Guitarists · 1952–2008

Pierre Van Dormael

Belgian musician (1952-2008)

Born: 24 May 1952
Brussels
Died: 3 September 2008
Brussels
Country: Belgium
Active: 1980–

Biography

Pierre Van Dormael was a jazz musician who played guitar. Pierre Van Dormael was born on 24 May 1952 in Brussels and died on 3 September 2008 in Brussels. The music is usually filed under jazz.

Pierre Van Dormael (24 May 1952 – 3 September 2008) was a Belgian jazz guitarist and composer. In 1988, he played in the James Baldwin Project with David Linx and Deborah Brown (vocalists), Slide Hampton (trombone), Diederik Wissels (piano), Bob Stewart (tuba), and Michel Hatzigeorgiou (bass guitar). Van Dormael was also a member of Nasa Na Band, a jazz band known as the precursor of Aka Moon. He recorded soundtracks for films directed by his brother Jaco Van Dormael (Toto le Héros, Le Huitième Jour, Mr. Nobody). In 2007, he received the Belgian Golden Django Award. Posthumously he received the Magritte Award for Best Original Score for his work in the movie Mr. Nobody. He died from cancer at age 56 on 3 September 2008.

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