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Guitarist Pierre Vervloesem continues to be referred to as “Belgium’s Frank Zappa,” although his inimitable abilities — he’s a fine electric powered bassist and in addition noted for his abilities in anatomist, mixing, and/or understanding his very own recordings and the ones of his co-workers — place him in his …

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 …

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 …