Antoine Pierre

URBEX

A true Belgian jazz supergroup, active since 2014, URBEX has released three albums and played over 75 concerts n Europe.

Antoine Pierre (drums) | Jean-Paul Estiévenart (trumpet) | Bert Cools  (el. guitar) | Bram De Looze (piano) | Felix Zurstrassen (el. bass) | Frédéric Malempré (percussion)

+ guests: Ben Van Gelder (saxophone) | Reinier Baas (guitar) | Jozef Dumoulin Fender Rhodes).

'Suspended' is URBEX' third repertoire, but also the first live recording of this adventurous band created back in 2014.

This original repertoire, written by the leader of the sextet Antoine Pierre, is inspired by the electric period of Miles Davis, and particularly the album 'Bitches Brew'. Recorded at Brussels' charismatic venue Flagey in January 2020 - during the first public presentation of this new music!-, the music of Suspended is groovy and sparkling. It's an eruption of sound and energy. Sometimes a trance, sometimes a flight to a stunning climax.

URBEX has played over 75 concerts since their start in 2015 (Gent Jazz & Jazz Middelheim  (BE), PBA (BE), Flagey (BE), Paradox (NL), Bimhuis (NL), Altes Pfandhaus (DE), Maison de la Radio Paris (FR), Bijloke (BE), Soleils Bleus Festival (FR),…).  They previously released two albums on Igloo Records: "Urbex" (2016) and"Sketches Of Nowhere" (2018) and their latest via Outnote Records (Outhere). All released were acclaimed by the critics and the public. "Sketches Of Nowhere" received the labels 'CHOC Jazz Magazine', 'Indispensable JazzNews' and 'MUST TSF Jazz' as well as ‘Octave de la Musique 2018’.

'Suspended' was praised with four stars in leading (inter)national media such as Le Monde (FR), Trouw (NL), De Standaard, Jazz Magazine (FR), Le Soir, Knack, HUMO, ...

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Discography

Suspended — Live at Flagey

2020

Suspended — Live at Flagey

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Sketches of Nowhere

2018

Sketches of Nowhere

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URBEX

2016

URBEX

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Press

“Een klakkeloze bewerking van Bitches brew is deze liveopname uit Flagey niet. Pierre pende wel negen stukken die door de legendarische plaat zijn geïnspireerd. Dat levert boeiende fusion op, met trompettist Jean-Paul Estiévenart die de rol van Miles Davis met verve op zich neemt. (…) Alweer een sterke Belgische jazzplaat.” ★★★★

De Standaard (BE)

"Une reprise de "Bitches Brew" ? Mieux. Ce qu'il en reste lorsque l'on a tout oblié ? Mieux encore. Car le batteur Antoine Pierre a de la mémoire, au-delà de "Bitches Brew", au-delà de Miles, tout en étant lui-même."

Jazz Magazin (FR)

“The sultry, metropolitan atmosphere of Bitches Brew is vivified thanks to the fine and inspired trumpet playing by Jean-Paul Estiévenart, Jozef Dumoulin’s funky Fender Rhodes, the nervous electric bass by Félix Zurstrassen, and Bert Cools and Reinier Baas on guitars, but especially also thanks to the unfuckwithable drumming by Pierre himself.”

BRUZZ (BE)

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