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Jef Neve

Belgian Pianist composer

About Me

Pianist/composer Jef Neve (1977) has become a prominent figure in his homeland Belgium and his reputation is rapidly spreading to the rest of the world.

• The first albums, « Blue Saga » (Contour, 2003) was inmediatly a bestseller;

• The second album « It’s Gone » (Contour 2004), was the best selling jazz album in Belgium and received great reviews.

• the album ‘Witches Dance’ with the Fréderic Delplanc Quartet was released in 2004

• In 2006 Jef Neve signed with Universal Music Belgium for his 3rd album “Nobody Is Illegal” hailed everywhere as one of the finest artists of the young generation. • The album « Soul In A Picture » (Universal/Emarcy, 2008) was released worldwide in 24 countries and confirmed his reputation. • The live CD ‘ The Love Album’ with the Groove Thing Band was released in 2009 • Also the CD with the soundtrack of two film: ‘Jef neve Soundtrack, The Misfortunates- dagen Zonder Lief’ was released in 2009

• The album ‘For all we know’ was worldwide released in 2010 after a succesful concert tour together with Jose James

• The album «Imaginary Road » (Universal/Emarcy) was released in September 2010. Together with Teun Verbruggen on drums, and the bassplayer, Ruben Samama. Also with this album the trio received standing ovations in Belgium as well as all over the world.

• Jef Neve’s new album « Sons of the New World », written for his trio with added five woodwinds & brass and dedicated to the evolution of the new world, was released 2012

• His ‘Second pianoconcerto’ with the orchestra Il Novecento with Dirk Brossé will be released in 2014

• ‘In Flanders Fields’ the soundtrack of the important fiction series about WW1 will also be released in 2014 • Neves first solo album will soon be recorde at the Abbey Road Studios in Londen

ALBUMS

• The first album of the Jef Neve Trio, ‘Blue Saga’ (Contour, 2003), was immediately a bestseller. • The second “It’s Gone” (Contour, Nov 2004) was a jazz album in Belgium. It received the prestigious Radio Klara prize for ‘Best International Jazz Album 2005’ and unanimous acclaim in the international press • In 2004 the album Witches Dance was released with the Frederic Delplanc Quartet. • Jef Neve signed with Universal Music Belgium in 2006. “Nobody is Illegal” (Universal/Emarcy) was again a best-selling jazz album in Belgium. • The album “Soul In a Picture” was released in May 2008 on Universal Music Belgium followed by world wide release in 24 countries. The trio’s concerts were sold out at all the main Belgian venues, and the CD and international concerts received great reviews in the press all over the world. • Jef Neve met with American singer José James end 2008 when he was invited to his live radio-show and the duo decided on the spot to record some standards together one free afternoon. The recording resulted to be magical, and the album « For All We Know » was released on Impulse!/Verve in May 2010. • With the band ‘Groove Thing’, with the world famous guitarist James muller, Nicolas Kummert on sax, Nic Thys on bass and Lieven Venken on drums, Jef goes back to his first love, the Hammond organ. The band recorded a live-album at two sold-out concerts in Brussels’ Ancienne Belgique : «The Love Album » (Prova Records, May 2010) • The album Jef Neve Soundtracks – De Helaasheid Der Dingen – Dagen Zonder Lief (two movies by Felix van Groeningen) was recorded in the Music Centre De Bijloke, Ghent, and was released by EMI Music Publishing Belgium. • Jef Neve’s trio album “Imaginary Road” (September 2010, Universal/Emarcy), was recorded with his long-time companion Teun Verbruggen on drums and a great young bass player: Ruben Samama, from Dutch origin living in NY. • Jef Neve’s album Sons of the New World was written for his trio with added woodwinds and horns. He dedicated this album to the changes in the world today and recent developments in the Arabic world, and was released end October 2012 on Universal/Emarcy. At the same time he made a first jazz video-clip surrounded by a bunch of young talented artists. • His Second Pianoconcerto was recorded in 2013 with Jef Neve on the piano, together with the orchestra Il Novecento conducted by Dirk Brosse. This album will be released mid-2014. • In Flanders Fields, the soundtrack to the prestigious TV series 'In Vlaamse Velden' will be released in 2014. • In October 2014, Jef Neve's first Solo Album will be released. The long awaited album was recorded in London's Abbey Road Studios and will be a European wide release.