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This Week at Toots: Swing, Blues & Stéphane Belmondo

🇫🇷  🇧🇪 Salut à Toots ! Cette semaine : du swing, un monstre sacré du jazz européen et du blues ! Ce soir, en préambule de l’énorme festival de Lindy hop Brux Exange organisé par nos amis, jam swing avec Guillaume Gillain, Joachim Caffonnette, Alex Gilson et Umberto Odone ! Jeudi et vendredi, événement exceptionnel avec la venue de Stéphane Belmondo, invité par Armando Luongo. C’est un monstre sacré de la trompette et du bugle que nous recevons pour deux soirées de haut vol. En préambule, jeudi, le toujours impressionnant Casimir Liberski en piano solo. Et vendredi, la late jam sera ouverte par le jeune prodige brésilien de la batterie, Gabriel Moraes. Samedi, rendez-vous mensuel avec le Brussels Rhythm’n Blues Club, qui invite le Londonien Paul Garner et son trio de blues moderne. La soirée sera ouverte par le groupe maison du BRBC, Midnight Mary, et se poursuivra avec une jam blues. Enfin, dimanche, Furmi Gomez et Simon Groppe s’attaquent maintenant au répertoire de Chick Corea. Un gros morceau, comme on dit, mais avec des musiciens largement à la hauteur. Et pour le concert du soir, on accueille une habituée du club, que vous voyez généralement à l’entrée scanner vos tickets. Mais Alessia Squarcella est aussi étudiante au conservatoire et chanteuse : cette fois, c’est sur scène qu’elle présentera son projet. Venez, venez : face au retour de la grisaille, un peu de jazz vous remontera le moral. 🇧🇪 🇳🇱 Hallo Toots! Deze week: swing, een monument uit de Europese jazz, én blues! Vanavond, als opwarmer voor het enorme lindyhopfestival Brux Exange, georganiseerd door onze vrienden: een swing jam met Guillaume Gillain, Joachim Caffonnette, Alex Gilson en Umberto Odone! Donderdag en vrijdag staat er een uitzonderlijk evenement op het programma met de komst van Stéphane Belmondo, uitgenodigd door Armando Luongo. We ontvangen een monument van de trompet en de bugel voor twee avonden van hoog niveau. Als openingsset op donderdag: de altijd indrukwekkende Casimir Liberski in een pianosolo. En op vrijdag wordt de late jam geopend door het jonge Braziliaanse drumtalent Gabriel Moraes. Zaterdag is het tijd voor de maandelijkse afspraak met de Brussels Rhythm’n Blues Club, die de uit Londen afkomstige Paul Garner en zijn trio moderne blues verwelkomt. De avond wordt geopend door de huisband van de BRBC, Midnight Mary, en gaat verder met een blues jam. En tot slot op zondag wagen Furmi Gomez en Simon Groppe zich nu aan het repertoire van Chick Corea. Geen kleine uitdaging, maar met muzikanten die daar ruimschoots tegen opgewassen zijn. Voor het avondconcert verwelkomen we ook een vertrouwd gezicht van de club, iemand die je meestal aan de ingang ziet terwijl ze jullie tickets scant. Maar Alessia Squarcella is ook conservatoriumstudente en zangeres, en deze keer stelt ze haar eigen project op het podium voor. Kom langs, kom langs: nu het grijze weer terug is, zal een beetje jazz jullie humeur zeker opkrikken. 🇬🇧  Hello from Toots! This week: swing, a towering figure of European jazz, and blues! Tonight, as a prelude to the huge Lindy hop festival Brux Exange organised by our friends, join us for a swing jam with Guillaume Gillain, Joachim Caffonnette, Alex Gilson and Umberto Odone! Thursday and Friday bring a very special event with the arrival of Stéphane Belmondo, invited by Armando Luongo. A towering figure of the trumpet and flugelhorn, he will be joining us for two nights of top-flight music. Opening Thursday’s programme is the ever-impressive Casimir Liberski with a solo piano set. And on Friday, the late jam will be opened by the young Brazilian drumming prodigy Gabriel Moraes. On Saturday, it’s time for the monthly Brussels Rhythm’n Blues Club evening, welcoming Londoner Paul Garner and his modern blues trio. The night will open with the BRBC house band, Midnight Mary, and continue with a blues jam. Finally, on Sunday, Furmi Gomez and Simon Groppe are now taking on the repertoire of Chick Corea. A tall order, as they say, but these musicians are more than up to the challenge. And for the evening concert, we welcome a familiar face at the club — someone you usually see at the door scanning your tickets. But Alessia Squarcella is also a conservatoire student and singer, and this time she will be presenting her project on stage. Come along, come along: with the grey weather returning, a little jazz is sure to lift your spirits.

