated project with spicy potential.
vincent scarito
very nice singer-songwriter. original, warm and sensitive music.

musicians

tutu puoane
great great singer from jo'burg, south africa, but based in antwerp, belgium.
steven cassiers
very cool drummer.
peer baierlein
german but belgian based trumpet player. band leader of my very first jazz band. always honest and in general a great guy.
marcus wyatt
great south african trumpet player.
sam vloemans
nice trumpet player with a feel for percussion...
dez mona
well... they speak for themselves. you love them or you hate them. hehe.
jack van poll
living legend still swinging hard. hippest 'old' cat around.
yannick peeters
our beautiful, cool & collected bass player.
bert huysentruyt
hard swinging young drummer.
geert hellings
check this guy's sound! i love him.
frederik leroux
heavy young guitar player.
bram weijters
great piano buddy!
luc vanden bosch
some drum experience.
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.
kurt van herck
belgian tenor sax monument. respect!
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.
robin verheyen
biggest sax talent in belgium. currently living in new york.
yves fernandez
big mouthed lead trumpet player of the tuesday night orchestra. always fun to be around :-)
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 :-)
jef neve
needs no introduction. today's most popular belgian jazz musician. former school buddy in leuven :-)
bart delausnay
bass trombone player and leader of the tuesday night orchestra. very nice and patient guy, doing a fine job in keeping the band together :-)

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
new young jazzclub in brussels.
jazzzolder
an enthusiastic private club in mechelen. nicest audience around.

misc.

majestic
our local ministry of cultural affairs :-)
les lundis d'hortense
website of belgian jazz organisation. need info? find it here.
jazzlab series
flemish organisation getting jazz into the cultural centre circuit.
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!