No music, no party.
Talented musicians will be well within earshot at the jazz cafe for 3 afternoons, and at the parties for 5 nights.
As we are so lucky to have incredible musicians in Belgium, get ready to be blown away by local talent!
A Belgian swing jazz septet formed to pay tribute to the artistry of Lester Young, Count Basie and their peers, Lester’s Blues made a debut album in 2018 ‘Hommage to Lester Young & the Basie-ites’
Since then, they have played at many jazz venues & dance festivals, getting the crowd to swing from start to finish.
musicians:
✨ Frederik Van den Berghe – drums
✨ Sam Gerstmans – bass
✨ Victor Da Costa – guitar
✨ Daan Demeyer – piano
✨ Jeroen Van Malderen – trumpet
✨ Dree Peremans – trombone
✨ Tom Callens – alto & tenor saxophone
The Soul Strollers revive the raw, irresistible sound of the 50’s & 60’s, inspired by legends like Wild Bill Davis, Jack McDuff and Lou Donaldson.
This trio delivers an exciting mix of swing, blues and groove. Warm hammond tones, rolling drums and fiery saxophone solo’s will keep you glued to the dance floor from start to finish!
musicians:
✨ Tom Callens – sax
✨ Wouter Van den Broeck – hammond organ
✨ Matthias De Waele – drums
Swing Kitchen = 6 Ghentians & top musicians who mix traditional ingredients in their own unique way.
They serve up powerful vocals on a bed of driving rhythm and crazy piano jumps, seasoned with popping sax lines and a pinch of humor. The stew of classics and forgotten vegetables will make you tap your feet uncontrollably!
musicians:
✨ Emilie Leysen – vocals
✨ Joachim Thys – sax
✨ Lara Rosseel- double bass
✨ Sam Opstaele- guitar
✨ Jan Van Steenbrugge – drums
✨ Heleen Andriessen – piano
The Cable Street Rag Band formed in 2013 in London for a weekly Thursday swing dance which continues to this day. These 7 musicians play old style jazz ‘for dancing and romancing’, from 1920s blues and ragtime to 1930s foxtrots and swing, their main influences being King Oliver, Sidney Bechet and Billie Holiday and Django Rheinhart.
Expect raucous News Orleans horns, earthy blues and groovy swing all tinged with the dreamy romanticism of days gone by in a formation lead by Ewan Bleach.
Musicians:
✨ Ewan Bleach – Eb and Bb clarinets; soprano, alto and tenor saxophones; vocals
✨ Lewis Taylor -trumpet
✨ Cameron Scott – trombone
✨ Joplin Parnell -piano
✨ John Kelly -guitar
✨ Harry Evans – bass
✨ Luke McCarthy – drums
Easy Pete and the Early Pearls bring an irresistible mix of swing, early R&B and groove. They take you back to the golden days of Earl Bostic and Louis Jordan, mixed with the atmosphere of Fats Waller and cult classics.
Led by singer and double bassist Pieter Mortier, the quartet creates a sound that is raw, playful and danceable at the same time. Whether you dance lindy hop or blues, with Easy Pete it’s always a party.
musicians:
✨ Werend van den Bossche – saxophones/clarinet
✨ Elias D’hooge – piano
✨ Pieter Mortier – vocals & double bass
✨ Simon Raman – drums
Five young musicians with overflowing energy who willingly share their passion for swing inspired by composers and musicians such as Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Sidney Bechet, Count Basie…
Talented instrumentalists, they also feast their voices when they sing – in chorus or solos – in the style of Barber Shop (Mills Brothers).
Fully charged with an explosive and accurate sense of rhythm and melodies, they will enchant you with their music!
musicians:
✨ Mathieu Najean – sax
✨ Timothé le Maire – trombone
✨ Guillaume Gillain – guitar
✨ Andrew Bolton – double bass
✨ Laurent Vigneron – drums
More to be announced soon