Jazz in Belgium
Belgium: the atlas lists 25 jazz musicians, 5 jazz clubs and bars, 6 festivals and 4 jazz radio stations; the busiest jazz cities are Pont-à-Celles, Brussels, Ghent and Kortrijk.
Jazz musicians from Belgium
Toots Thielemans
1922–2016 · Belgian jazz musician (1922–2016)
Django Reinhardt
1910–1953 · Romani-Belgian /French jazz musician (1910–1953)
Witloof Bay
2005– · German band
Simon Gronowski
b. 1931 · Belgian jurist and Holocaust survivor; jazz pianist
Fred Van Hove
1937–2022 · Belgian musician (1937–2022)
Francy Boland
1929–2005 · Belgian musician (1929–2005)
Mélanie De Biasio
b. 1978 · Belgian soul jazz singer, composer and flutist
Marc Moulin
1942–2008 · Belgian musician and journalist (1942–2008)
Pierre Van Dormael
1952–2008 · Belgian musician (1952-2008)
David Linx
b. 1965 · Belgian singer
Jef Neve
b. 1977 · Belgian pianist
Michel Herr
b. 1949 · Belgian jazz pianiste, composer and arranger
Bobby Jaspar
1926–1963 · Belgian cool jazz and hard bop saxophonist, flautist and…
Bert Joris
b. 1957 · jazz musician
Éric Legnini
b. 1970 · Belgian musician
Jack Sels
1922–1970 · Belgian musician (1922-1970)
Philippe Aerts
b. 1964 · Jazz double bassist
Michel Massot
b. 1960 · Belgian musician
Steve Houben
1950–2026 · Belgian musician
Absynthe Minded
1999– · Belgian rock band
Fapy Lafertin
b. 1950 · jazz guitarist
Jozef Dumoulin
b. 1975 · Belgian pianist
Fats Sadi
1926–2009 · Belgian musician (1927–2009)
René Thomas
1927–1975 · Belgian musician (1926–1975)
Jean-Marie Aerts
1951–2024 · Belgian guitarist and producer (1951–2024)
Jazz cities in Belgium
Jazz festivals in Belgium
Jazz radio stations in Belgium
RTBF Jam.
BE · MP3 · alternative, electro, folk
Radio Campus BXL 92.1 [Ogg HQ]
BE · OGG · alternative, eclectic, electro
Radio 4910
BE · MP3 192k · culture, jazz, local news
De Geluidsfabriek
BE · MP3 192k · blues, classic rock, dutch music
Where to study jazz in Belgium
- Royal Conservatory of Brussels (KCB) · Brussels · Programme: Jazz