Abstract INC
15 January 2023 E 20:00
Machiel Heremans - guitar and compo
Abel Jednak - alto saxophone
Joos Vandueren- tenor saxophone
Leonard Steigerwald - keys
Otto Kint - double bass
Daniel Jonkers - drums
Abstract INC. is a Brussels-based six-man company playing the music of guitarist Machiel Heremans. Their music is characterized by influences of numerous styles and subjects and -like the band name suggests- contrasting colours and atmospheres. You’ll hear hints of Bach next to some power grunge rock groove together with fresh untapped ways of using their two saxophone players. At Roskam,
𝐁𝐒𝐅𝐎𝐄
17 January 2023 E 19:30
Joos Vandueren (sax, electronics, voice)
Leonard Steigerwald (synth)
Gionata Giardina (drums)
BSFOE - Black Sun and the Flowers of Evil - plays an electro-acoustic mix of psychedelic spirit-jazz-inspired riff-rock. If that doesn't mean anything to you, influences like The Comet is Coming and Donny McCaslin might ring a bell. Get carried away by their danceable trance and raw melodies.
Maglé Quintet
22 January 2023 E 20:00
Laurence Cousseau - alto flute
Alice Riberolles - trombone
Clément Cerovecki - piano
Charline Flammang - bass
Barnabé Balmelle - drums
Maglé, this is this fleeting moment that sometimes lands on the world, such as a sleepy morning where the mist shows bits and pieces of the landscape. The balance between writing and improvisation nourishes a music that is both narrative and evocative. The aesthetic of Maglé results from multiple influences in jazz and classical music, but also from the choice of an original instrumentation, combining the alto flute and the trombone.
Frank Vaganée
Sam Gerstmans
Teun Verbruggen trio
5 February 2023 E 20:00
Een tweetal jaar geleden nodigde Frank Vaganée Sam Gerstmans en Teun Verbruggen uit voor een trio-concertje op het Mechels festival ‘Jazz at home’. Het werd een onvergetelijke ongedwongen muzikale namiddag met drie sets puur speelplezier. Frisse interplay en liefde voor de geïmproviseerde jazzmuziek oversteeg alle stijlidiomen en verwachtingen.
Een namiddag die het trio zin gaf om uit pure ambitie voor de muziek en zonder al te veel stress van buitenaf samen te komen om verder te exploreren wat er die namiddag gebeurd was.
Ondertussen namen ze hun eerste live cd op, die zij in de Roskam voor komen voorstellen.
LANIAKEA
12 February 2023 E 20:00
Jozef Dumoulin - fender Rhodes and FX
Jeroen Van Herzeele - sax, modular synths
Nicolas Chkifi - drums
We drink divine Chinese tea, we talk about yoga, kung-fu and we laugh. Walk down, connect, listen and play!
Laniakea is a Hawaiien word that means "immense heaven". It's a super cluster of galaxies. This inspires us for our instant compositions.
Llum Trio
19 February 2023 E 20:00
The trio of three long-time friends bases its music on their mutual trust. Dialogue, interaction and nuance are the founding parameters of their identity. In their compositions, the melody holds an almost obsessive place, especially since being a group without a "harmonic instrument" (double bass/tenor sax/drums), it is suggested by the intermingling of the voices of the three instruments.
TaoYu Quartet
26 February 2023 E 20:00
TaoYu a saxophonist from China, she met her friends YuTing (Taiwan), Federico (Italy) and Gionata (Italy) in Brussels, this time they're going to play her compositions.
Daniel Stokart Quartet
5 March 2023 E 20:00
Daniel Stokart - sax, compositions
Martin Salemi - piano
Manolo Cabras - double bass
João Lobo - drums
Ce nouveau projet qui joue la musique du saxophoniste Daniel Stokart est composé de Martin Salémi au piano, Manolo Cabras à la basse et João Lobo à la batterie . Daniel Stokart y joue essentiellement du saxophone soprano. L’univers proposé par le saxophoniste, est inspiré du jazz moderne européen (ECM), avec des influences modales, blues, et musique du monde qui font la part belle aux improvisations et aux thèmes lyriques. vC’est une musique pleine de nuances, tantôt très fouillée, tantôt très dépouillée, un savant mixage entre travail d’écriture et improvisation débridée …
The Return of the
Pastramies (NY/BE)
12 March 2023 E 20:00
Robbie Pastrami - saxophones
Nicky Pastrami - double bass
Tony Pastrami - drums
YouTube
After a great concert in Roskam on March 22 last year this mysterious but familiar sounding band will be back! Meaty NYC jazz with a bite on a hero sandwich! (vegetarian alternatives available!)
