Brussels Jazz Orchestra
Brussels Jazz Orchestra is a Belgian jazz orchestra with big band line up founded in 1993 by saxophonist and composer Frank Vaganée, Serge Plume, Marc Godfroid and Bo van der Werf. Since 1999, the orchestra has been supported by the Flemish government. Since then, it has established a reputation both at home and on relevant jazz stages abroad: Jazz Middelheim (Antwerp, Belgium), Jazz at Lincoln Center (New York, U.S.), Concertgebouw Amsterdam (Netherlands), Jazz à Vienne (France), Paris Jazz Festival (France) and many others. BJO has performed with Philip Catherine, Bert Joris, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Tutu Puoane, Brussels Philharmonic, David Linx and Richard Galliano in its own productions. BJO invited Joe Lovano (US), Maria Schneider (US), Kenny Werner (US), Dave Liebman (US), Dave Douglas (US), Gianluigi Trovesi (IT), McCoy Tyner (US), Maria João (PT), Kenny Wheeler (GB), Lee Konitz (US), Toots Thielemans, Enrico Pieranunzi (I) and others.
Genre: belgian-jazz, belgian-modern-jazz, jazz-orchestra, modern-big-band
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Top Tracks
- Happy Tears
- Dance for Victor (In Tempo)
- Dance for Victor (Rubato)
- In a Sentimental Mood
- December 26th (In Tempo)
- Letter from My Mother
- Pink Circus
- On the Ground
- Crush of the Titans - Live
- Ne me quitte pas
- Ces gens-là
- Vesoul - Amsterdam
- La chanson des vieux amants
- Quand on n'a que l'amour
- Yellow Landscape
- Francis' Delight
- The Hostage
- December 26th (Rubato)
- Piano Groove
- Somewhere up There - Live
Albums (21)
- Gainsbourg (2022)
- Couleur Café (Radio Edit) (2022)
- Two Places (2021)
- Échange (Live, 27 Novembre 2019) (2020)
- We Have a Dream (2018)
- A Tribute to Sax (1) (2017)
- Smooth Shake (2016)
- Brel (Bonus Track Version) (2016)
- The Music of Enrico Pieranunzi (2015)
- The Music of Bert Joris - Warp 9 (2013)
- The Music of Bert Joris - Innocent Blues (2013)
- Wild Beauty (2013)
- BJO's Finest - Live! (2013)
- Signs and Signatures (2012)
- Guided Dream (2011)
- Mama Africa (2010)
- Crush of the Titans (Live) (2010)
- Naked In the Cosmos (2008)
- Dangerous Liaison (2006)
- Meeting Colours (1970)
- The September Sessions (2000)
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