After a great, intimate concert at the beautiful Mannenzaal during Rabobank Amersfoort Jazz last weekend, LABtrio is now traveling to Bucharest to play their 'Nature City' (Outhere Music) repertoire at Green Hours Jazz Fest. It will be the first time they present music from their third album to the Romanian crowd. Come check out the triad, May 31st. They will be playing after mood makers Sons of Kemet (6.30 pm). More information on the concert here. Other bands playing at the enthralling festival are Tin Men & The Telephone, Trio AIRES, URIEL HERMAN Trio, etc. Hope to see you there!
It’s that time of the year again. For 4 days, jazz from all over the world is taking over the city of Amersfoort: 350 artists, 20 countries, 80 concerts & 14 venues. Every year, Rabobank Amersfoort Jazz puts one country in the spotlights during a special focus. This year, Belgium is up! And two of our bands are performing at their stages this week: 25.05 LABtrio @ Mannenzaal 26.05 De Beren Gieren @ De Lieve Vrouw Furthermore, Lize will be attending a round table discussion on bilateral exchange of talent, knowledge and expertise at the World Jazz Conference (26.05), which is taking place during the Amersfoort Jazz Festival. Come say hi to her! Also Brussels is invaded by the biggest open
We have an exciting week coming up at Aubergine. Join us! This Thursday (17.05), Lynn Cassiers & her septet are presenting the new album 'Imaginary Band' to the crowd of Leuven in La Conserve. The album was released on the adventurous Portuguese label 'Clean Feed' last week. Check it out here. It promises to be an intimate, beautiful concert. Don't miss it! On Friday (18.05), Urbex will officially present the new repertoire of its latest album 'Sketches of Nowhere' (IGLOO Records, 27.04.18) in Flagey. Tickets are going really fast, so be sure to get your spot in time! To get in the mood, watch their new music video 'Close Enough', the seventh track of the - already very lauded - album. Oh, a
Did you already hear 'Echoes of Zoo'? People say, a long time ago, animals could speak. In case you didn't know: they still can and do! 'Echoes Of Zoo' reflects and amplifies their messages of revolt, protest and struggle for survival by translating their animal language into human sounds: instrumental music with a psychedelic message, free for everybody to decipher. Curious? Give it a listen here and/or check it out live: 16.05 Bonnefooi, Brussels 26.05 Roeselare Jazz Festival, Roeselare 26.05 Diy Day, Brussels 31.05 Kolonie, Ghent 03.06 City Sounds, Dendermonde 30.06 Copacobana Festival, St. Amandsberg 17.07 Blond (during 'Gentse Feesten'), Ghent 12.08 Herbakkersfestival, Eeklo More info a
We are welcoming a new colleague to the team this month: Paméla Malémpre! Some of you may remember her from the Belgian Jazz Meeting, she was part of the organizing team this year. We're really looking forward to work with her!