Lise Van Dooren Trio
19 March 2023 E 20:00
Pianist-composer living in Reunion Island, Lise Van Dooren is releasing his first album “Jamrosa”. In a dreamlike universe, borrowed from poetry, the trio explore the acoustic sounds of traditional jazz trio, that displays the prowess in performance and improvisation, which is specific to this music of the moment.
Sinister Sister
26 March 2023 E 20:00
Pieter Claus - vibraphone, compositions
Jan Ghesquière - guitar
Michel Hatzigeorgiou - Fender bass
Pierre Hurty - drums
A jazz & beyond band with some of the leading figures on the Belgian scene. They’re currently presenting own, new music, based on the work of Igor Stravinsky. In addition to that, some music by Frank Zappa and Bela Bartok will also be on the program. The music delivers dancing grooves, exciting rhythms, sparkling melodies, surprising turns and mysterious sound. Improvisation floats and tears throughout the music.
ASKIP
2 April 2023 E 20:00
Gauthier Lottin - tenor saxophone
Issam Labbene - electric bass
Chaeyeon Lee - keys
Pierre Ferrand - drums
ASKIP. est un projet de jazz fusion composé de quatre musiciens actifs sur la scène actuelle Belge, française et tunisienne. Monté en 2020, le groupe profite d'un format ultra percutant et puissant qui séduit très vite une communauté large et très variée. Après de nombreux concerts et des compositions toujours plus ambitieuses, la formation enregistre en 2022 son premier projet et creuse toujours plus loin dans sa science du groove.
Bruteleiir Collectiif
9 April 2023 E 20:00
Simon Groppe - keys
Matteo Mazzu - bass
Denis Baeten - drums
Pierre-Antoine Savoyat - trumpet/flugelhorn
Manu Hermia - saxophone
The Bruteleiir Collectiif started from the idea of Matteo, Denis, Simon and Pierre-Antoine to create a band where their music could explode without any boundaries, and where every tune could be adaptable to different line ups. Which started as a quartet quickly became a sextet, but the line-up is always subject to be extended, which is why they decided to call it a « collective ». The name is a contraction between the words « Brute » and « Brusseleir » which is the dialect spoken in Brussels. The band is a laboratory where the music can easily touch some extreme parameters : loudness, dissonance, interactions and freedom, and find the perfect balance between these elements.
Trio Dani/Lara/Laura
16 April 2023 E 20:00
Lara Rosseel - double bass, voice (BE)
Laura Cortese - violin, voice (US)
Dani Aubert - banjo, voice (US)
Filmische Amerikaanse folk
Voor dit nieuwe trio verzamelt artist in residence Lara Rosseel twee Amerikaanse talenten rond zich. Samen met songwriters Laura Cortese en Dani Aubert gaat ze op ontdekking voor een concertavond vol jazz- en folkinvloeden, humor en verhalen. Met haar Californische roots, skills op haar 5-snarige viool en gouden stem smelt de inmiddels in Gent wonende Laura Cortese (Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards) harten en zielen. Dani Aubert (Fellow Pynins) blinkt dan weer uit in storytelling, zowel via haar gezang als op banjo of bouzouki. Haar teksten haalt ze uit o.a. haar gezinsleven te midden de wildernis van Oregon. Goed voor intieme, rauwe en eerlijke muziek.
Punk Kong
23 April 2023 E 20:00
Giotis Damianidis - guitar
Grégoire Tirtiaux - saxophone
Viktor Perdieus - saxophone
Ruben Verbruggen - saxophone
João Lobo - drums
YouTube
Edgy guitar, powerful drums and three hyper dynamic saxophones. A special instrumentation that creates a unique wall of sound with songs that blend free Jazz, Psychedelic Rock, African Blues and Improvised music into a remarkable amalgam!
