Benjamin Boutreur

alto saxophone 

19-02-1975

Instruments
Saxes, clarinet, recorder
Studies
Saxophone, Music school Brasschaat
Occupation
Musician
Influences
Roland Kirk, Duke Ellington, John Hodges, Steve Lacy, Marc Ribot, Danny Elfman, Prokofiev, Rita Boelaert, Michael Moore
Other bands
Groot Saxofoonorkest van Zwijndrecht, Flowers for Breakfast, Zita Swoon, Tres Tristes Tigres, El Tattoo del Tigre, De Kakkewieten
First record ever bought
‘Hot From The Cotton Club’ - Duke Ellington (lp)

Peter Delannoye

trombone

12-11-1986 

Instruments
Trombone, euphonium
Studies
Lemmensinstituut (Leuven), Codarts (Rotterdam) Master in music
Occupation
Musician
Influences
Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Ilja Reijngoud, Bart van Lier, J.J. Johnson, Frank Rosolino, Brussels jazz Orchestra, Tower of Power, Branford Marsalis, Alasnoaxis, Stéphane & Lionel Belmondo, Prince, Mark Turner
Other bands
DelVitaGroup, Manngold de Cobre, Kleptomatics, PHD, Black Mango, Normaal,..
First record ever bought
'Hail to the thief' - Radiohead
'The Music of Bert Joris' - Brussels Jazz Orchestra

Berlinde Deman

bass tuba

06-07-1982

Instruments
Bass tuba, piano, euphonium, serpent
Studies
Master in music, Aggregate diploma
Occupation
Musician
Influences
Lhasa, Michel Godard, Sons of Kemet, Peter Vermeersch
Other bands
Now: Kleptomatics, B.o.x., Vvolk, Room 13, Valse Teefjes
Former bands: ChampdAction, Spectra, Brassafrik, Va Fan Fahre
First record ever bought
‘Headhunters’ - Herbie Hancock

Gert-Jan Dreessen

drums

03-10-1995

Instruments
Drums, piano, vibraphone
Studies
Lemmensinstituut, HfMT Cologne, Royal Conservatory Antwerp, The New School of Contemporary Music New York
Occupation
Musician, composer, teacher
Influences
Tony Williams, Marcus Gilmore, Brian Blade, Joey Baron, Immanuel Wilkins, Joel Ross, Tigran Hamasyan, Brad Mehldau, Ambrose Akinmusire…
Other bands
Gert-Jan Dreessen Quartet, Tomer Cohen, Jeroen Reggers, Karel Cuelenaere, PING OD, Thomas Decock, Stijn Kuppens, KIM, …
First record ever bough
Kind of Blue - Miles Davis

www/gert-jandreessen.com

Maarten Flamand

guitar

02-07-1977

Instruments
All kinds of guitars, some (octave) mandolin, some synths, some lap steel, some banjo. The very beginning stage of viola
Studies
Classical guitar in Antwerp and Ghent
Occupation
Musician
Influences
Django, Marc Ribot, Nels Cline, Blake Mills, Neil Young, Beatles, birds, industry, people, the branches of the trees tralalalie tralala, everything
Other bands
The Antler King, And they spoke in anthems, Ian Clement, Elefant
First record ever bought
The Gypsy Kings

Pauline Leblond

trumpet

22-02-1991

Instruments
Trumpet, flugelhorn
Studies
Classical trumpet at Conservatoire de Nantes, Jazz trumpet at Conservatoire de Bruxelles
Occupation
Musician
Influences
Gil Evans, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Freddie Hubbard, Clifford Brown, Paul Desmond, Duke Ellington, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Kandinsky
Other bands
Pauline Leblond Double Quartet, Morning Call Jazz Band, Big Nowhere, Pauline Leblond Trio, Fil Caporali Quintet, Swing Boulevard, musicals...

Bart Maris

trumpet

28-12-1965

Instruments
Trumpet, bugel, picollo trumpet, electronics
Studies
Graphics at St Lukas, Ghent
Occupation
Everything involving trumpet
Influences
Wawadada Leo Smith, Peter Evans,
Lester Bowie.... MilesDavis
Other bands
solo:
- Loops ( tape recorder installation + live concert)
- BUZZZ (workshop orchestra with kids)
duo:
- GliTS (+ piano), Krommekeer (+cello)
trio:
- JUUL (+keys,+scratches)
large:
- Spinifex (NL/D/US/B)
- Synaesthetic Trip (Edward Perraud Fr/B),
- 1000 (2000) with Jan Klare (NL/D/US/B)
- VIKTOR TOTH & MAHASIMBADAVI PLAYERS (HU/FR/B)
- CELUI QUI PORTE LES OEUFS...
Negro/Ceccaldi/Maris/Baloné (FR/BF/B)
- E&E (Eddy&Ethiopians) (ER/ET/NL/FR/B)
- Mercredis Libres (free improv-nights since 10 years hotclub gent, every Wednesday)
- Jaune Toujours (B) brothersband
First record ever bought
'Saucerful of Secrets' -
Pink Floyd

www.myspace.com/bartmaris

Michel Mast

tenor saxophone

17-11-1950

Instruments
Tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bariton saxophone
Studies
Self-taught musician and
architect
Occupation
Musician
Influences
The present day
Other bands
Imagine Raymond, Laughing Bastards
First record ever bought
Otis Redding

