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Stéphane Mercier: Live At The Jazz Station

Read "Live At The Jazz Station" reviewed by Ian Patterson


A graduate of the Conservatoire Royale de Bruxelles and Berkley College of Music--where he was lead alto in Herb Pomeroy's big band--Belgian saxophonist Stéphane Mercier has been leading/co-leading groups since the mid-'90s. This live album, captured from a gig at The Jazz Station, the famous Brussels venue in whose long-standing big band Mercier sits. That chair has allowed him to collaborate with the likes of Kenny Werner, Grégoire Maret, Jason Rebello and Emil Viklický. Mercier also thrives in small ensemble ...

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Nicolas Thys: Virgo

Read "Virgo" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


Nicolas Thys settled down to play the acoustic bass after transitioning through the piano, flute and electric bass. After his academic days, he spent eight years in New York City, where he integrated into the jazz community and set up a long line of collaborations before moving back to Europe. The Belgian native has played with some of the best, among them Lee Konitz, Tomasz Stanko, Nils Wogram, Simon Nabotov and the Brussels Jazz Orchestra.

Thys writes some effective music. ...

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Nicolas Thys: Virgo

Read "Virgo" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins


Layers, blends and individuality can make for a diverse music set. Bassist Nicolas Thys brings that with all-original songs on Virgo. Thys is a native of Brussels, Belgium. His first instruments were piano and flute, but at the age of 13, he switched to electric bass. Over the years, he's earned several European jazz honors, and he's performed at some of the region's main events, including North Sea and Montreux. He has performed as a sideman for ...


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