Plume/Damien Brassart Quartet
30 April 2023 E 20:00
Damien Brassart - soprano saxophone
Joseph Nowell - piano
Emanuel Van Mieghem - double bass
Gionata Giardina - drums
Plume is a jazz quartet that explores the art of improvisation through a repertoire of original compositions. The sound universe of the musicians is built from an inner musicality to get closer to the very nature of sound: a vibration. They use jazz and improvisation as keys to approaching various musical styles, as a means of researching their musicality as well as an open door to more freedom. Damien Brassart (soprano saxophone), Emanuel Van Mieghem (double bass), Joseph Nowell (piano) and Gionata Giardina (drums) like to insist on the process of creation in which the framework is fixed by the composition and where the improvisation allows you to explore different musical dimensions thanks to the connection it induces between the musicians. For them, a piece of music is like a living organism, it's not possible to play the same one twice in a row. Plume has found in jazz an infinitely repeatable way of playing with the fragility of the moment.
Roskam jazz concerts
TRIAUX
7 May 2023 E 20:00
Grégoire Tirtiaux - alto and baritone saxophone, compositions
Lennart Heyndels - bass
João Lobo - drums
YouTube
TRIAUX est un trio qui joue les compositions du saxophoniste Grégoire Tirtiaux accompagné de 2 compères de longue date: Lennart Heyndels à la contrebasse et Joao Lobo à la batterie. Ils présentent un répertoire tout frais, partiellement composé pour l'occasion
Le Monde Merveilleux de Pépito
14 May 2023 E 20:00
Pierre-Antoine Savoyat - trumpet, flugelhorn
Simon Groppe - piano
Fil Caporali - bass
Oscar Georges - drums
On stage, an artist reveals a side of his personality that one can rarely see in the everyday life. He can experience questionings or doubts but sometimes certainties are a way to assert himself. Following this idea, the French-Brusselair trumpeter Pierre-Antoine Savoyat creates « Le Monde Merveilleux de Pepito » (« The Amazing World of Pepito »), the nickname of this side in which he is without filter and deeply sincere.
SPEAK NO EVIL
Tribute to Wayne Shorter
21 May 2023 E 20:00
Andrew Claes - tenor & soprano saxophone
Bram Weijters - piano
Soet Kempeneer - double bass
Toni Vitacolonna - drums
Speak No Evil is a tribute to Wayne Shorter by fans of Wayne Shorter. This is our humble attempt to honour his legacy.
Rest In Peace Wayne Shorter.
We miss you but we will never forget you.
Thank you.
Araponga
Brussels Jazz Weekend
26 May 2023 E 22:00
Adelaïde Supiot - voice
Gaspard Mathelin - trumpet
Alice Riberolles - trombone
Karen van Schaik - baritone sax, flute
Alexandre Eskandar Hessabi - guitar
Anaïs Moffarts - double bass
Pierre Ferrand - drums
Quand une chanteuse lyrique excentrique fait la rencontre d’un
groupe de musicien- nes animé par la culture d’Amérique latine on obtient
un style musical totalement inattendu et inclassable.
Le groupe ARAPONGA est né dans une volonté de revaloriser et défendre
un répertoire tombé dans l’oubli : celui de la diva aux quatre octaves, Yma
Sumac. Ces sept artistes vous invitent à voyager dans la jungle péruvienne
tantôt séduisante tantôt dangereuse à travers un répertoire dynamique,
sauvage et surprenant mêlant mambo et lyricisme.
Anchoises et Crustacés
Brussels Jazz Weekend
27 May 2023 E 22:00
Aurélie Charneux - clarinet
Anne Gennen - baritone saxophone
Etienne Plumer - drums
Jean-Jacques Renaut - trumpet, percussion
Les Anchoises, ce sont Anne Gennen au sax baryton, et Aurélie Charneux à la clarinette. Un anchoisement réussi, c’est avant tout un souvenir ravivé au creux des neurones du public : cette fancyfair à 4 ans, ce slow à 17 ans, ce tube qu’on a fredonné au volant tout un été… C'est un sombre soir de 2010 qu'elles ont subitement trouvé leur vocation : devenir un juke-box vivant. Depuis lors, les deux musiciennes soufflent passionnément des tubes dans leurs tubes, et continuent d’étoffer patiemment leur répertoire, quelque part entre Edith Piaf et Pink Floyd. Quelques centaines d'apparitions plus tard, les voici avec un plateau de fruits de mer complet: des crustacés de premier choix Etienne Plumer à la batterie Jean-Jacques Renaut aux cuivres et percussions.