Imagine Raymond
Laughing Bastards

Marc Meeuwissen

trombone

08-02-1968

Instruments
Trombone, euphonium
Studies
Academy of fine art
Occupation
Designer, musician
Influences
Willem Breuker Collectief, Gianluca Petrella, Anish Kapoor, Brutal Architecture, Gerrit Rietveld
Other bands
Belgian Afrobeat Association, Shakara United, Asoekar
First record ever bought
‘Annie, I’m Not Your Daddy’ - Kid Creole & the Coconuts

No-But*
Dear Objects

Martí Melià Margañon

clarinets, tenor saxophone

12-12-1975

Instruments
clarinet, bass clarinet, tenorsax, bass sax
Studies
Municipal Conservatory Barcelona
Occupation
Musician
Influences
A little bit of everything
Other bands
Nerds, Under the Reefs Orchestra, The Wrong Object, Klong
First record ever bought
'Mr. Bungle' - 'Mr. Bungle'

Nerds Brass Band (facebook)
Nerds Brass Band (wixsite)
Under The Reefs Orchestra
The Wrong Object
Belgian Brass Explosion

Kristof Roseeuw

double bass

18-01-1967

Instruments
Double bass, accordion, violin, singing saw
Studies
Conservatory Ghent
Occupation
Musician
Influences
My mother
Other bands
Secret Fez Society...
First record ever bought
Beethoven’s violin sonates

Wim Segers

vibraphone

14-03-1986

Instruments
vibraphone, marimba, drums, percussion, mouth flute, vocals
Studies
Conservatory Ghent classical percussion
Occupation
Musician
Influences
Cal Tjader, Milt Jackson,
Bobby Hutcherson, Stefon Harris, Mulatu Astatke, Django Reinhardt
Other bands
Compro Oro, John Ghost,
Les Croissants Belges
First record ever bought
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP

www.comprooromusic.be

Peter Vandenberghe

keyboards

24-02-1969

Instruments
Keys
Studies
Musicology, conservatory
Occupation
Musician
Influences
Everything
Other bands
Too Noisy Fish, Glits, Nina New Dawn, Orchestra Exotica, Zein, X-Legged Sally, Univers Zero, Monsoon
First record ever bought
'Tannhauser' - Richard Wagner

Too Noisy Fish

Bruno Vansina

baritonsaxofoon

13-12-1975

Instruments
All saxes, clarinet, German flute
Studies
Conservatories of Brussels and
the Hague with John Ruocco
Occupation
Musician
Influences
ALBUMS: Frank Zappa (all), Talking Heads (Remain in Light, Stop Making Sense), Grace Jones (Warm Leatherette, Nightclubbing), Tom Tom Club, Roxy Music (Avalon), Stravinsky (Sacre du printemps)
JAZZ: (all) ‘most influencial’ Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Eric Dolphy, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis … (many more)
LIVING PEOPLE: John Ruocco, Bart Defoort, Teun Verbruggen, Gulli Gudmundsson, Magic Malik, Kobe Proesmans, Pierre Vervloesem … (many more)
Other bands
Self-created projects, Rebirth Collective
First record ever bought
‘Uncle Meat’ - Frank Zappa

www.brunovansina.be

Peter Vermeersch

clarinets & binding lyrics

25-09-1959

Instruments
Clarinets
Studies
Architecture
Occupation
None!!
Influences
All influences except 'mack the knife' or reggae
Other bands
Union, Maximalist, A Group, X-Legged Sally, Simpletones, Ambush, ...
First record ever bought
'Oh, Clown' – Marc Dex

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David Bovée

guitar and vocals

03-02-1971 

Instruments
guitars
Studies
Ritcs (Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema and Sound), Jazzstudio
Occupation
Depends on the amount offered
Influences
Mainly sounds coming from stereos of cars passing on the street or live events and ceremonies, children's conversations, storms and summer breezes
Other bands
9 1/2 (nine and a half) Mango Fuzz, Edgar (o novissimo)
First record ever bought
‘A real mother for ya’ - Johnny Guitar Watson

Mirko Banovic

bass guitar

15-10-1970 

Instruments
Elec Bass, Electronics (pedals & stuff!)
Studies
Jazz bass conservatory Ghent
Occupation
Musician
Influences
Funkadelic, Headhunters, Japan, PJ Harvey, Mike Watt, Boards of Canada, Eye Yamtaka, Dave Holland, Jim O’Rourke, Mick Karn, Arto Lindsay, Tom Zé, Trevor Dunn, Michael Henderson, Frank Zappa,Scott Walker, Weather Report, AC/DC, Bowie…….
Other bands
Arno, Arsenal, PJDS, Modderhed, P4P, Rapidman, S.w.a.n
First record ever bought
AC/DC : 'If you want blood, you've got it'