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Led by saxophonist Bruno Vansina, this Belgian large ensemble premiered at Rataplan in Antwerp during Dec of 2013. The Bruno Vansina Orchestra was constructed on a base of Vansina’s functioning quintet — originally produced this year 2010 being a quartet to execute and record the saxophonist’s compositions — supplemented by …

Belgian guitarist, bassist, and mixing/understanding whiz Pierre Vervloesem wished to keep things easy with this electrical avant jazz-rock quartet — hence the band moniker, Basic, is normally a one-word manifesto of sorts — but sometimes the best-laid plans could be at least momentarily sidetracked by circumstances. Regarding Simple, Vervloesem decided …

Belgian guitarist/bassist, composer, and studio room wizard Pierre Vervloesem 1st garnered worldwide attention in the avant rock community back the first ’90s as an integral person in Peter Vermeersch’s crazed jazz-rock outfit X-Legged Sally, a fiery, high-energy ensemble that presented avant-proggy but tightly concentrated composing, a rock-solid electrified rhythm section, …

Given birth to in Belgium in 1975, saxophonist Bruno Vansina offers flourished inside the Flemish creative music community, locating diverse shops for his music — which range from Gil Evans-inspired huge ensemble jazz to skewed as well as zany art rock and roll — while both bandleader and collaborator. A …