Lara Humbert Quartet
Brussels Jazz Weekend
28 May 2023 E 20:00
Lara Humbert - piano, compositions
Amèle Metlini - violin
Benjamin Sauzereau - guitar
Gaspard Sicx - drums
La musique du quartet est une infinie recherche d'un équilibre entre matériel écrit et improvisation libre. Mélangeant différentes influences musicales, allant du jazz, au rock, comme à la musique classique, le récit est guidé par de longues mélodies superposées, obstruant la frontière entre musique tonale et atonale. La rencontre du violon, du piano, de la batterie et de la guitare électrique, permettent une magnifique recherche de texture et de sons dans l'interprétation libre des thèmes ainsi que dans l'improvisation.
Roskam jazz concerts
HU!
4 June 2023 E 20:00
Karen van Schaik - sopranino, alto and baritone saxophone, compositions
Lúcia Pires - flute
Pierre-Antoine Savoyat - trumpet, flugelhorn
Bruno Grollet - tenor saxophone
Fil Caporali - double bass
Nico Chkifi - drums
HU! is a jazz sextet that challenges todays' unconscious gender biases and the fact that there are still so few female jazz instrumentalists (only 5% jazz instrumentalists are female). HU! plays with the traditional roles of musical instruments, transforms relatable situations from daily life into music and brings to the table (sometimes fragile) subjects with musical pieces like "High Pitched Voices Often Get Interrupted", "Jeans With Tiny Pockets and Toothpaste for Men", "Circlusion" and "Ballad For The Frozen Eggs." By using the power of music and humour, HU! is a friendly invitation to question our unconscious gender biases! Let's all be HU!
Moanin’ Birds
double duo
11 June 2023 E 20:00
Wen-Hui Tsai - voice
Tom Bourgeois - sax, clarinet
Fil Caporali - bass
Moanin’ birds double duo consists the original duo between Fil Caporali (double bass) and Tom Bourgeois (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet), and the other duo, Fil Caporali and Wen Hui Tsai. (vocal) The three of them work together in the 6tet, Vestige. They use all of their melodic and rhythmic freedom to create a rich musical discussion with a wide range of sound textures, harmonic colour and counterpoint. Their original repertoire has the color of East, West and Latin America, rich and unique.
Roskam jazz concerts
Trio Misturado
17 September 2023 E 20:00
Renato Martins - percussions, compositions
Benoît Minon - guitare, compositions
Line Daenen - flutes
Trio Misturado is the encounter of three musicians in love with Brazilian music, improvisation and rhythmic explorations. Carried by the dense, yet light magic flow of percussionist Renato Martins and the warm, enveloping tones of Benoît Minon’s 7 string guitar, Line Daenen on the flute unfolds the aerial and acrobatic melodies of their repertoire, a mixture of compositions and gems of brazilian and latin music.
Filled with diversity, finesse and freedom, their playing oscillates in osmosis between improvisation, counterpoint and written music. A breath of fresh air in perspective !
Hint of Berlin
24 September 2023 E 20:00
Gregor Siedl - tenor sax
Frans van Isacker - alto sax
Benjamin Sauzereau - guitar
Lennart Heyndels - el. bass
Nico Chkifi - drums
HINT OF BERLIN is the happy reunion of 5 long-time collaborators and friends to celebrate the joy of adventurous and spontaneous instant compositions. Gregor Siedl and Nico Chkifi have made an impact on the improv scene with their duo called DOKO. Benjamin Sauzereau is leading a brilliant group Les Chroniques de l'Inutile with Gregor Siedl and Lennart Heyndels. Frans van Isacker is an all-around improviser and the first choice of many groups including Ginger Black Ginger the last group of bass player Yannick Peeters. Those 5 musicians will perform a unique concert playing their hearts out for the love of Music.
Mojo Jojo
1 October 2023 E 20:00
Roeland Celis - electric guitar
Warre Van De Putte - tenor saxophone
Umberto Odone - drums
Emanuel Van Mieghem - double bass
Mojo Jojo is a Brussels based quartet founded by Emanuel Van Mieghem that invites lyrical melodies that are driven by deeply rooted pulsations.
They discovered that they have a very strong and dynamic connection that translates itself both on a personal and a musical level.