PUMP UP THE JAM WITH GUILLAUME GILLAIN (BRUX PRE PARTY) - JAZZ JAM mercredi 6 mai - 20:30 Guillaume Gillain (g) ; Joachim Caffonnette (p) ; Alex Gilson (b) ; Drums TBA. The Hang ! Swinging hard before the kick off of the Brux - Brussels Lyndy Exchange  More info

Key Time : Casimir Liberski - AFTER WORK jeudi 7 mai - 18:00 Casimir Liberski (piano) New weekly rendezvous! Every Thursday, start your evening the right way — after work, before dinner, or as a prelude to the night’s concert — with the finest local pianists playing timeless standards in a warm piano-bar atmosphere. In partnership with Omer! More info

Armando Luongo invites Stephane Belmondo - JAZZ LEGEND jeudi 7 mai - 20:30 Stephane Belmondo (flgh, trp) ; Domenico Sanna (p) ; Victor Foulon (b) ; Armando Luongo (dr) Stéphane Belmondo is one of the great figures of European jazz. A trumpeter and flugelhorn player with an exceptional gift for phrasing, he has built a remarkable career over the decades, marked by outstanding projects and countless collaborations. It would take a directory to list all the musicians he has shared the stage or studio with. It is therefore a great pleasure — and a real honour — to welcome him to our little club for two exceptional evenings and three concerts. Having known Toots Thielemans well, Stéphane Belmondo is especially delighted to perform at Toots Jazz Club, alongside a first-rate line-up brought together by drummer Armando Luongo. More info

Armando Luongo invites Stephane Belmondo - JAZZ LEGEND vendredi 8 mai - 19:30 and 21:30 Stephane Belmondo (flgh, trp) ; Domenico Sanna (p) ; Victor Foulon (b) ; Armando Luongo (dr) Stéphane Belmondo is one of the great figures of European jazz. A trumpeter and flugelhorn player with an exceptional gift for phrasing, he has built a remarkable career over the decades, marked by outstanding projects and countless collaborations. It would take a directory to list all the musicians he has shared the stage or studio with. It is therefore a great pleasure — and a real honour — to welcome him to our little club for two exceptional evenings and three concerts. Having known Toots Thielemans well, Stéphane Belmondo is especially delighted to perform at Toots Jazz Club, alongside a first-rate line-up brought together by drummer Armando Luongo. More info

Late Jam with Gabriel Moraes - Jam Session vendredi 8 mai - 23:00 Gabirel Moraes (dr) and guests The Hang  More info

PAUL GARNER BAND - BRBC samedi 9 mai - 20:30 Paul Garner (guitar, vocals), Claudio Corona (organ), Oscar Reynolds (drums) The Paul Garner Band from London, UK, is a powerful and dynamic blues trio featuring Hammond organ, drums and some of the finest blues guitar playing you will hear anywhere. Few bands on today’s scene manage, as they do, to push the blues into new territory while remaining deeply connected to its roots. Their music delivers a gritty, funky and energetic sound, perfectly supporting Paul Garner’s intelligent, cliché-free original blues songs. The result is modern blues that feels both authentic and refreshingly original. Individually and collectively, the band displays a remarkably high level of musicianship, making their live performances particularly compelling. The evening will open with Midnight Mary, the BRBC house band. More info

Late Jam Blues - BLUES samedi 9 mai - 23:30 Roman (MC) Once a month, after the Brussels Rhythm’n Blues Club's double-bill evenings, Roman opens our late session to welcome blues and rhythm’n blues musicians until the early morning. More info

Nostalgia In Grand-Place : Chick Corea - TRIBUTE dimanche 10 mai - 16:00 Furmi Gomez (alto sax) ; Simon Groppe (p) ; Géraud Portal (b) ; Gabriel Moraes (dr) Few pianists have left as deep a mark on the history of jazz as Chick Corea. At once a towering improviser, a remarkable composer and a tireless explorer, he spent more than half a century moving through very different musical worlds, leaving his imprint on each of them: acoustic and electric, the most demanding jazz as well as more popular forms, sophisticated writing as well as the freest improvisation. First brought to wider public attention through his collaborations with Miles Davis, and later through legendary groups such as Return to Forever, Chick Corea developed a language that was instantly recognisable: a touch that was both percussive and lyrical, an extraordinary sense of rhythm, a deep love of strong melodies, and that uniquely personal way of bringing together virtuosity, clarity and the sheer joy of playing. His music, shaped by classical, Spanish and Latin influences, continues to inspire generations of musicians. It is into this rich, vibrant and deeply open musical world that Furmi Gomez invites us, for a Nostalgia In Grand Place devoted to one of the great architects of modern jazz. More info

Alessia Squarcella Quartet - dimanche 10 mai - 19:00 Alessia Squarcella (voc) ; Giacomo Tabacco (g) ; Grigoris Theodoridis (db) ; John De Martino (dr) This Sunday, Toots is delighted to shine a light on a face many of you will already know. If you’ve been coming to the club since it opened, you’ve probably seen Alessia Squarcella at the front desk — but you may not know that she is also a singer and a conservatoire student. This time, she takes to the stage with a deeply personal project in which modal jazz meets Mediterranean colours. Singing in Italian, Greek, Arabic and Albanian, Alessia weaves a musical world that is sensitive, intense and open to many horizons — an invitation to travel without leaving your seat. More info

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