Results for "Belgium"

Summer Bummer 2026

by John Sharpe
September 10, 2026

Summer Bummer 2026 Trix, Antwerp Belgium August 28-29, 2026 Intro The 11th edition of the Summer Bummer festival more than lived up to the promise of the mouth-watering bill, presenting a wide variety of experimental music without fealty to any particular genre. While Summer Bummer inevitably tips its hat to the ...

Marie-Paule Franke

Born: April 10

Marie‑Paule Franke is a Belgium‑based jazz singer‑songwriter with German roots. Her music moves between improvisation and intimate, narrative songs. Her voice is defined by subtlety, spaciousness and emotional clarity — a place where silence carries meaning and expression unfolds in small, deliberate gestures.

Early projects

Her debut album Tales from a Lonely Room, with pianist Erik Vermeulen and bassist Jouni Isoherranen, marked the beginning of her recording career. It established the foundations of her open, lyrical and atmospheric style.

With the EP All Is Love her vocal and artistic language became further refined.

International work

Live From Brussels: Abrupt, Artonov, Toots Jazz Club & The Music Village

by Martin Longley
May 16, 2025

Daniel Proietto & Tsubasa Hori Artonov Lab October 6, 2025 Artonov is a festival dedicated to spaces and places and multi-faceted artistic expressions, music always representing a significant chunk of its highly diverse programming. It's a nomadic festival, dedicated to using buildings with an Art Nouveau or Art Deco character, and sometimes ...

Andrei Marian

Born: January 23, 1989

Andrei Marian is a vibraphonist, composer, and improviser from Chișinău, Moldova, whose work explores the intersection of contemporary jazz and free improvisation. His music is characterized by textural sensitivity, fluid forms, and a focus on interaction in small-ensemble settings.

He began his musical journey in Moldova and later continued his studies in Belgium at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, where he worked with internationally recognized musicians and absorbed the influence of the European improvised music scene. This experience played a defining role in shaping his artistic voice and approach to collective playing.

Vanessa Matthys

Born: May 23, 1988

Vanessa Matthys graduated as a Master in jazz singing with David Linx at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. She also studied at the “Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse” in Paris for one year as an Erasmus exchange student.

She became a finalist in the international jazz vocal competition in Riga, Latvia (2013) and the Dinant Jazz competition (2009).

Vanessa had the opportunity to collaborate on stage and in the studio with numerous jazz artists such as the Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Dirk Brossé, Bill Carrothers, The Keystone Bigband, Drew Gress, Ivan Paduart, Frank Deruytter, Jan De Haas, …

Vanessa is a vocal teacher at the Conservatory of Kortrijk (Belgium).

Marco Vanoppen

Marco Vanoppen is a Belgian musician/deconstructivist.

His field of work includes avant-garde music, improvisation, industrial music, experimental music, ... . He is/was a (founding) member of multiple bands and/or music projects. 

Marco was born in Hasselt, Limburg and is also known as Spurck.

Emma Rawicz Quartet At Alter Schlachthof

by Matty Bannond
June 4, 2025

Emma Rawicz Quartet Alter Schlachthof Eupen, Belgium May 14, 2025 Foaming streams of clotted blood surged over the concrete floor of the Alter Schlachthof Eupen for almost a hundred years. Now, amber beer gushes into wide-bottomed goblets and catches the last sparkles of daylight as the sun sinks below large windows ...

Aka Moon alla Jazz Station, Bruxelles

by Mario Calvitti
March 26, 2025

Aka Moon Jazz Station Bruxelles 28 febbraio 2025 Non è facile oggi assistere a un concerto degli Aka Moon. Il trio belga costituito dall'altosassofonista Fabrizio Cassol, il bassista Michel Hatzigeorgiou e il batterista Stéphane Galland, con alle spalle una carriera ultratrentennale, è ben noto in patria e in alcuni dei paesi ...

Harold Widerik

Born: February 18, 1965

Harold Widerik, pseudonym for Wim Frederik Harold Pauwels, is a Belgian author, composer and musician. Although he received the highest award for four-part classical music writing, he has a strong preference for contemporary jazz. By combining aspects from different genres, he created his own jazzy style. Since early 2024, there has been a steady release of new songs.

Wajdi Riahi: Something That Feels Honest

by Ieva Pakalniškytė
March 15, 2025

Wajdi Riahi, a Tunisian-born, Brussels-based jazz pianist and composer, is rapidly emerging as a distinctive voice on the European jazz scene. His music, deeply rooted in the jazz tradition, is also infused with the rich melodic and rhythmic colors of his North African heritage, creating a captivating and highly personal sound. Riahi's playing is marked by ...